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Warriors blasted in third quarter of NBA G League loss to host Charge | Local Roundup
The Santa Cruz Warriors held a one-point lead at the half, but were outscored 49-29 in the third quarter of their 138-116 loss to the host Cleveland Charge at Public Auditorium on Friday night.
Scotts Valley, Aptos boys golf teams win SCCAL matches by one stroke | Local Roundup
Zane Seichen sank a suspenseful, 20-foot putt on the ninth green to lift Scotts Valley High to a 209-210 win over San Lorenzo Valley on the front nine at DeLaveaga Golf Course on Thursday.
Organizers, entrants hyped for inaugural The Santa Cruz Mile road race | Running
Aptos’ Tim Schenone remembers being overcome with the feels. The former University of Colorado runner had just completed the heralded Fifth Avenue Mile in New York City — widely considered as the most popular annual road race in the U.S. — and loved it. Thing is, he had to travel 3,000 miles to experience it.
Santa Cruz’s boys volleyball team rolls in SCCAL opener | Local Roundup
Senior outside hitter Lucas Kamalani had a team-high nine kills, and Santa Cruz High’s boys volleyball team swept Scotts Valley 25-13, 25-13, 25-21 to open Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League play Tuesday.
UC Santa Cruz golfer Samantha Shaw posts top-five finish at Westbrook Village Invitational | Local Roundup
UC Santa Cruz sophomore golfer Samantha Shaw tied for fifth place at the Westbrook Village Invitational with a 3-over-par 145 total, and the Banana Slugs women took seventh out of nine teams in Peoria, Arizona, on Sunday.
Ava Decleve leads county trio in 1,600 at K-Bell Track and Field Classic | Local Roundup
Santa Cruz County had three runners turn in personal bests and post time-five finishes in the girls’ 1,600-meter race at the 34-team K-Bell Track and Field Classic at Westmont High in Campbell on Saturday.
Cabrillo softball posts 20-0 win for DH split with Feather River | Local Roundup
The Cabrillo College softball team earned a doubleheader split with Feather River in Aptos on Friday, losing 4-2 in seven innings and winning 20-0 in five innings.
Freshman Isaiah Mahoney paces Santa Cruz lacrosse past Harbor | Local Roundup
Freshman Isaiah Mahoney scored four goals, and the Santa Cruz High boys lacrosse team beat Harbor 9-5 on Wednesday.
Scotts Valley girls, Soquel boys win NorCal Regional openers | High school basketball roundup
Scotts Valley High star freshman center Isabelle Jas turned in a postseason performance for the ages, and a throng of Falcons girls basketball fans stormed the court to celebrate one of the biggest wins in program history Tuesday night.
Scotts Valley tops Notre Dame-Belmont for first section title | CCS girls basketball roundup
Scotts Valley High has added plenty of championship banners to its gymnasium walls since opening in 1999, just none for basketball — boys or girls — entering this season. Falcons coaches often joked about the irony.
UC Santa Cruz guard Emilie Ngo named Coast To Coast Conference’s 2026 Player of the Year | Local Roundup
UC Santa Cruz women’s basketball talent Emilie Ngo was named the Coast To Coast Conference’s 2026 Player of the Year in addition to being an all-conference first-team selection.
Santa Cruz, Scotts Valley advance to section championships | CCS girls basketball roundup
Junior wing Mila Conn scored 17 points, and the No. 2 seed Santa Cruz High girls basketball team beat No. 3 Pioneer 54-47 in the Division III semifinals in Santa Cruz on Thursday night.
Santa Cruz Warriors come up short against host Remix in NBA G League action | Local Roundup
Double-doubles from center Charles Bassey and guard Deivon Smith weren’t enough to save the Santa Cruz Warriors from enduring a tough, 128-126 loss to the Rip City Remix in NBA G League action at the Chiles Center in Portland, Oregon, on Tuesday.
Four county squads move into semifinals | CCS basketball roundup
The No. 2 seed Scotts Valley High girls basketball team wasn’t at its best, and still it rolled to a 63-36 win over No. 7 Stevenson of Pebble Beach in the Central Coast Section Division IV quarterfinals on Tuesday.
St. Francis’ Gustavo Paz honored as 2025-26 Central Coast Section Winter Sports Honor Coach | Local Roundup
St. Francis High wrestling coach Gustavo “Gus” Paz was honored as a 2025-26 Central Coast Section Winter Sports Honor Coach at the CCS Master Finals tournament at Watsonville High on Saturday.
Jayson Schmeisser’s career day helps Cabrillo baseball blast De Anza 26-7 | Local Roundup
Leadoff hitter Jayson Schmeisser was 7-for-7 batting with two doubles, six RBI, and five runs scored, and Cabrillo College’s baseball team blasted host De Anza 26-7 in the teams’ nonconference game in Cupertino on Saturday.
St. Francis’ boys, girls move into quarters, joined by Aptos girls | CCS basketball roundup
Robert Gomez Jr. had a hot hand again, but he wasn’t the only one as the No. 8 seed St. Francis High boys basketball beat unseeded North Valley Baptist 79-52 in the second round of the Central Coast Section Division V playoffs in Watsonville on Saturday.
Five local squads move into section semifinals | CCS soccer roundup
Aptos High’s girls soccer program snapped a six-game postseason skid and secured its first playoff win since 2019 on Saturday.
County advances five from CCS Masters Finals to state tournament | CCS wrestling
Wrestlers Gabriel Attia of San Lorenzo Valley High and Vera Bentley of Santa Cruz took second place in their respective weight divisions at the Central Coast Section Masters Finals at Watsonville High on Saturday.
Aptos blasts Pajaro Valley in D-III opener, faces Live Oak next | CCS boys basketball roundup
The No. 9 seed Aptos High’s boys basketball team opened with a 17-0 run and beat unseeded Pajaro Valley 61-15 in the teams’ Central Coast Section Division III play-in game in Aptos on Friday.
High School volleyball: Monterey adds girls beach volleyball
Monterey High has added girls beach volleyball to its growing list of sports on campus
Aptos girls soccer team earns No. 1 seed again, this time in CCS D-III
Aptos High earned the No. 1 seed in Division III and was the highest seed of the four teams from Santa Cruz County to qualify for the Central Coast Section playoffs, it was revealed at Thursday’s seeding meeting.
SCCAL champ Soquel awarded top seed in CCS D-III playoffs | Boys basketball
Soquel High’s boys basketball team, enjoying the program’s first Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League title since 2013, received the No. 1 seed in Division III in the upcoming Central Coast Section playoffs.
SCCAL champ Scotts Valley, runner-up Santa Cruz earn No. 2 seeds, home games to open CCS | Girls basketball
Scotts Valley High’s girls basketball team — the repeat champion in the Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League — was placed in Division IV for the Central Coast Section playoffs and given the No. 2 seed behind Notre Dame of Belmont.
SLV junior Gabriel Attia is the lone local champion crowned at CCS Southern Regional | High school wrestling
San Lorenzo Valley High junior Gabriel Attia took first place and Santa Cruz sophomore Vera Bentley took second in their respective weight division at the Central Coast Section Southern Regional Wrestling Championships at Watsonville High on Saturday.