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Watsonville’s championship soccer teams to be honored at Monterey Bay FC match on Saturday| Local Roundup

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Watsonville High’s boys and girls championship soccer programs will be among four local teams honored at Monterey Bay FC’s home match against San Antonio FC at Cardinale Stadium in Seaside on Saturday at 7 p.m.

Aptos QB Ella Porter honored as 49ers Foundation’s Tony York Unity Award finalist | Flag football

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Aptos High senior flag football quarterback Ella Porter, the Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League MVP, was a 2025 Tony York Unity Award finalist and took part in pre-game festivities before the San Francisco 49ers’ thrilling 42-38 win over the Chicago Bears on Sunday night at Levi’s Stadium.

Santa Cruz surfer John Mel advances at SLO CAL Open Morro Bay | Local Roundup

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Santa Cruz’s John Mel advanced to the Round of 32 at the World Surf League’s SLO CAL Open Morro Bay, a Qualifying Series 2,000-point event, in Morro Bay on Friday.

Five Santa Cruz County girls flag football teams qualify for inaugural CCS playoffs

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Five talented and successful teams from Santa Cruz County will make history Monday, when they open play in the inaugural Central Coast Section Girls Flag Football playoffs.

High School flag football: Five county teams seeded in first ever CCS playoffs

Five county teams will take part in the first CCS flag football postseason tournament

SLV’s Gabriel Attia, Aptos’ Cruz Contreras meet goals at CIF State Wrestling Championships | Local Roundup

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A pair of locals, San Lorenzo Valley High  junior Gabriel Attia and Aptos High sophomore Cruz Contreras, met their goals of earning a win at the CIF State Championships at Mechanics Bank Arena in Bakersfield on Friday.

St. Francis tops Soledad, gains sole possession of Cypress Division lead | Local Roundup

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Sophomore guard Isaiah Villalobos scored 13 of his team-high 19 points in the fourth quarter, and St. Francis High boys basketball team knocked off Soledad to gain sole possession of the Pacific Coast Athletic League Cypress Division lead Saturday.

Harbor earns No. 1 seed in D-IV; eight county teams make playoffs | CCS girls volleyball

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Harbor High’s girls volleyball team received the No. 1 seed in Division IV, and eight teams from Santa Cruz County were seeded in the upcoming Central Coast Section playoffs.

UCSC men’s soccer opens season with pair of wins | Local Roundup

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The UC Santa Cruz men’s soccer team won a pair of matches over the weekend to start the season 2-0. 

Santa Cruz upset by Notre Dame-San Jose in D-III semis | CCS girls basketball

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Santa Cruz High’s girls basketball team was active on defense against Notre Dame-San Jose in the Central Coast Section Division III semifinals. So were the tenacious Regents.

Scotts Valley boys upset defending co-champion Aptos in SCCAL basketball opener | Local Roundup

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Will Shilling made four 3-pointers and finished with 22 points, as Scotts Valley High’s boys basketball team opened Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League play with a 66-44 home win over Aptos on Tuesday. 

SC falls short in sweep bid, survives Notre Dame-SJ in five sets | CCS girls volleyball

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Notre Dame-San Jose’s volleyball team arrived in Santa Cruz on Halloween hiding behind its sub-.500 record and non-threatening seed. Their No. 7 seed wasn’t their doing, but it was a ruse.