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Donovan Williams buries winning 3 in SC Warriors’ OT win | Local Roundup
Forward Donovan Williams scored a game-high 28 points and added nine rebounds in the Santa Cruz Warriors’ 122-119 overtime win over the Texas Legends in NBA G League action at Kaiser Permanente Arena on Friday night.
Darius Best scores 26 points, helps No. 7 Cabrillo top Gavilan | Local Roundup
Sophomore guard Darius Best scored 26 points, and the Cabrillo College men’s basketball team beat visiting Gavilan 84-73 in the teams’ Coast Conference South Division game Wednesday night.
St. Francis girls basketball tops PV, remains unbeaten in Cypress Division | Local Roundup
Senior Aaliysah Gomez scored a game-high 17 points, and St. Francis High’s girls basketball team topped visiting Pajaro Valley 49-23 to remain unbeaten in Pacific Coast Athletic League Cypress Division play Monday.
Santa Cruz Warriors top Austin, push win streak to five | Local Roundup
Guard Kendric Davis made six 3-pointers and finished with a game-high 33 points to help the Santa Cruz Warriors beat the Austin Spurs 125-123 at H-E-B Center in Cedar Park, Texas, on Thursday night.
Nico Downie, MVC mow down Greenfield on basketball court | Local Roundup
Nico Downie scored a game-high 20 points, and Monte Vista Christian School’s boys basketball team knocked off Greenfield 57-49 in the teams’ Pacific Coast Athletic League Cypress Division game Tuesday.
UCSC women’s basketball breaks school records in rout of Bethesda | Local Roundup
Four UC Santa Cruz women’s basketball players recorded double-doubles, and the Banana Slugs produced a school record for points scored in a game in their 120-53 win over visiting Bethesda at the West Field House on Friday.
Rhazelle Gonzales pushes MVC girls past Stevenson with late layup | Local Roundup
Senior Rhazelle Gonzales made the go-ahead layup with 10 seconds to go, and Monte Vista Christian School’s girls basketball team beat Stevenson 24-23 in their PCAL game Thursday night.
Scotts Valley boys upset defending co-champion Aptos in SCCAL basketball opener | Local Roundup
Will Shilling made four 3-pointers and finished with 22 points, as Scotts Valley High’s boys basketball team opened Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League play with a 66-44 home win over Aptos on Tuesday.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Rosters released for 10th annual Central Coast All-Star Basketball Games
The Reggie Stephens Foundation’s 10th annual Central Coast All-Star Basketball Games will be held May 7 at Scotts Valley High.
Watsonville’s Xitlali Montesino a first-team selection in Gabilan Division | All-PCAL girls basketball
Watsonville High girls basketball standout Xitlali Montesino was a first-team selection in the Gabilan Division, the top tier of the Pacific Coast Athletic League.
St. Francis junior guard Sam Braun named MVP of Cypress Division | All-PCAL boys basketball
St. Francis High junior guard Sam Braun was named MVP of the Pacific Coast Athletic League’s Cypress Division after leading the Sharks’ boys basketball team to the title.
Pajaro Valley clinches Cypress Division boys soccer title in final match | Local Roundup
It came down to the final game of the regular-season, but Pajaro Valley High’s boys soccer team secured the Pacific Coast Athletic League Cypress Division title with its 4-1 win over host North Monterey County on Tuesday night.
Cypress Division boys basketball leader St. Francis pushes win streak to seven games | Local Roundup
Junior Ibarra scored a team-high 14 points, and the St. Francis High’s boys basketball team beat host North Salinas 63-45 on Wednesday to remain in first place in Pacific Coast Athletic League Cypress Division play.
PV boys soccer edges Rancho San Juan on PK in stoppage time | Local Roundup
Kristof Garcia scored on a pair of penalty kicks, including the winner in stoppage time, as Pajaro Valley High’s boys soccer team, the leader in the Pacific Coast Athletic League’s Cypress Division, edged second-place Rancho San Juan 3-2 on Monday.
MVC wrestler Rykin Resurreccion leads locals at PCAL Championships | Local Roundup
Monte Vista Christian School sophomore Rykin Resurreccion took second place at 132 pounds at the Pacific Coast Athletic League Wrestling Championships at Salinas High on Saturday.
Santa Cruz girls basketball records its first unbeaten SCCAL campaign in 20-plus years | Local Roundup
Senior guard Madison Yazalina had 23 points, six rebounds, four assists, and four steals, and Santa Cruz High’s girls basketball team beat Harbor 69-6 to finish Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League play unbeaten on Friday.
Harbor secures another tight win, locks up SCCAL boys soccer title | Local Roundup
Raul Calles scored on a pass from Brandon Jimenez in the 65th minute, and the Harbor High boys soccer team beat visiting Scotts Valley 1-0 to secure its second Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League title in the past four years on Tuesday night.
Banana Slugs’ unbeaten volleyball team keeps sweep train rolling | Local Roundup
The undefeated UC Santa men’s volleyball team, ranked No. 14 in the NVA/AVCA D-III Coaches Poll, swept UC Merced, an NAIA program, 25-23, 25-22, 31-29, at the West Field House on Thursday.
Late goal lifts unbeaten Aptos over Harbor in SCCAL girls soccer action | Local Roundup
Ava Churchill scored in the 70th minute, and the Aptos High girls soccer team edged host Harbor 1-0 to stay unbeaten in Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League play Tuesday.