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Harbor unveils CCS volleyball banner, tops Soquel in tight league match | Local Roundup
Harbor High’s girls volleyball team unveiled its 2023 Central Coast Section championship banner in its first home match of the season Thursday, and added to its feel-good evening with a 26-28, 25-22, 25-20, 26-24 win over Soquel in the teams’ Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League match.
Aptos rolls past SC in flag football action | Local Roundup
Aptos High’s flag football team beat Santa Cruz 54-6 in the teams’ Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League game at Harbor High on Wednesday night.
Harbor’s unbeaten girls water polo team holds on for win with Kallista Whitmore’s clutch save | Local Roundup
Sophomore goalie Kallista Whitmore made four saves, including a crucial stop in the last minute, and Harbor High’s girls water polo team held on for a 10-9 nonleague win over visiting Pioneer of San Jose on Tuesday.
Aptos’ Brady Bliesner, MVC’s Kylie Brunelli lead local cross country runners at Jackie Henderson Memorial | Local Roundup
Aptos High’s Brady Bliesner took seventh and teammate Sam Hansen was eighth at the fifth annual Jackie Henderson Memorial Cross Country Invitational at North Monterey County High on Saturday..
Sadie Holden an ace in Soquel’s volleyball sweep of Hollister | Local Roundup
Sadie Holden served nine aces, and Soquel High’s girls volleyball team swept host Hollister 25-15, 26-24, 25-18 in the teams’ nonleague match Thursday.
MVC’s unbeaten girls volleyball team rallies past Scotts Valley for 5-set win | Local Roundup
Senior Elizabeth McCuistion had 11 kills, nine coming on tips, and three service aces, and Monte Vista Christian School rallied for a 15-25, 23-25, 25-23, 25-22, 15-9 nonleague win over Scotts Valley on Wednesday.
Soquel surrenders late score, suffers narrow loss to Los Gatos | High school football
Los Gatos High’s football team visited Soquel in one of the state’s marquee matchups on Friday night and the nonleague thriller pitting a pair of 2023 CIF state finalists went down to the wire in front of a near capacity crowd.
SLV boys, Harbor girls win water polo openers | Local Roundup
Freshmen Forrest McKinley-Newby scored six goals, and San Lorenzo Valley High’s boys water polo team beat York 13-7 in its season opener Thursday.
Ryan Chapatte takes over Soquel’s boys water polo program; Shelby White promoted to girls head coach
Soquel High’s powerhouse water polo program has new head coaches for its boys and girls programs this fall.
County teams set for scrimmages | High school football
Aptos, Harbor, San Lorenzo Valley, Santa Cruz, Scotts Valley, and Watsonville will compete in the annual varsity football jamboree at Cabrillo College on Saturday evening.
Soquel, Aptos and every other PCAL Gabilan Division team is wearing a target | KICKOFF 2024
The Gabilan Division is not only the top level of the three-tiered, equity Pacific Coast Athletic League, it’s one of the top leagues in the Central Coast Section.
Soquel alum Cade Petersen to walk on at UC Davis | College football
Anyone who has seen or played against Cade Petersen on the football field can tell you he can play at the next level. His speed, power, talent and motor are undeniable. And, he’s solid academically.
Incoming SJSU golf talent Jed Dy sets record, wins Santa Cruz City Amateur
Golf talent Jed Dy added to his fan base with each shot he took at the 33rd Santa Cruz Amateur over the weekend.
Three-time CCS champion Jonelle Scott headed to ‘The Beach’ | Track and field
Soquel High track and field star Jonelle Scott, a three-time Central Coast Section champion in the pole vault, committed to NCAA Division I Long Beach State University.
Harbor besties Isla Johnson, Maren O’Farrell make college commitments | Girls volleyball
In the fall, incoming Harbor High seniors and besties Isla Johnson and Maren O’Farrell will compete in their final season as indoor teammates, intent on producing another stellar campaign together.
Soquel alums at US Olympic Swim Team Trials | Local Roundup
Soquel High alums Mason Carlton and Kailyn Winter each have one event remaining at the U.S. Olympic Swim Team Trials at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis.
Locals show their strength at Nike Outdoor Nationals | Track and Field
Athletes from Santa Cruz County continued to shine on Day 4 of the Nike Outdoor Nationals in Eugene, Oregon, on Saturday.
Euphoria in Eugene | Track and field
A large local contingent of track and field athletes are competing in the 2024 Nike Outdoor Nationals, which opened Wednesday and runs through Saturday in Eugene, Oregon.
Scotts Valley sprinter Nathaniel Guillory makes college commitment | Local Roundup
Scotts Valley sprinter Nathaniel Guillory, a Los Altos High graduate, has committed to San Jose State University to continue his academic and athletic careers.
SV’s Blake LaRiviere, Aptos’ Jorden Espinoza earn top honors | All-SCCAL baseball
Scotts Valley High senior pitcher/first baseman Blake LaRiviere was named the Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League’s Player of the Year after he helped the Falcons close the regular season with a nine-game win streak to secure second place and a berth in the Central Coast Section playoffs.
Seven county players make Mission Division first team | All-PCAL boys lacrosse
Soquel High boys lacrosse had three players named to the Pacific Coast Athletic League’s All-Mission Division first team; Pacific Collegiate and Aptos each had two.
Three-sport Soquel star Braylon Noble makes college decision | High school track and field
Soquel High three-sport star Braylon Noble — named the 2023-24 Central Coast Section Male Scholar-Athlete of the Year — will continue his academic and athletic careers at NCAA Division I UC Santa Barbara.
County athletes dominate special honors | All-PCAL girls lacrosse
Scotts Valley High junior midfielder Sofia Niklaus was named Offensive Player of the Year in the Pacific Coast Athletic League’s Gabilan Division after leading a rebuilding Falcons girls lacrosse team to a surprising second-place finish behind champion Stevenson.
SLV junior James Dahlen earns MVP honor | All-SCCAL boys golf
San Lorenzo Valley High’s James Dahlen essentially grew walking the fairways up on Boulder Creek Golf and Country Club.
Santa Cruz outside hitter Gammon Nilssen named league MVP | SCCAL boys volleyball
Santa Cruz High’s boys volleyball team dominated during the Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League play, winning its third straight league title, and, unsurprisingly, dominated all-league selections.