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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.
Photo | Saint Francis hosts first games on new football field
The 2022 high school football season kicked off this weekend with local games on Friday and 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.
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.
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.
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.
Pair of Scotts Valley freshmen earn special honors | All-PCAL girls lacrosse
Scotts Valley High’s girls lacrosse team earned a share of the Pacific Coast Athletic League Gabilan Division title with Stevenson, but the Falcons were awarded two of the three major awards during all-league voting.
Mustangs cap perfect postseason with historic NorCal Regional baseball title
The Mustangs of Monte Vista Christian School circled the bases like horses on a merry-go-round Saturday, leaving their opponents’ heads spinning in front of an enthusiastic, near capacity crowd.
Mustangs baseball team trots into CIF NorCal D-V Regional championship
Clearly, the No. 1 seed is just a number to Monte Vista Christian School’s baseball team.
Jake Woods delivers MVC baseball into CIF NorCal D-V Regional semifinals
Monte Vista Christian School’s baseball team continued its historic postseason run Tuesday, ensuring that it will pen another chapter in the record book.
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.
Scotts Valley’s Jeremy Kain breezes to second at CIF State Track and Field Championships
Jeremy Kain lost his voice ahead of the 102nd CIF State Track and Field Championships. But, thank goodness, he didn’t lose his stamina and speed after graduating from Scotts Valley High on Thursday.
Three locals advance to finals at CIF State Track and Field Championships
Three athletes from Santa Cruz County advanced from the prelims at the 102nd CIF State Track and Field Championships on Friday at Veterans Memorial Stadium at Buchanan High in Clovis.
Loosey-goosey, free spirited Mustangs top Gunn for first CCS baseball title
Pitching, offense, defense and free spirited, Monte Vista Christian School’s baseball team turned in a complete game while making school history Thursday at Excite Ballpark.
MVC holds off Stevenson, advances to D-VI championship | CCS baseball
Over the hill in Santa Clara, Central Coast Section baseball playoff games were held in 95-degree heat, but on a pleasant, 65-degree evening at Sollecito Ballpark, Monte Vista Christian School head coach Johnny Ramirez was sweating more than anyone.
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.
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.
Scotts Valley, Harbor baseball teams produce walk-off wins in SCCAL Tournament | Local Roundup
Scotts Valley High’s baseball team pulled off a 6-5 come-from-behind win over Soquel on Monday to advance to the SCCAL Tournament semifinals.
Knights lead locals at CCS Swimming Championships
Soquel High juniors Matthew Elliot and Tenaya Winter both placed high in two freestyle races to lead the Santa Cruz County contingent at the Central Coast Section Swimming and Diving Championships at Saturday afternoon.
Harbor’s Gwen Grigsby, Isla Johnson win inaugural SCCAL beach volleyball title | Local Roundup
Harbor High sophomore Gwen Grigsby and freshman Isla Johnson defeated Scotts Valley’s Hannah Fleming and Morgan Lipman 21-11, 21-14 to win the inaugural Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League Beach Volleyball Championships on Saturday at Harbor High.
PCS’s Katharina Guth qualifies for CCS track and field semifinals in four events | Local Roundup
Pacific Collegiate School junior Katharina Guth placed in the top seven in four events at the Pacific Coast Athletic League Masters Meet on Friday at Gilroy High, meeting the criteria to advance to the Central Coast Section semifinals in all four events.