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Sophomore Tiera O’Connor’s big outing helps Santa Cruz reach D-III final | CCS girls basketball
Sophomore Tiera O’Connor missed her first three attempts from beyond the arc Thursday. Admittedly, her confidence took a hit, but not so much so that she’d stop shooting.
No. 4 UCSC men control boards, No. 5 Warren Wilson in C2C Tournament quarterfinals | Local Roundup
Avri Finch and Treyson Keating recorded double-doubles, and the No. 4 seed UC Santa Cruz men’s basketball team beat No. 5 Warren Wilson 87-72 in the Coast-To-Coast Athletic Conference Tournament quarterfinals at Kaiser Permanente Arena on Thursday morning.
Another slow start costly for SC in Open Division pool play | CCS boys basketball
In what is turning into a costly postseason trend, Santa Cruz High’s boys basketball team again was doomed by a slow start.
‘Timid’ start dooms Cardinals against No. 1 Mitty in Open Division opener | CCS boys basketball
Talk about great starts: Aden Cury drove to his left along the baseline on Santa Cruz High’s first possession, and snuck a pass past an Archbishop MItty defender to teammate Kirby Seals, who attacked on the backside for an uncontested dunk.
Aptos girls seeded No. 1 for first time since 2001 | CCS soccer
Aptos High’s girls soccer team earned its first No. 1 seed in the Central Coast Section playoffs since 2001 on Thursday at the seeding meeting. Now, the Mariners will attempt to make that seed hold up.
SC surfer Nat Young upsets two-time WSL champion John John Florence in Hawaii | WSL Championship Tour
It was one heck of a 24-hour window for Nat Young at the Hurley Pro Sunset Beach in Oahu, Hawaii.
Santa Cruz’s Nat Young advances to Round of 16 at Hurley Pro Sunset Beach | Local Roundup
Santa Cruz’s Nat Young won his second straight heat and advanced to the Round of 16 at the World Surf League’s Hurley Pro Sunset Beach in Oahu, Hawaii, event No. 2 on the Championship Tour season.
Santa Cruz boys make Open Division for first time since 2016 | CCS basketball
Santa Cruz High’s boys basketball team is back in the Open Division for the Central Coast Section playoffs for the first time since 2016. In total, six boys teams and seven girls teams made the playoffs.
PCS, Ceiba boys win finales, share Santa Lucia Division soccer title | Local Roundup
The Pacific Collegiate School boys soccer team beat host York 3-0 in its regular-season finale Monday to earn a share of the Pacific Coast Athletic Athletic League Santa Lucia Division title with Ceiba.
Four local surfers earn wins at inaugural Champions Contest at Steamer Lane
Aptos’ Finn Brownlee, Santa Cruz’s Zoey Howland, and Soquel’s Jack Snyder and Katie Slevin won titles at the inaugural Santa Cruz Scholastic Surf League Champions Contest, held at Steamer Lane on Saturday in 6- to 8-foot surf.
UCSC’s Kaylee Murphy posts 50th double-double in rout | Local Roundup
UC Santa Cruz senior forward Kaylee Murphy posted her 15th double-double of the season and 50th of her career in a rout Sunday at Kaiser Permanente Arena.
Anthony Lamb, Patrick Baldwin Jr. lead Santa Cruz past Windy City | Local Roundup
The Santa Cruz Warriors beat the host Windy City Bulls, 112-98, in the teams’ NBA G League game at NOW Arena on Saturday night.
Cardinals bring ‘A’ game to SCCAL Tournament final, annihilate Aptos | Boys basketball
Bring on the Central Coast Section Open Division. Aden Cury and Santa Cruz High’s boys basketball team believes they’re ready for the highest level of the playoffs after their latest dominant showing.
Santa Cruz stomps Soquel for SCCAL Tournament title | Girls basketball
The last time Santa Cruz High’s girls basketball team played Soquel, the Cardinals won by 20 points on Jan. 31. It was their smallest margin of victory in their unbeaten, 10-game run to three-peat as Santa Cruz Coast Athletic regular-season champion.
11 local girls, 15 boys advance from CCS Southern Regional | High school wrestling
Scotts Valley High junior wrestlers Danica Kelley and Kayse Martinovsky won titles and 11 local girls advanced from the Central Coast Section Southern Regional at Watsonville High on Saturday to next weekend’s Masters Championships.
Elias Golino, PCS pull away from Anthony Toriz-led Ceiba | Local Roundup
Two of the top boys basketball scorers in Central Coast Section, Ceiba’s Anthony Toriz and Pacific Collegiate School’s Elias Golino, squared off again Friday at Gateway School in Santa Cruz on Friday night. And neither did anything to disappoint.
Wrestling seeds revealed for CCS Southern Regionals | Local Roundup
Santa Cruz County has wrestlers seeded in the top eight in each of the 14 weight classes for the Boys’ Central Coast Section Southern Regionals at Watsonville High on Saturday.
No. 3 seeded Soquel girls knock off SLV; will face No. 1 SC in final | SCCAL Basketball Tournament Roundup
Gianna Winterhalder and Amelie Stotland were consistent in their barrage of 3-point attempts in the Santa Cruz Cruz Coast Athletic League Tournament semifinals on Thursday. So was Lily Thayer on the offensive glass.
SC’s late goal ends Aptos’ bid for perfect SCCAL campaign | Girls soccer
The question heading into Thursday night’s Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League match for Aptos High’s girls soccer team? Could the Mariners run the table in league play.
All-American swimmer Chris Staka, an NCAA champion at Texas, takes over as MVC’s coach
Santa Cruz’s Chris Staka, an All-American swimmer on University of Texas’ NCAA D-I championship team in 2021, was named swim coach at Monte Vista Christian School on Tuesday.
No. 6 seed Cougars stun No. 3 Scotts Valley in SCCAL Tournament opener | Local Roundup
Senior Skylar Thayer scored 27 points, and the No. 6 seed San Lorenzo Valley High boys basketball team stunned host and No. 3 Scotts Valley 65-57 in the first round of the Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League Tournament on Tuesday night.
UCSC’s nationally ranked men’s volleyball team closes lengthy road trip with pair of wins | Local Roundup
The UC Santa Cruz men’s volleyball team, ranked No. 10 nationally among NCAA Division III programs, closed its seven-match road trip with a pair of wins Sunday in Wauwatosa, Wisconsin.
Santa Cruz wins team title at SCCAL Wrestling Championships
Santa Cruz and Harbor wrestlers sparkled the most, with the Cardinals capturing the league title.
Santa Cruz rolls in finale, earns share of SCCAL title, again | Boys basketball
One upset was enough for Santa Cruz High boys basketball team.
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.