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Aptos’ Gabe Gaeckle, Reed Moring secure top honors | All-SCCAL baseball
Aptos High’s baseball team rolled to the Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League regular season and tournament titles behind a pair of future NCAA Division I committed talents, and the Mariners were rewarded during all-league voting with a sweep of top honors.
Santa Cruz, St. Francis and MVC advance to semifinals | CCS baseball roundup
Johann Brooks doubled home Langston Burkett, who reached on a double, for the go-ahead run in the fifth inning, and Santa Cruz High’s baseball team made it hold up to beat Menlo-Atherton 3-2 in the first round of the Central Coast Section Division III semifinals Saturday.
Six Santa Cruz County baseball teams qualify for CCS playoffs
Six Santa Cruz County high school baseball teams qualified for the Central Coast Section playoffs, it was revealed at Wednesday’s seeding meeting.
Reed Moring, Edward Peters help Aptos baseball secure SCCAL Tournament title
UC Santa Barbara committed staff ace Reed Moring delivered a businesslike, complete-game two-hitter with a career-high 15 strikeouts, and Edward Peters highlighted a seven-run third inning with a three-run triple as the Mariners claimed the tournament title 8-0 over the Falcons at Cabrillo College on Friday.
Aptos baseball slips past Harbor in 10 innings to reach SCCAL Tournament final | Local Roundup
James Craig’s RBI single to left field scored pinch runner Nick Forbes from third base in the 10th inning, giving Aptos High’s baseball team a 5-4 walk-off win over Harbor in the SCCAL Tournament semifinals on Wednesday.
Scotts Valley, Harbor baseball teams produce walk-off wins in SCCAL Tournament | Local Roundup
Scotts Valley High’s baseball team pulled off a 6-5 come-from-behind win over Soquel on Monday to advance to the SCCAL Tournament semifinals.
Mariah Segura hits three HRs, drives in 7 in Wildcatz’s walk-off win in ninth | Local Roundup
Mariah Segura hit three of Watsonville HIgh’s five home runs as the Wildcatz softball team earned a thrilling, 16-15 walk-off win over San Benito in nine innings Wednesday.
Cabrillo women’s beach volleyball team qualifies for state championships | Local Roundup
The Cabrillo College women’s beach volleyball team beat San Mateo 5-0 and Sierra 3-0 in the NorCal Regionals at Main Beach in Santa Cruz on Tuesday to qualify for the state championships.
Harbor wins finale, earns share of SCCAL beach volleyball title | Local Roundup
Harbor High’s beach volleyball team used three forfeits for a 5-0 sweep of Mount Madonna on Friday to finish the Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League regular season with a share of the title.
Mount Madonna boys volleyball rallies past Soquel | Local Roundup
Ben Pearson had 36 kills and 14 aces, and Mount Madonna School’s boys volleyball team rallied for a 23-25, 30-28, 25-20, 25-23 win over Soquel on the Knights’ senior night.
Santa Cruz’s Nat Young competes in final CT event before midseason cut | Local Roundup
Santa Cruz’s Nat Young will compete in the World Surf League’s Margaret River Pro this week at Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia. It’s the final event before the WSL makes its newly implemented midseason cut.
SCCAL tennis champion Mariners hold off Soquel | Local Roundup
Aaron Buchanan and Heath Hegna earned singles wins in straight sets, and the Aptos High boys tennis team knocked off Soquel 4-3 in Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League play Tuesday.
Wildcatz’s three HRs help edge crosstown rival St. Francis in softball | Local Roundup
Rylee Gomez had two home runs and three RBI, and Watsonville High’s softball team scored three runs in the fifth inning to rally past St. Francis 5-4 in the Watsonville Tournament on Saturday. Junior outfielder Abreanna Alba hit for the cycle in a win over Stevenson.
Harbor boys swimming slips past Santa Cruz | Local Roundup
Gabe Porter and Conall Barber each won two individual events to lead Harbor High’s boys swim team slip past Santa Cruz 81-80 in their Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League meet Friday.
Santa Cruz stuns Aptos, sets up grudge match Thursday for SCCAL co-leaders | High school baseball roundup
Aptos High has three college committed arms in its starting rotation. Rival Santa Cruz proved Tuesday that it has some quality pitching, too.
Santa Cruz surfer Autumn Hays advances in Barbados | Local Roundup
Santa Cruz’s Autumn Hays on Thursday advanced from her opening heat at the World Surf League’s Barbados Surf Pro, a Women’s Qualifying Series 3,000-point event at Soup Bowl in Bathsheba, Barbados.
Harbor beach volleyball sweeps Scotts Valley, moves to 4-0 | Local Roundup
Gwen Grigsby and Maren O’Farrell beat Hannah Fleming and Morgan Lipman, 21-13, 17-21, 15-8 in the No. 1 match, and Harbor High’s beach volleyball team beat Scotts Valley 5-0 on Friday.
Aptos boys tennis rolls past Scotts Valley | Local Roundup
Aptos High singles players Koosha Safari, Aaron Buchanan and Heath Hegna didn’t lose a game in their straight-sets wins, and the Mariners’ boys tennis team beat host Scotts Valley 6-1 in Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League play Tuesday.
Aptos boys tennis tops Soquel, stays unbeaten in SCCAL | Local Roundup
Sean Spencer and Nick Hambright won 6-4, 6-7, 7-6 at No. 2 doubles to help Aptos High’s tennis team beat host Soquel to stay unbeaten in the Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League on Thursday.
Santa Cruz rallies past Scotts Valley with timely hitting | High school baseball roundup
Santa Cruz High’s baseball team is still putting things together as it hopes to make a run at the Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League baseball title this season. It took a step forward in its latest game, thanks to some timely hitting and solid middle relief pitching in its 5-2 win over Scotts Valley on Friday.
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.
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.
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.
Cabrillo wins NorCal basketball opener, faces No. 1 CCSF next | Local Roundup
Austin James scored 17 points to lead the Cabrillo College men’s basketball team past American River 83-64 in the first round of the CCCAA NorCal Regional playoffs in Sacramento on Tuesday night. Alphonse Alfred scored 12 points for the Seahawks and Samy Buteau added 10 points in the win. The Seahawks (18-11) play at No. […]