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Early signing period: Bay Area standouts sign with San Jose State, Cal and others
San Jose State signs several Serra standouts, Stanford’s class headlined by Mater Dei QB, Cal gets top NorCal recruit.
Cabrillo women’s basketball falls to Redwoods | Local Roundup
Freshman guard Jade Crum made three 3-pointers and finished with a game-high 15 points, but the Cabrillo College women’s basketball team lost 60-37 to visiting Redwoods on Tuesday.
Soquel’s state champion football team awarded proclamation for historic season
The sun radiated on a cloud-free day. And the stars, Soquel High’s football players, let their smiles shine brightly at Dewey Tompkins Field on Wednesday.
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.
SC resident AJ Minyard leaves it all on the field in Los Gatos’ loss in CIF 2-A State Football Championship
Santa Cruz’s AJ Minyard played his last game for Los Gatos High’s football team on Saturday night — a heartbreaking and entertaining 45-42 loss to Visalia’s Central Valley Christian in the CIF 2-A State Championship at Pasadena City College — but it may not be the final time the Wildcats’ two-sport star competes on the gridiron.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Banana Slugs win their opener at UCSC Thanksgiving Classic at KP Arena | Local Roundup
The Cabrillo College women’s volleyball team had three players, all sophomores, named to the 2023 All-Coast Conference North Division first team.
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.
Falcons’ bid to make first section final slips away in loss to Alisal | CCS football
Before the Central Coast Section football playoffs began, Scotts Valley High wanted a home playoff game more than anything, a reward for winning a league title and posting a stellar regular season.
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.
Heat draws released for O’Neill Cold Water Classic | Local Roundup
The World Surf League released the heat draw for the O’Neill Cold Water Classic, which opens Wednesday at iconic Steamer Lane in Santa Cruz.
SC’s Maya Letona to wrestle in Bill Farrell Memorial International in NYC | Local Roundup
Current U.S. Senior National Team wrestler Maya Letona will compete at 62 kg in the women’s freestyle division at the Bill Farrell Memorial International at New York Athletic Club in New York City on Friday.
Peyton Hatten rushes for 347 yards as Cabrillo football stuns Hartnell | Local Roundup
Freshman running back Peyton Hatten rushed for 347 yards and a touchdown on 36 carries, and the Cabrillo College football team stunned host Hartnell, 28-13, in the teams’ Coast Conference game Saturday night.
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.
Soquel, Scotts Valley to represent county in section football playoffs | CCS seeding
Only two football teams from Santa Cruz County, Soquel and Scotts Valley, qualified for the upcoming Central Coast Section playoffs.
Cabrillo men’s water polo takes third at conference championships | Local Roundup
The Cabrillo College men’s water polo team took third place at the Coast Conference Championships at Merced College over the weekend.
Dominic Pierini earns another county passing record as MVC wins as time expires | High school football roundup
Junior quarterback Dominic Pierini connected with receiver Nico Downie for a 50-yard touchdown as time expired to lift Monte Vista Christian School’s football team to a 42-35 win over host St. Francis in the teams’ thrilling regular-season finale Saturday.
Soquel gets first win over Aptos since ’09, takes second place in PCAL Gabilan Division | High School Football Roundup
Aptos High’s football team was intent of sending retiring coaching legend Randy Blankenship out with a win in its regular-season finale Friday, but rival Soquel took its game to another level to pull away in the second half.
Harbor gets revenge on Mercy, advances to D-IV championship | CCS Girls Volleyball Roundup
The stakes were high for Harbor High’s girls volleyball team on Thursday night, and the Pirates rose to the occasion against a fierce foe.