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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.
Jocelyn Travers, Cardinals aiming for title repeat | Girls soccer preview
Jocelyn Travers is like a rock in a slingshot for Santa Cruz High’s girls’ soccer team.
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.
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.
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.
Pajaro Valley boys soccer knocks off host Soquel | Local Roundup
Senior midfielder Johan Vazquez scored twice, and Pajaro Valley High’s boys soccer team knocked off host Soquel 2-1 in nonleague action Monday.
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.
Scotts Valley’s boys basketball team advances to final at Watsonville Tournament | Local Roundup
Tristan Roure scored 15 points, and the Scotts Valley High boys basketball team beat Alisal 54-52 in the Watsonville Tournament on Thursday.
PCAL announces placements of football programs for ’23 | Local Roundup
The Pacific Coast Athletic League completed the process of assigning teams to divisions for the 2023 football season.
Warriors earn first win streak with sweep of Stockton | Local Roundup
The Santa Cruz Warriors had three players scored 20 points for the second straight night, as they beat the host Stockton Kings 125-114 Saturday to earn their first win streak in Showcase Cup play.
Pajaro Valley girls soccer stops Watsonville in PK shootout, reaches championship | Local Roundup
Pajaro Valley High’s girls soccer team beat crosstown rival Watsonville 3-2 in a penalty-kick shootout to advance to the Gold Division championship at the 16th annual Watsonville Tournament on Thursday.
Pajaro Valley girls soccer routs Ceiba | Local Roundup
Pajaro Valley High’s girls soccer team routed Ceiba for the second time in a week, rolling to a 9-1 win in the Watsonville Tournament on Monday.
Watsonville’s Mateo Arias, Isaak Vargas receive special honors | All-PCAL boys soccer
Watsonville senior forward Mateo Arias and senior defender Isaak Vargas received special honors when the Pacific Coast Athletic League released it all-league soccer teams.
Santa Cruz’s unbeaten girls soccer team earns SCCAL title outright | Local Roundup
Julia Moore had two goals and an assist to help Santa Cruz High’s girls soccer team beat host Harbor 6-0 and win the Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League title outright Thursday night.
UCSC women’s basketball scores school-record 117 points in rout of La Verne | Local Roundup
Harbor High junior wrestler Diallo Thomas won the title at 162 pounds at the 12th annual Colt Invitational at El Camino High in South San Francisco on Saturday.
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 Qwentin Brown, SV’s Nolan Smith receive all-state football honors | Local Roundup
Santa Cruz High’s Qwentin Brown and Scotts Valley’s Nolan Smith were named to Cal-High Sports’ All-State football team for small schools.
Austin James leads Cabrillo men’s basketball team past MPC | Local Roundup
Sophomore guard Austin James scored a game-high 26 points, and the Cabrillo College men’s basketball team beat Monterey Peninsula College 64-54 in the teams’ Coast Conference South Division game Friday night.
UCSC men’s volleyball opens season with pair of losses | Local Roundup
UC Santa Cruz men’s volleyball team opened its season, as well as the UC Slug Slam, with a pair of losses Friday at Kaiser Permanente Arena on Friday, falling 3-1 to Westcliff in the morning and 3-2 to Cal Lutheran in the evening.
Soquel boys soccer blanks SC, moves to 2-0 in SCCAL | Local Roundup
Senior Luis Carrasco had a goal and assist to help Soquel High’s boys soccer team beat host Santa Cruz 3-0 in the teams’ Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League match Thursday night.