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Aptos girls soccer edges Santa Cruz to remain unbeaten in SCCAL play | Local Roundup
One goal decided a showdown between the top two girls soccer teams in the Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League standings on Thursday.
Scotts Valley girls storm past Santa Cruz to close in on SCCAL title repeat | High school basketball roundup
Scotts Valley High girls basketball team wasn’t given the Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League championships banner after the Falcons soundly defeated visiting Santa Cruz for the second time this season Wednesday. But everyone on both benches, as well as those who helped fill out the bleachers, knew it was essentially a title-clinching outcome.
Cabrillo basketball tops Foothill in Coast Conference battle | Local Roundup
Sophomore forward Mike Carson scored 17 points, and the Cabrillo College men’s basketball team beat Foothill 77-73 to conclude the first round of Coast Conference South Division action Wednesday.
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The Monterey Herald’s boys and girls Athletes of the Week
Aptos boys basketball team edges Santa Cruz in OT in front of raucous home crowd | Local Roundup
Junior forward Levi Race made a driving layup with 1.2 seconds left in overtime, and Aptos High boys basketball team beat rival Santa Cruz 40-39 in Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League play Monday.
High School girls basketball: Gil-Silva closing in on Alisal scoring record
Coming off an ACL injury that shelved her last year, Nayeli Gil-Silva is closing in on the Alisal girls’ basketball all-time scoring record
Slow start dooms Santa Cruz Warriors in NBA G League loss | Local Roundup
Two-way forward Malevy Leons secured his first double-double of the regular season, but the Santa Cruz Warriors dug themselves an early hole and never recovered in their 117-103 loss to the Sioux Falls Skyforce at Kaiser Permanente Arena on Saturday night.
Soquel posts decisive win over Santa Cruz, gains sole possession of SCCAL lead | Local Roundup
Soquel High’s boys basketball team had seven players score in the first half, and the Knights built an early lead and beat visiting Santa Cruz 57-37 in the teams’ first Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League meeting of the season Friday.
Isabella Hartnett paces SCCAL leading Aptos past Scotts Valley | Local Roundup
Isabella Hartnett scored two goals and made an assist, and the Aptos High girls soccer team beat visiting Scotts Valley 3-0 to remain unbeaten in Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League play Thursday.
High School girls basketball: North Salinas bouncing back
On the heels of a one-win season, North Salinas has put together a bounce back year in girls basketball.
Cutler Bauscher, Cardinals post SCCAL soccer win over Scotts Valley | Local Roundup
Senior midfielder Cutler Bauscher scored in each half, and Santa Cruz High’s boys soccer team beat visiting Scotts Valley 3-0 in the teams’ Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League match Wednesday.
PCS girls soccer team tops Watsonville in battle of unbeatens in PCAL Mission Division | Local Roundup
Pacific Collegiate School’s girls soccer team topped Watsonville 1-0 in a battle of unbeaten teams in Pacific Coast Athletic League Mission Division action at Soquel High on Tuesday night.
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The Monterey Herald’s boys and girls Athletes of the Week
Santa Cruz Warriors survive Valley Suns’ fourth-quarter outburst in NBA G League action | Local Roundup
Santa Cruz guard Chance McMillian made five 3-pointers and scored a career-high 28 points, and the Warriors held off the Valley Suns to secure a 113-108 victory in NBA G League action at Kaiser Permanente Arena on Monday.
Vera Bentley, Onyx Escobar, and Kira Demma wrestle to titles at Ladies Coast Classic | Local Roundup
Santa Cruz High wrestlers Vera Bentley and Onyx Escobar, and Harbor’s Kira Demma took first place in their respective weight classes at the sixth annual Ladies Coast Classic at Santa Cruz High on Saturday.
MVC’s Jeremy Silver, Soledad’s Pedro Morales Jr. strike gold behind the arc in high-scoring Cypress Division thriller | High School Basketball Roundup
Shooting guard Jeremy Silver buried a school-record nine 3-pointers, and Monte Vista Christian School’s boys basketball team outlasted visiting Soledad 92-83 in the teams’ Pacific Coast Athletic League Cypress Division shootout Friday night.
Soquel, Santa Cruz play to a tie in SCCAL girls soccer action | Local Roundup
Senior Leah Tuttman scored off a set piece midway through the second half to knot the score, and Soquel High’s girls soccer team rallied for a 1-1 draw against host Santa Cruz in the teams’ Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League match Thursday.
High School boys basketball: Toreadores developing cohesiveness on the court
After a 1-3 start to the season, Monterey is 11-1, having won four straight Gabilan Division boys basketball games
Aptos, Santa Cruz soccer teams play to 2-all draw in SCCAL opener | Local Roundup
Stefan Ciesiolkiewicz scored on an assist from Desmond Boutelle early in the second half to help Santa Cruz High’s boys soccer team play to a 2-all draw against host Aptos in the teams’ Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League opener on Wednesday night.
Scotts Valley girls basketball tops SC, gains sole possession of SCCAL lead | Local Roundup
Senior guard Samantha Rebbert led Scotts Valley High’s balanced attack with 13 points, and the Falcons’ girls basketball team beat host Santa Cruz 52-28 in the teams’ Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League game Tuesday.
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The Monterey Herald’s boys and girls Athletes of the Week
Hat tricks from Justin Alfaro, Jackeline Cano pace Watsonville soccer programs to wins | Local Roundup
Junior forward Justin Alfaro scored three goals for the second time in the past three matches, and Watsonville High’s boys soccer team stomped Seaside 7-0 in Pacific Coast Athletic League Mission Division action Monday.
North falls to South in Central Coast Flag Football All-Star Game | Local Roundup
Ella Porter scored twice, but the North All-Stars suffered a 19-12 loss against the South in the second annual RSF/GPF Central Coast Flag Football All-Star Game at Aptos High on Sunday.
SLV wrestler Ollin Bates takes fourth at Apple Cider Classic after enduring injury | Local Roundup
Santa Cruz County wrestlers had a tough go of things at the 17th Apple Cider Classic at Watsonville High on Saturday.
High School boys basketball: Change in focus has Palma off to a blistering start
Shifting the focus to player development over the summer has seen Palma jump out to an 11-1 start this winter on the hardwood