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Scotts Valley’s Ashlyn Boothby breaks school records in wins | High school track and field roundup
Scotts Valley High junior Ashlyn Boothby set school records in both the 1,600 and 3,200-meter races and earned a pair of wins at the Dublin Distance Fiesta at Dublin High on Saturday. Junior Braylon Noble set Soquel’s record in the high jump at the Garlic Classic.
Dillyn Vasconcellos hits for cycle, helps Cabrillo softball sweep doubleheader | Local Roundup
Second baseman Dillyn Vasconcellos hit for the cycle — single, double, triple and home run — drove in three runs and scored twice as the Cabrillo College softball team routed Mendocino 13-0 in the opener of their nonconference doubleheader Friday.
UCSC basketball talent Kaylee Murphy repeats as All-American | Local Roundup
UC Santa Cruz senior forward Kaylee Murphy was named an NCAA Division III Honorable Mention All-American by the Women’s Basketball Coaches Association on Thursday.
Soaked fields, continued rainfall creating scheduling mayhem | High school sports
High school sports programs throughout Santa Cruz County have seen their share of canceled and rescheduled contests during the wet winter, and it could get worse, depending on how many storms continue to pelt the region.
SC baseball topples Wilcox with six-run eighth inning | Local Roundup
Oscar Knapp had three hits, three RBI, and a run scored, and Santa Cruz High’s baseball team scored six runs in the eighth inning to pull out a 9-3 win over host Wilcox in Santa Clara on Monday.
Soquel, SLV ready to battle for SCCAL title after sharing crown in ’22 | High school softball preview
Nevaeh Martinez is taking on a new role for Soquel High and leading a team loaded with new faces. San Lorenzo Valley’s Amelia Sizemore, meanwhile, heads a largely intact squad with four All-Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League first-team selections returning, counting herself.
Santa Cruz surfer Nat Young ties for 17th at MEO Rip Curl Pro Portugal | Local Roundup
Santa Cruz surfer Nat Young tied for 17th and earned 1,330 points on Sunday at the World Surf League’s MEO Rip Curl Pro Portugal, event No. 3 on the Championship Tour at Peniche, Leiria, Portugal.
St. Francis’ Diego Ramirez named PCAL Scholar-Athlete Award winner | Local Roundup
St. Francis High’s Diego Ramirez and Jayna Schalesky of Rancho San Juan were announced Thursday as the Pacific Coast Athletic League’s 2023 Central Coast Section Scholar-Athlete Award winners.
SC’s Jocelyn Travers, Aptos’ Summer Jacob share top honor | All-SCCAL girls soccer
Santa Cruz High sophomore midfielder Jocelyn Travers showcased her knack for putting the soccer ball in the net this season, and Aptos senior midfielder Summer Jacob showed her penchant for preventing talented forwards from finishing.
Harbor girls beach volleyball beats Scotts Valley | Local Roundup
Three of five matches were decided by a third set, as Harbor High’s girls beach volleyball team beat Scotts Valley 4-1 in Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League play Wednesday.
Scotts Valley track standout Sam Freeman signs with NCAA D-I Fordham University
Sam Freeman joined Scotts Valley High’s track and field program by default two years ago. Lacrosse, his primary sport, was canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Santa Cruz tennis opens SCCAL play with sweep of SLV | Local Roundup
Che Castro, Jake Smith, Will Sommer and Julian Arulanantham earned singles wins, the Santa Cruz High’s boys tennis team opened the 2023 Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League season with a 7-0 win over host San Lorenzo Valley on Tuesday.
Santa Cruz senior Claire Thompson named MVP | All-SCCAL girls basketball
Santa Cruz High senior guard/forward Claire Thompson was named MVP of the Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League by league coaches.
UCSC’s Shea Wissler qualifies for NCAA Indoor Championships | Local Roundup
UC Santa Cruz senior Shea Wissler qualified for the 2023 NCAA Indoor Championships with his first-place finish in the heptathlon at the Midwest Qualifier at Wartburg College in Waverly, Iowa, on Saturday.
Mason Borrego, Micah Cervantes help St. Francis baseball knock off Scotts Valley | Local Roundup
Mason Borrego had three hits, an RBI, and scored twice, and St. Francis High’s baseball team, the defending Central Coast Section Division IV champion, opened its season with a 7-1 nonleague win over host Scotts Valley on Friday.
Santa Cruz’s season ends with upset in second round of NorCal playoffs | Girls basketball
After its historic CIF NorCal Regional girls basketball victory on Tuesday, Santa Cruz High faced an underseeded section champion in a Division V quarterfinal with Valley Christian Academy of Roseville. In a wild back-and-forth contest on Thursday, both teams traded scoring droughts and runs, attacked on fast breaks and lost the ball on turnovers. Amid a boatload of fouls.
Santa Cruz’s Aden Cury repeats as MVP | All-SCCAL boys basketball
Santa Cruz High senior guard/center Aden Cury repeated as MVP of the Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League following a vote from league coaches.
SC unable to keep pace with San Joaquin Memorial in CIF D-II NorCal Regional playoffs opener | Boys basketball
Santa Cruz High’s dominant showing on the hardwood during the regular season did its boys basketball team no favors in the postseason.
Santa Cruz rolls in first round of CIF NorCal Regional playoffs | Girls basketball
After a tight opening quarter, Santa Cruz High’s girls basketball team put on a thumping worthy of its No. 2 seed.
MVC girls lacrosse beats Harker, moves to 2-0 | Local Roundup
Monte Vista Christian School’s girls lacrosse team beat Harker 17-8 in its nonleague game in San Jose on Monday.
Santa Cruz basketball teams seeded for CIF NorCal Regional playoffs
High school basketball teams statewide learned their division placements and seeds Sunday for the upcoming CIF regional tournaments. There were some head-scratchers. Plenty of them.
Santa Cruz surfer Maddie Storrer takes third in Morro Bay | Local Roundup
Santa Cruz’s Maddie Storrer tied for third place on Sunday at the World Surf League’s SLO CAL Open at Morro Bay, a 1,000-point Qualifying Series event.
Santa Cruz unable to contain Mills’ perimeter attack, falls in D-III final | CCS girls basketball
In the aftermath of a rare snowstorm to hit the area a day earlier, Highway 17 had just one lane open for Santa Cruz HIgh’s girls basketball team to drive over the hill for its battle against Mills in the Central Coast Section Division III final on Saturday.
Santa Cruz’s Maddie Storrer surfs into semifinals in Morro Bay | Local Roundup
Santa Cruz’s Maddie Storrer advanced to the semifinals on Saturday at the World Surf League’s SLO CAL Open at Morro Bay, a 1,000-point Qualifying Series event.
UCSC men ousted by No. 1 Christopher Newport in C2C Tournament semifinals | Local Roundup
Tyler Kessinger had 17 points, five rebounds and five assists, but the UC Santa Cruz men’s basketball team lost to No. 1 seed Christopher Newport 81-73 in the Coast To Coast Athletic Conference Tournament semifinals at Kaiser Permanente Arena on Friday.