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A school year in Monterey County high school sports: Milestones, magical moments and controversy
Taking a look back at a year’s worth of high school sports
Santa Cruz’s Haley Jones waived for second time this season | Local Roundup
Santa Cruz native Haley Jones was waived by the WNBA’s Phoenix Mercury on Sunday, one week after the WNBA team signed the 6-foot-1 guard to a hardship contract. The move signals that key Mercury players are ready to return from injury.
College men’s basketball: Carmel’s Blut commits to CSUMB
Monterey Herald All-County Basketball Player of the Year Warren Blut has committed to Cal State Monterey Bay
High School basketball: GBA Basketball All-Star game rosters
Rosters for the 16th Gil Basketball Academy High School All-Star Game
High School basketball: GBA Basketball All-Star game rosters
Rosters for the 16th Gil Basketball Academy High School All-Star Game
Santa Cruz’s Tiera O’Connor to continue basketball career at San Francisco State | Local Roundup
Santa Cruz High senior guard Tiera O’Connor, who didn’t play for the Cardinals in the winter after helping lead the program to back-to-back Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League titles, will continue her basketball and academic careers at NCAA Division II San Francisco State University.
Santa Cruz’s DeMarco Hunter named Cal-Hi Sports’ State D-IV Player of the Year | Boys basketball
There was no hiding Santa Cruz High’s DeMarco Hunter on the basketball court. Every opposing coach knew that if his team hoped to beat the Cardinals, his players had to limit the damage done by the 6-foot-6 forward, a third-year varsity talent.
St. Francis’ Maya Calfee, Liliana Whitmeyer share MVP honor in Cypress | All-PCAL girls basketball
St. Francis High’s star backcourt, sophomore Maya Calfee and freshman Liliana Whitmeyer, took turns lighting up opponents on the basketball court this season.
St. Francis’ Nash Horton named Cypress Division MVP | All-PCAL boys basketball
St. Francis High senior guard/forward Nash Horton was all over the basketball court, and being so allowed the Sharks to accomplish a special season.
Cabrillo looking for new head coach after successful season | Women’s basketball
The Cabrillo College women’s basketball team, which rebounded from a 3-24 campaign a year earlier and secured its first playoff win since 2018-19, is looking for a new head coach.
Santa Cruz’s John Mel surfs into Round of 16 in Barbados | Local Roundup
Santa Cruz’s John Mel won his second heat at the World Surf League’s BTMI Barbados Surf Pro at Soup Bowl, Bathsheba, Barbados, on Thursday.
12th annual Central Coast Basketball All-Star Games take place Sunday at Scotts Valley
Some of the area’s top senior boys and girls hoopsters, as well as the 2025-26 incoming class of freshmen boys, will compete at the 12th annual Central Coast Basketball All-Star Games at Scotts Valley High on Sunday.
High School basketball: Central Coast all-star rosters
Rosters for the 12th annual Reggie Stephens Foundation Central Coast All-Star high school basketball game
Aptos’ Isaiah Ackerman, Santa Cruz’s DeMarco Hunter share MVP honor | All-SCCAL boys basketball
Two uber talented and versatile high school athletes in Santa Cruz County were sensational for the duration of the 2024-25 boys basketball season.
Scotts Valley’s Brooklyn Williams, Samantha Rebbert share MVP honor | All-SCCAL girls basketball
Scotts Valley High’s girls basketball team swept the competition en route to a perfect campaign in the Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League this season.
High School boys’ basketball: The Herald’s All-County team
The Monterey Herald’s All-County boys’ basketball team
High School boys’ basketball: A scoring machine that learned to distribute
Carmel guard Warren Blut named the Monterey Herald’s All-County boys’ basketball Player of the Year
High School girls’ basketball: The Monterey Herald’s All-County team
The Monterey Herald’s All-County girl’s basketball team
Girls basketball player of the year: ‘The General’ distributed success
Salinas point guard Alice Uchida named the Monterey Herald’s All-County girls basketball Player of the Year.
Cardinals unable to keep pace with No. 1 Panthers, fall in CIF D-IV NorCal Regional final | Boys basketball
Basketball is a team game. Santa Cruz High has a superstar in DeMarco Hunter, but his supporting cast struggled mightily when the Cardinals needed them most Tuesday night.
Preps of the Week
The Monterey Herald’s boys and girls Athletes of the Week
More history at stake for Santa Cruz in Tuesday’s D-IV NorCal Regional final | Boys basketball
The No. 1 seed for Division IV boys basketball programs in Northern California stands between Santa Cruz High and local history.
Santa Cruz holds off upset-minded Lincoln for return trip to NorCal final | Boys basketball
Santa Cruz High’s DeMarco Hunter had a first quarter that won’t be forgotten anytime soon by anyone who witnessed the CIF Division IV NorCal Regional basketball semifinals on Saturday night.
Santa Cruz edged by Wisconsin ahead of Sunday’s Chase Center game | Local Roundup
Santa Cruz saw Wisconsin’s Stephen Thompson make a pair of free throws with 3.9 seconds left, and the Warriors were edged by the Herd, 112-110, in the teams’ NBA G League game at Kaiser Permanente Arena on Friday night.
Santa Cruz blasts St. Patrick-St. Vincent, moves into semifinals | CIF D-IV NorCal boys basketball
Another Cinderella squad stands between Santa Cruz High’s boys basketball team and a repeat trip to the California Interscholastic Federation NorCal Regional finals.