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County linemen rising to the occasion in college football
Jackson Lloyd, Oscar Weigel and Messiah Johnson are starters on the offensive line this fall for their respective college football teams
High School sports: A year to savor while saying goodbye to a prominent school
A year filled with celebrations, milestones, titles and some sadness.
Soquel’s Jedidiah Del Favero, MVC’s Zach Binder receive special honors in Mission Division | 2026 All-PCAL Boys Lacrosse
Two Santa Cruz County boys lacrosse players, Soquel High’s Jedidiah Del Favero and Monte Vista Christian senior midfielder Zach Binder, received special honors in the Mission Division during coaches’ Pacific Coast Athletic League all-league voting.
PCAL all-league girls’ lacrosse teams
Pacific Coast Athletic League all-league girls’ lacrosse teams
PCAL all-league boys lacrosse teams
Pacific Coast Athletic League all-league boys’ lacrosse teams
Preps of the Week
The Monterey Herald’s boys and girls Athletes of the Week
No. 11 UC Santa Cruz men’s volleyball avenges five-set loss to No. 9 Aurora | Local Roundup
UC Santa Cruz men’s volleyball team had a 0.389 kill percentage in the fifth set, and the No. 11 nationally ranked Banana Slugs beat No. 9 Aurora 26-24, 20-25, 25-17, 20-25, 15-10 in their tightly contested NCAA Division III match in Naperville, Illinois, on Monday,
Aptos’ Evan ‘Spike’ Sorensen, MVC’s Zach Binder receive special honors | All-PCAL boys lacrosse
Two Santa Cruz County boys lacrosse standouts — Aptos High senior midfielder Evan “Spike” Sorensen and Monte Vista Christian junior midfielder Zach Binder — received special honors during All-Pacific Coast Athletic League voting, which was conducted at the conclusion of the season by league coaches.
SV’s Sofia Niklaus, Aptos’ Aryel Reyes Mager, Soquel’s Reilly Kerko receive special honors | All-PCAL girls lacrosse
A pair of standout senior midfielders in girls lacrosse, Scotts Valley High’s Sofia Niklaus and Stevenson’s Macey Torres, were named co-Players of the Year in the Gabilan Division, the top tier of the Pacific Coast Athletic League.
High School girls lacrosse: PCAL all-league teams
The Pacific Coast Athletic League all-league girl’s lacrosse teams
High School boys lacrosse: PCAL all-league teams
The Pacific Coast Athletic League all-league boys lacrosse teams
Watsonville’s Cypress champion boys volleyball team swept in CCS play-in match | Local Roundup
Watsonville High’s boys volleyball team suffered a 3-0 loss to visiting Alisal in a Central Coast Section play-in match on Thursday night.
SC, Soquel set to square off in SCCAL tennis tournament finals | Local Roundup
Soquel High and Santa Cruz have shots to earn a sweep of the singles and doubles tennis finals at the Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League Championships on Wednesday.
Santa Cruz baseball knocks off Aptos in SCCAL action | Local Roundup
Damos Deworken doubled, drew a walk, had two RBI, and scored twice in Santa Cruz High’s 8-3 win over Aptos in Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League baseball action Friday.
Preps of the Week
The Monterey Herald’s boys and girls Athletes of the Week
Jaxson Hoye has stellar outing in Harbor’s baseball win over Thomas More | Local Roundup
Jaxson Hoye was dominant on the mound, and Harbor High’s baseball team shut out visiting Thomas More of San Jose, 5-0, in the teams’ nonleague game Tuesday.
Seven county players make Mission Division first team | All-PCAL boys lacrosse
Soquel High boys lacrosse had three players named to the Pacific Coast Athletic League’s All-Mission Division first team; Pacific Collegiate and Aptos each had two.
County athletes dominate special honors | All-PCAL girls lacrosse
Scotts Valley High junior midfielder Sofia Niklaus was named Offensive Player of the Year in the Pacific Coast Athletic League’s Gabilan Division after leading a rebuilding Falcons girls lacrosse team to a surprising second-place finish behind champion Stevenson.
Cabrillo baseball rallies for upset over Fresno City in playoff series opener | Local Roundup
Cabrillo College’s baseball team scored 10 runs over the final three innings and rallied past host Fresno City 14-11 to open its best-of-three NorCal Regional playoffs opener Thursday.
Nash Horton helps St. Francis baseball knock off MVC | Local Roundup
Nash Horton had four of the St. Francis High baseball team’s 14 hits, and the Sharks knocked off visiting Monte Vista Christian 9-5 in the teams’ Pacific Coast Athletic League Gabilan Division game Monday.
Giancarlo Mendo’s three wins help Wildcatz win track meet | Local Roundup
Giancarlo Mendo won three individual events, and Watsonville High’s boys track and field team beat host North Monterey County 78-58 in the teams’ Pacific Coast Athletic League Mission Division meet Wednesday.
County players sweep special honors | All-PCAL girls lacrosse
Santa Cruz County girls lacrosse teams earned a sweep of top individual honors during all-Pacific Coast Athletic League Gabilan Division voting.
Aptos, PCS get pair of first-team honorees | All-PCAL boys lacrosse
Aptos High’s boys lacrosse team had two seniors, Quinn Kerko and Fabian Cortes, honored as first-team players in Pacific Coast Athletic all-Gabilan Division voting.
Aptos native Nikki Hiltz produces record time in USATF 1 Mile Championship win | Local Roundup
Aptos native Nikki Hiltz produced fastest women’s time in event history at the USATF 1 Mile Championship on Tuesday night in Des Moines, Iowa.
Santa Cruz surfer Autumn Hays wins her opening heat in Barbados | Local Roundup
Santa Cruz’s Autumn Hays won her opening heat Tuesday at the World Surf League’s Barbados Surf Pro, a Qualifying Series 5,000-point event at Soup Bowl in Bathsheba, Barbados.