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Santa Cruz stuns Aptos, sets up grudge match Thursday for SCCAL co-leaders | High school baseball roundup
Aptos High has three college committed arms in its starting rotation. Rival Santa Cruz proved Tuesday that it has some quality pitching, too.
Santa Cruz surfer Nat Young will open against Kelly Slater in Australia | Local Roundup
Santa Cruz’s Nat Young will face 11-time world champion Kelly Slater of Cocoa Beach, Florida, and Owen Wright of Australia in the Opening Round of the World Surf League’s Rip Curl Pro Bells Beach.
Aptos senior goalie Ulises Hernández named MVP | All-SCCAL boys soccer
Aptos High senior goalie Ulises Hernández was named MVP of the Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League.
Soquel sophomore pole vaulter Jonelle Scott posts top height in CCS this season | High school track and field roundup
Soquel High’s Jonelle Scott posted the top mark in the Central Coast Section this season in the pole vault at the Leland Quicksilver Invitational on Saturday, while Santa Cruz’s Troy Capela and PCS’s Katharina Guth shined at the Pacific Grove Rotary Invitational.
Santa Cruz staff throws shutout against Evergreen Valley | High school baseball roundup
Left-hander Oscar Knapp, right-hander Nick Lindroth, left-hander Nick Bogomilsky each threw two innings and right-hander Nico Hilger closed out the Cardinals’ 6-0 win Friday.
Cabrillo softball routs Chabot | Local Roundup
Ella Giguiere had a hit and three RBI, and the Cabrillo College softball team beat Chabot 10-0 in five innings in the teams’ Coast Conference game Tuesday in Aptos.
Aptos pitching staff records 19 strikeouts in six-inning win over Burlingame | Local Roundup
Junior right-hander Gabe Gaeckle struck out 16 batters in five innings of work, and Aptos High’s baseball beat visiting Burlingame 10-0 in a nonleague game called after six innings on the mercy rule Saturday.
Aptos’ Trent Nosky a double winner at Avis Kelley Invitational | Boys track and field roundup
Aptos High’s Trent Nosky won two individual events at the 49th Avis Kelley Invitational at Gilroy High on Saturday. The Mariners junior took first in the 800 (1:57.60) and 1,600 (4:31.20).
Aptos’ Elizabeth Churchill wins four events at Avis Kelley Invitational | Girls track and field roundup
Aptos High’s Elizabeth Churchill won four events at the Avis Kelley Invitational at Gilroy High on Saturday.
Harbor beach volleyball sweeps Scotts Valley, moves to 4-0 | Local Roundup
Gwen Grigsby and Maren O’Farrell beat Hannah Fleming and Morgan Lipman, 21-13, 17-21, 15-8 in the No. 1 match, and Harbor High’s beach volleyball team beat Scotts Valley 5-0 on Friday.
Falcons’ girls lacrosse team blasts MVC | Local Roundup
Taylor Santos, Siena Wong and Ellie Raffo each scored four goals as Scotts Valley High’s girls lacrosse team defeated Monte Vista Christian 16-2 on Thursday.
Adam Hazel steps down as St. Francis athletic director | Local Roundup
Adam Hazel will step down as athletic director of St. Francis High at the end of the 2021-22 school year, the school announced Wednesday.
Aptos boys tennis rolls past Scotts Valley | Local Roundup
Aptos High singles players Koosha Safari, Aaron Buchanan and Heath Hegna didn’t lose a game in their straight-sets wins, and the Mariners’ boys tennis team beat host Scotts Valley 6-1 in Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League play Tuesday.
Soquel rallies for win at Scotts Valley in extra innings | High school softball roundup
SCOTTS VALLEY — Carmella Muccilli’s two-run home run gave Soquel High’s softball team some insurance when she crossed home plate in the top of the ninth inning. It turned into the game-winning hit. Feisty Scotts Valley rallied in the bottom half of the inning and had the potential winning run in the batter’s box when […]
Scotts Valley’s Jeremy Kain runs to school record in 3,200 | Local Roundup
Scotts Valley High senior Jeremy Kain took ninth out of 420 runners in the 3,200-meter race at the Dublin Distance Fiesta at Dublin High on Saturday night.
St. Francis baseball produces back-to-back no-hitters | Local Roundup
Freshman Nash Horton’s dominant outing gave St. Francis High’s baseball team its second no-hitter in Pacific Coast Athletic League Mission Division play this week. Horton recorded nine strikeouts and gave up one walk over six innings as the Sharks won 10-0 over North Monterey County on Friday in a game shortened by the mercy rule. […]
Aptos boys tennis tops Soquel, stays unbeaten in SCCAL | Local Roundup
Sean Spencer and Nick Hambright won 6-4, 6-7, 7-6 at No. 2 doubles to help Aptos High’s tennis team beat host Soquel to stay unbeaten in the Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League on Thursday.
Kai Price throws no-hitter in St. Francis’ baseball win over North Salinas | Local Roundup
Kai Price threw a five-inning no-hitter as the St. Francis High baseball team beat host North Salinas 12-1 in a game shortened by the mercy rule Wednesday.
Adan Rivas hoping to be X factor for Wildcatz | Boys track and field preview
Before misfortune cruelly intervened and deprived him of one full track and field season and part of another, Adan Rivas appeared headed to become an elite sprinter for Watsonville High. Judging by the junior’s performance at last spring’s Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League meet, he still could. He’s just not as far along in his […]
St. Francis’ Alicia Mendez, SLV’s Bella Reynolds post three-homer games | Local Roundup
Alicia Mendez had a career day. She threw a no-hitter and hit three solo home runs to lead St. Francis High’s softball team past Monte Vista Christian 15-0 on Tuesday. She became the second Santa Cruz County athlete to hits three home runs in a game this season. Aptos’ Mileena Carbajal accomplished the feat last […]
Versatile Kaitlin Seigle of SLV one of county’s best | Girls track and field preview
As track-and-field runners go, Kaitlin Seigle is hard to classify. Whereas runners typically fit neatly into one of four categories – sprinters, hurdlers, or middle- or long-distance runners – the San Lorenzo Valley High junior straddles the line between sprints and middle-distance: She’s the Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League’s reigning champion in both the 400- […]
Aptos boys win Wildcat Relays; Mariner girls take second | Local Roundup
Aptos High’s boys track and field athletes won six events and claimed the team title at the 49th Wildcat Relays at Watsonville High on Saturday. Aptos senior Elizabeth Churchill was part of five top-three finishes and helped the Mariners take second
Aptos’ offense unable to back Quinn Hocom in loss | High school baseball roundup
There has been a lot of talk about Aptos High’s stellar starting rotation, which features a pair of future Division I pitchers in UC Santa Barbara-committed senior Reed Moring and UCLA-committed junior Gabe Gaeckle.
Santa Cruz rallies past Scotts Valley with timely hitting | High school baseball roundup
Santa Cruz High’s baseball team is still putting things together as it hopes to make a run at the Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League baseball title this season. It took a step forward in its latest game, thanks to some timely hitting and solid middle relief pitching in its 5-2 win over Scotts Valley on Friday.
Watsonville midfielder Adrian Rebollar, 22, signs with Monterey Bay F.C. | Local Roundup
Midfielder Adrian Rebollar, a 22-year-old Watsonville High alum, signed a pro contract with Monterey Bay F.C. in advance of its inaugural USL Championship campaign, pending league and federation approval. A former Santa Cruz Breakers Academy player, Rebollar recorded 16 goals, including seven game-winners, and 14 assists in his four-year career at California State University Monterey […]