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Isabella Hartnett scores twice as Mariners cruise to 6-0 win over Christopher | Local Roundup
Isabella Hartnett scored twice, and Aptos High’s girls soccer team beat Christopher 6–0 in their nonleague match in Gilroy on Tuesday.
Five Warriors record double-doubles in NBA G League win over Sioux Falls | Local Roundup
The unbeaten Santa Cruz Warriors had five players record double-doubles and beat the Sioux Falls Skyforce 110-96 in the teams’ NBA G League game at Sanford Pentagon in South Dakota on Friday.
Prep Stories of the Year for 2024: Carmel never stopped living in the moment
Carmel became the first football program in county history to go 15-0, capturing its first State Division 5AA title
The Herald’s Player of the Year, Offense: Carmel’s Rees was there when team needed him
Carmel tailback Ashton Rees named the Monterey Herald’s Offensive Player of the Year
Scotts Valley girls basketball team stays unbeaten with narrow win over Pioneer | Local Roundup
Junior guard Brooklyn Williams drained a 3-pointer to put Scotts Valley High’s girls basketball team ahead by five points with a minute left and the unbeaten Falcons held on to beat Pioneer of San Jose 42-41 in Sunnyvale on Thursday.
Santa Cruz’s Eli Fitchen-Young runs to 34th place at Nike Cross Nationals | Local Roundup
Santa Cruz High distance runner Eli Fitchen-Young took 34th at the Nike Cross Nationals (NXN) in Portland, Oregon, on Saturday.
High School football: CCS playoff brackets
Central Coast Section Divisional football postseason brackets
Mariners’ young volleyball team swept by Christopher | Local Roundup
Aptos High’s girls volleyball team was swept by visiting Christopher, 25-21, 25-19, 25-23, in a competitive nonleague match on Monday evening.
Solomon Tucker, Jalen Cunningham pace Cabrillo’s basketball team past MPC | Local Roundup
Solomon Tucker and Jalen Cunningham each scored 15 points, and the Cabrillo College men’s basketball team knocked off Monterey Peninsula 83-74 in the teams’ Coast Conference South Division game Wednesday night.
Former St. Francis football coach Adam Hazel takes over at Christopher
Former St. Francis High football coach Adam Hazel, 40, a history teacher at Live Oak in Morgan Hill, has been named head coach at Christopher, a gridiron power in Gilroy.
Aptos’ Lucas Zuniga, MVC’s Rykin Resureccion pin down wrestling titles | Local Roundup
Aptos High junior wrestler Lucas Zuniga won the heavyweight division title at the 59th annual Overfelt Classic at Overfelt High in San Jose on Saturday.
Local wrestlers Janie Houser, Danica Kelley win titles at Ladies Coast Classic | Local Roundup
Aptos High wrestler Janie Houser (125 pounds) and Scotts Valley’s Danica Kelley (135) took first place in their respective weight divisions at the 34-team Ladies Coast Classic at Santa Cruz High on Saturday.
Aptos girls soccer blanks Christopher for fifth shutout | Local Roundup
Scarlet Statler scored on a pass from Alexa Castaneda in the 54th minute, and the Aptos High girls soccer team knocked off visiting Christopher 1-0 in nonleague action Wednesday.
Soquel’s state champion football team awarded proclamation for historic season
The sun radiated on a cloud-free day. And the stars, Soquel High’s football players, let their smiles shine brightly at Dewey Tompkins Field on Wednesday.
Santa Cruz’s Zephyr Dew to play in El Salvador NORCECA Beach Volleyball Tour | Local Roundup
Santa Cruz’s Zephyr Dew, a member of the U21 Beach National Team roster, and partner Charlie Siragusa will be one of the USA teams in El Salvador NORCECA Beach Volleyball Tour.
Knights football coach Dwight Lowery shows up to games dressed for success
Ask any Soquel High football player and you’ll learn that coach Dwight Lowery doesn’t show up unprepared on game night. The Knights aren’t talking about Xs and Os, though that also applies, they’re referring to his stylish outfits.
BEST KNIGHTS EVER: Soquel posts another shutout, makes history with first section title | CCS football
It took all of one play for Soquel High’s defense to impose its will in the Central Coast Section Division II Championship.
Favored Soquel ready for a battle from No. 8 seed Christopher | CCS football
CalPreps.com’s computer generated projections has Soquel High’s football team knocking off Christopher of Gilroy 21-12 in the upcoming Central Coast Section Division II Championship. It gives the Knights a 73% chance of winning.
Santa Cruz sweeps Aptos in SCCAL volleyball action | Local Roundup
Senior middle blocker Daisy Manako had eight kills and three blocks, and Santa Cruz High’s girls volleyball team swept visiting Aptos, 25-12, 25-15, 25-16, to stay unbeaten in Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League play Tuesday.
MVC’s James Ponzio, PCS’s Katharina Guth get two wins at PCAL Masters Meet | Local Roundup
MVC senior James Ponzio earned two wins and a runner-up finish to lead Santa Cruz County boys at the Pacific Coast Athletic League’s Track and Field Masters Meet at Pacific Grove on Saturday.
Scotts Valley’s Ashlyn Boothby breaks school records in wins | High school track and field roundup
Scotts Valley High junior Ashlyn Boothby set school records in both the 1,600 and 3,200-meter races and earned a pair of wins at the Dublin Distance Fiesta at Dublin High on Saturday. Junior Braylon Noble set Soquel’s record in the high jump at the Garlic Classic.
Santa Cruz girls basketball falls short against unbeaten Christopher | Local Roundup
Sophomore Tiera O’Connor buried a 3-pointer after gathering a kick-out pass from senior teammate Claire Thompson to give Santa Cruz High’s girls basketball team a 3-point lead with 2:07 remaining Thursday.
SC cross country runner Eli Fitchen-Young named CCS Sophomore of the Year | Local Roundup
Santa Cruz High sophomore Eli Fitchen-Young was named the Central Coast Section Sophomore of the Year in cross country, as well as an all-CCS first-team selection, in a report published by PrepCalTrack.
Aptos crushes Cougars, moves into D-II semifinals | CCS football
It’s hard to say what was more impressive about Aptos High in its 38-7 win over Christopher in the first round of the Central Coast Section Division II payoffs Friday night at Trevin Dilfer Memorial Field.
Three county teams qualify for CCS football playoffs
Three county football teams qualified for the Central Coast Section playoffs, it was announced at Sunday’s seeding meeting.