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The Pacific Coast Athletic League girls’ basketball all-league teams
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The Pacific Coast Athletic League boys basketball all-league teams
‘Soquel soft’ rears its ugly head in CCS D-III final loss to SF’s Sacred Heart Cathedral | Boys basketball
The most important thing in basketball is to put the ball through the cylinder more than your opponent. But, a close second is attitude and hustle, the belief that you’re going to dominate your opponent on both sides of the court or die trying.
CCS DV boys basketball finals: Palma falls to defending champion Priory
For the second straight year, Palma falls 66-58 to Priory in the CCS Division V boys basketball finals
Scotts Valley tops Notre Dame-Belmont for first section title | CCS girls basketball roundup
Scotts Valley High has added plenty of championship banners to its gymnasium walls since opening in 1999, just none for basketball — boys or girls — entering this season. Falcons coaches often joked about the irony.
CCS DV girls basketball finals: Palma brings home school’s first girls CCS title
Palma gains a measure of redemption, beating Castilleja 41-30 for its first CCS Division V girls basketball title
Santa Cruz Warriors unable to stop Hunter Sallis in loss to San Diego | Local Roundup
Center Charles Bassey recorded his 10th double-double of the regular season, but the Santa Cruz Warriors coughed up an early lead and lost 130-126 to the San Diego Clippers in NBA G League action at Kaiser Pernante Arena on Friday.
UC Santa Cruz guard Emilie Ngo named Coast To Coast Conference’s 2026 Player of the Year | Local Roundup
UC Santa Cruz women’s basketball talent Emilie Ngo was named the Coast To Coast Conference’s 2026 Player of the Year in addition to being an all-conference first-team selection.
Santa Cruz, Scotts Valley advance to section championships | CCS girls basketball roundup
Junior wing Mila Conn scored 17 points, and the No. 2 seed Santa Cruz High girls basketball team beat No. 3 Pioneer 54-47 in the Division III semifinals in Santa Cruz on Thursday night.
CCS boys basketball playoffs: Palma downs Pinewood, returning to Division V finals
Palma is headed to the CCS Division V finals; Pacific Grove falls in the Division IV semifinals
CCS girls basketball playoffs: Fourth quarter magic lifts Palma into Division V finals
Palma is headed to the CCS Division V girls basketball finals, rallying in the fourth quarter for a 41-34 win over Crystal Springs Upland
Cabrillo basketball tops Los Medanos, advances to second round of NorCal playoffs | Local Roundup
One by one, three veterans on the Cabrillo College men’s basketball team came to the bench early in the second half on Wednesday, a result of either foul trouble or injury.
CCS girls basketball playoffs: Alisal humbled in Open Division tournament
Alisal falls 69-32 to Pinewood in the CCS Open Division girl’s basketball playoffs
Santa Cruz Warriors come up short against host Remix in NBA G League action | Local Roundup
Double-doubles from center Charles Bassey and guard Deivon Smith weren’t enough to save the Santa Cruz Warriors from enduring a tough, 128-126 loss to the Rip City Remix in NBA G League action at the Chiles Center in Portland, Oregon, on Tuesday.
Four county squads move into semifinals | CCS basketball roundup
The No. 2 seed Scotts Valley High girls basketball team wasn’t at its best, and still it rolled to a 63-36 win over No. 7 Stevenson of Pebble Beach in the Central Coast Section Division IV quarterfinals on Tuesday.
CCS boys basketball: Breakers end Marina’s season in DIV playoffs
Pacific Grove and Palma both advanced into the CCS divisional semifinals in boys basketball
CCS girls’ basketball playoffs: Chieftains crush Eastside Prep
Palma’s defense holds Eastside Prep to one field goal in a 66-13 win in the CCS DV girls basketball quarterfinals
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Jayson Schmeisser’s career day helps Cabrillo baseball blast De Anza 26-7 | Local Roundup
Leadoff hitter Jayson Schmeisser was 7-for-7 batting with two doubles, six RBI, and five runs scored, and Cabrillo College’s baseball team blasted host De Anza 26-7 in the teams’ nonconference game in Cupertino on Saturday.
St. Francis’ boys, girls move into quarters, joined by Aptos girls | CCS basketball roundup
Robert Gomez Jr. had a hot hand again, but he wasn’t the only one as the No. 8 seed St. Francis High boys basketball beat unseeded North Valley Baptist 79-52 in the second round of the Central Coast Section Division V playoffs in Watsonville on Saturday.
CCS basketball playoffs: North Salinas boys stun Homestead
North Salinas pulls off second straight upset to advance to the CCS DI boys basketball quarterfinals
Aptos blasts Pajaro Valley in D-III opener, faces Live Oak next | CCS boys basketball roundup
The No. 9 seed Aptos High’s boys basketball team opened with a 17-0 run and beat unseeded Pajaro Valley 61-15 in the teams’ Central Coast Section Division III play-in game in Aptos on Friday.
Pajaro Valley falls to league foe King City in playoffs opener | CCS girls basketball roundup
Monique Ayala scored all nine of her points in the second half, but the No. 12 seed Pajaro Valley High girls basketball team suffered a 39-24 loss to unseeded King City in the teams’ Central Coast Section Division III play-in game Friday in Watsonville.
Anthony Romero named Cabrillo’s interim head football coach | Local Roundup
Anthony Romero has been named Cabrillo College’s interim head football coach, the Seahawks’ athletic department announced Wednesday evening.
SCCAL champ Soquel awarded top seed in CCS D-III playoffs | Boys basketball
Soquel High’s boys basketball team, enjoying the program’s first Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League title since 2013, received the No. 1 seed in Division III in the upcoming Central Coast Section playoffs.