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Harbor, Soquel advance to section finals, qualify for NorCal | CCS girls volleyball roundup

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Top-seeded Harbor High’s girls volleyball team moved closer in its bid to defend its Central Coast Section Division lV championship by defeating No. 4 Scotts Valley 25-12, 19-25, 25-17, 25-14 in the semifinals on Thursday night.

Santa Cruz’s Eli Fitchen-Young breaks course record in title repeat | Boys SCCAL Cross Country Championships

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The closest thing to a lead pack was the congested start line at the Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League Cross Country Championships on Thursday. Santa Cruz High senior Eli Fitchen-Young made sure of it.

Scotts Valley’s Ava Decleve pulls away for win at Pinto Lake | Girls SCCAL Cross Country Championships

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Scotts Valley High junior Ava Decleve pulled away from Aptos junior Maya Schiro and Santa Cruz freshman Isla Roake over the final mile and increased her stride through the finish line to take first place in dominant fashion at Pinto Lake County Park.

Santa Cruz’s Evie Marheineke wins her third WCAL cross country title | Local Roundup

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Archbishop Mitty High senior Evangeline “Evie” Marheineke, a Santa Cruz resident, won her third West Catholic Athletic League individual cross country championship on Wednesday.

Finals set for SCCAL Girls Tennis Championships | Local Roundup

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Aptos High tennis teammates Kiana Safari and Aviana Andrews advanced to the singles final at the Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League championships in Aptos on Tuesday. Scotts Valley’s Sofia Niklaus and Erin Szymanski, and Aptos’ Isabella Calderon and Coral Collins advanced to the doubles final.

Ava Morrison, Hayden Smith pace Scotts Valley past MVC, into D-IV semifinals | CCS girls volleyball roundup

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Outside hitters Ava Morrison and Hayden Smith combined for 38 kills, and the No. 4 seed Scotts Valley High girls volleyball team beat No. 5 Monte Vista Christian 25-14, 21-25, 25-23, 25-21 in the Central Coast Section Division IV quarterfinals on Tuesday night.

Five county water polo teams seeded in CCS playoffs | Local Roundup

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Five local teams qualified for the Central Coast Section water polo playoffs, and all five will play their quarterfinal matches in Santa Cruz County on Saturday, it was determined at Monday’s section seeding meetings in San Jose.

Soquel earns sweep of SCCAL Tournament titles | High school water polo

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Soquel High’s water polo program earned a sweep at the SCCAL Tournament finals on Saturday, with the Knights’ boys knocking off favored Santa Cruz, and the girls pulling away from host Aptos.

Soquel dominates Salinas in The Pit, earns no worse than a share of Gabilan Division title | High school football roundup

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Soquel’s High’s football team earned one of the program’s all-time great wins Friday, and they made it look rather easy despite facing one of the top program’s in the Central Coast Section.

Game of the week: Soquel makes statement in beating Salinas

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Soquel clinches no worse than a share of the Gabilan Division title after knocking off six-time league champion Salinas 35-14.

Harbor earns No. 1 seed in D-IV; eight county teams make playoffs | CCS girls volleyball

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Harbor High’s girls volleyball team received the No. 1 seed in Division IV, and eight teams from Santa Cruz County were seeded in the upcoming Central Coast Section playoffs.

Game of the week: Salinas, Soquel in showdown of Gabilan Division unbeatens

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Salinas and Soquel will go into their Gabilan Division showdown each riding six game winning streaks

Aptos, Soquel girls water polo teams to square off in SCCAL Tournament final | Local Roundup

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The No. 3 seed Aptos High girls water polo team edged No. 2 Santa Cruz 5-4 in the SCCAL Tournament semifinals at Soquel High on Wednesday.

Pajaro Valley girls volleyball team wins PCAL’s Santa Lucia Division with perfect record | Local Roundup

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Junior Olivia Contreras had eight kills, three aces, and three digs, and the Pajaro Valley High girls volleyball team closed Pacific Coast Athletic League Santa Lucia Division play with a perfect record Tuesday.

Scotts Valley senior Maisey Chard wins SCCAL Girls Golf Championship

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Scotts Valley High senior Maisey Chard shot her best round at DeLaveaga Golf Course on Tuesday, a 13-over-par 82, to win medalist honors at the Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League Girls Golf Championship.

Soquel girls water polo takes ninth at NorCal Invitational | Local Roundup

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Soquel High’s girls water polo team went 3-1 and took ninth place at the prestigious, two-day NorCal Invitational, which was hosted Sacred Heart Prep in Atherton and concluded Saturday.

Friday night football roundup: Maturino, Turner lead Salinas past Arroyo Grande

Salinas tunes up for Soquel; Alisal moves into first place; North County falls from the unbeaten ranks in the Mission North

QB Sam Whelan, RB TyReis Lundy help Soquel maul short-handed Monterey | High school football roundup

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It was supposed to be another Pacific Coast Athletic League thriller — a matchup pitting a pair of top-three teams in the prestigious Gabilan Division — under the bright lights of Monterey Peninsula College on Friday night.

Friday football: Monterey’s offense misfires in loss to Soquel

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Unable to match the magic from last week’s late game dramatics, Monterey falls 33-6 to Soquel

Eli Fitchen-Young sets course record in Cardinals’ race at UCSC | Local Roundup

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Senior Eli Fitchen-Young broke Santa Cruz High’s 16-year-old course record at UC Santa Cruz and led the Cardinals to a 15-50 win over Harbor, 15-50, on Thursday. Mount Madonna had an incomplete squad in the tri-Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League meet.

Lauren Ohlsson wins medalist honors as Scotts Valley girls golf team goes 10-0 in SCCAL | Local Roundup

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Scotts Valley High’s Lauren Ohlsson earned medalist honors, and the Falcons’ girls golf team beat Soquel 138-161 to finish 10-0 in Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League on Tuesday.

Soquel stays perfect with win over feisty Alvarez | High school football

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There weren’t many smiling faces on Soquel High’s football team Thursday night.

Thursday High School football: Rebuilding in the Gabilan a giant challenge for Alvarez

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The growing pains continue for Alvarez after Thursday’s 35-7 loss to Gabilan Division co-leader Soquel

Santa Cruz boys, Soquel girls lock up water polo titles | Local Roundup

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Senior Pa’ kalani Vaka-Saxton had six goals and one steal, and Santa Cruz High’s boys water polo team beat Soquel 13-10 to lock up the Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League title on Thursday.

Game of the week: North County wants to prove it’s a contender

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North County finds itself in a foreign situation on Friday when it hosts Seaside — undefeated in league play