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Late goal lifts unbeaten Aptos over Harbor in SCCAL girls soccer action | Local Roundup
Ava Churchill scored in the 70th minute, and the Aptos High girls soccer team edged host Harbor 1-0 to stay unbeaten in Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League play Tuesday.
Wildcatz survive thriller, hold off Sharks in front of packed house | Boys basketball
Borina Athletic Center was packed to the gills for a highly anticipated showdown between the only two unbeaten basketball teams in the Pacific Coast Athletic League’s Cypress Division. They also happened to be crosstown rivals
Aden Cury scores career-high 32 points, as Cardinals move to 5-0 in SCCAL | Local Roundup
Aden Cury scored a career-high 32 points to go along with 10 rebounds and four steals, as Santa Cruz High’s boys basketball team beat host Scotts Valley 75-37 to stay unbeaten in league play Friday.
Lester Quinones scores 30 points in SC’s loss to Memphis | Local Roundup
Guard Lester Quinones had 30 points and 11 rebounds, but the Santa Cruz Warriors lost 129-122 to the Memphis Hustle, 129-122, in the teams’ NBA G League game at Landers Center in Southaven, Mississippi, on Wednesday.
Sam Braun keeps St. Francis basketball team running hot | Local Roundup
Sam Braun had another big night, and the St. Francis High’s boys basketball team beat visiting King City 68-61 in Pacific Coast Athletic League Cypress Division play Thursday night.
MLB umpire Bill Miller calls out youth, others at Hot Stove baseball banquet
San Francisco Giants outfielders Joc Pederson and Mitch Haniger were among a half dozen professional baseball players honored at the 37th annual Hot Stove of Santa Clara Valley Banquet at Villa Ragusa on Tuesday evening. They served as inspirational figures to the dozens of Little Leaguers also being recognized.
Freshman Alexa Castañeda leads Aptos past Harbor in SCCAL soccer action | Local Roundup
Freshman midfielder Alexa Castañeda had two goals and an assist, as the Aptos High girls soccer team beat visiting Harbor 3-1 in the teams’ Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League match Friday night.
Sam Braun’s eighth 3-pointer lifts St. Francis over Greenfield | Local Roundup
Sam Braun made his season debut an unforgettable one, as St. Francis High’s boys basketball team beat host Greenfield 44-41 on Thursday night, one night after the Sharks’ game against Rancho San Juan was postponed due to inclement weather.
Weather forces cancellation of two Watsonville wrestling tournaments
Watsonville High was scheduled to host four wrestling tournaments from Thursday through Sunday. Two have been canceled due to inclement weather. The third annual Girls Manzanita Invitational on Thursday, and the dual-meet portion of the Apple Cider Classic on Friday have been canceled, Wildcatz wrestling coach Josh Castillo said Thursday morning. He’s hopeful that the […]
Claire Thompson takes control of favored Cardinals | Girls basketball preview
The girls’ basketball race for the Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League title should be tightly contested.
Aden Cury, Cardinals look for outright title, postseason run | Boys basketball preview
Led by Aden Cury, the defending Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League MVP, Santa Cruz High’s boys basketball team enters league play as heavy favorites to repeat as champion.
Jocelyn Travers, Cardinals aiming for title repeat | Girls soccer preview
Jocelyn Travers is like a rock in a slingshot for Santa Cruz High’s girls’ soccer team.
2022: The Year in Pictures
Amid triumph and tragedy, private moments of grief and public spectacles of joy, Mercury News and East Bay Times’ photojournalists captured the resilience of the human spirit across the Bay Area this year.
Raul Calles, Harbor aim to claim SCCAL title | Boys soccer preview
Raul Calles is a prolific goal scorer. Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League boys’ soccer coaches recognized that last season, naming the Harbor High striker the league’s Attacker of the Year.
SLV falls to Crystal Springs in Lady Shark Shootout final | Local Roundup
Junior guard Hannah Morley scored six points, as San Lorenzo Valley High’s girls basketball team lost 59-13 to Crystal Springs Uplands and finished in second place at the Lady Shark Shootout at St. Francis High on Friday.
SLV rallies past ‘Catz, reaches Lady Shark Shootout final | Local Roundup
Hannah Morley scored 20 points, and San Lorenzo Valley High’s girls basketball team rallied past Watsonville 53-46 in the Lady Shark Shootout semifinals Thursday.
SC’s Daniel Evert, Harbor’s Diallo Thomas place at Pat Lovell Holiday Wrestling Classic | Local Roundup
Santa Cruz High junior Daniel Evert (132 pounds) and Harbor senior Diallo Thomas (152) placed sixth in their respective weight divisions at the Pat Lovell Holiday Wrestling Classic on Wednesday.
Xitlali Montesino’s late tear helps Watsonville pull away from MVC at St. Francis’ Lady Shark Shootout | Girls basketball
Watsonville High senior guard/forward Xitlali Montesino missed a good portion of the first half after picking up two early fouls against Monte Vista Christian on Wednesday.
When she returned to action, Montesino not only proved she was the best player on the court, but one of the best players in Santa Cruz County.
Jocelyn Travers scores five goals, as SC girls soccer routs PCS | Local Roundup
Jocelyn Travers scored five goals, and Santa Cruz High’s girls soccer team posted a 10-0 win over visiting Pacific Collegiate in nonleague action Wednesday night.
UCSC women suffer stinging loss in Top-25 basketball showdown | Local Roundup
Yssa Santo Domingo’s acrobatic layup with 8.6 seconds left was the sixth and final time the lead changed hands, as No. 21 Wisconsin-Whitewater knocked off No. 19 UC Santa Cruz 61-60 at Kaiser Permanente Arean on Tuesday night.
MVC girls basketball knocks SLV from unbeaten ranks | Local Roundup
Sophomore Sophia Cortes made five 3-pointers and finished with 19 points, and Monte Vista Christian School’s girls basketball team knocked San Lorenzo Valley from the unbeaten ranks, 53-52, Friday.
SLV boys soccer caps nonleague slate with win over St. Francis | Local Roundup
Forward Owen Garrahan scored twice, and San Lorenzo Valley High’s boys soccer team beat St. Francis 6-1 in Watsonville in the Cougars’ nonleague finale Thursday.
James Wiseman scores career-high 31 points in Santa Cruz’s loss to Lakers | Local Roundup
James Wiseman had a career-high 31 points to go along with six rebounds, but the short-handed Santa Cruz Warriors suffered a 128-116 loss to the South Bay Lakers in their NBA G League game in front of 353 fans at UCLA Health Training Center on Wednesday night.
Taylor Knox scores 27 points as Scotts Valley tops MVC in boys basketball | Local Roundup
Sophomore guard Taylor Knox scored 14 of his game-high 27 points in the fourth quarter, and Scotts Valley High’s boys basketball team beat visiting Monte Vista Christian 73-59 in their nonleague game Tuesday.
Four local players receive special honors | All-PCAL football
Aptos High’s Caden Prichard, Soquel’s Jordan McCord and Justice Grauel Tebong, and St. Francis’ Miguel Orozco received special honors in their respective PCAL football divisions this season.