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High School softball: PCAL all-league teams
Pacific Coast Athletic League all-league softball teams
Aptos’ rally falls short in narrow loss to Westmont in CCS D-III final | High school softball
Aptos High’s youth-laden softball team was having little luck on offense against Westmont senior ace Regan Steele early on in the Central Coast Section Division III Championship on Saturday.
CCS DV softball finals: King City brings home program’s first championship
Two five-run innings lift King City to its first ever CCS softball title with an 11-4 win over South San Francisco in the Division V title game
CCS DIV softball finals: Magic runs out as Palma falls to Woodside
A late rally comes up short as Palma falls 4-3 to Woodside in the Central Coast Section Division IV softball finals
Watsonville edged by Woodside 2-1 in Division IV semifinals | CCS softball
Right when Watsonville High’s youth-laden softball team built some momentum Wednesday, the team’s Central Coast Section playoff game abruptly ended.
CCS softball playoffs: Palma rallies to reach Division IV finals
Palma rallies for two runs in the seventh inning to beat Sacred Heart Cathedral and advance to the CCS Division IV softball finals
Aptos stomps Sobrato, advances to section final for first time | CCS softball
The Aptos High Mariners made another splash in the 2025 Central Coast Section softball playoffs Tuesday.
CCS baseball/softball: Monterey, Stevenson, King City advance to finals
Monterey and Stevenson are headed to the CCS divisional baseball finals, while King City will make its first ever section softball finals appearance
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The Monterey Herald’s boys and girls Athletes of the Week
Aptos, Watsonville advance to semifinals | CCS softball roundup
Aptos High’s softball team earned its first win in the Central Coast Section playoffs since 2019 with its upset of host Alisal in the Division III quarterfinals on Saturday. Watsonville won its opener, in D-IV, and also moved into the semifinals.
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The Monterey Herald’s boys and girls Athletes of the Week
Four county softball teams qualify for CCS playoffs
Santa Cruz County had four high school softball teams seeded in the upcoming Central Coast Section playoffs. That’s the good news.
Santa Cruz Boardriders take fifth at nationals, qualify for World Club Championship | Local Roundup
The Santa Cruz Boardriders club took fifth place at the U.S. Boardriders National Championships at Lower Trestles on Saturday, and secured a berth to the World Club Championship.
Santa Cruz Boardriders qualify for national championships | Local Roundup
Santa Cruz Boardriders Club took third place at The Wheat Cup at Lower Trestles in San Clemente on Friday to qualifier for the U.S. Boardriders Championship on Saturday.
SCCAL softball champ Scotts Valley beats rival SLV, pushes win streak to 11 games | Local Roundup
Scotts Valley High’s softball team remains intent on entering the postseason as one of the section’s hottest teams.
Postseason-bound MVC baseball team takes second in PCAL Mission Division | Local Roundup
Senior Carter Wright had two hits and one RBI, and the playoff-bound Monte Vista Christian School baseball team beat visiting Alisal 4-1 in the teams’ Pacific Coast Athletic League Mission Division finale on Wednesday.
Scotts Valley High girls lacrosse team ousted in CCS D-II quarterfinals | Local Roundup
Sofia Niklaus had three goals and one assist, but the No. 8 seed Scotts Valley High girls lacrosse team suffered a 13-5 loss to No. 1 Archbishop Mitty in the Central Coast Section Division II quarterfinals in San Jose on Tuesday.
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The Monterey Herald’s boys and girls Athletes of the Week
Soquel boys volleyball wins CCS first-round match; Harbor to host Burlingame | Local Roundup
The No. 5 seed Soquel High’s boys volleyball team beat No. 12 Summit Shasta 24-26, 25-20, 25-23, 25-22 in the first round of the Central Coast Section Division II playoffs on Monday.
Scotts Valley girls lacrosse team seeded 8th in CCS D-II playoffs | Local Roundup
Scotts Valley High’s girls lacrosse team, the only team from Santa Cruz County to make the 2025 Central Coast Section playoffs, regardless of gender, received the No. 8 seed in Division II at Sunday’s seeding meeting.
Unbeaten Pirates’ duo claims SCCAL pairs beach volleyball title | Local Roundup
Harbor High seniors Isla Johnson and Maren O’Farrell defeated Santa Cruz senior Shelby Leonardich and freshman Haisley Flanagan 21-15, 21-12 in the finals to win the Mark Brewer SCCAL Beach Volleyball Pairs Tournament.
Watsonville’s Cypress champion boys volleyball team swept in CCS play-in match | Local Roundup
Watsonville High’s boys volleyball team suffered a 3-0 loss to visiting Alisal in a Central Coast Section play-in match on Thursday night.
Soquel’s boys tennis team falls to Burlingame in CCS Team Tournament | Local Roundup
Soquel High’s first loss during its historic 2025 boys tennis campaign was also its last.
Santa Cruz, Harbor boys volleyball teams advance to SCCAL Tournament final | Local Roundup
Julien Pally and Leo Sapunor paced Santa Cruz High’s boys volleyball team on offense, and the No. 1 seed Cardinals beat No. 4 Mount Madonna 25-20, 25-13, 25-11 in the Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League Tournament semifinals at Santa Cruz High on Tuesday.
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The Monterey Herald’s boys and girls Athletes of the Week