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Soquel, SC boys earn wins, will square off for fourth time this season in D-II semifinals | CCS Water Polo Roundup
Senior attacker Malloy Wiens scored two of his six goal in the first quarter, and No. 3 seed Soquel High boys water polo team beat No. 6 Carmel 15-7 in the Central Coast Section Division II quarterfinals on Saturday.
Five county teams seeded for CCS playoffs | High school water polo
Five high school water polo teams from Santa Cruz County were seeded in the upcoming Central Coast Section playoffs.
Six county girls volleyball teams seeded for CCS playoffs
Six girls volleyball teams from Santa Cruz County advanced to the upcoming Central Coast Section playoffs.
UCSC names head coaches for men’s tennis, women’s basketball | Local Roundup
UC Santa Cruz announced the hiring of head coaches for the men’s tennis and women’s basketball programs.
MVC rallies for improbable OT win to honor fallen teammate | High school football roundup
Penalties, turnovers, and dropped balls … Monte Vista Christian School’s football team endured the gamut of blunders on offense Saturday, but still found itself in a tight game, thanks to their defense.
SC’s grizzled veteran Peter Wood, 58, rallies for Santa Cruz City Amateur title | Golf
Peter Wood, a 58-year-old golfer known throughout Santa Cruz for his tireless approach to training, thought he was left for dead after he carded a bogey on the par-3 15th hole at DeLaveaga Golf Course on Sunday in the final round of the Santa Cruz City Amateur.
Defending champ Neil Ostermann among trio of golfers tied for lead after first round | Santa Cruz City Amateur
Neil Ostermann of Santa Cruz, Billy Moon of East Garrison, and Thomas Bischoff of La Selva Beach were tied for the lead in the championship flight following the opening round of the Santa Cruz City Amateur on Saturday.
MVC’s Joseph Keldsen named Mission Division MVP | All-PCAL baseball
Monte Vista Christian School baseball player Joseph “JoJo” Keldsen was an all-league first-team selection last season. He knew he was close to MVP material, but needed to work needed on his defense.
MVC trio named first-team all-Cypress Division | All-PCAL softball
Monte Vista Christian School had three softball players named to the Pacific Coast Athletic League’s all-Cypress Division first team following its wildly successful season.
County players sweep special honors | All-PCAL girls lacrosse
Santa Cruz County girls lacrosse teams earned a sweep of top individual honors during all-Pacific Coast Athletic League Gabilan Division voting.
Aptos, PCS get pair of first-team honorees | All-PCAL boys lacrosse
Aptos High’s boys lacrosse team had two seniors, Quinn Kerko and Fabian Cortes, honored as first-team players in Pacific Coast Athletic all-Gabilan Division voting.
Two locals honored on all-league second team | PCAL boys volleyball
Pacific Collegiate School senior outside hitter Nolan Crane was a second-team selection in voting for the Pacific Coast Athletic League’s all-Gabilan Division boys volleyball team, and Pajaro Valley junior libero Cin Chavez was a second-team selection in the Mission Division.
Slow start ends St. Francis’ season in narrow loss to Carmel | CCS baseball
Hard to belief, the St. Francis High’s baseball team had faced powerful foe Carmel three times in Pacific Coast Athletic League play this season, yet it never faced Matt Maxon, the Padres’ Stanford University committed freshman.
Cabrillo softball talent Dillyn Vasconcellos named JC All-American | Local Roundup
Cabrillo College softball player Dillyn Vasconcellos was named to the NFCA California JC All-America team on May 10.
James Ponzio paces MVC to third place at PCAL Cypress Division Finals | Local Roundup
Senior James Ponzio took first in the 1,600-meter race (4:37.28) and 3,200 (10:00.62), and Monte Vista Christian School placed third (85 points) at the Pacific Coast Athletic League Cypress Division Finals at Alvarez High on Friday.
Aptos native Nikki Hiltz produces record time in USATF 1 Mile Championship win | Local Roundup
Aptos native Nikki Hiltz produced fastest women’s time in event history at the USATF 1 Mile Championship on Tuesday night in Des Moines, Iowa.
Rosters released for 10th annual Central Coast All-Star Basketball Games
The Reggie Stephens Foundation’s 10th annual Central Coast All-Star Basketball Games will be held May 7 at Scotts Valley High.
Locals athletes shine on big weekend for track and field | Local Roundup
Scotts Valley High junior Ashlyn Boothby took second place in the 1,600-meter race at the Stanford Invitational on Saturday. She finished in 4 minutes, 52.49 seconds.
Santa Cruz surfer Autumn Hays wins her opening heat in Barbados | Local Roundup
Santa Cruz’s Autumn Hays won her opening heat Tuesday at the World Surf League’s Barbados Surf Pro, a Qualifying Series 5,000-point event at Soup Bowl in Bathsheba, Barbados.
Scotts Valley girls lacrosse hands MVC first loss | Local Roundup
Scotts Valley High’s girls lacrosse team knocked Monte Vista Christian from the unbeaten ranks with its 17-8 win over the host Mustangs on Wednesday night.
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.
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.
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.
SC guard Moses Moody scores 25 in loss to Squadron | Local Roundup
The Santa Cruz Warriors’ bid to make the NBA G League playoff took a disappointing hit Tuesday morning, when they suffered a 127-112 loss to the Birmingham Squadron, which entered with the worst record in the league.
Watsonville’s Xitlali Montesino a first-team selection in Gabilan Division | All-PCAL girls basketball
Watsonville High girls basketball standout Xitlali Montesino was a first-team selection in the Gabilan Division, the top tier of the Pacific Coast Athletic League.