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Mileena Carbajal’s monster day at plate helps Aptos softball edge SLV | Local Roundup
Mileena Carbajal had three hits Thursday and each left the ballpark. She finished with three home runs, including a grand slam, six RBI. Aptos High’s softball team needed every bit of her offense in a 9-8 win over San Lorenzo Valley. Aptos’ Bailey Fulton was 4 for 4 with three runs scored and two stolen […]
Santa Cruz junior forward Aden Cury named MVP | All-SCCAL Boys Basketball
Santa Cruz High basketball talent Aden Cury unveiled a new-and-improved version of himself this season — the old version was also pretty darn good — and it was too much for league coaches to overlook.
Santa Cruz surfer Sam Coffey advances in Cocoa Beach, Florida | Local Roundup
Santa Cruz surfer Sam Coffey advanced to the Round of 16 at the World Surf League’s Ron Jon Quiksilver Pro, a Men’s Qualifying Series 1,000-point event at Shepard Beach Park in Cocoa Beach, Florida. Coffey, No. 20 in the North America QS rankings, placed second to Evan Geiselman (12.00) of New Smyrna Beach, Florida, in […]
Kirby boys volleyball tops PCS for first time in over a decade | Local Roundup
Senior opposite Zack Stack had 12 kills, 10 digs and three aces as Kirby School’s boys volleyball team rallied for its first win over Pacific Collegiate in more than a decade, 22-25, 25-13, 27-25, 17-25, 15-9, on Tuesday night.
Scotts Valley’s Kaitlin Imai named SCCAL MVP | Girls basketball
Scotts Valley High senior Kaitlin Imai was named MVP of the Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League at a recent vote by league basketball coaches.
Pitching talent, depth has Aptos as SCCAL title frontrunner | High school baseball preview
A veritable parade of pitching talent has been marching through Aptos High’s baseball program in recent years – and the parade’s not over yet.
SV native Vanessa Fraser runs to 13th at The Ten, as American records fall | Local Roundup
Nike Bowerman Track Club’s Vanessa Fraser finished 13th out of 26 runners in Sound Running’s The Ten at JSerra Catholic High in San Juan Capistrano on Sunday night.
SC surfer Nat Young takes 9th at Portugal’s Supertubos | Local Roundup
Santa Cruz’s Nat Young took ninth place at the World Surf League’s MEO Pro Portugal at Supertubos in Peniche, Portugal, event No. 3 on the Championship Tour. The 30-year-old goofy-footer earned 3,320 points for his finish, boosting his season total to 7,970. Young, ranked No. 16 on the CT through two events, was eliminated by […]
Santa Cruz surfers Sam Coffey, John Mel eliminated from Dominican Republic contest | Local Roundup
Eddie Brooks and Logan Manildi won multiple races to help Harbor High’s boys swim team past Aptos 72-48 in the teams’ Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League opener Friday in Aptos.
SC surfer Nat Young advances at CT event in Portugal | Local Roundup
Santa Cruz surfer Nat Young advanced from his opening heat Friday at the World Surf League’s MEO Pro Portugal, event No. 3 on the Men’s Championship Tour in Peniche, Portugal. Young, ranked No. 16 of the CT through two events, took second in the final heat of the Opening Round. He posted a two-wave score […]
Bassel Faltas returns as Santa Cruz’s football coach
Bassel Faltas is returning for a second tenure as Santa Cruz High’s football coach, a school official announced Wednesday.
Top squads take advance of pitching batteries | High school softball preview
Much like Tesla automobiles, Santa Cruz County’s top high school softball teams will rely on industrial-strength battery power to go far this season. Three of the top four teams from last season’s temporarily expanded Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League – Aptos, Soquel, and St. Francis – have their top pitcher and catcher returning. In each […]
No. 15 Aptos loses lead late, falls short in upset bid at No. 2 Oakland | NorCal Regional Roundup
OAKLAND — Six-time NBA All-star Damian Lillard roamed the hallways and basketball court at Oakland High 14 years ago. “Dame Time” refers to Lillard’s history of making clutch shots. On the same floor on Tuesday night, it was “Cam Time” as Aptos senior point guard Cameron Saldana led his 15th-seeded Mariners to the precipice of […]
Santa Cruz’s fate was sealed in PK shoot-out loss | NorCal soccer playoffs
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Aptos, Santa Cruz boys basketball teams seeded in D-III | CIF NorCal Playoffs
If there’s to be a fourth meeting between the Aptos High and Santa Cruz boys basketball teams, it’ll be one heck of a story. The Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League co-champions were both seeded in the CIF NorCal Regional Division III playoffs on Sunday — as the two lowest seeds. So, if they’re to meet, […]
Watsonville boys get No. 2 seed in D-I; Unbeaten Santa Cruz girls left out | CIF NorCal soccer playoffs
Watsonville High’s boys soccer team, the Central Coast Section Open Division champion, was awarded the No. 2 seed for the CIF NorCal Regional playoffs on Sunday.
Previously unbeaten Cardinals endure heartbreaking finish as PK shoot-out decides D-I champ | CCS girls soccer
The Santa Cruz High girls soccer team’s dream season ended in heartbreaking fashion Saturday night.
Santa Cruz surfer Sam Coffey ties for ninth in Morro Bay | Local Roundup
Santa Cruz surfer Sam Coffey tied for ninth place at the World Surf League’s SLO CAL Open at Morro Bay, a Men’s Qualifying Series 1,000-point event, on Saturday.
Scotts Valley sophomore Danica Kelley goes 3-2 at CIF State Wrestling Championships
Scotts Valley High sophomore Danica Kelley, the Central Coast Section runner-up at 116 pounds, is 3-1 through two days of the California Interscholastic Federation State Wrestling Championships at Mechanics Bank Arena in Bakersfield.
Aptos edges Santa Cruz in grudge match, advances to D-III championship | CCS boys basketball
SANTA CRUZ — With its top two players, senior guard Cameron Saldana and center Jack Spinelli, fouled out, Aptos High turned to its unsung heroes to deliver Aptos High’s boys basketball team its biggest win of the season in front of a capacity crowd. Senior forward Marcel Martin made a wide-open layup on an inbounds […]
Santa Cruz’s bid for D-III section title repeat ends against unheralded Mills | CCS basketball roundup
Every year in the Central Coast Section basketball playoffs, there’s a team that slips under the radar. A program that gets hot late in the regular season, slips into postseason play and pulls off a massive upset or two.
Streaking Santa Cruz wins again, rolls into D-I championship | CCS girls soccer
SANTA CRUZ — There’s no substitute for experience and team chemistry. Six players on Santa Cruz High’s unbeaten girls soccer team are in their fourth year together. And a seventh senior, Long Beach State-committed forward Julia Moore, is a third-year player who sat out last season. Oh, and the Cardinals also possess speed, skill, physicality […]
Kaitlin Imai scores 35 points in Scotts Valley’s D-IV win over Carmel | CCS basketball roundup
Senior guard Kaitlin Imai made nine 3-pointers and finished with 35 points as the No. 4 seed Scotts Valley High girls basketball team beat the No. 5 Carmel 51-32 in the Central Coast Section Division IV quarterfinals on Tuesday.
Aptos’ upset bid derailed on penalty kicks | CCS Soccer Roundup
Aptos High’s boys soccer team, the No. 8 seed, nearly stunned top-seeded Aragon in the Central Coast Section Division I quarterfinals Saturday night in San Mateo.
Six county girls advance to semifinals | CCS Wrestling Championships Roundup
The local girls flexed their muscles on Day 1 of the Central Coast Section Girls Wrestling Championships at Watsonville High on Friday. Six Santa Cruz County wrestlers advanced to the semifinals.