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Santa Cruz falls in 3 sets to powerful Salinas | Local Roundup
Santa Cruz High’s girls volleyball team suffered a 25-18, 25-17, 26-24 loss to visiting Salinas in nonleague action Tuesday.
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The Monterey Herald’s boys and girls Athletes of the Week
SLV boys, Harbor girls win water polo openers | Local Roundup
Freshmen Forrest McKinley-Newby scored six goals, and San Lorenzo Valley High’s boys water polo team beat York 13-7 in its season opener Thursday.
Aptos boys basketball rallies, but falls short against Wilcox | Local Roundup
Isaiah Ackerman scored 25 points, but Aptos High’s boys basketball team lost 65-58 to visiting Wilcox in a nonleague game Monday night.
MVC, PCS boys cross country teams earn titles at PCAL Championships | Local Roundup
Monte Vista Christian School junior Justin McCullick (17:14.90) took first place and led the Mustangs to the team title at the PCAL Mission Division Championships on Saturday at Palo Corona Regional Park’s 5,000-meter course.
Aptos, Soquel girls water polo squads to square off for title in SCCAL Tournament | Local Roundup
Senior Fiona Carey scored three goals, and the No. 3 seed Aptos High girls water polo team knocked off No. 2 Santa Cruz 6-3 in the Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League Tournament semifinals at Harbor High on Thursday.
Singles, doubles finals set for SCCAL Girls Tennis Tournament | Local Roundup
Santa Cruz High sophomore tennis player Francesca Garces and Aptos senior Tiana Smith will square off for the girls singles title at the Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League Championships at Imperial Courts in Aptos on Wednesday at 3 p.m.
Cabrillo football shuts out West Hills Coalinga to guarantee .500 record | Local Roundup
Cabrillo College’s football team posted its first shutout of the season, a 24-0 win over host West Hills Coalinga on Saturday, to assure itself of at least a .500 record in its second year removed from the death penalty.
Cabrillo women’s volleyball knocks off MPC, moves to 3-0 in Coast Conference | Local Roundup
The Cabrillo College women’s volleyball team beat host Monterey Peninsula 27-25, 25-17, 16-25, 25-19 in the teams’ Coast Conference North Division match Wednesday night.
Santa Cruz’s Judi Oyama, 63, named to 2024 USA Slalom Skateboarding Team | Local Roundup
Santa Cruz’s Judi Oyama, who turns 64 on Sunday, has been named to the 2024 USA Slalom Skateboarding Team and will represent the U.S. at the World Skate Games in Rome in September.
Cabrillo football routs Gavilan to snap losing skid | Local Roundup
Freshman running back Peyton Hatten made himself a fixture in the end zone, and Cabrillo College’s football team shined in all three phases in its 43-7 rout of visiting Gavilan to pick up its first Coast Conference win Saturday.
Cabrillo earns pair of routs of San Mateo in water polo | Local Roundup
Belene Rodriguez had six goals and two assists and Sadie Bigler had five goals and two assists as the Cabrillo College women’s water polo team routed San Mateo 19-4 on Wednesday in Aptos.
Soquel alum Walmer Martínez rejoins El Salvador National Team | Local Roundup
Monterey Bay F.C. wingback Walmer Martínez has been selected to join the El Salvador National Team for its two upcoming matches in the 2023 CONCACAF Nations League group stage.
St. Francis football shuts out visiting Santa Cruz | Local Roundup
St. Francis High junior quarterback Javier Fonseca passed for three touchdowns in the first half, and the Sharks knocked off visiting Santa Cruz 39-0 in the teams’ Pacific Coast Athletic League Mission North Division game Saturday.
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Former UCSC basketball star Kaylee Murphy to play professionally in Portugal | Local Roundup
Kaylee Murphy, a former two-time Women’s Basketball Coaches Association All-American at UC Santa Cruz, will continue her playing career in Europe.
Sophomore Ava Decleve leads Scotts Valley runners in Daly City | Local Roundup
Scotts Valley High sophomore Ava Decleve took second out of 83 runners in the girls’ varsity race No. 1 at the Westmoor Ram Invitational in Daly City on Saturday.
UCSC men’s cross country team runs to first invitational win since 2019 | Local Roundup
UC Santa Cruz cross country runners Casey Orton and Eric Jackson led the Banana Slugs to the Pacific Collegiate Invitational title on Friday in Lodi.
GoFundMe page set up for injured MVC football player Taylor Fernandez | Local Roundup
Several Monte Vista Christian School parents have created a GoFundMe page to help support Mustangs football player Taylor Fernandez: “Support Taylor Fernandez Road to Recovery #51.”
Santa Cruz knocks off Soquel 12-10 in boys water polo | Local Roundup
Senior goalie Lucas Primovera made nine saves to help Santa Cruz High’s boys water polo team beat Soquel 12-10 in Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League action Tuesday.
SJ’s Anna Guzman wins fifth Santa Cruz Triathlon title; Foster City’s Antoine Francoeur wins first | Local Roundup
Foster City’s Antoine Francoeur and San Jose’s Anna Guzman won titles at the 41st Santa Cruz Triathlon on Sunday.
UCSC women’s soccer team sneaks past Menlo for third straight win | Local Roundup
Amanda Scott scored in the 75th minute, and the UC Santa Cruz women’s soccer team knocked of host Menlo 2-1 in Atherton on Friday for its third straight win.