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SC’s Evangeline Marheineke sets PR in mile in Oregon | Local Roundup
Santa Cruz runner Evangeline Marheineke was the highest placing local at the 2022 Nike Outdoor Nationals at Hayward Field in Eugene, Oregon, on Thursday.
Cabrillo baseball suffers costly 13-inning loss to Monterey Peninsula | Local Roundup
Kinsal Plunkett had a hit and three RBI for Cabrillo College’s baseball team, but the Seahawks lost 7-5 in 13 innings to Monterey Peninsula a pivotal Coast Conference South Division game Saturday.
Aptos’ offense unable to back Quinn Hocom in loss | High school baseball roundup
There has been a lot of talk about Aptos High’s stellar starting rotation, which features a pair of future Division I pitchers in UC Santa Barbara-committed senior Reed Moring and UCLA-committed junior Gabe Gaeckle.
Scotts Valley native Dominique Parrish wrestles to bronze at Yasar Dogu International in Turkey | Local Roundup
Team USA wrestler Dominique Parrish earned bronze in the women’s 53-kilogram freestyle division at the 50th Yasar Dogu International 2022 in Istanbul, Turkey, on Saturday.
Santa Cruz’s fate was sealed in PK shoot-out loss | NorCal soccer playoffs
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Watsonville boys get No. 2 seed in D-I; Unbeaten Santa Cruz girls left out | CIF NorCal soccer playoffs
Watsonville High’s boys soccer team, the Central Coast Section Open Division champion, was awarded the No. 2 seed for the CIF NorCal Regional playoffs on Sunday.
Previously unbeaten Cardinals endure heartbreaking finish as PK shoot-out decides D-I champ | CCS girls soccer
The Santa Cruz High girls soccer team’s dream season ended in heartbreaking fashion Saturday night.
Aptos unable to keep pace with Lowell in NorCal Invitational, takes fourth | Boys basketball
Senior center Jack Spinelli had 20 points and 13 rebounds, but the cold-shooting Mariners were unable to keep pace with Lowell of San Francisco and fell 54-33 in the third-place game in the Blue Division at Aptos.
Cabrillo men’s basketball doubles up on Foothill | Local Roundup
Sophomore guard Austin James came off the bench and scored 22 points as the Cabrillo College men’s basketball team doubled up on Foothill 91-45 in Aptos on Monday.
St. Francis’ Joshua Alvarez, Santa Cruz’s Qwentin Brown awarded National Football Foundation and College Hall of Fame scholarships
St. Francis High lineman Joshua Alvarez and Santa Cruz running back Qwentin Brown were chosen as National Football Foundation and College Hall of Fame scholarship winners for their contributions in the classroom, community and on the football field this season.
Mariners win Gilroy Tournament; Cameron Saldana named MVP | Local Roundup
Cameron Saldana had 19 points and five steals to help the Aptos High’s boys basketball team beat Lincoln 55-44 in the Bob Hagen Memorial Tournament championship at Gilroy High on Saturday.
Santa Cruz’s Evie Marheineke takes third at Nike Cross California Regional | Local Roundup
Santa Cruz’s Evie Marheineke placed third out of 55 runners in the girls championship at the NXR California Regional at Woodward Park in Fresno on Saturday.
Aptos boys basketball tops Wilcox in OT | Local Roundup
Senior guard/forward Cameron Saldana scored 23 points and the Aptos High boys basketball team beat Wilcox 58-55 in overtime Thursday.
Sharks sweep top postseason honors in Santa Lucia Division | All-PCAL Football
St. Francis running back Johrdan Garibay was named Offensive Player of the Year in the Santa Lucia Division, defensive back Charles Valencia was named Defensive Player of the Year and Noel Aquino was named Lineman of the Year.
St. Francis football rallies past Los Altos, roars into its first CCS title game
Dozens of car horns were honked by Sharks fans as they exited Los Altos’ parking lot, ready to make the hour-long trek south back home and share what they witnessed with friends and family who missed the action. It was that type of victory.
St. Francis stuns Cupertino, records first postseason win | CCS football roundup
The underdog St. Francis High football team didn’t let its No. 7 seed or the fact it had to open the playoffs on the road crush its will Saturday. Instead, the Sharks turned it into an opportunity to open some eyes.
Five county teams seeded in CCS football playoffs; four open on the road as underdogs | Local Roundup
The good news: Five Santa Cruz County football teams qualified for the upcoming Central Coast Section playoffs. The bad news: Four of them are the lower seed and will play on the road.
Scotts Valley junior Elana McGrew shoots 79 at CCS Championships | Girls golf
Scotts Valley High junior Elana McGrew held her head high after competing in the Central Coast Section Girls Golf Championships on Tuesday.
Soquel sinks Carmel, stays unbeaten in Mission Division | PCAL football roundup
Gavin Woods and Jack Fisher ran for touchdowns and Cole Johnson passed for an insurance score as Soquel beat host Carmel 21-8 to remain unbeaten in the Pacific Coast Athletic League Mission Division on Saturday.
Watsonville’s Justin Carrancho, Santa Cruz’s Rebecca Paten post wins at Little Wharf 3-Miler | Local Roundup
Watsonville’s Justin Carrancho, 26, edged Aptos High senior Trent Nosky, 17, for the overall title at the Little Wharf 3-Miler on Saturday. Santa Cruz’s Rebecca Paten, 41, was the top female, finishing 10th overall in 17:34.
Soquel’s boys water polo team wins inaugural Steve Martin Memorial Tournament | Local roundup
Soquel High’s boys water polo team won the inaugural Steve Martin Memorial Tournament at Soquel on Saturday.
SV’s Jeremy Kain runs to win at Lowell Invitational | Local Roundup
Jeremy Kain earned the win and Ryder Brabo took 10th to lead the Scotts Valley High boys cross country team to fifth place at the 26-team Lowell Invitational on Saturday.