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Football recruiting: McClymonds star running back chooses Cal
Jaivian Thomas becomes the first running back to commit to Cal in the 2023 recruiting class.
Four local players receive special honors | All-PCAL football
Aptos High’s Caden Prichard, Soquel’s Jordan McCord and Justice Grauel Tebong, and St. Francis’ Miguel Orozco received special honors in their respective PCAL football divisions this season.
MVC alum Brendan Doyle scores twice as College of San Mateo football team wins state title | Local Roundup
Monte Vista Christian School alum Brendan Doyle scored a pair of touchdowns, and host College of San Mateo routed Riverside 55-0 to win the CCCAA State Championship in front of 1,169 fans on Saturday.
Cabrillo basketball surrenders lead late, falls to Columbia in Saltwater Classic final | Local Roundup
The Cabrillo College men’s basketball team lost its lead late and fell to Columbia, the No. 4 ranked team in NorCal, 84-81 in the championship game of the Saltwater Classic on Sunday night in Aptos.
Watsonville, MVC to hunt for new head football coaches
Watsonville High’s administration has relieved Anthony Valdivia as head football coach following a 2-8 campaign, and Jeremiah “J.B.” Williams’ stint as head coach at Monte Vista Christian has also come to an end after a 3-7 season.
Local football players named to all-Coast Conference team | Local Roundup
Cabrillo College had four football players named first-team all-Coast Conference.
Local football players honored on all-SCIAC first team | Local Roundup
A pair of locals, Chapman University senior running back Marcos Reyes and University of Redlands senior defensive back Scott Tinsley, were named 2022 all-Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference first team.
Soquel, Aptos see season come to a close | CCS football roundup
Playing from behind the entire night and struggling to run the ball, Soquel High’s football team went to the air. Senior quarterback Cole Johnson reaped the rewards and passed for a career-high 337 yards.
Santa Cruz’s Autumn Hays shines at U.S. Air Force Super Girl Surf Pro | Local Roundup
Santa Cruz’s Autumn Hays tied for ninth place on Sunday at the World Surf League’s U.S. Air Force Super Girl Surf Pro, a Women’s Qualifying Series 3,000-point event at Jax Beach Pier in Jacksonville, Florida.
Aptos crushes Cougars, moves into D-II semifinals | CCS football
It’s hard to say what was more impressive about Aptos High in its 38-7 win over Christopher in the first round of the Central Coast Section Division II payoffs Friday night at Trevin Dilfer Memorial Field.
Soquel forces five turnovers, rolls past Terra Nova | CCS football
Soquel High’s revitalized defense allowed 6.8 points per game in its last six contests. On a cold Friday night, it stayed hot. The Knights continued their roll by forcing five turnovers, four in the first half, to spur a 28-7 victory over Terra Nova in a Central Coast Section Division III quarterfinals.
St. Francis sees Santa Teresa pull away late, loses in D-IV quarters | CCS football
Even though St. Francis High’s football team scored on its first offensive series Friday in the Central Coast Section Division IV quarterfinals, it was anything but easy.
Three county teams qualify for CCS football playoffs
Three county football teams qualified for the Central Coast Section playoffs, it was announced at Sunday’s seeding meeting.
Warriors fall to Clippers, drop to 1-1 in NBA G League | Local Roundup
Trevion Williams second double-double to open the season wasn’t enough to lead the Santa Cruz Warriors to victory on Saturday night.
Mariners stomp Hollister for share of first Gabilan Division title | High school football roundup
Aptos High’s football teams have won numerous titles during Randy Blankenship’s legendary 13-year tenure as head coach.
SLV finally set to hold 2020 Hall of Fame inductions
Talk about a delay of game, San Lorenzo Valley High is finally set to hold its Class of 2020 Hall of Fame ceremony. The event was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
County loses three teams from CCS girls volleyball playoffs | Local Roundup
The bad news? Santa Cruz County had all three of its first-round qualifiers in the Central Coast Section girls volleyball playoffs suffer losses Saturday.
Soquel completes perfect run through Mission Division, celebrates first league title since 2009 | High school football
Soquel High’s football team was heavily favored to knock off Monte Vista Christian on Friday night. The Knights left nothing for chance. It was too important a game.
St. Francis, Aptos stay in title hunt with wins | High school football roundup
St. Francis High’s football team kept its perfect season and league title hopes alive as it pulled away from Pacific Grove with three unanswered touchdowns in the second half for a 34-14 win Friday night.
Harbor volleyball wins Silver Bracket title at Spikefest II tournament | Local Roundup
Harbor High’s girls volleyball team won the Silver Bracket title at the Spikefest II tournament at Wilcox High in Santa Clara on Saturday.
St. Francis crushes King City, moves to 8-0 | High school football roundup
For the second straight week, St. Francis High’s unbeaten football team got off to a quick start.
Palma sinks Mariners with last-second field goal | High school football
Aptos High football coach Randy Blankenship called a timeout as Palma sophomore kicker Gio Gutierrez and his pink cleats looked to determine the outcome in a game pitting the top two teams in the Pacific Coast Athletic League’s prestigious Gabilan Division on Friday night.
Falcons stay in playoff hunt with narrow win over MVC | High school football roundup
Scotts Valley High’s football team ran through Monte Vista Christian’s defense for a 10-play, 64-yard touchdown drive on the first series of the teams’ Pacific Coast Athletic League Mission Division game Friday night.
Soquel dominates line of scrimmage as Knights maul Monterey | High school football
For the fans who were still trying to find parking, in line at the concessions stand, or, perhaps, blinked, they missed Soquel High put its highly anticipated football contest against Monterey away. The game was seemingly over as quickly as it started Saturday.
St. Francis tops Rancho San Juan, stays in Cypress title hunt | High school football roundup
It would have been easy for St. Francis HIgh’s football team to pack It in after taking a 19-0 lead in the first quarter of Saturday’s PCAL Cypress Division game against Rancho San Juan.