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Trio of county teams out for bragging rights, CCS title in D-III playoffs | Girls basketball
Three of the four girls basketball teams who took turns beating each other up in the Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League will compete in the same division for the upcoming Central Coast Section playoffs. In all, five county teams qualified for postseason.
Santa Cruz seeded No. 1 in D-III; Five county teams make CCS playoffs | Boys basketball
The Aptos High and Santa Cruz boys basketball teams, co-champions of the Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League, could square off in the Central Coast Section semifinals, if they win their playoff openers. The rivals split their regular-season meetings.
Santa Cruz tops SLV in shortened match, clinches SCCAL girls soccer title | Local Roundup
The Santa Cruz High girls soccer team clinched no worse than a share of the Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League title with its 8-0 win over host San Lorenzo Valley on Tuesday.
Renee Parker posts triple-double as Cabrillo gets first win streak | Local Roundup
Renee Parker recorded a triple-double, and Cabrillo College’s women’s basketball team crushed Hartnell 52-23 in Coast Conference South Division action on Friday night.
Cardinals embrace home-court advantage, pull even with Mariners atop SCCAL standings | Boys basketball
Aden Cury and the rest of Santa Cruz High’s boys basketball team was out to prove they had a better showing in them after enduring a gut punch on the road against rival Aptos last week.
Santa Cruz avenges loss to Aptos, remains in driver’s seat in SCCAL title race | Girls basketball
The challenge was directly in front of the first-place Santa Cruz High girls basketball team Wednesday as it looked for revenge against Aptos. Win and control the Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League race. Lose and rely on others.
Kaitlin Imai reaches 1,000-point milestone in Falcons’ win | Local Roundup
Kaitlin Imai reached the 1,000-point milestone in her Scotts Valley High basketball career as the Falcons posted a 70-11 win over Harbor on senior night Tuesday.
Aptos starts hot, stuns SCCAL leading Santa Cruz | Girls basketball
It was hard to tell which was the 2-3 team and which was the 4-0 league leader Friday night. The fifth-place Mariners exploded for a 21-point halftime lead over a stunned Santa Cruz squad and held off a late Cardinal rally for a 50-41 win.
Jack Spinelli, Cameron Saldana lead Aptos past SC, into sole possession of first in SCCAL | Boys basketball
The highly anticipated Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League boys basketball showdown between Aptos and Santa Cruz highs, according to their coaches, found one team “doing nearly everything right” and the other “missing in action.”
Watsonville’s boys soccer team hands nationally ranked Alisal first loss | Local Roundup
Watsonville High’s boys soccer team received goals from two unlikely sources and stunned nationally ranked Alisal 2-0 in the teams’ Pacific Coast Athletic League Gabilan Division match Tuesday night in Salinas.
Makena Bedolla helps Sharks’ soccer team blast Greenfield | Local Roundup
Makena Bedolla scored three goals and St. Francis High’s girls soccer team beat Greenfield 5-0 in its Pacific Coast Athletic League game at Depot Park in Santa Cruz on Monday.
Austin James leads Cabrillo men’s basketball team past MPC | Local Roundup
Sophomore guard Austin James scored a game-high 26 points, and the Cabrillo College men’s basketball team beat Monterey Peninsula College 64-54 in the teams’ Coast Conference South Division game Friday night.
Kaitlin Imai helps Scotts Valley’s girls basketball team beat Mariners for first time since 2017 | Local Roundup
Senior guard Kaitlin Imai scored 19 points and Scotts Valley High’s girls basketball team beat Aptos 45-36 to snap an 11-game losing streak to the Mariners in the Falcons’ league opener Tuesday.
SCCAL basketball tournaments canceled as league releases revised schedule
The Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League this week released revised boys and girls basketball schedules for the 2021-22 season. They’ll allow member schools that have endured postponed contests while following COVID-19 protocol to play a complete, 10-game season.
Aptos-SC basketball games rescheduled for Wednesday | Local Roundup
Aptos High’s boys and girls basketball games at Santa Cruz on Tuesday have been rescheduled for Wednesday.
St. Francis blows huge lead, edges Seaside in boys basketball | Local Roundup
Junior Ibarra scored 18 points and teammate Christian Magana added 13 points to help St. Francis High’s boys basketball team beat Seaside 58-57 on Friday night.
Cardinals eye SCCAL title repeat | Boys basketball preview
Boys’ basketball teams in the Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League will be seeing less of Aden Cury this season. Not the kind of “less” they’d probably prefer, though.
Aptos, Santa Cruz continue rivalry for SCCAL bragging rights | Girls basketball preview
As they dueled for league and Central Coast Section supremacy last spring, Aptos and Santa Cruz developed a compelling high school girls’ basketball rivalry.
Sports Newsmakers 2021 | Pandemic didn’t limit massive accomplishments
Santa Cruz County produced dozens of magnificent sports feats in ’21, and it’s no surprise that surfing was among the sports that dominated headlines. The following is a recap of some of the most memorable feats of the year.
Aptos unable to keep pace with Lowell in NorCal Invitational, takes fourth | Boys basketball
Senior center Jack Spinelli had 20 points and 13 rebounds, but the cold-shooting Mariners were unable to keep pace with Lowell of San Francisco and fell 54-33 in the third-place game in the Blue Division at Aptos.
Mariners basketball team falls to Pioneer in NorCal Invitational semifinals | Local Roundup
Jack Spinelli posted a double-double in Aptos High’s 41-35 basketball loss to Pioneer of San Jose in the Blue Division semifinals at the 8th annual Aptos High/Santa Cruz Warriors NorCal Invitational on Tuesday.
Aptos rolls in tournament opener at Kaiser Permanente Arena | Boys basketball
Limited action cost Spinelli another double-double; he finished with a team-high 19 points and nine rebounds. But if the Mariners showed anything in their tournament opener — and they showed plenty — it was their penchant for sharing the ball.
Ella Giguiere, Lauren Ambiel record double-doubles in Cabrillo’s OT win | Local Roundup
Ella Giguiere and Lauren Ambiel recorded double-doubles to help the Cabrillo College women’s basketball team beat Feather River 77-72 in overtime Wednesday and snap the Seahawks’ eight-game losing streak.
Cabrillo men’s basketball doubles up on Foothill | Local Roundup
Sophomore guard Austin James came off the bench and scored 22 points as the Cabrillo College men’s basketball team doubled up on Foothill 91-45 in Aptos on Monday.
Kaylee Murphy posts another double-double for UCSC, sets up showdown with Whitman | Local Roundup
Junior forward Kaylee Murphy posted her fifth double-double of the season and 26th of her career to help the UC Santa Cruz women’s basketball team open the UCSC December Classic with a win Saturday.