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Kai Price throws no-hitter in St. Francis’ baseball win over North Salinas | Local Roundup
Kai Price threw a five-inning no-hitter as the St. Francis High baseball team beat host North Salinas 12-1 in a game shortened by the mercy rule Wednesday.
Adan Rivas hoping to be X factor for Wildcatz | Boys track and field preview
Before misfortune cruelly intervened and deprived him of one full track and field season and part of another, Adan Rivas appeared headed to become an elite sprinter for Watsonville High. Judging by the junior’s performance at last spring’s Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League meet, he still could. He’s just not as far along in his […]
Versatile Kaitlin Seigle of SLV one of county’s best | Girls track and field preview
As track-and-field runners go, Kaitlin Seigle is hard to classify. Whereas runners typically fit neatly into one of four categories – sprinters, hurdlers, or middle- or long-distance runners – the San Lorenzo Valley High junior straddles the line between sprints and middle-distance: She’s the Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League’s reigning champion in both the 400- […]
Santa Cruz surfer Sam Coffey advances in Cocoa Beach, Florida | Local Roundup
Santa Cruz surfer Sam Coffey advanced to the Round of 16 at the World Surf League’s Ron Jon Quiksilver Pro, a Men’s Qualifying Series 1,000-point event at Shepard Beach Park in Cocoa Beach, Florida. Coffey, No. 20 in the North America QS rankings, placed second to Evan Geiselman (12.00) of New Smyrna Beach, Florida, in […]
Wildcatz’s Xitlali Montesino named Mission’s top defensive player | All-PCAL Girls Basketball
Watsonville High basketball player Xitlali Montesino, a junior guard/forward, was named Defensive Player of the Year in the Mission Division, the second-highest tier in the Pacific Coast Athletic League.
Pitching talent, depth has Aptos as SCCAL title frontrunner | High school baseball preview
A veritable parade of pitching talent has been marching through Aptos High’s baseball program in recent years – and the parade’s not over yet.
SC surfer Nat Young takes 9th at Portugal’s Supertubos | Local Roundup
Santa Cruz’s Nat Young took ninth place at the World Surf League’s MEO Pro Portugal at Supertubos in Peniche, Portugal, event No. 3 on the Championship Tour. The 30-year-old goofy-footer earned 3,320 points for his finish, boosting his season total to 7,970. Young, ranked No. 16 on the CT through two events, was eliminated by […]
Top squads take advance of pitching batteries | High school softball preview
Much like Tesla automobiles, Santa Cruz County’s top high school softball teams will rely on industrial-strength battery power to go far this season. Three of the top four teams from last season’s temporarily expanded Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League – Aptos, Soquel, and St. Francis – have their top pitcher and catcher returning. In each […]
Six county girls advance to semifinals | CCS Wrestling Championships Roundup
The local girls flexed their muscles on Day 1 of the Central Coast Section Girls Wrestling Championships at Watsonville High on Friday. Six Santa Cruz County wrestlers advanced to the semifinals.
Dez Litel lifts St. Francis over MVC with OT 3-pointer | Local Roundup
Dez Litel produced the game winning 3-pointer in overtime as St. Francis High’s boys basketball beat crosstown rival Monte Vista Christian 59-57 on senior night Friday.
Santa Cruz’s unbeaten girls soccer team earns SCCAL title outright | Local Roundup
Julia Moore had two goals and an assist to help Santa Cruz High’s girls soccer team beat host Harbor 6-0 and win the Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League title outright Thursday night.
Santa Cruz tops Soquel, earns share of SCCAL boys basketball title with Aptos | Local Roundup
Aden Cury and Kosi Warren-House posted double-doubles to help Santa Cruz High’s boys basketball team beat Soquel 76-25 on Tuesday and earn a share of the Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League title with Aptos.
Pair of Sharks win titles at PCAL Cypress Division Wrestling Championships, qualify for CCS
St. Francis High senior wrestlers Adam Martinez and Zachary Paz won titles in their respective weight divisions at the Pacific Coast Athletic League Cypress Division Championships at King City High on Tuesday.
UCSC women’s basketball scores school-record 117 points in rout of La Verne | Local Roundup
Harbor High junior wrestler Diallo Thomas won the title at 162 pounds at the 12th annual Colt Invitational at El Camino High in South San Francisco on Saturday.
Aptos’ Vito Riccabona named to Cal-Hi Sports’ All-State Football Team | Local Roundup
Aptos High’s Vito Riccabona was honored on Cal-Hi Sports’ All-State Football Team for medium-sized enrollment schools.
SC’s Nat Young ties for 17th at Billabong Pro Pipeline in Oahu | Local Roundup
Santa Cruz’s Nat Young was eliminated by Italy’s Leonardo Fioravanti 9.66-7.33 Tuesday in the Round of 32 at the World Surf League’s Billabong Pro Pipeline in Hawaii, the season opener for the 11-event Championship Tour.
SC’s Qwentin Brown, SV’s Nolan Smith receive all-state football honors | Local Roundup
Santa Cruz High’s Qwentin Brown and Scotts Valley’s Nolan Smith were named to Cal-High Sports’ All-State football team for small schools.
Austin James leads Cabrillo men’s basketball team past MPC | Local Roundup
Sophomore guard Austin James scored a game-high 26 points, and the Cabrillo College men’s basketball team beat Monterey Peninsula College 64-54 in the teams’ Coast Conference South Division game Friday night.
Kaitlin Imai helps Scotts Valley’s girls basketball team beat Mariners for first time since 2017 | Local Roundup
Senior guard Kaitlin Imai scored 19 points and Scotts Valley High’s girls basketball team beat Aptos 45-36 to snap an 11-game losing streak to the Mariners in the Falcons’ league opener Tuesday.
UCSC men’s volleyball opens season with pair of losses | Local Roundup
UC Santa Cruz men’s volleyball team opened its season, as well as the UC Slug Slam, with a pair of losses Friday at Kaiser Permanente Arena on Friday, falling 3-1 to Westcliff in the morning and 3-2 to Cal Lutheran in the evening.
Soquel boys soccer blanks SC, moves to 2-0 in SCCAL | Local Roundup
Senior Luis Carrasco had a goal and assist to help Soquel High’s boys soccer team beat host Santa Cruz 3-0 in the teams’ Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League match Thursday night.
Pajaro Valley girls soccer rallies past Seaside in PCAL opener | Local Roundup
Valeria Acosta scored the game winning goal in the 65th minute, as the Pajaro Valley High’s girls soccer team edged host Seaside 3-2 in the teams’ Pacific Coast Athletic League Cypress Division opener Wednesday.
PCS girls soccer tops MVC in Mission Division opener | Local Roundup
Rosalyn Bourdow scored 90 seconds into the second half, and Pacific Collegiate School’s girls soccer team beat Monte Vista Christian 2-1 in the teams’ Pacific Coast Athletic League Mission Division opener Monday at Depot Park in Santa Cruz.
St. Francis blows huge lead, edges Seaside in boys basketball | Local Roundup
Junior Ibarra scored 18 points and teammate Christian Magana added 13 points to help St. Francis High’s boys basketball team beat Seaside 58-57 on Friday night.
Watsonville’s Danisha Nunez, Aptos’ Janie Houser wrestle to La Manzanita titles | Local Roundup
Watsonville High’s Danisha Nunez (109 pounds) and Aptos sophomore Janie Houser (124) won titles in their respective weight divisions at the second annual La Manzanita Ladies Classic at Watsonville High on Thursday.