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Aptos softball slips past Scotts Valley in eight innings | Local Roundup
Sophomore Lilly McGee and freshman Lanies Nunez each had a hit, two RBI, and a run scored as the Aptos High softball team beat visiting Scotts Valley 10-9 in the teams’ eight inning Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League game Friday.
Aptos favored with Gabe Gaeckle on mound | High school baseball preview
Even with three other college-bound pitchers on the Aptos High baseball team’s stacked pitching staff last season, Gabe Gaeckle stood out.
Pajaro Valley junior Isaac Rojas named Player of the Year in Cypress Division | All-PCAL boys soccer
Pajaro Valley High junior Isaac Rojas was voted the Player of the Year in Pacific Coast Athletic League’s Cypress Division by division coaches after he led the Grizzlies to the title and Central Coast Section Division I final.
Dillyn Vasconcellos hits for cycle, helps Cabrillo softball sweep doubleheader | Local Roundup
Second baseman Dillyn Vasconcellos hit for the cycle — single, double, triple and home run — drove in three runs and scored twice as the Cabrillo College softball team routed Mendocino 13-0 in the opener of their nonconference doubleheader Friday.
UCSC basketball talent Kaylee Murphy repeats as All-American | Local Roundup
UC Santa Cruz senior forward Kaylee Murphy was named an NCAA Division III Honorable Mention All-American by the Women’s Basketball Coaches Association on Thursday.
Soquel, SLV ready to battle for SCCAL title after sharing crown in ’22 | High school softball preview
Nevaeh Martinez is taking on a new role for Soquel High and leading a team loaded with new faces. San Lorenzo Valley’s Amelia Sizemore, meanwhile, heads a largely intact squad with four All-Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League first-team selections returning, counting herself.
MVC’s Alexa Malaspina named Mission Division’s Defensive POY | All-PCAL girls soccer
Monte Vista Christian School’s Alexa Malaspina, a junior goalie on the girls soccer team, was named Defensive Player of the Year in the Pacific Coast Athletic League’s Mission Division.
St. Francis’ Diego Ramirez named PCAL Scholar-Athlete Award winner | Local Roundup
St. Francis High’s Diego Ramirez and Jayna Schalesky of Rancho San Juan were announced Thursday as the Pacific Coast Athletic League’s 2023 Central Coast Section Scholar-Athlete Award winners.
Harbor girls beach volleyball beats Scotts Valley | Local Roundup
Three of five matches were decided by a third set, as Harbor High’s girls beach volleyball team beat Scotts Valley 4-1 in Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League play Wednesday.
Mason Borrego, Micah Cervantes help St. Francis baseball knock off Scotts Valley | Local Roundup
Mason Borrego had three hits, an RBI, and scored twice, and St. Francis High’s baseball team, the defending Central Coast Section Division IV champion, opened its season with a 7-1 nonleague win over host Scotts Valley on Friday.
St. Francis junior guard Sam Braun named MVP of Cypress Division | All-PCAL boys basketball
St. Francis High junior guard Sam Braun was named MVP of the Pacific Coast Athletic League’s Cypress Division after leading the Sharks’ boys basketball team to the title.
Aptos falls short in rematch against Burlingame in D-III semifinals | CCS boys basketball roundup
Good looks at the basket were hard to come by in the Central Coast Section Division III semifinals on Thursday night.
Pajaro Valley clinches Cypress Division boys soccer title in final match | Local Roundup
It came down to the final game of the regular-season, but Pajaro Valley High’s boys soccer team secured the Pacific Coast Athletic League Cypress Division title with its 4-1 win over host North Monterey County on Tuesday night.
PCS, Ceiba boys win finales, share Santa Lucia Division soccer title | Local Roundup
The Pacific Collegiate School boys soccer team beat host York 3-0 in its regular-season finale Monday to earn a share of the Pacific Coast Athletic Athletic League Santa Lucia Division title with Ceiba.
Elias Golino, PCS pull away from Anthony Toriz-led Ceiba | Local Roundup
Two of the top boys basketball scorers in Central Coast Section, Ceiba’s Anthony Toriz and Pacific Collegiate School’s Elias Golino, squared off again Friday at Gateway School in Santa Cruz on Friday night. And neither did anything to disappoint.
Wrestling seeds revealed for CCS Southern Regionals | Local Roundup
Santa Cruz County has wrestlers seeded in the top eight in each of the 14 weight classes for the Boys’ Central Coast Section Southern Regionals at Watsonville High on Saturday.
Cypress Division boys basketball leader St. Francis pushes win streak to seven games | Local Roundup
Junior Ibarra scored a team-high 14 points, and the St. Francis High’s boys basketball team beat host North Salinas 63-45 on Wednesday to remain in first place in Pacific Coast Athletic League Cypress Division play.
PV boys soccer edges Rancho San Juan on PK in stoppage time | Local Roundup
Kristof Garcia scored on a pair of penalty kicks, including the winner in stoppage time, as Pajaro Valley High’s boys soccer team, the leader in the Pacific Coast Athletic League’s Cypress Division, edged second-place Rancho San Juan 3-2 on Monday.
MVC wrestler Rykin Resurreccion leads locals at PCAL Championships | Local Roundup
Monte Vista Christian School sophomore Rykin Resurreccion took second place at 132 pounds at the Pacific Coast Athletic League Wrestling Championships at Salinas High on Saturday.
St. Francis boys basketball hands host Watsonville its first league loss | Local Roundup
Nash Horton scored a team-high 15 points, and the St. Francis High’s boys basketball team got its revenge against host Watsonville with a 57-53 win on Thursday night to stay in the league title hunt.
Clarence Martin leads Cabrillo basketball past Monterey Peninsula | Local Roundup
Clarence Martin scored 18 points, and the Cabrillo College men’s basketball team beat Monterey Peninsula 87-75 in Coast Conference South Division action Wednesday to keep its postseason hopes alive.
Harbor secures another tight win, locks up SCCAL boys soccer title | Local Roundup
Raul Calles scored on a pass from Brandon Jimenez in the 65th minute, and the Harbor High boys soccer team beat visiting Scotts Valley 1-0 to secure its second Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League title in the past four years on Tuesday night.
Basketball talent Claire Thompson helps Santa Cruz win SCCAL regular-season title outright | Local Roundup
Claire Thompson posted a double-double, and Santa Cruz High’s girls basketball team won the Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League’s regular-season title outright with its 57-17 win over Aptos on Friday.
Locals ready to shine at 37th annual Central Coast High School All-Star Football Game
Several athletes from Santa Cruz County will compete in the 37th annual Central Coast High School All-Star Football Game, which takes place at Rabobank Stadium on Saturday night.
Karlos Corpus lifts unbeaten Wildcatz with last-second 3-pointer | Local Roundup
Karlos Corpus buried a last-second 3-pointer, and Watsonville High’s boys basketball team stunned visiting King City 60-57 on Wednesday to remain unbeaten in the Pacific Coast Athletic League’s Cypress Division.