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St. Francis wins softball opener with walk-off double against Scotts Valley | Local Roundup
Alicia Mendez hit an RBI double to give St. Francis High’s softball team a 5-4, walk-off win against Scotts Valley in its season opener Monday.
SC surfer Nat Young advances at CT event in Portugal | Local Roundup
Santa Cruz surfer Nat Young advanced from his opening heat Friday at the World Surf League’s MEO Pro Portugal, event No. 3 on the Men’s Championship Tour in Peniche, Portugal. Young, ranked No. 16 of the CT through two events, took second in the final heat of the Opening Round. He posted a two-wave score […]
Cabrillo wins NorCal basketball opener, faces No. 1 CCSF next | Local Roundup
Austin James scored 17 points to lead the Cabrillo College men’s basketball team past American River 83-64 in the first round of the CCCAA NorCal Regional playoffs in Sacramento on Tuesday night. Alphonse Alfred scored 12 points for the Seahawks and Samy Buteau added 10 points in the win. The Seahawks (18-11) play at No. […]
No. 15 Aptos loses lead late, falls short in upset bid at No. 2 Oakland | NorCal Regional Roundup
OAKLAND — Six-time NBA All-star Damian Lillard roamed the hallways and basketball court at Oakland High 14 years ago. “Dame Time” refers to Lillard’s history of making clutch shots. On the same floor on Tuesday night, it was “Cam Time” as Aptos senior point guard Cameron Saldana led his 15th-seeded Mariners to the precipice of […]
Aptos, Santa Cruz boys basketball teams seeded in D-III | CIF NorCal Playoffs
If there’s to be a fourth meeting between the Aptos High and Santa Cruz boys basketball teams, it’ll be one heck of a story. The Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League co-champions were both seeded in the CIF NorCal Regional Division III playoffs on Sunday — as the two lowest seeds. So, if they’re to meet, […]
Cameron Saldana’s heroics not enough for Mariners to unseat Burlingame as champ | CCS boys basketball
Not even one of the most spectacular individual outings in Central Coast Section playoff history could lead the No. 4 seed Aptos High’s boys basketball team past the defending D-III champions.
Aptos edges Santa Cruz in grudge match, advances to D-III championship | CCS boys basketball
SANTA CRUZ — With its top two players, senior guard Cameron Saldana and center Jack Spinelli, fouled out, Aptos High turned to its unsung heroes to deliver Aptos High’s boys basketball team its biggest win of the season in front of a capacity crowd. Senior forward Marcel Martin made a wide-open layup on an inbounds […]
Aptos ousted by No. 1 seed Capuchino in D-III semifinals | CCS girls basketball
SAN BRUNO — Aptos High’s girls basketball season ended with a spirited performance in the Central Coast Section Division III semifinals, as talented Capuchino prevailed 60-45 on Thursday night. The locker room door opened after the Mariners’ post-game meeting and the players were greeted with applause. They embraced their parents and fans, tears were shed, […]
Santa Cruz’s bid for D-III section title repeat ends against unheralded Mills | CCS basketball roundup
Every year in the Central Coast Section basketball playoffs, there’s a team that slips under the radar. A program that gets hot late in the regular season, slips into postseason play and pulls off a massive upset or two.
Third narrow loss to Oakwood ends PCS’s season, Douyon’s stellar prep career | CCS boys basketball
Malachi Douyon, the most prolific scorer in Pacific Collegiate School’s boys basketball history, saw his high school career come to end Tuesday in the Central Coast Section Division V quarterfinals.
Kaitlin Imai scores 35 points in Scotts Valley’s D-IV win over Carmel | CCS basketball roundup
Senior guard Kaitlin Imai made nine 3-pointers and finished with 35 points as the No. 4 seed Scotts Valley High girls basketball team beat the No. 5 Carmel 51-32 in the Central Coast Section Division IV quarterfinals on Tuesday.
MVC survives PK shoot-out at Soledad in CCS quarterfinals | Local Roundup
The No. 8 seed Monte Vista Christian School girls soccer team advanced to the the Central Coast Section Division IV semifinals on Monday in Soledad, stunning No. 1 Aztecs 3-1 in a penalty shoot-out to complete Saturday’s controversial quarterfinal.
PCS girls fall short against Cristo Rey in D-V playoffs | CCS Basketball Roundup
Pacific Collegiate School’s girls basketball team continued to build for the future in its final game of the season Saturday night.
Santa Cruz’s Nat Young ties for ninth at Hurley Pro Sunset Beach | Local Roundup
The waves were there, but the ones Santa Cruz’s Nat Young dropped in on didn’t offer him much during his afternoon heat at the World Surf League’s Hurley Pro Sunset Beach on Wednesday in Oahu, Hawaii.
Trio of county teams out for bragging rights, CCS title in D-III playoffs | Girls basketball
Three of the four girls basketball teams who took turns beating each other up in the Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League will compete in the same division for the upcoming Central Coast Section playoffs. In all, five county teams qualified for postseason.
Santa Cruz seeded No. 1 in D-III; Five county teams make CCS playoffs | Boys basketball
The Aptos High and Santa Cruz boys basketball teams, co-champions of the Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League, could square off in the Central Coast Section semifinals, if they win their playoff openers. The rivals split their regular-season meetings.
Wildcatz’s boys basketball team wins share of PCAL’s Santa Lucia Division title | Local Roundup
At the outset of each basketball season, Watsonville High coach Marcus Northcutt and assistant Mike Blum tell the Wildcatz how cool it would be if they won a league title: In addition to adding a championship banner to the school’s gymnasium walls, years later, they could come back and see their banner and cherish that […]
UCSC rally falls short against nation’s top-ranked D-III women’s basketball team | Local Roundup
Junior guard/forward Ashley Kowack scored 25 points, but the UC Santa Cruz women’s basketball team suffered a 74-70 loss to Christopher Newport, the nation’s top-ranked NCAA Division III team, on Saturday.
Dez Litel lifts St. Francis over MVC with OT 3-pointer | Local Roundup
Dez Litel produced the game winning 3-pointer in overtime as St. Francis High’s boys basketball beat crosstown rival Monte Vista Christian 59-57 on senior night Friday.
Santa Cruz’s unbeaten girls soccer team earns SCCAL title outright | Local Roundup
Julia Moore had two goals and an assist to help Santa Cruz High’s girls soccer team beat host Harbor 6-0 and win the Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League title outright Thursday night.
Santa Cruz tops Soquel, earns share of SCCAL boys basketball title with Aptos | Local Roundup
Aden Cury and Kosi Warren-House posted double-doubles to help Santa Cruz High’s boys basketball team beat Soquel 76-25 on Tuesday and earn a share of the Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League title with Aptos.
Santa Cruz tops SLV in shortened match, clinches SCCAL girls soccer title | Local Roundup
The Santa Cruz High girls soccer team clinched no worse than a share of the Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League title with its 8-0 win over host San Lorenzo Valley on Tuesday.
Austin James scores 33 points, Joe Rush produces game winner in Cabrillo’s narrow road win | Local Roundup
Joe Rush III scored with 10 seconds left and the Cabrillo College men’s basketball team edged host Napa Valley 79-78 in nonconference action Monday.
Danisha Nunez becomes first Watsonville female to win PCAL wrestling title | Local Roundup
Junior Danisha Nunez became the first Watsonville High athlete to win a title at the Pacific Coast Athletic League Girls Wrestling Championships at Alvarez High on Saturday.
UCSC women’s basketball scores school-record 117 points in rout of La Verne | Local Roundup
Harbor High junior wrestler Diallo Thomas won the title at 162 pounds at the 12th annual Colt Invitational at El Camino High in South San Francisco on Saturday.