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St. Francis stuns Cupertino, records first postseason win | CCS football roundup
The underdog St. Francis High football team didn’t let its No. 7 seed or the fact it had to open the playoffs on the road crush its will Saturday. Instead, the Sharks turned it into an opportunity to open some eyes.
No. 5 Knights sweep No. 4 Fightin’ Irish, reach NorCal D-III regional semifinals | Girls volleyball
Freshman outside hitter Jessie Dueck had 19 kills and the No. 5 seed Soquel High girls volleyball team swept No. 4 Sacred Heart Cathedral 25-23, 25-23, 25-20 in the second round of the NorCal playoffs on Thursday night.
Locals make college commitments official on Signing Day
Monte Vista Christian School senior Bella Primavera was one of more than a dozen Santa Cruz County who made their college commitments official Wednesday, NLI Signing Day, the opening day of a signing period that runs through Aug. 1 for most NCAA Division I and II sports.
Ciara Cantlen’s 30 kills pace Soquel past Menlo-Atherton in NorCal D-III playoffs opener | Girls volleyball
The Menlo-Atherton High girls volleyball team had been road warriors recently, hitting the highway for four straight wins to capture the Central Coast Section Division I title. But the travelers found the end of the road Tuesday night in Soquel.
Soquel, Santa Cruz and Aptos advance to CCS girls water polo finals
Soquel High’s girls water team didn’t flinch when it faced a four-goal deficit against Leland early in the second quarter of the Central Coast Section Open Division semifinals on Tuesday night at Saint Francis High.
Five county teams seeded in CCS football playoffs; four open on the road as underdogs | Local Roundup
The good news: Five Santa Cruz County football teams qualified for the upcoming Central Coast Section playoffs. The bad news: Four of them are the lower seed and will play on the road.
Resilient Soquel powers way to CCS D-IV girls volleyball crown
From Soquel High players to head coach, the responses varied. Each pointed to a different stage throughout the girls volleyball season when they realized their team was destined to achieve greatness.
Soquel boys suffer narrow loss in Open Division | CCS water polo roundup
A goal by Valley Christian High’s Mattin Sarhaddi proved to be the difference as the No. 5 seed Soquel boys water polo team fell 10-9 in the Central Coast Section Open Division playoffs on Saturday.
Santa Cruz stomps Soquel for Stump, league title and first unbeaten season since ’93 | PCAL football roundup
The Cardinals (9-0) became the program’s first team since 1993 to finish the regular season unbeaten, won the Stump rivalry trophy for a third straight season and locked up the Pacific Coast Athletic League’s Mission Division title in one fell swoop.
Top seed Soquel rallies past No. 4 Harbor, advances to CCS D-IV championship | Girls volleyball
Harbor High’s girls volleyball team came out on fire and threatened to derail Soquel’s magical season Thursday night. But after a dominant Pirate win in the first set, the Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League champion Knights got back on track behind their powerful outside duo of Ciara Cantlen and Jessie Dueck and rolled to a 16-25, 25-15, 25-18, 25-19 victory in a Central Coast Section Division IV semifinals.
Scotts Valley’s Jeremy Kain wins third straight SCCAL cross country title
Just like the last Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League Cross Country Championships, Scotts Valley High senior Jeremy Kain sprinted across the finish line first at Pinto Lake County Park.
Scotts Valley’s Ashlyn Boothby repeats as girls champ at SCCAL Cross Country Championships
With no other runners within earshot of her — perhaps, not even with a megaphone — Scotts Valley High sophomore Ashlyn Boothby didn’t have anyone to push her to another gear at the Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League Cross Country Championships on Thursday. So, she found it on her own.
Santa Cruz’s Tallia Harper wins fourth straight singles crown | SCCAL girls tennis championships
There was no upset in the Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League girls’ singles tennis championship on Wednesday. Nor was there expected to be.
Santa Cruz surfers John Mel, Autumn Hays win O’Neill Freak Show titles | Local Roundup
Santa Cruz surfers John Mel and Autumn Hays won titles at the 2021 O’Neill Freak Show Pro, held Friday through Sunday at Steamer Lane. Both earned $2,500 for their finishes.
Santa Cruz downs Del Mar, moves into D-III semifinals | CCS girls volleyball roundup
The No. 2 seed Cardinals (21-5) advance to Thursday’s semifinal at home against No. 3 Sacred Heart Cathedral (19-14), a West Catholic Athletic League power from San Francisco. A victory over the Fightin’ Irish will propel Santa Cruz into its first section championship match appearance in school history.
Soquel rallies past North Salinas, sets up battle of unbeaten teams vs. Santa Cruz | PCAL football roundup
Soquel High’s football team made all the big plays in the second half of its showdown with North Salinas to rally past the Vikings 36-27 on senior night Saturday. And all of them were needed, as the Knights overcame deficits of 20-0 in the second quarter and 27-14 at halftime.
Soquel earns sweep in SCCAL Tournament championships | High school water polo roundup
Senior 2-meter player Brody Nielsen scored a team-high five goals and senior goalie Wyatt Beymer made 10 saves to help the Soquel High boys water polo team beat Santa Cruz 16-4 in the Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League championship on Saturday in Soquel.
Aptos girls upset SC; Soquel teams cruise into finals | SCCAL Water Polo Tournament Roundup
Fiona Carey scored three early goals to give No. 3 seed Aptos girls water polo team the lead, and the Mariners rode the waves of a back-and-forth match to upset No. 2 Santa Cruz 14-12 in the Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League Tournament semifinal.
Soquel earns No. 1 seed in D-IV; five county teams make playoffs | CCS Volleyball Seeding
Five Santa Cruz County girls volleyball teams qualified for the upcoming Central Coast Section playoffs, which kick off with first-round action Saturday. Three of those teams were placed in Division IV, where Soquel, the Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League’s regular-season and tournament champion, earned the No. 1 seed.
POWER SURGE: Regular-season champ Soquel makes point in 4-set win over Santa Cruz, wins SCCAL Tournament title | Girls volleyball
There was a power outage at Soquel High and thus the SCCAL Tournament volleyball championship match to be shifted to Santa Cruz. Over on the Cardinals’ court up the road, Soquel showcased a power surge from strong outside hitters Ciara Cantlen and Jessie Dueck that carried the Knights to a 25-18, 25-19, 19-25, 25-13 victory.
Santa Cruz, Soquel volleyball teams post semifinal wins; will clash in SCCAL Tournament final Wednesday | Local Roundup
Senior outside hitter Marilu Pally had 15 kills to lead the Santa Cruz High girls volleyball team to a 25-14, 25-19, 19-25, 25-19 win over Harbor in the Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League Tournament semifinals on Tuesday night.
Aptos edges Scotts Valley in 5 sets, advances to SCCAL Tournament semifinals | Girls volleyball roundup
Junior right side Eve Willis had 11 kills, 11 digs and four blocks, as No. 5 seed Aptos High girls volleyball team beat No. 4 Scotts Valley 25-15, 25-23, 26-28, 13-25, 15-8 in the first round of Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League Tournament on Monday night.
Soquel boys water polo dumps Stevenson | Local Roundup
Nick Graessle scored a season-high nine goals and Soquel High’s water polo team bet Stevenson 18-7 on Saturday to rebound from a loss to Menlo-Atherton on Friday.
Soquel sinks Carmel, stays unbeaten in Mission Division | PCAL football roundup
Gavin Woods and Jack Fisher ran for touchdowns and Cole Johnson passed for an insurance score as Soquel beat host Carmel 21-8 to remain unbeaten in the Pacific Coast Athletic League Mission Division on Saturday.
Soquel’s girls water polo team loses to No. 1 Miramonte in NorCal Invitational semifinals | Local Roundup
Soquel High’s girls water polo team (20-1) faces Miramonte (19-0) in the NorCal Invitational semifinals at Sacred Heart Prep in Atherton on Saturday at 11:10 a.m. It’ll be teams’ second meeting this season. The Matadors edged the Knights 7-6 in Orinda on Sept. 18.