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Aptos’ Kalina Healy, Soquel’s Emma Niizawa share MVP honor | All-SCCAL softball
Two junior softball standouts, Kalina Healy of champion Aptos High and Emma Niizawa of runner-up Soquel, shared Most Valuable Player honors during 2026 All-Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League voting.
Watsonville soccer talent Diego Guillen signs with Centralia College in Washington | Local Roundup
Watsonville High soccer talent Diego Guillen has signed with Centralia College, a community college in Centralia, Washington, that offers athletic scholarships.
Aptos tops Scotts Valley, secures first softball title since 2018 | Local Roundup
Junior Kalina Healy hit her sixth home run of the season, and Aptos High’s softball team beat visiting Scotts Valley 7-2 on Tuesday to secure the Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League title outright for the first time since 2018.
Aptos softball tops Soquel, stays unbeaten in SCCAL | Local Roundup
Aptos High’s softball team beat host Soquel 8-1 on Thursday to remain unbeaten in the Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League with three games remaining.
Harbor volleyball sweeps SC, celebrates first league title since 2009 | Local Roundup
Cooper Lastition, a 6-foot-4 outside hitter, shined on senior night, and Harbor High’s boys volleyball team won the 2026 Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League title outright with its 25-18, 25-21, 25-22 sweep of visiting Santa Cruz in the teams’ regular-season finale on Thursday.
Soquel’s SCCAL-leading baseball team knocks off second-place Aptos | Local Roundup
Senior Jake Escalante hit two doubles and drove in three runs, and Soquel High’s baseball team beat visiting Aptos 9-3 in a matchup of the top two teams in the Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League standings on Tuesday.
Addie Somerville’s goal with 32 seconds left lifts Soquel’s girls lacrosse team | Local Roundup
Senior midfielder Addie Somerville scored the decisive goal with 32 seconds remaining, and Soquel High’s girls lacrosse team edged host Harker 8-7 in the teams’ nonleague match in San Jose on Thursday.
Soquel freshman Kiyomi Dunlap pitches no-hitter against SLV | Local Roundup
Freshman Kiyomi Dunlap threw a no-hitter with 10 strikeouts, and Soquel High’s softball team shut out San Lorenzo Valley 4-0 in Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League action Thursday.
7-run outburst fuels Cabrillo’s softball win over West Valley | Local Roundup
Cabrillo College’s softball team produced a seven-run third inning and held on to stun host West Valley 7-6 in Coast Conference action Tuesday.
Harbor boys volleyball sweeps Santa Cruz | Local Roundup
Harbor High’s boys volleyball team earned a 25-22, 25-21, 26-24 sweep of host Santa Cruz in the teams’ Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League match Tuesday.
Aptos softball uses five-run seventh to top Soquel 7-2 | Local Roundup
Aptos High softball team scored five runs in the top of the seventh inning and the Mariners beat host Soquel 7-2 in Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League action on Thursday.
Aptos boys golf tops Santa Cruz at DeLaveaga | Local Roundup
Junior Nick Bjorn shot 6-over-par 40 on the front nine at DeLaveaga Golf Course to secure medalist honors and lead Aptos High’s boys golf team to a 227-236 win over Santa Cruz in Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League action on Thursday.
SLV softball rallies for win with 11-run sixth inning | Local Roundup
San Lorenzo Valley High’s softball team scored 11 runs in the bottom of the sixth inning, and the Cougars rallied for a 12-2 win over Alvarez in nonleague action Wednesday.
Frank DeBernardo returns as Soquel’s softball coach
Longtime and successful youth softball coach Frank DeBernardo, 59, is returning to helm of Soquel’s High’s program.
Scotts Valley secures three of four special honors | 2025 All-SCCAL softball
Scotts Valley High’s softball team was dominant force in repeating as the Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League champion this season. Not surprising, the Falcons (21-6-1 overall, 14-1 league) also dominated special honors during all-league voting, conducted by league coaches. Senior Taylor Wilson repeated as MVP after being named to the first team as a freshman […]
Aptos, Watsonville advance to semifinals | CCS softball roundup
Aptos High’s softball team earned its first win in the Central Coast Section playoffs since 2019 with its upset of host Alisal in the Division III quarterfinals on Saturday. Watsonville won its opener, in D-IV, and also moved into the semifinals.
Four county softball teams qualify for CCS playoffs
Santa Cruz County had four high school softball teams seeded in the upcoming Central Coast Section playoffs. That’s the good news.
Santa Cruz Boardriders take fifth at nationals, qualify for World Club Championship | Local Roundup
The Santa Cruz Boardriders club took fifth place at the U.S. Boardriders National Championships at Lower Trestles on Saturday, and secured a berth to the World Club Championship.
SCCAL softball champ Scotts Valley beats rival SLV, pushes win streak to 11 games | Local Roundup
Scotts Valley High’s softball team remains intent on entering the postseason as one of the section’s hottest teams.
Scotts Valley High girls lacrosse team ousted in CCS D-II quarterfinals | Local Roundup
Sofia Niklaus had three goals and one assist, but the No. 8 seed Scotts Valley High girls lacrosse team suffered a 13-5 loss to No. 1 Archbishop Mitty in the Central Coast Section Division II quarterfinals in San Jose on Tuesday.
Soquel boys volleyball wins CCS first-round match; Harbor to host Burlingame | Local Roundup
The No. 5 seed Soquel High’s boys volleyball team beat No. 12 Summit Shasta 24-26, 25-20, 25-23, 25-22 in the first round of the Central Coast Section Division II playoffs on Monday.
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.
Kayla Fullalove-Silveira, Ava Alvarado homer in third straight game for MVC softball | Local Roundup
Senior Kayla Fullalove-Silveira and sophomore Ava Alvarado each homered for the third straight game, and Monte Vista Christian School’s softball team beat Santa Cruz 15-4 in the teams’ nonleague contest, which was called on the 10-run rule after five innings on Monday.
SV’s Taylor Wilson hits sixth HR, as Falcons knock off Aptos in SCCAL softball action | Local Roundup
Scotts Valley High’s softball team beat visiting Aptos 5-3 on Thursday, and the Falcons secured a big win in their bid to repeat as Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League champion.
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.