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The Monterey Herald’s boys and girls Athletes of the Week
Kat Buckley paces PCS past MVC in girls basketball | Local Roundup
Junior forward Kat Buckley had 24 points, 12 rebounds and six steals, and Pacific Collegiate School’s girls basketball team beat Monte Vista Christian 55-23 in the teams’ nonleague game at Gateway School on Monday.
Aptos native Eric Kubota wins 2025 Baseball America Tony Gwynn Award | Local Roundup
Aptos native Eric Kubota, the A’s director of scouting, has been named the winner of the 2025 Baseball America Tony Gwynn Award, a lifetime achievement honor presented annually by the publication.
Scotts Valley girls basketball wins The King’s Academy Tournament title | Local Roundup
Scotts Valley High’s girls basketball team crushed Gunn 52-21 in the championship game at The King’s Academy Tournament in Sunnyvale on Saturday.
Soquel’s rally comes up short in basketball loss to powerful Palma | Local Roundup
Soquel High boys basketball team battled back with a solid fourth quarter, but suffered a 59-52 loss to host Palma in the semifinals of the Luis & Lucille Scattini Memorial Tournament in Salinas on Friday night.
Harbor girls soccer edges Stevenson 1-0 | Local Roundup
Michaela Garcia scored on a shot from 20 yards out in the 22nd minute, and Harbor High’s girls soccer team beat visiting Stevenson 1-0 in nonleague action Thursday night.
Scotts Valley boys basketball stuns PCS with layup at the buzzer to open Pirates Treasure tournament at Harbor | Local Roundup
Senior forward Oak Silingas made a layup on an inbounds pass from senior forward/center Alex Burgos at midcourt, and Scotts Valley High’s boys basketball team rallied past Pacific Collegiate 43-42 in the opening round of the
Dr. Bill Ciancio, 81, fired as SLV’s boys basketball coach
Dr. Bill Ciancio, 81, a retired dentist and educator, was confident that he’d return San Lorenzo Valley High’s boys basketball program to glory when he was named head coach ahead of last season.
Aptos girls soccer loses standout Scarlett Stateler to injury in win over Watsonville | Local Roundup
Isabella Hartnett scored twice, and Aptos High’s girls soccer team beat host Watsonville 5-0 in the teams’ nonleague match Tuesday.
Preps of the Week
The Monterey Herald’s boys and girls Athletes of the Week
MVC girls basketball slips past Soquel for first win | Local Roundup
Freshman Karina Fromm scored a game-high 15 points, and the Monte Vista Christian School girls basketball team slipped past visiting Soquel 37-35 in nonleague action Monday to earn its first win.
Taevion Kinsey scores game-high 24 points, but Santa Cruz suffers another Showcase Cup loss | Local Roundup
Guard Taevion Kinsey scored a game-high 24 points for Santa Cruz, but the Warriors, who led by as many as 12 points, fell to the Valley Suns 114-106 in the teams’ NBA G League game at Kaiser Permanente Arena on Sunday.
Santa Cruz struggles against Los Gatos’ pressure, falls in Dad’s Club championship | Boys basketball
Keyondre Randolph buried a 3-pointer on Santa Cruz High’s first possession to give the Cardinals a quick lead, but the night — as well as the 69th annual Emmett Thompson Memorial Dad’s Club Tournament title — belonged to Los Gatos’ boys basketball team.
Kat Buckley leads PCS girls basketball team to Pescadero Hoop Dreams title | Local Roundup
Junior forward Kat Buckley produced another double-double, and Pacific Collegiate School’s girls basketball team beat Pescadero 43-16 in the championship of the Pescadero Hoop Dreams tournament on Saturday.
Santa Cruz surfer John Mel moves into quarterfinals at Morro Bay | Local Roundup
Santa Cruz’s John Mel advanced to the Round of 16 at the World Surf League’s SLO CAL Open Morro Bay, a Qualifying Series 2,000-point event, in Morro Bay on Saturday.
Santa Cruz edges Monterey, will face Los Gatos for Dad’s Club title | Boys basketball
Santa Cruz High’s boys basketball team endured stretches without scoring. Still, the Cardinals found a recipe for success: heart, hustle and suffocating defense.
Santa Cruz surfer John Mel advances at SLO CAL Open Morro Bay | Local Roundup
Santa Cruz’s John Mel advanced to the Round of 32 at the World Surf League’s SLO CAL Open Morro Bay, a Qualifying Series 2,000-point event, in Morro Bay on Friday.
Soquel, Santa Cruz move into Dad’s Club semifinals | Boys basketball
It was early-season basketball at its finest, where heart and hustle tend to offset the absence of consistency and blissful and flawless execution.
Santa Cruz Warriors blow 25-point lead, fall to Valley Suns in overtime | Local Roundup
Santa Cruz had three players score 20-plus points, but the Warriors lost to the Valley Suns 124-119 in overtime in the teams’ NBA G League game at Mullet Arena in Tempe, Arizona, on Wednesday.
Santa Cruz hosts Dad’s Club at KP Arena, Jacob’s Heart Pediatric Cancer Shootout | High school basketball
It’s December, and that means in addition to it being Christmas season, it’s high school basketball tournament/showcase time.
Emilie Ngo helps UC Santa Cruz rally past UC Merced in OT at KP Arena | Local Roundup
Sophomore guard Emilie Ngo continued her offensive ways, and the UC Santa Cruz women’s basketball team, an NCAA Division III squad, rallied past D-II UC Merced 79-72 at Kaiser Permanente Arena on Tuesday.
Preps of the Week
The Monterey Herald’s boys and girls Athletes of the Week
Kat Buckley paces PCS past Soquel in girls basketball | Local Roundup
Junior forward Kat Buckley had 25 points, seven rebounds and five blocks to lead the Pacific Collegiate School girls basketball team past host Soquel 39-18 in nonleague action Monday.
Cabrillo women’s volleyball falls to No. 1 seed in NorCal playoffs | Local Roundup
The No. 8 seed Cabrillo College women’s volleyball team was swept 25-17, 25-18, 25-17 by No. 1 San Joaquin Delta in the third round of the 3C2A NorCal Regionals in Stockton on Saturday night.
Cabrillo slips past Cosumnes River in chaotic, 5-set thriller in NorCal Regional playoffs | Local Roundup
In a do-or-die women’s volleyball playoff match that could, justifiably, be described as chaotic, No. 8 seed Cabrillo College slipped past No. 9 Cosumnes River in five sets, 20-25, 29-27, 25-21, 25-27, 15-13, in the second round of the 3C2A NorCal Regionals on Tuesday night.