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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.
PV soccer alum Alan Bedolla earns All-America honors | Local Roundup
Hartnell College sophomore Alan Bedolla, a Pajaro Valley High alum, was named to the United Soccer Coaches Association’s 2022 Junior College Division III Men’s All-America team.
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.
No. 6 seed Cougars stun No. 3 Scotts Valley in SCCAL Tournament opener | Local Roundup
Senior Skylar Thayer scored 27 points, and the No. 6 seed San Lorenzo Valley High boys basketball team stunned host and No. 3 Scotts Valley 65-57 in the first round of the Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League Tournament on Tuesday night.
Santa Cruz’s Myles Reber, Franz Pohlmann sign with D-I football programs | Signing Day
A pair of Santa Cruz High seniors, Myles Reber and Franz Pohlmann — both currently unranked and star-less in the eyes of scouting authorities — signed National Letters of Intent to NCAA Division I programs as preferred walk-ons on Signing Day.
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.
SC surfer Keanna Miller moves into QF at Pro Junior event in Pismo Beach | Local Roundup
Santa Cruz’s Keanna Miller advanced to the quarterfinals at the World Surf League’s SLO CAL Open at Pismo Beach Pro Junior on Monday.
Kaitlyn Murphy, Mariners soccer team knocks off Soquel in SCCAL action | Local Roundup
Kaitlyn Murphy had a goal and an assist, as Aptos High’s girls soccer team knocked off visiting Soquel 3-1 in the teams’ Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League game Thursday.
Pajaro Valley boys soccer continues hot start, tops struggling rival Watsonville | Local Roundup
Heated foes Pajaro Valley High and Watsonville saw their boys soccer teams square off Friday, one hoping to extend one of its best starts in school history and the other looking to escape one of its worst starts.
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.
MVC alum Brendan Doyle scores twice as College of San Mateo football team wins state title | Local Roundup
Monte Vista Christian School alum Brendan Doyle scored a pair of touchdowns, and host College of San Mateo routed Riverside 55-0 to win the CCCAA State Championship in front of 1,169 fans on Saturday.
PCAL announces placements of football programs for ’23 | Local Roundup
The Pacific Coast Athletic League completed the process of assigning teams to divisions for the 2023 football season.
Aptos’ Trent Nosky, SC’s Eli FItchen-Young win individual titles; SV repeats with team title | CCS Boys Cross Country Championships
Aptos High senior Trent Nosky followed up his Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League title by winning the Central Coast Section Division III crown at Crystal Springs’ 2.95-mile course on Saturday.
Ashlyn Boothby, Scotts Valley repeat in D-IV; SC’s Evie Marheineke posts second-fastest time for PR | CCS Girls Cross Country Championships
Scotts Valley High junior Ashlyn Boothby had some company in the final leg of her title repeat at the Central Coast Section Cross Country Championships on Saturday at Crystal Springs’ 2.95-mile course. She saw some deer during her runaway win.
Kirby’s Anna Shelton named co-MVP of Santa Lucia Division | All-PCAL girls volleyball
Kirby School girls volleyball player Anna Shelton, a 5-foot-9 senior setter/outside hitter, was named co-MVP of the Pacific Coast Athletic League’s Santa Lucia Division with Greenfield senior setter Ariana Villagomez.
Warriors fall to Clippers, drop to 1-1 in NBA G League | Local Roundup
Trevion Williams second double-double to open the season wasn’t enough to lead the Santa Cruz Warriors to victory on Saturday night.
Six county runners claim division titles at PCAL Cross Country Championships
Monte Vista Christian School’s James Ponzio and Watsonville’s Katelynn Ruiz won Gabilan Division titles at the Pacific Coast Athletic League Cross Country Championships on Saturday. Pacific Collegiate School’s Spencer Koontz and Santa Catalina’s Heidi Green, a Santa Cruz resident, won the Mission Division titles.
Aptos stuns previously unbeaten Salinas to stay perfect in Gabilan Division | High school football roundup
Aptos HIgh’s Caden Prichard clenched his fists and yelled emphatically after producing his third touchdown run of the second half, which essentially sealed the Mariners’ huge, 44-41 win over previously unbeaten Salinas on Friday night.
St. Francis extends best start in school history with record fourth shutout | High school football roundup
Diego Ramirez scored three touchdowns, and the St. Francis High football team routed visiting North Monterey County 48-0 to continue its best start in school history Saturday.
Local runners dominate at Jackie Henderson Memorial in Castroville | Local Roundup
Santa Cruz High sophomore Eli Fitchen-Young produced his third win on the young season, this time at the Jackie Henderson Memorial at North Monterey County on Saturday.
Sophomore Holly Rejfir paces Harbor volleyball past Scotts Valley | Local Roundup
Sophomore outside hitter Holly Rejfir had 17 kills, and Harbor High’s girls volleyball team defeated host Scotts Valley 25-15, 26-28, 25-22, 25-15 in Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League play Tuesday night.
Kaylee Gooch paces Harbor girls water polo past Pioneer | Local Roundup
Senior captain Kaylee Gooch had four goals and five steals to lead Harbor High’s girls water polo team to an 8-2 win over visiting Pioneer on Tuesday.
Harbor girls water polo rolls in opener | Local Roundup
The Scotts Valley High girls tennis team opened its 2022 season with a 7-0 nonleague win over visiting St. Francis on Thursday afternoon.
Watsonville’s Dominic Hernandez, Kirby’s Ryan Kolderup receive special honors | All-PCAL boys volleyball
Watsonville High volleyball player Dominic Hernandez went out with a bang.