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St. Francis’ Robert Gomez Jr. earns Offensive POY honor in Mission Division | All-PCAL boys basketball
St. Francis High junior basketball talent Robert Gomez Jr. took advantage of opponents focusing on drive-and-create wing Nash Horton in 2024-25. His senior season, with Horton graduated and competing in his freshman season of baseball at Pepperdine University, and after seeing Gomez bury 84 3-pointers and average 16.73 points last year, opponents were prepared to […]
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.
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.
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.
Aptos boys soccer hands SCCAL champ Harbor its lone league loss on Pirates’ senior night | Local Roundup
Striker Josiah Siqueiros finished off an assist from midfielder Nicolas Topete in the 52nd minute, and Aptos High’s boys soccer team made it hold up in its 1-0 win over Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League champion Harbor on its senior night Friday.
No. 3 seed Aptos girls basketball team stuns Santa Cruz, will face No. 1 Scotts Valley in SCCAL Tournament final | Local Roundup
Sophomore guard Isabella Alvarez scored a game-high 35 points, and the No. 3 seed Aptos High’s girls basketball team upset No. 2 Santa Cruz 59-40 in the Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League Tournament semifinals at Scotts Valley High on Wednesday.
Scotts Valley, Aptos boys teams reach SCCAL Tournament semis | High school basketball roundup
Senior forward/center Alex Burgos recorded a double-double, and the No. 5 seed Scotts Valley High boys basketball team rallied past No. 4 Harbor 59-57 in the first round of the Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League Tournament in Santa Cruz on Monday.
Harbor boys soccer locks up SCCAL title with 12-0 rout | Local Roundup
Sophomore forward Andres Reyes scored six goals and had an assist, as Harbor High’s boys soccer team blasted host San Lorenzo Valley 12-0 to secure its second Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League title in four years on Friday.
Kaden Miritz posts double-double, paces Santa Cruz past Harbor | Local Roundup
Junior forward Kaden Miritz had 19 points, 13 rebounds, and three blocks, and the Santa Cruz High boys basketball team pulled away from visiting Harbor for a 59-46 win in the teams’ Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League make-up game Thursday night.
Santa Lucia Division leading Kirby slips past Pajaro Valley | Local Roundup
Senior guard Chris Lively scored a game-high 18 points, and the Kirby School boys basketball team beat host Pajaro Valley 49-44 to solidify its lead in the Pacific Coast Athletic League Santa Lucia Division standings on Wednesday.
Brooklyn Williams reaches 1,000-point milestone for repeat SCCAL champion Scotts Valley | High school basketball roundup
Scotts Valley High fourth-year guard Brooklyn Williams was pulled after scoring her 1,000th career point, and the repeat Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League champion Falcons celebrated senior night with a 60-34 win over visiting Aptos on Tuesday.
Diego Guillen scores five goals as Watsonville soccer scorches King City | Local Roundup
Senior Diego Guillen had five goals and one assist, and the Watsonville High boys soccer team rolled past host King City 7-2 in the teams’ Pacific Coast Athletic League Mission Division game Friday.
Scotts Valley girls storm past Santa Cruz to close in on SCCAL title repeat | High school basketball roundup
Scotts Valley High girls basketball team wasn’t given the Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League championships banner after the Falcons soundly defeated visiting Santa Cruz for the second time this season Wednesday. But everyone on both benches, as well as those who helped fill out the bleachers, knew it was essentially a title-clinching outcome.
Soquel posts decisive win over Santa Cruz, gains sole possession of SCCAL lead | Local Roundup
Soquel High’s boys basketball team had seven players score in the first half, and the Knights built an early lead and beat visiting Santa Cruz 57-37 in the teams’ first Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League meeting of the season Friday.
Isabella Hartnett paces SCCAL leading Aptos past Scotts Valley | Local Roundup
Isabella Hartnett scored two goals and made an assist, and the Aptos High girls soccer team beat visiting Scotts Valley 3-0 to remain unbeaten in Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League play Thursday.
PCS girls soccer team tops Watsonville in battle of unbeatens in PCAL Mission Division | Local Roundup
Pacific Collegiate School’s girls soccer team topped Watsonville 1-0 in a battle of unbeaten teams in Pacific Coast Athletic League Mission Division action at Soquel High on Tuesday night.
MVC’s Jeremy Silver, Soledad’s Pedro Morales Jr. strike gold behind the arc in high-scoring Cypress Division thriller | High School Basketball Roundup
Shooting guard Jeremy Silver buried a school-record nine 3-pointers, and Monte Vista Christian School’s boys basketball team outlasted visiting Soledad 92-83 in the teams’ Pacific Coast Athletic League Cypress Division shootout Friday night.
Aptos, Santa Cruz soccer teams play to 2-all draw in SCCAL opener | Local Roundup
Stefan Ciesiolkiewicz scored on an assist from Desmond Boutelle early in the second half to help Santa Cruz High’s boys soccer team play to a 2-all draw against host Aptos in the teams’ Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League opener on Wednesday night.
Scotts Valley girls basketball tops SC, gains sole possession of SCCAL lead | Local Roundup
Senior guard Samantha Rebbert led Scotts Valley High’s balanced attack with 13 points, and the Falcons’ girls basketball team beat host Santa Cruz 52-28 in the teams’ Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League game Tuesday.
Hat tricks from Justin Alfaro, Jackeline Cano pace Watsonville soccer programs to wins | Local Roundup
Junior forward Justin Alfaro scored three goals for the second time in the past three matches, and Watsonville High’s boys soccer team stomped Seaside 7-0 in Pacific Coast Athletic League Mission Division action Monday.
SLV wrestler Ollin Bates takes fourth at Apple Cider Classic after enduring injury | Local Roundup
Santa Cruz County wrestlers had a tough go of things at the 17th Apple Cider Classic at Watsonville High on Saturday.
Wrestlers Aliyah Marcus, Vera Bentley win titles at La Manazanita Ladies Classic | Local Roundup
Two local wrestlers, Soquel High freshman Aliyah Marcus and Santa Cruz sophomore Vera Bentley, won titles at the fifth annual La Manazanita Ladies Classic at Watsonville High on Thursday.
Cabrillo men’s basketball team tops Monterey Peninsula in conference opener | Local Roundup
Sophomore forward Mike Carson and freshman guard Damani Wilkerson each scored 18 points, and the Cabrillo College men’s basketball team beat host Monterey Peninsula 92-86 in the teams’ Coast Conference South Division opener Wednesday night.
Harbor boys basketball rallies past Sobrato, eclipses 2024-25 win total | Local Roundup
Harbor High’s boys basketball team, which earned seven wins last season, picked up its eighth win before opening the 2026 Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League season.
Isa Alvarez scores career-high 30 points in Aptos’ girls basketball win | Local Roundup
Sophomore Isa Alvarez scored a career-high 30 points, and Aptos High’s girls basketball beat host Mount Pleasant 65-23 in San Jose in the teams’ nonleague game on Monday.