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Game of the week: Carmel, Monterey clash to provide playoff feel
Carmel will put its 15-game regular season winning streak on the line Saturday, hosting Monterey in a battle of two high-potent offenses.
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The Monterey Herald’s boys and girls Athletes of the Week
Clipboard: Carmel’s Iandoli commits to West Texas A&M for Stock Horse
Carmel High senior Elizabeth Iandoli has landed a scholarship in Stock Horse to West Texas A&M
Friday night lights roundup: Salinas corralled by unbeaten Clovis
Salinas can’t keep up with Central Section power Clovis in suffering its first loss of the season; Carmel extends regular season winning streak to 15 games
High School Game of the Week: Palma braces for the heat in Yuma
Palma will embark on a 10-hour bus trip to face the top ranked Division 4A team in the state of Arizona in Yuma Catholic
Harbor’s unbeaten girls water polo team holds on for win with Kallista Whitmore’s clutch save | Local Roundup
Sophomore goalie Kallista Whitmore made four saves, including a crucial stop in the last minute, and Harbor High’s girls water polo team held on for a 10-9 nonleague win over visiting Pioneer of San Jose on Tuesday.
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The Monterey Herald’s boys and girls Athletes of the Week
High School football: Carmel stretches regular season winning streak to 14
For the 10th time in its last 15 games, Carmel erupts for 50 plus points in a 58-20 win over Seaside; Greenfield outlasts Stevenson in overtime
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The Monterey Herald’s boys and girls Athletes of the Week
St. Francis baseball star Nash Horton commits to Pepperdine
You could hear the relief in Nash Horton’s voice. The St. Francis High baseball star exhaled and it, seemingly, almost created a high-wind advisory.
SLV boys, Harbor girls win water polo openers | Local Roundup
Freshmen Forrest McKinley-Newby scored six goals, and San Lorenzo Valley High’s boys water polo team beat York 13-7 in its season opener Thursday.
County teams set for scrimmages | High school football
Aptos, Harbor, San Lorenzo Valley, Santa Cruz, Scotts Valley, and Watsonville will compete in the annual varsity football jamboree at Cabrillo College on Saturday evening.
Seven county players make Mission Division first team | All-PCAL boys lacrosse
Soquel High boys lacrosse had three players named to the Pacific Coast Athletic League’s All-Mission Division first team; Pacific Collegiate and Aptos each had two.
PCS’s Finn Pommerenke named Mission Division’s Offensive Player of the Year | All-PCAL boys volleyball
Pacific Collegiate School senior volleyball talent Finn Pommerenke was named the Pacific Coast Athletic League’s Mission Division Offensive Player of the Year.
County athletes dominate special honors | All-PCAL girls lacrosse
Scotts Valley High junior midfielder Sofia Niklaus was named Offensive Player of the Year in the Pacific Coast Athletic League’s Gabilan Division after leading a rebuilding Falcons girls lacrosse team to a surprising second-place finish behind champion Stevenson.
St. Francis’ Nash Horton returns from injury, earns co-MVP honor | All-PCAL baseball
St. Francis High baseball talent Nash Horton made up for lost time.
Watsonville’s Amelia Martinez named Mission Division Pitcher of the Year | All-PCAL softball
Watsonville High’s Amelia Martinez was named the Pacific Coast Athletic League’s Mission Division Pitcher of the Year after leading the Wildcatz to the title.
Santa Cruz boys volleyball rolls into Open semifinals; hosts Archbishop Mitty next | Local Roundup
The No. 1 seed Santa Cruz High boys volleyball team swept visiting No. 8 Lynbrook of San Jose, 25-17, 25-15, 25-20, in the the Central Coast Section Open Division quarterfinals on Tuesday.
Cabrillo baseball rallies for upset over Fresno City in playoff series opener | Local Roundup
Cabrillo College’s baseball team scored 10 runs over the final three innings and rallied past host Fresno City 14-11 to open its best-of-three NorCal Regional playoffs opener Thursday.
Unbeaten Harbor beach volleyball wins SCCAL title | Local Roundup
Harbor High’s beach volleyball team beat visiting Soquel 5-0 to finish unbeaten in the Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League on Wednesday.
Henry Spitzer wins tiebreaker, lifts Scotts Valley’s boys tennis team over SC | Local Roundup
Senior Henry Spitzer edged Julian Arulanantham 7-6 (7-4), 5-7, 1-0 (10-8) at No. 3 singles to clinch Scotts Valley High’s 4-3 boys tennis win Thursday.
Nash Horton helps St. Francis baseball knock off MVC | Local Roundup
Nash Horton had four of the St. Francis High baseball team’s 14 hits, and the Sharks knocked off visiting Monte Vista Christian 9-5 in the teams’ Pacific Coast Athletic League Gabilan Division game Monday.
Giancarlo Mendo’s three wins help Wildcatz win track meet | Local Roundup
Giancarlo Mendo won three individual events, and Watsonville High’s boys track and field team beat host North Monterey County 78-58 in the teams’ Pacific Coast Athletic League Mission Division meet Wednesday.
PCS’s Elias Golino named Santa Lucia Division MVP | All-PCAL boys basketball
Pacific Collegiate School basketball player Elias Golino was one of the Pacific Coast Athletic League’s dominant players a year ago, but his goal of securing top honors during postseason accolades was derailed by a late season injury and a pair of late-season losses to Anzar.
Local high school runners shine at Dublin Distance Fiesta | Local Roundup
Scotts Valley HIgh’s senior Ashlyn Boothby took first place in the 800-meter race at the Dublin Distance Fiesta at Dublin High on Saturday.