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Pajaro Valley football ends shutout skid, but St. Francis prevails in nonleague game | Local Roundup
Javier Fonseca threw two touchdown passes and rushed for another, and St. Francis High’s football team beat visiting Pajaro Valley 28-13 on Saturday in Watsonville.
Soquel’s defense flexes muscles in win over Scotts Valley | High school football
Cade Petersen, a 6-foot-1, 220-pound linebacker/defensive end for Soquel High’s football team was a presence in rival Scotts Valley’s offensive backfield for much of the teams’ nonleague football game Thursday night.
Unbeaten Santa Cruz holds off Soquel in five sets | SCCAL girls volleyball
Soquel High’s girls volleyball team visited Santa Cruz with a sense of urgency Thursday.
Santa Cruz sweeps Aptos in SCCAL volleyball action | Local Roundup
Senior middle blocker Daisy Manako had eight kills and three blocks, and Santa Cruz High’s girls volleyball team swept visiting Aptos, 25-12, 25-15, 25-16, to stay unbeaten in Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League play Tuesday.
SF’s Tom De Bruyn, SJ’s Anna Guzman win Ironman 70.3 Santa Cruz titles | Local Roundup
San Francisco’s Tom De Bruyn and San Jose’s Anna Guzman won Ironman 70.3 Santa Cruz titles on Sunday.
Evie Marheineke, Ashlyn Boothby, and Eli Fitchen-Young win titles at cross country races | Local Roundup
Local standouts Evie Marheineke, Ashlyn Boothby and Eli Fitchen-Young won cross country races on Saturday.
Abigail Higgins scores 10 goals in Harbor’s girls water polo rout of Hollister | Local Roundup
Junior Abigail Higgins scored a career-high 10 goals to go along with two assists, and three steals, and the Harbor High girls water polo team routed Hollister 26-4 in the teams’ nonleague game in Santa Cruz on Thursday.
Harbor edges Soquel in five-set thriller | High school volleyball roundup
In a tight, thrilling match of mini surges, Harbor High’s girls volleyball team gained a lead and rival Soquel rallied back.
Limited-roster Santa Cruz cancels Friday’s game against rival Soquel | High school football
Santa Cruz High canceled this year’s varsity football game against rival Soquel on Wednesday.
Defending champ Santa Cruz opens SCCAL with sweep of Mount Madonna | Local Roundup
Santa Cruz High’s girls volleyball team cruised to a 25-13, 25-10, 25-9 sweep of Mount Madonna on Tuesday night to open its title defense in Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League play.
SC native Lynden Gooch, 27, signs two-year deal with Stoke City F.C. | Local Roundup
Lynden Gooch, a 27-year-old Santa Cruz native and former Soquel High standout, has signed a two-year deal with Stoke City F.C. of the English Football League Championship.
Watsonville shuts out PV in Belgard Kup rivalry game | High school football roundup
Marcus Northcutt’s first win as a varsity football coach was a big one: Watsonville High beat crosstown foe Pajaro Valley 12-0 in the Belgard Kup rivalry game Friday night in front of 1,500 fans.
Santa Cruz cancels PCAL crossover game against Hollister | High school football
Santa Cruz High’s football team, which suited 23 players in its 40-0 loss to Harbor on Friday, has cancelled its Sept. 16 home game against powerful Hollister, Cardinals brass said Wednesday evening.
SC skateboarder Judi Oyama, 63, takes second at US slalom championships | Local Roundup
Santa Cruz slalom skateboarder Judi Oyama, 63, placed second at the U.S. National Championships, held in Vista over the weekend.
Harbor girls volleyball takes second at Rumble at the Rock in Morro Bay | Local Roundup
Harbor High’s girls volleyball team went 6-2 to place second at the Rumble at the Rock Tournament in Morro Bay on Saturday.
Soquel unable to slow Los Gatos’ pass attack, drops opener | High school football
Soquel High football coach Dwight Lowery wanted his Knights to face quality opponents in nonleague to better prepare them for their first season in the Pacific Coast Athletic’s powerful Gabilan Division, so he booked to a two-year contract with Los Gatos, a 15-time Central Coast Section champion.
Aptos, newcomer Soquel ready to battle in powerful PCAL Gabilan Division | KICKOFF 2023
If you’re affiliated with Aptos High’s football program in any capacity — player, coach, family member, fan or alumni — you don’t have just one game circled on the calendar at the outset of the season. Not when you compete in the prestigious Gabilan Division, the top tier of the Pacific Coast Athletic League. Every week is a high-stakes affair.
Cap-Soquel Majors All-Stars suffer first loss in NorCal State Tournament | Local Roundup
Capitola-Soquel’s Majors All-Stars suffered a 7-0 loss to Bollinger Canyon in the NorCal State Majors All-Stars Tournament at Hoover Tyler Little League in Stockton on Sunday.
Soquel talent Kayla Matthies commits to play for UC Santa Barbara | Girls water polo
Incoming Soquel HIgh senior Kayla “KK” Matthies loves beach communities, especially Santa Barbara. She said it’s a place she can envision living after graduating college.
Beach volleyball star Jessie Dueck commits to powerhouse UCLA
One of the nation’s top beach volleyball players, Jessie Dueck’s email inbox was slammed with interest minutes after it turned June 15 — the first day college coaches can contact high school players who have completed their sophomore season.
Santa Cruz native Natalia Grossman, 21, wins third straight IFSC Boulder World Cup season title | Local Roundup
Santa Cruz native Natalia Grossman won the overall IFSC Boulder World Cup title for a third straight season with her silver medal finish at Innsbruck on Thurday.
Aptos’ Matt Hood, SC’s Oscar Knapp named co-Players of the Year | All-SCCAL baseball
Aptos High junior Matt Hood helped the Mariners’ baseball team repeat as Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League champion, and Santa Cruz senior Oscar Knapp helped the runner-up Cardinals stay right on their stern.
SLV’s Alyssa Struthers, Amelia Sizemore garner top honors | All-SCCAL softball
San Lorenzo Valley HIgh’s Alyssa Struthers and Amelia Sizemore were solid softball players a year ago, when they helped their team earn a share of the Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League title. They were even better this season in helping the Cougars win the title outright.
County players sweep special honors | All-PCAL girls lacrosse
Santa Cruz County girls lacrosse teams earned a sweep of top individual honors during all-Pacific Coast Athletic League Gabilan Division voting.
Santa Cruz’s Kona Hickey named SCCAL MVP | Boys volleyball
Senior middle blocker/outside hitter Kona Hickey didn’t have eye popping numbers on the court for Santa Cruz High’s successful and balanced boys volleyball team, but his talent, leadership and passion for the game were undeniable.