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Singles, doubles finals set for SCCAL Girls Tennis Tournament | Local Roundup
Santa Cruz High sophomore tennis player Francesca Garces and Aptos senior Tiana Smith will square off for the girls singles title at the Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League Championships at Imperial Courts in Aptos on Wednesday at 3 p.m.
SC, Harbor to square off for SCCAL Tournament title | Girls volleyball
Santa Cruz High’s girls volleyball earned another shot at rival Harbor.
SV’s Ashley Gettleman shoots 72, repeats as league champ | SCCAL Girls Golf Championship
Scotts Valley High’s Ashley Gettleman has been relentless in her golf training over the past year, preparing for the big tournaments that await.
Cabrillo football shuts out West Hills Coalinga to guarantee .500 record | Local Roundup
Cabrillo College’s football team posted its first shutout of the season, a 24-0 win over host West Hills Coalinga on Saturday, to assure itself of at least a .500 record in its second year removed from the death penalty.
Harbor knocks off PV for first 5-win season since 2000 | High school football roundup
SANTA CRUZ — Harbor High’s football team scored 21 unanswered points to rally for a 21-6 win over visiting Pajaro Valley in the teams’ Pacific Coast Athletic League Santa Lucia Division game Friday night.
Soquel boys water polo earns retiring coach a share of SCCAL title in finale | Local Roundup
Senior Malloy Wiens had four goals, two assists, and two field blocks, and Soquel High’s boys water polo team earned a 13-1 win over visiting Aptos on Thursday in the teams’ regular-season finale.
Harbor girls volleyball sweeps rival SC again, claims SCCAL title
Harbor High’s girls volleyball team proved its sweep of powerful rival Santa Cruz a little over three weeks ago was no fluke.
Scotts Valley girls golf beats Soquel for 10-0 finish in SCCAL | Local Roundup
All four scorers for Scotts Valley High’s girls golf team shot 33 or better at DeLaveaga Golf Course on Tuesday, and the Falcons beat Soquel 120-157 to post a perfect season in the Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League.
Santa Cruz’s Judi Oyama, 63, named to 2024 USA Slalom Skateboarding Team | Local Roundup
Santa Cruz’s Judi Oyama, who turns 64 on Sunday, has been named to the 2024 USA Slalom Skateboarding Team and will represent the U.S. at the World Skate Games in Rome in September.
Santa Cruz soccer star Jocelyn Travers commits to nationally ranked Duke
Funny, Santa Cruz High soccer talent Jocelyn Travers had to be bribed with Oreo cookies to dribble the ball when she was a preschooler on the pitch. Now, it’s hard to keep the ball off her feet.
SC’s Rebecca Paten, Canada’s Michel Lavoie win Run By The Sea Half Marathon titles | Local Roundup
Santa Cruz’s Rebecca Paten and Michel Lavoie of Sainte-Adèle, Québec, Canada, won half marathon titles at the ninth annual Run By The Sea on Sunday.
Cabrillo football routs Gavilan to snap losing skid | Local Roundup
Freshman running back Peyton Hatten made himself a fixture in the end zone, and Cabrillo College’s football team shined in all three phases in its 43-7 rout of visiting Gavilan to pick up its first Coast Conference win Saturday.
Soquel rallies past Hollister, stays in hunt for Gabilan title | High school football roundup
Soquel High’s football team looked like it may be a spectator in its debut season in the prestigious Gabilan Division after being shut out by Salinas in the teams’ Pacific Coast Athletic League opener three weeks ago.
Knights slip past defending SCCAL champion Cardinals, create tie atop standings | Boys water polo
Cash Wolf and Connor Garde gave the Soquel High boys water polo team a crucial early lead early, and Malloy Wiens added to it, but it was teammate Hayes Pizzica who finished off feisty rival Santa Cruz in front of the Knights’ roaring home crowd in the teams’ epic battle Thursday night.
Soquel’s girls water polo team secures 13th straight league title | Local Roundup
Senior Amelie Stotland had five goals, one assist, and one steal to lead Soquel High’s girls water polo team beat visiting Santa Cruz 19-6 to secure no worse than a share of the Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League title on Thursday.
Losses are mounting, but Santa Cruz has a prideful squad | High school football
Santa Cruz High’s football team has been the talk of county all season. No need to sugarcoat it, the players, coaches and administration knows it’s been a hellish season, one of the school’s worst in its 100-plus year history.
SC regroups in second set, rallies past Soquel in four | SCCAL girls volleyball
Santa Cruz High’s girls volleyball team needed to knock off Soquel on Tuesday to keep alive its chances at defending its Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League title. A road win would keep the Cardinals just a game behind Harbor, with a match next week to avenge their sole league loss against the unbeaten Pirates.
Aptos girls tennis edges SV, stays unbeaten in SCCAL play | Local Roundup
Aptos High tennis teammates Natalie Victory and Neci Hoeptner won 6-1, 6-3 at No. 3 doubles to clinch the Mariners’ narrow, 4-3 win over visiting Scotts Valley in Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League play Tuesday.
Locals shine during big weekend of racing | High school cross country roundup
Scotts Valley High senior Ashlyn Boothby (17:25.8) took sixth out of 150 runners in the Bill Buettner 5K Championship race at the Asics Clovis Invitational at Woodward Park in Fresno on Saturday.
St. Francis football shuts out visiting Santa Cruz | Local Roundup
St. Francis High junior quarterback Javier Fonseca passed for three touchdowns in the first half, and the Sharks knocked off visiting Santa Cruz 39-0 in the teams’ Pacific Coast Athletic League Mission North Division game Saturday.
Scotts Valley golf team tops Aptos, remains unbeaten in SCCAL play | Local Roundup
The Scotts Valley High girls golf team stayed unbeaten in Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League play with its 121-169 win over Aptos at DeLaveaga Golf Course on Thursday.
Former UCSC basketball star Kaylee Murphy to play professionally in Portugal | Local Roundup
Kaylee Murphy, a former two-time Women’s Basketball Coaches Association All-American at UC Santa Cruz, will continue her playing career in Europe.
Santa Cruz hopes to grow after loss to powerful Leland | Girls water polo
Santa Cruz High’s girls water polo team, which has just two seniors, embraced the opportunity for growth over the outcome Wednesday.
Aptos girls tennis beats Soquel, stays unbeaten in SCCAL | Local Roundup
Tiana Smith, Coral Collins, and Aviana Andrews earned singles wins in straight sets, and Aptos High’s girls tennis team beat visiting Soquel 5-2 to stay unbeaten in Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League play Tuesday.
Sophomore Ava Decleve leads Scotts Valley runners in Daly City | Local Roundup
Scotts Valley High sophomore Ava Decleve took second out of 83 runners in the girls’ varsity race No. 1 at the Westmoor Ram Invitational in Daly City on Saturday.