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Kirby boys volleyball falls to Palma in CCS play-in match | Local Roundup
Kirby School’s boys volleyball team, the Pacific Coast Athletic League Cypress Division champion, lost 25-10, 25-27, 25-21, 25-20 to Palma in a Central Coast Section play-in game at Santa Cruz High on Thursday.
Mariah Segura hits three HRs, drives in 7 in Wildcatz’s walk-off win in ninth | Local Roundup
Mariah Segura hit three of Watsonville HIgh’s five home runs as the Wildcatz softball team earned a thrilling, 16-15 walk-off win over San Benito in nine innings Wednesday.
Local trio makes college commitments | Local Roundup
Monte Vista Christian School’s Jack Brothers and Ryan Kenyon, and St. Francis’ Charlie Valencia made college commitments and will continue their athletic careers.
Santa Cruz’s Autumn Hays, John Mel take fifth at Jack’s Surfboards Pro | Local Roundup
Santa Cruz’s Autumn Hays tied for fifth place Sunday at the World Surf League’s Jack’s Surfboards Pro, a Women’s Qualifying Series 1,000-point event in Huntington Beach.
Harbor wins finale, earns share of SCCAL beach volleyball title | Local Roundup
Harbor High’s beach volleyball team used three forfeits for a 5-0 sweep of Mount Madonna on Friday to finish the Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League regular season with a share of the title.
Watsonville’s Mayra Peralta-Celedon blazes to wins | PCAL Track and Field
Senior Mayra Peralta-Celedon ran two of the fastest sprint races in Watsonville High’s track and field history Friday.
Walks, misplayed popup costly for St. Francis in loss to Soledad | PCAL baseball roundup
St. Francis High’s offense did enough Wednesday against Soledad ace Eric Segura and his future NCAA Division I arm. The Sharks’ pitching and defense? Well, the Sharks know they have a better game in them.
St. Francis senior Julian Vargas sets school record in PCAL Track and Field Trials
St. Francis senior Julian Vargas took second place in the 1,600-meter race in a school-record 4:27.40 at the PCAL Cypress Division Trials at Pacific Grove High on Tuesday.
Aptos softball rallies for walk-off win over Scotts Valley in 8 innings | Local Roundup
Bailey Fulton was 2 for 4 with the game-winning RBI in the eighth inning, as Aptos High’s softball team earned a 4-3, walk-off win over visiting Scotts Valley in the teams’ Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League thriller Monday.
Scotts Valley’s Jeremy Kain, MVC’s Clayton King produce big outings at CCS Top 8 meet | Boys track and field
Scotts Valley High senior Jeremy Kain and Monte Vista Christian senior Clayton King had huge showings at the prestigious CCS Top 8 track and field meet in Los Gatos on Friday.
Aptos star Elizabeth Churchill reaches new heights at CCS Top 8 meet | Girls track and field
Aptos High senior Elizabeth Churchill had plenty of bounce in her step Friday. Before, during and after the prestigious CCS Top 8 meet at Los Gatos High.
Aptos’ boys golf team slips past SC, wins SCCAL title | Local Roundup
Aptos High’s golf team pulled out a 209-214 win over Santa Cruz to remain unbeaten and claim the Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League title Thursday at DeLaveaga Golf Course.
Santa Cruz’s beach volleyball win over Harbor creates logjam atop standings | Local Roundup
Santa Cruz High’s girls beach volleyball team knocked off host Harbor 4-1 on Wednesday and create a three-team tie atop the SCCAL standings.
Ally Carmona, Rylee Gomez homer in Wildcatz’s win | Local Roundup
Ally Carmona and Rylee Gomez hit home runs and Watsonville High’s softball team beat North Salinas 9-5 in the teams’ Pacific Coast Athletic League Gabilan Division on Monday.
Aptos talent Elizabeth Churchill wins four events at Soquel Invitational | High school track and field roundup
Elizabeth Churchill posted four of her team’s five wins to lead the Aptos High track and field team to the girls’ title at the 17-team Soquel Invitational on Saturday.
Alicia Mendez, Aaliysah Gomez combine efforts in St. Francis’ perfect game | Local Roundup
Alicia Mendez and Aaliysah Gomez combined to throw a perfect game in St. Francis High’s 11-0 softball win at Rancho San Juan on Wednesday in nonleague action.
Santa Cruz stuns Aptos, sets up grudge match Thursday for SCCAL co-leaders | High school baseball roundup
Aptos High has three college committed arms in its starting rotation. Rival Santa Cruz proved Tuesday that it has some quality pitching, too.
Santa Cruz surfer Nat Young will open against Kelly Slater in Australia | Local Roundup
Santa Cruz’s Nat Young will face 11-time world champion Kelly Slater of Cocoa Beach, Florida, and Owen Wright of Australia in the Opening Round of the World Surf League’s Rip Curl Pro Bells Beach.
Cabrillo baseball scores season-high 19 runs in rout of De Anza | Local Roundup
Kinsal Plunkett, Javier Felix and Lucas Rexin each had three hits, and Cabrillo College’s baseball team routed De Anza 19-5 in the teams’ Coast Conference South Division game Thursday in Aptos.
MVC guard Paloma Ramirez commits to UC Merced | Girls basketball
Paloma Ramirez, a 5-foot-8 senior guard for Monte Vista Christian School’s basketball team, has signed a National Letter of Intent to compete for UC Merced, an NAIA program.
Watsonville baseball rallies past St. Francis | Local Roundup
Senior right-hander Jayden Cardona and sophomore right-hander Adrian Leon threw a combined three-hitter as Watsonville High’s baseball team beat visiting St. Francis in the teams’ Pacific Coast Athletic League Mission Division game Wednesday.
Hot bats help SLV baseball earn first win streak | Local Roundup
Blaine Mitchell had two hits, two RBI and a run scored in San Lorenzo Valley High’s 11-3 win over Monte Vista Christian in nonleague baseball action Tuesday.
Aptos’ Elizabeth Churchill places in top 5 in three events at Stanford Invite | Local Roundup
Aptos senior Elizabeth Churchill won the high jump and took fourth in the 100-meter hurdles on Day 2 of the Stanford Invitational in Palo Alto on Saturday.
Santa Cruz staff throws shutout against Evergreen Valley | High school baseball roundup
Left-hander Oscar Knapp, right-hander Nick Lindroth, left-hander Nick Bogomilsky each threw two innings and right-hander Nico Hilger closed out the Cardinals’ 6-0 win Friday.
Jojo Keldsen Jr. strikes out 12 in MVC’s win over Watsonville | Local Roundup
Junior right-hander Jojo Keldsen Jr. delivered a masterful outing in the Monte Vista Christian School’s 3-1 baseball win at crosstown foe Watsonville on Wednesday.