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Aden Cury scores career-high 32 points, as Cardinals move to 5-0 in SCCAL | Local Roundup
Aden Cury scored a career-high 32 points to go along with 10 rebounds and four steals, as Santa Cruz High’s boys basketball team beat host Scotts Valley 75-37 to stay unbeaten in league play Friday.
Sam Braun keeps St. Francis basketball team running hot | Local Roundup
Sam Braun had another big night, and the St. Francis High’s boys basketball team beat visiting King City 68-61 in Pacific Coast Athletic League Cypress Division play Thursday night.
Freshman Alexa Castañeda leads Aptos past Harbor in SCCAL soccer action | Local Roundup
Freshman midfielder Alexa Castañeda had two goals and an assist, as the Aptos High girls soccer team beat visiting Harbor 3-1 in the teams’ Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League match Friday night.
Claire Thompson takes control of favored Cardinals | Girls basketball preview
The girls’ basketball race for the Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League title should be tightly contested.
Aden Cury, Cardinals look for outright title, postseason run | Boys basketball preview
Led by Aden Cury, the defending Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League MVP, Santa Cruz High’s boys basketball team enters league play as heavy favorites to repeat as champion.
2022: The Year in Pictures
Amid triumph and tragedy, private moments of grief and public spectacles of joy, Mercury News and East Bay Times’ photojournalists captured the resilience of the human spirit across the Bay Area this year.
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 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.
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.
James Wiseman’s double-double helps Santa Cruz top host Stockton | Local Roundup
James Wiseman, Lester Quinones and Ryan Rollins each had 20-point outings, helping the Santa Cruz Warriors earn a 118-106 win over the host Stockton Kings in NBA G League Showcase Cup play Friday night.
Cabrillo upsets Fresno City in NorCal Regional playoffs | Local Roundup
Playing on the road, against a higher seed wasn’t an issue for the Cabrillo College women’s volleyball team in the second round of the CCCAA Northern California Regionals on Tuesday.
Wildcatz’s Xitlali Montesino named Mission’s top defensive player | All-PCAL Girls Basketball
Watsonville High basketball player Xitlali Montesino, a junior guard/forward, was named Defensive Player of the Year in the Mission Division, the second-highest tier in the Pacific Coast Athletic League.
Dez Litel lifts St. Francis over MVC with OT 3-pointer | Local Roundup
Dez Litel produced the game winning 3-pointer in overtime as St. Francis High’s boys basketball beat crosstown rival Monte Vista Christian 59-57 on senior night Friday.
Santa Cruz tops Soquel, earns share of SCCAL boys basketball title with Aptos | Local Roundup
Aden Cury and Kosi Warren-House posted double-doubles to help Santa Cruz High’s boys basketball team beat Soquel 76-25 on Tuesday and earn a share of the Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League title with Aptos.
Aptos’ Vito Riccabona named to Cal-Hi Sports’ All-State Football Team | Local Roundup
Aptos High’s Vito Riccabona was honored on Cal-Hi Sports’ All-State Football Team for medium-sized enrollment schools.
SC’s Nat Young ties for 17th at Billabong Pro Pipeline in Oahu | Local Roundup
Santa Cruz’s Nat Young was eliminated by Italy’s Leonardo Fioravanti 9.66-7.33 Tuesday in the Round of 32 at the World Surf League’s Billabong Pro Pipeline in Hawaii, the season opener for the 11-event Championship Tour.
Kaitlin Imai helps Scotts Valley’s girls basketball team beat Mariners for first time since 2017 | Local Roundup
Senior guard Kaitlin Imai scored 19 points and Scotts Valley High’s girls basketball team beat Aptos 45-36 to snap an 11-game losing streak to the Mariners in the Falcons’ league opener Tuesday.
Watsonville’s Danisha Nunez, Aptos’ Janie Houser wrestle to La Manzanita titles | Local Roundup
Watsonville High’s Danisha Nunez (109 pounds) and Aptos sophomore Janie Houser (124) won titles in their respective weight divisions at the second annual La Manzanita Ladies Classic at Watsonville High on Thursday.
Aptos, Santa Cruz continue rivalry for SCCAL bragging rights | Girls basketball preview
As they dueled for league and Central Coast Section supremacy last spring, Aptos and Santa Cruz developed a compelling high school girls’ basketball rivalry.
Ella Giguiere, Lauren Ambiel record double-doubles in Cabrillo’s OT win | Local Roundup
Ella Giguiere and Lauren Ambiel recorded double-doubles to help the Cabrillo College women’s basketball team beat Feather River 77-72 in overtime Wednesday and snap the Seahawks’ eight-game losing streak.
Pajaro Valley posts two unique wins in 24-hour span | Girls basketball
When it comes to records involving Pajaro Valley High’s girls basketball team, historical statistics are spotty, at best. But it’s safe to say, in a 24-hour window, the Grizzlies turned in one of their biggest blowouts in school history and followed it up with one of their tightest games ever.
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.
Santa Cruz’s Evie Marheineke takes third at Nike Cross California Regional | Local Roundup
Santa Cruz’s Evie Marheineke placed third out of 55 runners in the girls championship at the NXR California Regional at Woodward Park in Fresno on Saturday.
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.