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Johnny Cornejo helps Aptos survive Soquel in tournament thriller | Boys basketball
Those must-see rivalry basketball games between Aptos High and Santa Cruz have company.
Aptos girls fall to Mills, take fourth in its tournament | Local Roundup
Aptos High’s girls basketball team struggled to answer Mills’ runs in the second half and suffered a 47-36 loss in the third-place game at the 10th annual Aptos High/Santa Cruz Warriors NorCal Invitational at Kaiser Permanente Arena on Saturday.
Scotts Valley pulls away from St. Francis, moves closer to .500 mark | Local Roundup
Zach Shilling scored 10 of his 22 points in the fourth quarter, and Scotts Valley High’s boys basketball team pulled away in the second half for a 75-65 nonleague win over visiting St. Francis on Friday night.
Santa Cruz knocks Washington school from unbeaten ranks | Boys basketball
Coach Lawan Milhouse has gone out of his way to schedule out-of-area teams in nonleague play to better prepare the Santa Cruz High boys basketball team for a lengthy postseason run.
Pat Spencer, Usman Garuba record double-doubles in Santa Cruz Warriors’ narrow loss | Local Roundup
Guard Pat Spencer and two-way center Usman Garuba each recorded double-doubles, but the Santa Cruz Warriors fell to Sioux Falls 105-102 in their NBA G League regular-season opener Thursday at Kaiser Permanente Arena.
Soquel stumbles in second half, loses to powerful HMB in Aptos Tournament opener | Boys basketball
Soquel High’s boys basketball team plays games four consecutive days this week, which essentially leaves it one more day to practice before opening Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League play Tuesday.
Mariner girls rout Palo Alto, move into Aptos Tournament semifinals | Local Roundup
Freshman Gabby Wickham made three 3-pointers and finished with a team-high 15 points, as Aptos High’s girls basketball team beat Palo Alto 50-17 in the opening round of the 10th annual Aptos High/Santa Cruz Warriors NorCal Invitational at Kaiser Permanente Arena on Wednesday.
Santa Cruz’s Bob Shaw to be inducted into National Lacrosse Hall of Fame | Local Roundup
Santa Cruz’s Bob Shaw, 73, will be inducted into USA Lacrosse’s National Lacrosse Hall of Fame as a member of its Class of 2023. The induction ceremony takes place at the Renaissance Baltimore Harborplace Hotel in Maryand on Jan. 6.
Santa Cruz loses lead late, rallies to win Justin-Siena Tournament title | Local Roundup
Santa Cruz High’s boys basketball team saw “Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom” on Saturday afternoon, hours before beating Justin-Siena 50-46 in the championship of Justin-Siena Tournament in Napa.
Dozen county athletes finalize their college plans | Local Roundup
A dozen more senior student-athletes in Santa Cruz County participated in signing ceremonies over the past month, finalizing their commitments to four-year universities across the nation.
UCSC women’s basketball stuns previously unbeaten Hamilton | Local Roundup
Freshman forward Alexa Litchev made a pair of free throws with no time on the clock, and the UC Santa Cruz women’s basketball team stunned previously unbeaten Hamilton of New York 61-60 in the UCSC Christmas Classic at Kaiser Permanente Arena on Thursday.
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.
Aptos boys basketball rallies, but falls short against Wilcox | Local Roundup
Isaiah Ackerman scored 25 points, but Aptos High’s boys basketball team lost 65-58 to visiting Wilcox in a nonleague game Monday night.
SC wrestler Maya Letona qualifies for 2024 Olympic Team Trials | Local Roundup
Santa Cruz’s Maya Letona took fourth place in the women’s freestyle competition at the three-day 2023 Senior Nationals at the Fort Worth Convention Center in Texas, which ended Sunday.
MVC wrestler Rykin Resurreccion dominates in San Jose | Local Roundup
Monta Vista Christian School wrestler Rykin Resurreccion took first place at 138 pounds at the seventh annual Nick Buzolich Classic at Lincoln High in San Jose on Saturday.
Santa Cruz girls hand HMB its first basketball loss | Local Roundup
Santa Cruz High’s girls basketball team held previously unbeaten Half Moon Bay to single digits in each quarter and prevailed 46-28 in nonleague action Friday in Santa Cruz.
Grueling summer training helps Soquel’s Malloy Wiens earn league MVP | All-SCCAL boys water polo
Soquel High senior water polo talent Malloy Wiens was named MVP of the Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League for the 2023 season and was named second-team All-Central Coast Section.
Soquel senior Leah Murphy named league MVP | All-SCCAL girls water polo
Soquel High senior Leah Murphy was named MVP for the Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League for the 2023 season.
UCSC’s Peyton Tazelaar, Kelly Ann Greene and Emily Pasion earn Academic All-District honors | Local Roundup
UC Santa Cruz women’s volleyball players Peyton Tazelaar, Kelly Ann Greene and Emily Pasion were named Academic All-District by the College Sports Communicators.
Lester Quinones scores 37 in Santa Cruz’s G League win over South Bay | Local Roundup
Two-way guard Lester Quinones scored a season-high 37 points, and Santa Cruz beat South Bay, 130-126, in the teams’ NBA G League Showcase Cup game at UCLA Health Training Center in El Segundo on Tuesday night.
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.
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.
Santa Cruz blasts G League Ignite with record outing | Local Roundup
Two-way guard Lester Quinones led Santa Cruz in its highest-scoring outing in franchise history, as the Warriors trounced NBA G League Ignite, 153-118, at the Dollar Loan Center in Henderson, Nevada, on Friday night.