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St. Francis’ youth-laden girls basketball team keeps rolling in PCAL’s Cypress Division | Local Roundup
Freshmen guard Liliana Whitmeyer scored a game-high 21 points to help St. Francis High’s girls basketball team beat visiting Greenfield 67-38 and remain unbeaten in Pacific Coast Athletic League Cypress Division play Thursday.
Soquel girls open SCCAL soccer action with win over SLV | Local Roundup
Arden Salles set up a pair of goals, and Soquel High’s girls soccer team beat San Lorenzo Valley 3-0 to open Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League play Tuesday.
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The Monterey Herald’s boys and girls Athletes of the Week
St. Francis tops Soledad, gains sole possession of Cypress Division lead | Local Roundup
Sophomore guard Isaiah Villalobos scored 13 of his team-high 19 points in the fourth quarter, and St. Francis High boys basketball team knocked off Soledad to gain sole possession of the Pacific Coast Athletic League Cypress Division lead Saturday.
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The Monterey Herald’s boys and girls Athletes of the Week
Girlz N The Hoodies: Santa Cruz basketball team wins Dragons New Year’s Tournament in Hollywood | Local Roundup
Santa Cruz High’s girls basketball team produced a Hollywood finish at the Dragons New Year’s Tournament in Los Angeles on Saturday.
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The Monterey Herald’s boys and girls Athletes of the Week
Aptos upsets Los Gatos in OT thriller, advances to tournament championship at KP Arena | High school basketball roundup
Senior guard/forward Isaiah Ackerman scored six points in overtime, and Aptos High’s boys basketball team earned its biggest win on the young season to advance from the semifinals at the 11th Aptos/Santa Cruz Warriors NorCal Invitational at Kaiser Permanente Arena on Friday.
Preps of the Week
The Monterey Herald’s boys and girls Athletes of the Week
Preps of the Week
The Monterey Herald’s boys and girls Athletes of the Week
Preps of the Week
The Monterey Herald’s boys and girls Athletes of the Week
Robert Gomez opens with school-record nine 3s in Sharks’ basketball rout | Local Roundup
Robert Gomez made a school-record nine 3-pointers and scored 29 points, and St. Francis High’s boys basketball team routed Anzar 92-23 in the teams’ season opener Monday.
St. Francis freshman Maya Calfee named MVP of Cypress Division | All-PCAL girls basketball
Nice work, “Glasses.” St. Francis High freshman guard Maya Calfee, who opts to play basketball wearing her everyday spectacles instead of sturdier, less expensive goggles, said she heard the “glasses” reference often.
PCS’s Elias Golino named Santa Lucia Division MVP | All-PCAL boys basketball
Pacific Collegiate School basketball player Elias Golino was one of the Pacific Coast Athletic League’s dominant players a year ago, but his goal of securing top honors during postseason accolades was derailed by a late season injury and a pair of late-season losses to Anzar.
Aptos’ boys, girls teams prevail in overtime in SCCAL Tournament semis | Local Roundup
Freshman guard Gabby Wickham scored nine of her season-high 35 points in overtime, as Aptos High’s girls basketball team beat host Scotts Valley 62-53 in the Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League Tournament semifinals on Thursday.
Aptos boys soccer shuts out SC, stays in SCCAL title hunt | Local Roundup
Esteban Garcia had a goal and an assist, and Aptos High’s boys soccer team stayed in the Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League title hunt with its 3-0 win over Santa Cruz on Wednesday night.
UCSC women’s basketball breaks school records in rout of Bethesda | Local Roundup
Four UC Santa Cruz women’s basketball players recorded double-doubles, and the Banana Slugs produced a school record for points scored in a game in their 120-53 win over visiting Bethesda at the West Field House on Friday.
Aptos girls soccer hands SC its worst loss in at least two decades | Local Roundup
Anahi Macias scored twice, and Aptos High’s girls soccer team produced a season-high goal total in its 7-0 win over visiting Santa Cruz in the teams’ Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League game Thursday night.
Lester Quinones scores 37 in Santa Cruz’s G League win over South Bay | Local Roundup
Two-way guard Lester Quinones scored a season-high 37 points, and Santa Cruz beat South Bay, 130-126, in the teams’ NBA G League Showcase Cup game at UCLA Health Training Center in El Segundo on Tuesday night.
Soquel basketball sinks Soledad for first win | Local Roundup
Nico Ramirez scored 16 points, and the Soquel High boys basketball team beat Soledad 68-44 in nonleague play on Wednesday.
Watsonville’s Xitlali Montesino a first-team selection in Gabilan Division | All-PCAL girls basketball
Watsonville High girls basketball standout Xitlali Montesino was a first-team selection in the Gabilan Division, the top tier of the Pacific Coast Athletic League.
St. Francis junior guard Sam Braun named MVP of Cypress Division | All-PCAL boys basketball
St. Francis High junior guard Sam Braun was named MVP of the Pacific Coast Athletic League’s Cypress Division after leading the Sharks’ boys basketball team to the title.
Sophomore Tiera O’Connor’s big outing helps Santa Cruz reach D-III final | CCS girls basketball
Sophomore Tiera O’Connor missed her first three attempts from beyond the arc Thursday. Admittedly, her confidence took a hit, but not so much so that she’d stop shooting.
Elias Golino, PCS pull away from Anthony Toriz-led Ceiba | Local Roundup
Two of the top boys basketball scorers in Central Coast Section, Ceiba’s Anthony Toriz and Pacific Collegiate School’s Elias Golino, squared off again Friday at Gateway School in Santa Cruz on Friday night. And neither did anything to disappoint.