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Aptos beats Pioneer; set to host defending D-III champ SHC in semifinals | CCS basketball roundup
Senior guard Nick Tovani had 21 points, five rebounds, four steals, and three assists, and the No. 1 seed Aptos High boys basketball team beat the No. 8 Pioneer 57-41 in the Central Coast Section Division III quarterfinals on Tuesday.
Scotts Valley boys volleyball opens season with five-set win over PCS | Local Roundup
Senior defensive specialist Neo Ciotti had a total of 25 perfect passes, 10 digs, and two aces, and Scotts Valley High’s boys volleyball team earned a 25-21, 25-17, 19-25, 22-25, 15-8 win over Pacific Collegiate School in their nonleague match on Monday.
Aptos native Nikki Hiltz wins 3,000 race at USATF Indoor Championships in NY | Local Roundup
Aptos native Nikki Hiltzl who competes for lululemon, took first place in the 3,000-meter race at the 2025 USATF U.S. Indoor Championships, at Ocean Breeze Athletic Complex in Staten Island, N.Y., on Saturday.
Wrestlers Cruz Contreras of Aptos, Gabriel Attia of SLV qualify for state | CCS Masters
Two Santa Cruz County wrestlers, Aptos High’s Cruz Contreras and San Lorenzo Valley’s Gabriel Attia, shined at the Central Coast Section Masters Championships at Independence High on Saturday to extend their season.
Aptos earns No. 1 seed in D-III, SC is No. 2; six county teams make playoffs | CCS boys basketball
Three boys basketball league champions were among the six teams from Santa Cruz County that were seeded for the upcoming Central Coast Section playoffs on Wednesday.
Six county teams make CCS girls basketball playoffs
Six high school girls basketball teams from Santa Cruz County qualified for the upcoming Central Coast Section playoffs.
Scotts Valley’s girls, Aptos’ boys emerge with SCCAL Tournament titles | High school basketball roundup
The best of the best locally squared off at Cabrillo College on Saturday night to battle for Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League Tournament titles in boys and girls basketball.
Santa Cruz freshman wrestler Vera Bentley takes first at CCS Southern Regionals | Local Roundup
Santa Cruz freshman Vera Bentley took first place in her weight division at the Central Coast Section Southern Regional Wrestling Championships at Watsonville High on Saturday.
Aptos locks up boys soccer title with win over Scotts Valley | Local Roundup
Nami Banks scored in each half, and Aptos High’s boys soccer team locked up the Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League title with their 5-1 win over Scotts Valley on Friday.
Four county teams cap perfect league seasons | Local Roundup
Senior Valeria Acosta scored twice, and Pajaro Valley High’s girls soccer team beat visiting North Salinas 5-0 to finish unbeaten in the Pacific Coast Athletic League’s Mission Division on a rainy Thursday.
Watsonville boys soccer edges rival Pajaro Valley with late goal | Local Roundup
A late-game position change served Elisco Mora and Watsonville High’s boys soccer team well on Wednesday.
Santa Cruz’s Natalie Monroe commits to NCAA Division I UNLV | Girls volleyball
Santa Cruz High junior volleyball talent Natalie Monroe, a 6-foot-2 outside hitter and right side, will continue her academic and athletic careers at NCAA Division I program UNLV beginning in 2026-27.
SCCAL champion Mariners roll past Santa Cruz in girls soccer | Local Roundup
Scarlet Stateler and Alexa Castaneda each had two goals and an assist, and Aptos High’s girls soccer team recorded its 10th shutout with its 9-0 win over visiting Santa Cruz on Tuesday.
Youth-laden Harbor upsets short-handed Aptos in girls basketball | Local Roundup
Harbor High’s youth-laden and inexperienced girls basketball upset shorthanded Aptos 27-26 in the teams’ Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League finale on Saturday.
Aptos, Harbor boys earn soccer wins, set up key battle in SCCAL title race | Local Roundup
Haziel Parra scored on a pass from Nicolas Topete 45 seconds in, and the Mariners’ boys soccer team beat host Santa Cruz 4-1 on Friday to maintain its slim lead in the Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League standings with two matches remaining in the regular season.
Aptos’ boys, SC’s girls win team titles at SCCAL Championships | High school wrestling
Three high school wrestling teams — Aptos, Soquel, and Santa Cruz — finished the dual-meet season with identical 4-1 records. That meant whoever showed out at the Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League Championships on Friday night would be crowned league champion.
Aptos holds off Santa Cruz to win SCCAL regular-season title outright | Boys basketball roundup
Aptos High’s boys basketball team and rival Santa Cruz went down to the wire, again.
Aptos girls soccer blanks Soquel, locks up third straight SCCAL title | Local Roundup
Marlene Zamora scored the decisive goal off a defender in the 29th minute, and Aptos High girls soccer team beat host Soquel 3-0 to secure its third straight Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League title on coach Gina Castaneda’s 50th birthday.
Mission Division champion Grizzlies rally for win over Carmel in girls soccer | Local Roundup
Senior Valeria Acosta scored twice in the second half, and Pajaro Valley High’s girls soccer team rallied for a 2-1 win over host Carmel in the teams’ Pacific Coast Athletic League Mission Division match Wednesday.
Warriors lose to Skyforce, return to SC for 10-game homestand | Local Roundup
Santa Cruz had six players record double-digit scoring performances, but the Warriors fell to the host Sioux Falls Skyforce, 121-109, in the teams’ NBA G League game at Sanford Pentagon in South Dakota on Tuesday evening.
Scotts Valley pulls away from SC, secures first SCCAL title since 2016 | Girls basketball
In a game that symbolized the “changing of the guard” in Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League girls basketball, upstart and undefeated Scotts Valley High defeated four-time defending champion Santa Cruz 52-31 on Tuesday evening.
Sharks’ boys and girls basketball teams remain unbeaten in Cypress Division action | Local Roundup
Senior Nash Horton recorded his 14th double-double of the season, and St. Francis High’s boys basketball team took a huge step toward the Pacific Coast Athletic League Cypress Division title with its 60-54 win over Soledad on Monday.
Shorthanded Warriors bust loose for season-high point total in G League win over Grand Rapids | Local Roundup
Minus some of their top contributors, the Santa Cruz Warriors turned in a golden performance in their 146-132 win over the Grand Rapids Gold in front of 2,476 fans at the teams’ NBA G League game at Kaiser Permanente Arena on Saturday night.