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Clipboard: Martorella refines his stroke in minors at Lancaster
Nathan Martorella has revitalized his professional baseball career, leading Lancaster this past year in home runs.
Solid season debut for Palma product Ducker at Harvard
Thomas Ducker is starting this fall as a defensive lineman at Harvard University
Clipboard: 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
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
Soquel’s Jedidiah Del Favero earns USA Lacrosse academic honor | Local Roundup
Soquel High midfielder Jedidiah Del Favero was named a USA Lacrosse 2026 High School Boys’ All-Academic honoree. The Knights’ Troy Kusanovich was chosen as one of the Coaches of the Year.
Ducker anchoring Cornell’s defensive front
Palma graduate Tommy Ducker begins his third season as a defensive lineman at Cornell University
High School sports: A year to savor while saying goodbye to a prominent school
A year filled with celebrations, milestones, titles and some sadness.
Rest of the best: County’s best prep female athletes
Here is a peek at the top female athletes in the county this past season, who were considered for the Monterey Herald’s Female Athlete of the Year honor.
Male Athlete of the Year: Dukes on his way to leaving a legacy that won’t be overshadowed
Earning Gabilan Division all-league honors in three of the four sports he participated in, Palma’s Eli Dukes was named The Herald’s Male Athlete of the Year
Best of the Rest: County’s best prep male athletes
Here is a glance at the top male athletes in the county this past season who were considered for the Monterey Herald’s Male Athlete of the Year honor.
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
Clipboard: County well represented at NCAA softball regionals
Five former Monterey Herald all-county softball players participated this past weekend in the NCAA Regionals
Pacific Grove’s Kuska, Stade recruited walk ons to Division I programs in lacrosse
Garrett Kuska will play lacrosse next year at Arizona State, while Pacific Grove teammate Bradley Stade will walk-on at Oregon.
CCS boys’ lacrosse: Mink’s goal in OT lifts Stevenson to its first CCS title
Fin Mink scores the game-winning goal in overtime Saturday in Stevenson’s 8-7 win over Menlo-Atherton in the CCS DII lacrosse finals
CCS girls lacrosse finals: Late charge falls a goal short for Stevenson
Stevenson’s first appearance in the CCS DII girl’s lacrosse finals ends in a heartbreaking 10-9 loss to Palo Alto
CCS playoff roundup: Carmel reaches CCS volleyball finals in five-set thriller
Carmel is going back to the CCS Division II volleyball finals; Stevenson’s boys and girls lacrosse teams are headed to the CCS DII finals
CCS playoff roundup: Dolata, Holland led Stevenson past Castilleja in lacrosse
Stevenson wins first ever girls postseason lacrosse match
Preps of the Week
The Monterey Herald’s boys and girls Athletes of the Week
More than 6,095 runners compete in 16th annual She.is.beautiful Santa Cruz 10K and 5K | Local Roundup
More than 6,095 runners competed in the 16th annual She.is.beautiful Santa Cruz 10K and 5K races on Saturday, including three competing virtually.
Santa Cruz’s Haisley Flanagan, Leela Whiting and MVC’s Mayla Spahn, Jessie Ingram win beach volleyball titles | Local Roundup
Santa Cruz High’s Haisley Flanagan and Leela Whiting took first place in the Mark Brewer Memorial Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League Pairs Beach Volleyball Tournament ‘A’ Final at Main Beach on Friday.
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, SC’s sixth volleyball meeting to decide SCCAL Tournament champion | Local Roundup
Seniors Cooper Lastition and Josh Rejfir each made eight kills, and the No. 1 seed Harbor High boys volleyball team swept No. 4 San Lorenzo Valley 25-19, 25-18, 25-14 in the Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League Tournament semifinals at Harbor High on Tuesday night.