831 PrepBeat — Santa Cruz, Monterey & San Benito County High School Athletes

St. Francis’ Nash Horton named Cypress Division MVP | All-PCAL boys basketball Mar 31, 2025 | By Jim Seimas

St. Francis High senior guard/forward Nash Horton was all over the basketball court, and being so allowed the Sharks to accomplish a special season.

High School boys’ basketball: The Herald’s All-County team Mar 13, 2025 | By John Devine

The Monterey Herald’s All-County boys’ basketball team

Basketball Monterey High Alisal High Alvarez High Carmel High Greenfield High Marina High North Salinas High Pacific Grove High Palma School Rancho San Juan High Soledad High Stevenson School York School North Monterey County High

High School girls’ basketball: The Monterey Herald’s All-County team Mar 13, 2025 | By John Devine

The Monterey Herald’s All-County girl’s basketball team

Basketball Alisal High Alvarez High Carmel High Gonzales High Greenfield High King City High Marina High Monterey High Pacific Grove High Palma School Rancho San Juan High Salinas High Soledad High Stevenson School York School North Monterey County High

PCAL girls’ basketball all-league teams Mar 03, 2025 | By John Devine

The Pacific Coast Athletic League girls’ all-league basketball teams

PCAL boys basketball all-league teams Mar 03, 2025 | By John Devine

The Pacific Coast Athletic League boy’s all-league basketball teams

Preps of the Week Feb 25, 2025 | By John Devine

The Monterey Herald’s boys and girls Athletes of the Week

CCS basketball playoffs Feb 19, 2025 | By John Devine

Central Coast Section boys and girls basketball schedule

Basketball Monterey County

High School basketball: Carmel, Palma boys earn No. 2 seeds in respective divisions in CCS playoffs Feb 19, 2025 | By John Devine

Defending CCS Division IV boys’ basketball champion Carmel seeded No. 2 in section playoffs. Reigning State Division IV champion Monterey seeded No. 3 in the CCS Division III bracket. Palma awarded the No. 2 seed in Division V.

Basketball Carmel High Monterey High

Six county teams make CCS girls basketball playoffs Feb 19, 2025 | By Jim Seimas

Six high school girls basketball teams from Santa Cruz County qualified for the upcoming Central Coast Section playoffs.

Basketball Scotts Valley High

Preps of the Week Feb 18, 2025 | By John Devine

The Monterey Herald’s boys and girls Athletes of the Week

SCCAL champion Mariners roll past Santa Cruz in girls soccer | Local Roundup Feb 11, 2025 | By Jim Seimas

Scarlet Stateler and Alexa Castaneda each had two goals and an assist, and Aptos High’s girls soccer team recorded its 10th shutout with its 9-0 win over visiting Santa Cruz on Tuesday.

Basketball Soccer Baseball Aptos High Santa Cruz High Academy of Art Cabrillo College Harbor High King City High Monte Vista Christian Pacific Collegiate Pajaro Valley High San Lorenzo Valley High Scotts Valley High Simpson Soquel High St. Francis High (Watsonville)UC Santa Cruz Watsonville High

Preps of the Week Feb 11, 2025 | By John Devine

The Monterey Herald’s boys and girls Athletes of the Week

Basketball Soccer Wrestling Alisal High Alvarez High Carmel High Gonzales High Greenfield High King City High Marina High Monterey High Pacific Grove High Palma School Rancho San Juan High Salinas High Soledad High Stevenson School York School North Monterey County High

St. Francis girls soccer wins PCAL’s Santa Lucia Division title | Local Roundup Feb 11, 2025 | By Jim Seimas

Peyton Orradre scored twice, and the St. Francis High girls soccer team beat Anzar 2-0 in San Juan Bautista to secure the program’s first league title in sport on Monday.

Basketball Soccer Aptos High Cabrillo College Greenfield High Harbor High Las Positas Marina High Pajaro Valley High San Lorenzo Valley High Scotts Valley High Soquel High St. Francis High (Watsonville)

Aptos, Harbor boys earn soccer wins, set up key battle in SCCAL title race | Local Roundup Feb 08, 2025 | By Jim Seimas

Haziel Parra scored on a pass from Nicolas Topete 45 seconds in, and the Mariners’ boys soccer team beat host Santa Cruz 4-1 on Friday to maintain its slim lead in the Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League standings with two matches remaining in the regular season.

Basketball Soccer Volleyball Aptos High Harbor High Santa Cruz High Cabrillo College Concordia Foothill Greenfield High Lakeland Monte Vista Christian North Salinas High Pacific Collegiate Pajaro Valley High St. Francis High (Watsonville)UC Santa Cruz Watsonville High

Preps of the Week Feb 04, 2025 | By John Devine

The Monterey Herald’s boys and girls Athletes of the Week

Preps of the Week Jan 28, 2025 | By John Devine

The Monterey Herald’s boys and girls Athletes of the Week

Seahawks top Mission, face San Jose City for sole possession of division lead next | Local Roundup Jan 22, 2025 | By Jim Seimas

Freshman forward Gabby Brooks made two 3-pointers and scored a game-high 22 points, and the Cabrillo College women’s basketball team beat Mission 63-56 in the teams’ Coast Conference South Division game in Aptos on Wednesday.

Basketball Soccer Surfing Aptos High Cabrillo College Harbor High King City High Mission Monte Vista Christian Monterey High Pacific Collegiate Pajaro Valley High San Lorenzo Valley High Santa Cruz High St. Francis High (Watsonville)Watsonville High West Valley College

Preps of the Week Jan 21, 2025 | By John Devine

The Monterey Herald’s boys and girls Athletes of the Week

St. Francis’ youth-laden girls basketball team keeps rolling in PCAL’s Cypress Division | Local Roundup Jan 17, 2025 | By Jim Seimas

Freshmen guard Liliana Whitmeyer scored a game-high 21 points to help St. Francis High’s girls basketball team beat visiting Greenfield 67-38 and remain unbeaten in Pacific Coast Athletic League Cypress Division play Thursday.

Basketball Soccer Wrestling Volleyball Aptos High Dominican Greenfield High Harbor High Monte Vista Christian North Salinas High Pacific Collegiate Pajaro Valley High Santa Cruz High Scotts Valley High Soledad High Soquel High St. Francis High (Watsonville)UC Santa Cruz Watsonville High

Preps of the Week Jan 14, 2025 | By John Devine

The Monterey Herald’s boys and girls Athletes of the Week

Basketball Soccer Alisal High Alvarez High Carmel High Gonzales High Greenfield High King City High Marina High Monterey High North Salinas High Pacific Grove High Palma School Rancho San Juan High Salinas High Soledad High Stevenson School York School North Monterey County High

Dai’shaun Buie and Walzel Evans help Cabrillo men’s basketball team hold off Monterey Peninsula | Local Roundup Jan 11, 2025 | By Jim Seimas

Junior forward Isis Tumanson had a pair of assists, and Soquel High’s girls soccer team beat Norte Dame of San Jose 3-1 to close their nonleague slate Friday.

Basketball Soccer Volleyball Aptos High Cabrillo College Gonzales High Harbor High Menlo Monte Vista Christian Monterey Peninsula College Pacific Collegiate Pajaro Valley High Scotts Valley High Soquel High St. Francis High (Watsonville)UC Merced UC Santa Cruz Watsonville High Wisconsin Lutheran

Preps of the Week Jan 07, 2025 | By John Devine

The Monterey Herald’s boys and girls Athletes of the Week

Basketball Wrestling Soccer Carmel High Greenfield High North Salinas High Pacific Grove High Palma School Rancho San Juan High Seaside High Soledad High Stevenson School

Short-handed Harbor boys basketball team stumbles against Greenfield | Local Roundup Jan 02, 2025 | By Jim Seimas

Junior center Will Roden scored a team-high 12 points, but the short-handed and youth-laden Harbor High boys basketball team suffered a 71-44 nonleague loss to visiting Greenfield on Thursday.

Basketball Wrestling Harbor High Aptos High Banning Carmel High Cupertino Greenfield High San Lorenzo Valley High Santa Cruz High Scotts Valley High Soquel High UC Santa Cruz UT-Dallas North Monterey County High

Preps of the Week Dec 24, 2024 | By John Devine

The Monterey Herald’s boys and girls Athletes of the Week

Basketball Soccer Wrestling Alisal High Alvarez High Carmel High Greenfield High King City High Marina High Monterey High North Salinas High Pacific Grove High Ranch San Juan Rancho San Juan High Salinas High Soledad High Stevenson School North Monterey County High

Preps of the Week Dec 17, 2024 | By John Devine

The Monterey Herald’s boys and girls Athletes of the Week