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Soquel QB Cole Johnson hopes to win Stump, follow grandpa’s path | High school football
Ken Caldwell, a 1959 Santa Cruz High alum and record-setting starting quarterback for the Cardinals, will be in attendance when his alma mater takes on host Soquel in another physical and passionately played edition of The Stump rivalry game Friday night.
Unmasking the favorites for league titles | 2022 Girls volleyball preview
Setter Kayla Rhee-Pizano and outside hitter Jessie Dueck return for Soquel High’s girls volleyball team, the defending Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League champion. But 2021 runner-up Santa Cruz will again provide fierce competition.
Sharks survive physical contest against Stevenson, move to 2-0 | High school football roundup
Diego Ramirez returned an interception 25 yards for a touchdown on the first play from scrimmage, and the St. Francis High football team earned a 21-6 win over visiting Stevenson on Saturday.
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.
St. Francis corrals Mustangs on Sharks’ new turf field | High school football
Senior quarterback Kyle Dyer ran for a pair of touchdowns and passed for two others to lead St. Francis HIgh’s football team to a 28-0 win over Monte Vista Christian in the teams’ season opener Saturday.
Scotts Valley, Mount Madonna and Harbor win volleyball openers | Local Roundup
Senior setter and captain Morgan Lipman 28 assists and seven digs to help Scotts Valley High’s girls volleybal team beat Monte vista Christian 25-14, 25-19, 25-21 on Friday.
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.
Optimism high as county’s teams hit the field | 2022 PCAL Football Preview
Another year on the gridiron kicks off Friday, and Aptos High is still the top team in Santa Cruz County. What the Mariners really want, though, is to be referred to as the top team in the Pacific Coast Athletic League’s Gabilan Division — the top level of the four-tiered equity league.
Highlights, lowlights galore at Santa Cruz County Jamboree | High school football
The Santa Cruz County Jamboree was a different kind of emotional for each football player who suited up and saw action Friday at Cabrillo College’s Carl Conelly Stadium.
Local high school football teams ready to whet fans’ palate at jamborees
High school football fans will get their first look at the 10 county teams this week. Seven of them will take the field at the Santa Cruz Jamboree at Cabrillo College’s Carl Conelly Stadium on Friday night.
Soquel’s Jessie Dueck earns JVA’s Best In Beach Award | Local Roundup
Soquel’s Jessie Dueck earned Junior Volleyball Association’s Best In Beach Award.
Aptos’ Kale Lampman named USA Lacrosse All-American | Local Roundup
Aptos High senior midfielder Kale Lampman was named a USA Lacrosse All-American on Friday.
Santa Cruz native Natalia Grossman climbs to another gold, season title | Local Roundup
Santa Cruz native Natalia Grossman, 20, won gold in the women’s boulder competition at the International Federation of Sport Climbing World Cup in Innsbruck, Austria, on Friday.
St. Francis’ Mariah Montalvo named Mission Division’s Best Defensive Player | All-PCAL softball
St. Francis High senior catcher Mariah Montalvo was named Best Defensive Player in the Pacific Coast Athletic League’s Mission Division.
St. Francis’ Noel Aquino, Watsonville’s Dom Hernandez receive honors | All-PCAL baseball
St. Francis High senior slugger Noel Aquino and Watsonville senior right-hander Dom Hernandez earned top honors on the Pacific Coast Athletic League’s all-Mission Division baseball team.
Errors bite Sharks late in CIF NorCal Regional baseball playoffs
As is the case in any one-run baseball game, St. Francis High could point to a number of plays that sealed its fate in a season ending, 4-3 loss to Saint Mary’s of Berkeley in the CIF NorCal Division IV Regional playoffs Tuesday.
St. Francis, MVC seeded for CIF NorCal Regional baseball playoffs
The St. Francis High and Monte Vista Christian baseball teams received first-round home games for the upcoming CIF NorCal Regional playoffs after each program won its first Central Coast Section title earlier this week.
Clutch rally earns St. Francis its first CCS baseball title
Dez Litel’s successful squeeze bunt late in the Central Coast Section Division IV Championship not only flipped the game upside down, it helped complete a storybook turnaround for St. Francis High’s senior baseball players.
St. Francis blasts Soledad in third meeting, reaches CCS D-IV baseball final
St. Francis High baseball coach Ken Nakagawa reminded his outfielders about the wind blowing from right to left field after taking infield, ahead of his team’s Central Coast Section Division IV semifinal Wednesday at historic Washington Park.
Scotts Valley’s Kain wins two of county’s five titles | CCS Track and Field Championships
The first part of the Central Coast Section Track and Field Championships looked like a Santa Cruz County showcase. Winner from Soquel. Winner from Aptos. Winner from Scotts Valley. Another winner from Scotts Valley.
Santa Cruz, St. Francis and MVC advance to semifinals | CCS baseball roundup
Johann Brooks doubled home Langston Burkett, who reached on a double, for the go-ahead run in the fifth inning, and Santa Cruz High’s baseball team made it hold up to beat Menlo-Atherton 3-2 in the first round of the Central Coast Section Division III semifinals Saturday.
No. 5 seed Soquel routs King City, moves into D-III semifinals | CCS softball roundup
Soquel High’s softball team routed host King City 14-0 in the Central Coast Section Division III quarterfinals Saturday, which was called after five innings on the 10-run mercy rule.
Four Santa Cruz County softball teams make CCS playoffs
Four Santa Cruz County softball teams qualified for the postseason and were placed in divisions. Joining Watsonville in postseason play are San Lorenzo Valley, St. Francis and Soquel.
Six Santa Cruz County baseball teams qualify for CCS playoffs
Six Santa Cruz County high school baseball teams qualified for the Central Coast Section playoffs, it was revealed at Wednesday’s seeding meeting.
14 county athletes advance from CCS track and field semifinals
Aptos High senior Elizabeth Churchill qualified for the CCS Championships in three events Saturday at Gilroy High.