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Five Seahawks earn all-conference football honors | Local Roundup
The Cabrillo College football team had five players named to the 2023 All-Golden Coast Conference first team.
SC surfer Kaikora ‘KK’ Nauenberg among winners at SCSSL event | Local Roundup
Santa Cruz freshman Kaikora “KK” Nauenberg was among the four division winners, as the Santa Cruz Scholastic Surf League held Contest No. 4 of the 2023-2024 season at Pleasure Point.
Isaiah Ackerman named MVP as Mariners win Gilroy’s basketball tournament | Local Roundup
Isaiah Ackerman scored 26 points, and Aptos High’s boys basketball team beat Monta Vista of Cupertino 67-45 to win the Gilroy Tournament on Saturday.
KINGS OF CALIFORNIA: Soquel’s football team dominates Jurupa Hills, rolls to CIF 4-AA state title
The Knight Train couldn’t be stopped in the CIF football playoffs.
Santa Cruz’s Zephyr Dew to play in El Salvador NORCECA Beach Volleyball Tour | Local Roundup
Santa Cruz’s Zephyr Dew, a member of the U21 Beach National Team roster, and partner Charlie Siragusa will be one of the USA teams in El Salvador NORCECA Beach Volleyball Tour.
SLV boys basketball holds off St. Francis to open Watsonville Tournament | Local Roundup
Junior Noah Steiger scored 15 points, and San Lorenzo Valley High’s boys basketball team beat St Francis 63-59 in the first round of the Watsonville Tournament on Wednesday.
Knights football coach Dwight Lowery shows up to games dressed for success
Ask any Soquel High football player and you’ll learn that coach Dwight Lowery doesn’t show up unprepared on game night. The Knights aren’t talking about Xs and Os, though that also applies, they’re referring to his stylish outfits.
Lester Quinones scores 35 points in Warriors’ loss to Ontario | Local Roundup
Golden State Warriors two-way guard Lester Quinones had 35 points, eight rebounds, and four assists, but the Santa Cruz Warriors fell 119-109 to host Ontario in NBA G League action at Toyota Arena on Tuesday night.
Soquel favored against Jurupa Hills in CIF 4-AA state football championship
There’s a fine line between confidence and overconfidence. Soquel High’s football coach Dwight Lowery intends to make sure his Knights don’t overlook their final opponent of the season — a state championship is too big a game to make such an inexcusable error.
SC surfers fair well at SLO CAL Open at Morro Bay | Local Roundup
Four Santa Cruzans, John Mel, Shaun Burns, Adam Bartlett and Sam Coffey, advanced to the Round of 32 at the World Surf League’s SLO CAL Open at Morro Bay, a Qualifying Series 1,000-point event, on Tuesday.
Harbor libero Gwen Grigsby plays big, earns league MVP honor | All-SCCAL girls volleyball
Senior libero Gwen Grigsby, who checks in at 5-foot-1, made huge contributions to Harbor High’s girls volleyball team this season and was named MVP of the Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League during all-league voting.
HEADED TO STATE: Soquel football team stomps Casa Roble for Division 4-AA NorCal Regional title
Justice Grauel-Tebong checks in at 6-foot-4, 215 pounds. So when the Soquel High running back/linebacker says he had huge holes to run through in the CIF 4-AA NorCal Regional Championship, you better believe they were massive.
Will Shilling scores 31, but Scotts Valley drops Dad’s Club opener; SC moves into semifinals | Local Roundup
Will Shilling scored 31 points for Scotts Valley High’s boys basketball team, but the Falcons lost 79-71 to Santa Teresa in the teams’ first-round game at the Dad’s Club Tournament at Santa Cruz High on Thursday.
Soquel ready to butt heads with Casa Roble Rams in CIF 4-AA NorCal Regional Bowl | High school football
Soquel High’s football team, fresh off of winning the school’s first Central Coast Section football title on Saturday, looks to extend its historic season this weekend.
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.
PCS girls soccer knocks off host Santa Cruz | Local Roundup
Pacific Collegiate School’s girls varsity soccer team opened its season with a 2-1 win at Santa Cruz on Tuesday night.
Santa Cruz suffers first loss in NBA G League Showcase Cup play | Local Roundup
Jackson Rowe came off the bench and had 19 points and four rebounds, but the Santa Cruz Warriors suffered their first loss is Showcase Cup play, 123-99, to the host Ontario Clippers in NBA G League action.
BEST KNIGHTS EVER: Soquel posts another shutout, makes history with first section title | CCS football
It took all of one play for Soquel High’s defense to impose its will in the Central Coast Section Division II Championship.
Favored Soquel ready for a battle from No. 8 seed Christopher | CCS football
CalPreps.com’s computer generated projections has Soquel High’s football team knocking off Christopher of Gilroy 21-12 in the upcoming Central Coast Section Division II Championship. It gives the Knights a 73% chance of winning.
UCSC men’s basketball falls to red-hot Menlo at KP Arena | Local Roundup
Joe Espy had 19 points and four rebounds for the UC Santa Cruz men’s basketball team, but the Banana Slugs suffered an 80-71 loss to Menlo at Kaiser Permanente Arena on Tuesday.
Soquel shuts out Monterey, advances to section final for first time since 1987 | CCS football
Someone forgot to tell Soquel High’s football team that the playoffs were supposed to get more difficult with each victory.
Soquel’s girls, boys water polo teams make early exits from CIF NorCal Regional playoffs
Soquel High’s girls water polo team gave up five answered goals to close the CIF Division I NorCal Regional quarterfinals on Tuesday night, as East Bay power Acalanes rallied for a 9-7 win to end the Knights’ season.
Locals make it look easy at CCS Cross Country Championships
Scotts Valley High senior Ashlyn Boothby earned her third straight individual Division IV title and the Falcons won their third straight team title at the Central Coast Section Cross Country Championships in Belmont on Saturday.
Soquel boys upset No. 1 Leland for first CCS title since 2002 | Water polo roundup
Soquel High’s boys water polo coach Trevor Wiens didn’t have high expectations heading into the season. He started with a small, eight-player roster after a few seniors he thought might play didn’t try out.
Soquel pulls away from previously unbeaten Carmel with dominant second half | CCS football roundup
Soquel High’s football team looked like it was going through the motions for much of the first half of its Central Coast Section Division II quarterfinal on Friday.