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Raul Calles, Harbor aim to claim SCCAL title | Boys soccer preview
Raul Calles is a prolific goal scorer. Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League boys’ soccer coaches recognized that last season, naming the Harbor High striker the league’s Attacker of the Year.
Santa Cruz puts clamps on Lancers’ offense, wins Joe Schram Holiday Classic | Boys basketball
Santa Cruz High star Aden Cury, admittedly, wasn’t at his best in the championship of the 45th annual Joe Schram Holiday Basketball Classic on Friday.
SLV falls to Crystal Springs in Lady Shark Shootout final | Local Roundup
Junior guard Hannah Morley scored six points, as San Lorenzo Valley High’s girls basketball team lost 59-13 to Crystal Springs Uplands and finished in second place at the Lady Shark Shootout at St. Francis High on Friday.
2022 Sports Newsmaker of the Year | Soquel, Watsonville teams share honor
As we head toward 2023, we turn out thoughts to the past year to reflect how much local teams and athletes entertained us. There were plenty of highs and lows, giving the Sentinel sports staff plenty to think about when deciding which program made the biggest splash.
SLV rallies past ‘Catz, reaches Lady Shark Shootout final | Local Roundup
Hannah Morley scored 20 points, and San Lorenzo Valley High’s girls basketball team rallied past Watsonville 53-46 in the Lady Shark Shootout semifinals Thursday.
SC’s Daniel Evert, Harbor’s Diallo Thomas place at Pat Lovell Holiday Wrestling Classic | Local Roundup
Santa Cruz High junior Daniel Evert (132 pounds) and Harbor senior Diallo Thomas (152) placed sixth in their respective weight divisions at the Pat Lovell Holiday Wrestling Classic on Wednesday.
Five county wrestlers reach quarterfinals at Aptos’ Pat Lovell Holiday Classic | Local Roundup
Five county high school wrestlers went unbeaten on the first day of competition at the Pat Lovell Holiday Wrestling Classic at Aptos High on Tuesday.
Aptos drops its tournament opener to powerful Mountain View | High school basketball
It’s not uncommon for high school basketball coaches who are hosting a tournament to schedule a lesser talented team as an opening opponent.
Pajaro Valley boys soccer continues hot start, tops struggling rival Watsonville | Local Roundup
Heated foes Pajaro Valley High and Watsonville saw their boys soccer teams square off Friday, one hoping to extend one of its best starts in school history and the other looking to escape one of its worst starts.
Santa Cruz girls basketball falls short against unbeaten Christopher | Local Roundup
Sophomore Tiera O’Connor buried a 3-pointer after gathering a kick-out pass from senior teammate Claire Thompson to give Santa Cruz High’s girls basketball team a 3-point lead with 2:07 remaining Thursday.
Jocelyn Travers scores five goals, as SC girls soccer routs PCS | Local Roundup
Jocelyn Travers scored five goals, and Santa Cruz High’s girls soccer team posted a 10-0 win over visiting Pacific Collegiate in nonleague action Wednesday night.
UCSC women suffer stinging loss in Top-25 basketball showdown | Local Roundup
Yssa Santo Domingo’s acrobatic layup with 8.6 seconds left was the sixth and final time the lead changed hands, as No. 21 Wisconsin-Whitewater knocked off No. 19 UC Santa Cruz 61-60 at Kaiser Permanente Arean on Tuesday night.
SC native Aaron Woliczko named to the NIT Selection Committee | Local Roundup
Santa Cruz native Aaron Woliczko, the West Coast Conference senior associate commissioner for men’s basketball and sport administration, was been named to the National Invitation Tournament (NIT) Selection Committee, the NCAA announced Friday.
Local wrestling trio wins titles at Nick Buzolich Classic | Local Roundup
Santa Cruz High sophomore Balam Letona, junior teammate Daniel Evert, and Harbor senior Diallo Thomas took first place in their respective weight classes at the 6th annual Nick Buzolich Classic.
MVC girls basketball knocks SLV from unbeaten ranks | Local Roundup
Sophomore Sophia Cortes made five 3-pointers and finished with 19 points, and Monte Vista Christian School’s girls basketball team knocked San Lorenzo Valley from the unbeaten ranks, 53-52, Friday.
SLV boys soccer caps nonleague slate with win over St. Francis | Local Roundup
Forward Owen Garrahan scored twice, and San Lorenzo Valley High’s boys soccer team beat St. Francis 6-1 in Watsonville in the Cougars’ nonleague finale Thursday.
James Wiseman scores career-high 31 points in Santa Cruz’s loss to Lakers | Local Roundup
James Wiseman had a career-high 31 points to go along with six rebounds, but the short-handed Santa Cruz Warriors suffered a 128-116 loss to the South Bay Lakers in their NBA G League game in front of 353 fans at UCLA Health Training Center on Wednesday night.
Taylor Knox scores 27 points as Scotts Valley tops MVC in boys basketball | Local Roundup
Sophomore guard Taylor Knox scored 14 of his game-high 27 points in the fourth quarter, and Scotts Valley High’s boys basketball team beat visiting Monte Vista Christian 73-59 in their nonleague game Tuesday.
Four local players receive special honors | All-PCAL football
Aptos High’s Caden Prichard, Soquel’s Jordan McCord and Justice Grauel Tebong, and St. Francis’ Miguel Orozco received special honors in their respective PCAL football divisions this season.
SC cross country runner Eli Fitchen-Young named CCS Sophomore of the Year | Local Roundup
Santa Cruz High sophomore Eli Fitchen-Young was named the Central Coast Section Sophomore of the Year in cross country, as well as an all-CCS first-team selection, in a report published by PrepCalTrack.
SC Warriors top OKC, push win streak to four games | Local Roundup
All five Santa Cruz starters reached double digits in scoring, and the Warriors knocked off the Oklahoma City Blue 122-111 at Kaiser Permanente Arena on Sunday to extend their win streak to four games.
Soquel water polo star Quinn Healy sweeps top honors in league, section
Soquel High girls water polo star Quinn Healy was rewarded for her domination in the pool. The Stanford University-bound senior was named MVP of the Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League and Central Coast Section Player of the Year.
SC defender Matthias Cruz named SCCAL MVP | Boys water polo
Santa Cruz High sophomore water polo player Matthias Cruz was named MVP of the Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League.
MVC alum Brendan Doyle scores twice as College of San Mateo football team wins state title | Local Roundup
Monte Vista Christian School alum Brendan Doyle scored a pair of touchdowns, and host College of San Mateo routed Riverside 55-0 to win the CCCAA State Championship in front of 1,169 fans on Saturday.
Ryan Rollins’ triple-double paces Santa Cruz Warriors to third straight win | Local Roundup
Guard Ryan Rollins had a triple-double and center James Wiseman posted his sixth double-double in eight games, as the Santa Cruz Warriors beat the South Bay Lakers 111-100 at Kaiser Permanente Arena on Friday night.