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Aptos sophomore Kiana Safari earns win, falls in QF to No. 2 seed | CCS girls tennis
Aptos High sophomore Kiana Safari, the repeat Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League singles champion, showed progress and met her goal of earning at least one win at the Central Coast Section Singles Championships at Bay Club Courtside on Wednesday.
Scotts Valley’s Hanna Shehorn, Ava Decleve finish 1-2, help Falcons repeat in D-IV | CCS Cross Country Championships
Scotts Valley High junior Hanna Shehorn and UCLA-bound senior teammate Ava Decleve finished 1-2 to lead the Falcons to the girls’ Division IV team title at the Central Coast Section Cross Country Championships in Belmont on Saturday.
Cabrillo men’s soccer posts shutout in regular-season finale | Local Roundup
Sophomore forward Yoan Ponio had a goal and an assist, and the Cabrillo College men’s soccer team beat host Gavilan 3-0 in its regular-season finale Tuesday.
Injury-riddled Soquel rebounds from Palma loss, enters playoffs with momentum | High school football roundup
A week after losing several key starters to injury, including its quarterback, and suffering its lone loss, Soquel High’s playoff-bound football team was eager to prove Friday that it could find success employing a “next-man up” mentality.
Soquel water polo earns sweep of SCCAL Tournament titles | Local Roundup
Soquel High’s boys water polo team outscored visiting Santa Cruz 4-0 in the fourth quarter to rally for an 11-8 win in the SCCAL Tournament championship match on Saturday.
St. Francis holds off MVC; will face Scotts Valley for automatic CCS berth | High school football roundup
Senior running back Coy Jordan rushed for a pair of touchdowns in the fourth quarter, and St. Francis High football team rallied past visiting Monte Vista Christian 27-20 in the teams’ Pacific Coast Athletic League Mission North Division game on Saturday.
Santa Cruz girls volleyball sweeps Aptos to claim SCCAL Tournament title | Local Roundup
Senior outside hitter Natalie Monroe, a four-year starter committed to UNLV, had a career night, and that paid dividends for Santa Cruz High’s girls volleyball team.
Aptos, Harbor girls volleyball teams earn sweeps, advance to SCCAL Tournament semifinals | Local Roundup
The Aptos High and Harbor girls volleyball teams earned sweeps on Monday to advance to Tuesday’s SCCAL Tournament semifinals.
MVC runners Gavin Beckman, Finley Castro earn wins at 77th annual Mt. SAC Invitational | Local Roundup
Monte Vista Christian School cross country standouts Gavin Beckman and Finley Castro earned wins in their respective races at the 77th annual Mt. SAC Invitational on Saturday.
SLV shines in trenches, on defense in win over MVC | High school football roundup
San Lorenzo Valley High’s football team made several huge stops on defense over the course of its Pacific Coast Athletic League Mission North Division win on Thursday night.
Scotts Valley hands MVC first loss, creates logjam for second place | High school football roundup
Scotts Valley High’s football team found the switch to its offense.
Denise Corrales helps Cabrillo top De Anza in women’s soccer | Local Roundup
Denise Corrales, a freshman forward out of Watsonville High, had a goal and an assist to help the Cabrillo College women’s soccer team roll past visiting De Anza 4-0 in the teams’ Coast Conference crossover match Friday.
MVC, Soquel bring home wins | High school football roundup
Junior quarterback Evan Vessey passed for five touchdowns, and Monte Vista Christian School’s football team produced a season-high point total to open Pacific Coast Athletic League North Division play with a 49-33 win over host North Monterey County.
Santa Clara Broncos slated to play two men’s basketball games at KP Arena in 2025-26 | Local Roundup
The NCAA Division I Santa Clara University men’s basketball team will return to Santa Cruz for the first time since the 2020-21 season to play a pair of nonconference games.
Santa Cruz shakes Seaside, eclipses 2024 win total | High school football roundup
Senior quarterback Neven Ristic accounted for five touchdowns, and Santa Cruz High’s football team beat visiting Seaside 44-27 in the teams’ Pacific Coast Athletic League Santa Lucia Division game Friday night.
Peyton Orradre helps St. Francis volleyball team earn sweep of Mount Madonna | Local Roundup
Senior outside hitter Peyton Orradre had nine kills and 11 digs, and St. Francis High’s girls volleyball team earned a 25-17, 25-18, 25-15 nonleague sweep of Mount Madonna in Watsonville on Wednesday.
High School cross country: Statements made at PCAL Center Meets
Monte Vista and Pacific Grove win PCAL Gabilan and Mission Division cross country boys Center Meet titles; Alisal and Marina stake claim to girls’ team honors.
Soquel boys water polo goes 2-0 in doubleheader | Local Roundup
Soquel High’s boys water polo team earned a sweep in its nonleague doubleheader on Saturday. The Knights posted a 17-6 win over Carmel and 20-12 win over Leland of San Jose.
Friday football roundup: Rancho snaps 19-game losing streak
Rancho snaps 19-game losing streak; Seaside earns first win of the season; Pacific Grove falls from the unbeaten ranks
Evan Vessey passes for 400-plus yards in MVC’s loss to unbeaten Stevenson | High school football roundup
Junior quarterback Evan Vessey passed for 400-plus yards for the second time in three weeks, but Monte Vista Christian School’s football team suffered a 36-25 loss to Stevenson of Pebble Beach on Friday night.
Bryan Bunker, Cabrillo men’s water polo pull away from Ohlone | Local Roundup
Bryan Bunker had a monster second half to help the Cabrillo College men’s water polo team knock off visiting Ohlone 20-16 in the teams’ Coast Conference match in Aptos on Wednesday.
Cabrillo football leveled by Los Medanos, 76-29 | Local Roundup
Cabrillo College quarterback Mario Cosma threw three touchdown passes, but the Seahawks’ football team gave up 70 or more points for the first time since 2022 and suffered a 76-29 loss to host Los Medanos in Pittsburg on Saturday.
Soquel jumps ahead early, stomps Aptos at Cabrillo College | High school football roundup
Soquel High’s football team, ranked No. 4 in the Central Coast Section and No. 74 in the state, was intent on doing Soquel-esque things early and often in its latest rout.
Aptos flag football pulls away for SCCAL win | Local Roundup
Senior quarterback Ella Porter ran for four touchdowns and threw for another, and Aptos High’s flag football team earned a 33-12 win over Harbor in Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League play at Soquel High on Wednesday.
Big plays help MVC hold off Carlmont in shootout, 40-37 | High school football roundup
Monte Vista Christian School’s football team was clinging to a five-point advantage in the fourth quarter, and the Mustangs needed an insurance score in a bad way against relentless host Carlmont.