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Savvy Soquel veteran Ciara Cantlen named SCCAL MVP | Girls volleyball
Soquel High senior volleyball star Ciara Cantlen played with power, precision, perseverance and pride during the indoor season. It was apparent each time she stepped on the hardwood. Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League coaches took note of that and rewarded the dominant outside hitter with league MVP honors.
Aptos boys basketball team suffers first loss | Local Roundup
Aptos High’s boys basketball team suffered its first loss of the season, 75-61 to Whitney of Rocklin in the Carmel Tournament semifinals on Friday.
St. Francis’ Joshua Alvarez, Santa Cruz’s Qwentin Brown awarded National Football Foundation and College Hall of Fame scholarships
St. Francis High lineman Joshua Alvarez and Santa Cruz running back Qwentin Brown were chosen as National Football Foundation and College Hall of Fame scholarship winners for their contributions in the classroom, community and on the football field this season.
Santa Cruz girls soccer blasts PCS in preseason finale | Local Roundup
Sam Wenger scored three goals and the Santa Cruz High girls soccer team beat Pacific Collegiate 9-1 in its nonleague finale Thursday.
Santa Cruz’s Eli Fitchen-Young places fifth at Junior Olympic Cross Country National Championships | Local Roundup
Santa Cruz High freshman Eli Fitchen-Young, representing Santa Cruz Track Club, posted a top-five finish at the USATF Junior Olympic Cross Country National Championships in Paris, Kentucky, on Saturday.
Basketball tournaments at Alvarez canceled for COVID-19 protocols | Local Roundup
All seven games Friday and the remaining events at the Eagles Classic boys and girls basketball tournament at Alvarez High were canceled after multiple players tested positive for COVID-19.
Santa Cruz’s Jack Bacon, Qwentin Brown receive all-Mission Division special honors | PCAL football
The Cardinals were rewarded by league coaches for their Mission Division dominance: Jack Bacon was named Lineman of the Year and Qwentin Brown was named Offensive Player of the Year. Soledad’s Daniel Raso was named Defensive Player of the Year.
David Ibarra’s goal helps Wildcatz earn soccer draw with Los Gatos | Local Roundup
Senior David Ibarra scored on a pass from Mateo Arias in the second half and the Watsonville High boys soccer team earned a 1-1 draw with host Los Gatos in pool play for the Homestead Christmas Cup on Thursday night.
Harbor girls soccer rallies past Stevenson | Local Roundup
Senior Camille Dayton had a goal and assist in the final 10 minutes to rally Harbor High’s girls soccer team past Stevenson 3-2 in the teams’ nonleague game in Pebble Beach on Tuesday.
Santa Cruz topples Leigh for sixth straight Dad’s Club title | Boys basketball
It’s not always about how you start, but how you finish. And both went incredibly well for Santa Cruz High’s basketball team at the Dad’s Club Tournament on Saturday night.
Santa Cruz, Leigh to square off for Dad’s Club title
Josh Bendix had Santa Cruz High’s lone field goal in the fourth quarter, as the Cardinals held on for a 52-44 win over Monterey in the Dad’s Club semifinals at Santa Cruz Civic Auditorium on Friday night.
Aptos boys basketball tops Wilcox in OT | Local Roundup
Senior guard/forward Cameron Saldana scored 23 points and the Aptos High boys basketball team beat Wilcox 58-55 in overtime Thursday.
Santa Cruz stomps MVC in tournament opener | Dad’s Club Tournament Roundup
A suffocating Cardinal defense recorded one dozen steals and rolled to a 70-15 rout of outmanned Monte Vista Christian.
Alexa Malaspina, Jana Komposch help MVC girls soccer edge Harbor in Watsonville Tournament | Local Roundup
Goalie Alexa Malaspina made nine saves and the Monte Vista Christian School girls soccer team edged Harbor 1-0 in the third game of the Watsonville Tournament on Wednesday.
Santa Cruz’s Nat Young makes early exit in Hawaii | Local Roundup
Santa Cruz’s Nat Young, 30, will wait and see if the 12,500 points he earned in four World Surf League Challenger Series events is enough to return him to the Championship Tour.
Cabrillo women’s volleyball eliminated by Fresno City in second round of CCCAA NorCal playoffs | Local Roundup
The No. 6 seed Cabrillo College women’s volleyball team was eliminated by No. 3 Fresno City 25-22, 25-17, 25-12 in the second round of the CCCAA NorCal playoffs Saturday in Fresno.
SV’s Ashlyn Boothby takes third, Ryder Brabo ninth at CIF State Cross Country Championships
The Falcons turned out pretty special performances, too. Sophomore Ashlyn Boothby placed third in the D-IV girls race and Brabo placed ninth in the D-IV boys race. The boys took third and the girls took 12th.
Banana Slugs deliver new men’s basketball coach Matt Malone first win | Local Roundup
Santa Cruz High senior Keanna Miller placed in the top three in two divisions at the Santa Cruz Scholastic Surf Contest No. 2 at Steamer Lane in Saturday.
Cardinals fall to Gunn in the NorCal D-III regional championship | Girls water polo
The Titans proved they were far more than Kenza Ashworth in the second half, and Cardinals ran out of time in their 10-6 loss in the CIF NorCal Division III regional championship at Soquel High.
Belene Rodriguez’s late goal lifts Santa Cruz into NorCal D-III regional championship | Girls water polo roundup
Belene Rodriguez was held to a first-quarter tally over the game’s opening 27 minutes and 13 seconds. Her second goal was worth the wait. She scored with 47 seconds left and the No. 1 seed Cardinals held on to edge No. 4 Rams 4-3 to advance to the CIF NorCal D-III regional championship.
Leah Murphy’s late heroics lift Soquel past Clovis West in 2 OTs in NorCal D-I quarterfinals | Girls water polo roundup
Sophomore Leah Murphy scored two goals 27 seconds apart in the first of two mandatory overtimes and the No. 3 seed Soquel High girls water polo team survived No. 6 Clovis West 16-15 in the teams’ physical and thrilling CIF NorCal Division I regional quarterfinal Tuesday night.
Knights, Cardinals to play NorCal water polo openers Tuesday at Soquel | Local Roundup
Santa Cruz County’s two newest section champions — Soquel and Santa Cruz — will open the NorCal Girls Water Polo Championships with home games, the California Interscholastic Federation announced Sunday.
County has banner day at CCS Cross Country Championships
It was a banner day for Santa Cruz County at the Central Coast Section Cross Country Championships at Crystal Springs’ 2.95-mile course Saturday: two individual champions and four team champions.
Soquel sees its season end against Carondelet in NorCal regional semifinals | Girls volleyball
Soquel High’s girls volleyball team won the Santa Cruz County Athletic League regular season and tournament titles, and captured the Central Coast Section Division IV championship. Two NorCal wins advanced the Knights into a Division III semifinal at Carondelet. But the season ended there Saturday night as the Cougars topped Soquel 25-23, 25-23, 25-17.
Fourth time’s the charm: Knights become county’s first team to win CCS girls water polo title
A scoreless tie after one quarter … 3-3 draw at halftime … 5-all after three quarters …
It was only fitting the decisive play in Saturday’s Central Coast Section Open Division girls water polo championship came on defense.