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Santa Cruz seeded No. 2 in D-I, as only three county teams qualify for CCS girls soccer playoffs
Santa Cruz High’s girls soccer team — one of six teams to enter the Central Coast Section playoffs unbeaten — earned the No. 2 seed in Division I and will open postseason action with a home game.
Santa Cruz’s Nat Young ties for ninth at Hurley Pro Sunset Beach | Local Roundup
The waves were there, but the ones Santa Cruz’s Nat Young dropped in on didn’t offer him much during his afternoon heat at the World Surf League’s Hurley Pro Sunset Beach on Wednesday in Oahu, Hawaii.
Trio of county teams out for bragging rights, CCS title in D-III playoffs | Girls basketball
Three of the four girls basketball teams who took turns beating each other up in the Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League will compete in the same division for the upcoming Central Coast Section playoffs. In all, five county teams qualified for postseason.
Santa Cruz seeded No. 1 in D-III; Five county teams make CCS playoffs | Boys basketball
The Aptos High and Santa Cruz boys basketball teams, co-champions of the Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League, could square off in the Central Coast Section semifinals, if they win their playoff openers. The rivals split their regular-season meetings.
Wildcatz’s boys basketball team wins share of PCAL’s Santa Lucia Division title | Local Roundup
At the outset of each basketball season, Watsonville High coach Marcus Northcutt and assistant Mike Blum tell the Wildcatz how cool it would be if they won a league title: In addition to adding a championship banner to the school’s gymnasium walls, years later, they could come back and see their banner and cherish that […]
UCSC rally falls short against nation’s top-ranked D-III women’s basketball team | Local Roundup
Junior guard/forward Ashley Kowack scored 25 points, but the UC Santa Cruz women’s basketball team suffered a 74-70 loss to Christopher Newport, the nation’s top-ranked NCAA Division III team, on Saturday.
Aptos, Santa Cruz celebrate despite ‘awkward’ trophy presentation | SCCAL Wrestling Championships
Santa Cruz High’s wrestling team was prematurely announced as the 2022 Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League champions on Friday and had just finished posing for photographs as it celebrated with the trophy when a correction was made.
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’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.
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.
Santa Cruz tops SLV in shortened match, clinches SCCAL girls soccer title | Local Roundup
The Santa Cruz High girls soccer team clinched no worse than a share of the Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League title with its 8-0 win over host San Lorenzo Valley on Tuesday.
Danisha Nunez becomes first Watsonville female to win PCAL wrestling title | Local Roundup
Junior Danisha Nunez became the first Watsonville High athlete to win a title at the Pacific Coast Athletic League Girls Wrestling Championships at Alvarez High on Saturday.
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.
Renee Parker posts triple-double as Cabrillo gets first win streak | Local Roundup
Renee Parker recorded a triple-double, and Cabrillo College’s women’s basketball team crushed Hartnell 52-23 in Coast Conference South Division action on Friday night.
Cardinals embrace home-court advantage, pull even with Mariners atop SCCAL standings | Boys basketball
Aden Cury and the rest of Santa Cruz High’s boys basketball team was out to prove they had a better showing in them after enduring a gut punch on the road against rival Aptos last week.
Santa Cruz avenges loss to Aptos, remains in driver’s seat in SCCAL title race | Girls basketball
The challenge was directly in front of the first-place Santa Cruz High girls basketball team Wednesday as it looked for revenge against Aptos. Win and control the Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League race. Lose and rely on others.
Pair of winter CCS Championships to be held in Santa Cruz County
Two sites in Santa Cruz County have been chosen by the Central Coast Section to host high school sports championships this month.
Soquel sinks Santa Cruz with goal in stoppage time | Boys soccer
Upstart Santa Cruz High was threatening to derail the Soquel boys soccer team’s quest for the Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League title. Neither team had scored as the second half neared conclusion. The match moved into stoppage time, still scoreless.
Kaitlin Imai reaches 1,000-point milestone in Falcons’ win | Local Roundup
Kaitlin Imai reached the 1,000-point milestone in her Scotts Valley High basketball career as the Falcons posted a 70-11 win over Harbor on senior night Tuesday.
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.
Wildcatz overcome monstrously huge deficit late, win in OT to stay unbeaten | Local Roundup
Watsonville High’s boys basketball team rallied from a 19-point deficit in the final four minutes of its game against Rancho San Juan to force overtime and emerged with a thrilling, 79-72 win in front of dozens of energetic fans Saturday.
Aptos starts hot, stuns SCCAL leading Santa Cruz | Girls basketball
It was hard to tell which was the 2-3 team and which was the 4-0 league leader Friday night. The fifth-place Mariners exploded for a 21-point halftime lead over a stunned Santa Cruz squad and held off a late Cardinal rally for a 50-41 win.
Jack Spinelli, Cameron Saldana lead Aptos past SC, into sole possession of first in SCCAL | Boys basketball
The highly anticipated Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League boys basketball showdown between Aptos and Santa Cruz highs, according to their coaches, found one team “doing nearly everything right” and the other “missing in action.”
Santa Cruz knocks off Aptos again, gains inside track to SCCAL title | Girls soccer
Santa Cruz High’s girls soccer team was out to prove that its first win over powerful Aptos was no fluke. And it did just that in front of 200-plus fans at Trevin Dilfer Memorial Stadium on Thursday night.
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.