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Harbor unveils CCS volleyball banner, tops Soquel in tight league match | Local Roundup
Harbor High’s girls volleyball team unveiled its 2023 Central Coast Section championship banner in its first home match of the season Thursday, and added to its feel-good evening with a 26-28, 25-22, 25-20, 26-24 win over Soquel in the teams’ Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League match.
Campbell’s Trevor Gillis a double winner at Santa Cruz Open Water Weekend
Hundreds of athletes with a thirst for open water swimming gathered at Main Beach to compete in the two races that make up Santa Cruz Open Water Weekend.
SC’s Mari Friedman, Palo Alto’s Benjamin Beaudry win Firecracker 10K titles | Local Roundup
Santa Cruz’s Mari Friedman was the fastest female and placed fourth overall at the Santa Cruz Firecracker 10K on Thursday. She finished in 41:41.3.
Narrow loss in CCS semifinals ends prep career for Aptos tennis talent Koosha Safari | Local Roundup
Unseeded Koosha Safari, a senior at Aptos High who has won three Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League titles, saw his prep career come to an end in the semifinals of the Central Coast Section Singles Tournament at Seascape Sports Club on Thursday.
Aptos tennis talent Koosha Safari advances to CCS singles semifinals | Local Roundup
Unseeded Koosha Safari, a senior on Aptos High’s boys tennis team, advanced to the semifinals in the Central Coast Section Singles Tournament at Seascape Sports Club on Tuesday.
Santa Cruz’s Isaac Weintraub misses cut at U.S. Open Local Qualifying | Local Roundup
Santa Cruz’s Isaac Weintraub missed the cut at U.S. Open Local Qualifying at The Fountaingrove Club in Santa Rosa on Monday.
Santa Cruz surfer Nat Young ties for 25th at Bonsoy Gold Coast Pro | Local Roundup
Santa Cruz’s Nat Young tied for 25th place and earned 1,700 points at the World Surf League’s Bonsoy Gold Coast Pro, the season opener on the Challenger Series, at Snapper Rocks in Queensland, Australia, on Monday.
Sofia Niklaus, Skylar Dufour pace SV girls lacrosse past MVC | Local Roundup
Sofia Niklaus had four goals and two assists, and the Scotts Valley High girls lacrosse team beat host Monte Vista Christian 8-5 on Monday.
No. 2 seed Aptos boys upset by No. 7 Burlingame in D-III quarterfinals | CCS basketball roundup
Junior guard Isaiah Ackerman scored a team-high 13 points, but the No. 2 Aptos High boys basketball team was upset by No. 7 Burlingame 47-43 in the Central Coast Section Division III quarterfinals on Tuesday night.
SC, Aptos, seven other county teams make CCS playoffs | Boys basketball
Santa Cruz County had nine boys high school basketball teams qualify for the Central Coast Section playoffs, including the top two seeds in Division III, rivals Santa Cruz and Aptos.
Santa Cruz rallies past defending CCS champ Monterey for Dad’s Club title | Boys basketball
Santa Cruz High’s boys basketball looked at home in its impressive 72-52 win over powerful Monterey in Dad’s Club Tournament championship at an off-campus site on Saturday night.
Santa Cruz, Monterey to square off in Dad’s Club Tournament final | Local Roundup
DeMarco Hunter scored 17 points, and Santa Cruz High’s boys basketball team knocked off Central Catholic 53-37 in the Dad’s Club Tournament semifinals on Friday night.
Will Shilling scores 31, but Scotts Valley drops Dad’s Club opener; SC moves into semifinals | Local Roundup
Will Shilling scored 31 points for Scotts Valley High’s boys basketball team, but the Falcons lost 79-71 to Santa Teresa in the teams’ first-round game at the Dad’s Club Tournament at Santa Cruz High on Thursday.
Dad’s Club’s future at Santa Cruz Civic Auditorium up in the air | Boys basketball
The long running Emmett Thompson Memorial Dad’s Club Basketball Tournament won’t be held at its usual home, historic Santa Cruz Civic Auditorium, this year due to an on-site accident involving one of its basketball hoops.
Falcons take 16th at CCS Girls Golf Championships | Local Roundup
Scotts Valley High sophomore Ashley Gettleman took 42nd place to lead the Falcons at the Central Coast Section Girls Golf Championships at Laguna Seca Golf Ranch on Tuesday.
SC’s Rebecca Paten, Canada’s Michel Lavoie win Run By The Sea Half Marathon titles | Local Roundup
Santa Cruz’s Rebecca Paten and Michel Lavoie of Sainte-Adèle, Québec, Canada, won half marathon titles at the ninth annual Run By The Sea on Sunday.
Harbor, MVC move to 3-0 behind stellar outings | High school football roundup
Running back Jeovany Linares wasn’t at full strength Friday, when Harbor High’s football team attempted to secure yet another early-season accolade.
Limited-roster Santa Cruz cancels Friday’s game against rival Soquel | High school football
Santa Cruz High canceled this year’s varsity football game against rival Soquel on Wednesday.
Watsonville shuts out PV in Belgard Kup rivalry game | High school football roundup
Marcus Northcutt’s first win as a varsity football coach was a big one: Watsonville High beat crosstown foe Pajaro Valley 12-0 in the Belgard Kup rivalry game Friday night in front of 1,500 fans.
Harbor assistant removed from staff after role in scuffle | High school football
The two Harbor High’s football assistants who were ejected from the Pirates’ abbreviated, scuffle-marred, 40-0 win over rival Santa Cruz on Friday won’t be on the sidelines in the near future.
Santa Cruz cancels PCAL crossover game against Hollister | High school football
Santa Cruz High’s football team, which suited 23 players in its 40-0 loss to Harbor on Friday, has cancelled its Sept. 16 home game against powerful Hollister, Cardinals brass said Wednesday evening.
SC’s grizzled veteran Peter Wood, 58, rallies for Santa Cruz City Amateur title | Golf
Peter Wood, a 58-year-old golfer known throughout Santa Cruz for his tireless approach to training, thought he was left for dead after he carded a bogey on the par-3 15th hole at DeLaveaga Golf Course on Sunday in the final round of the Santa Cruz City Amateur.
Harbor stuns St. Ignatius, moves into D-II semifinals | CCS boys volleyball
On consecutive nights in the Central Coast Section Division II boys volleyball playoffs, Harbor High faced teams from entirely different ends of the spectrum. In Monday’s first round, they swept Cristo Rey, a small San Jose school with a work-study program for underserved students. In Tuesday’s quarterfinals, they traveled to San Francisco to face St. Ignatius, an academic/athletic powerhouse from the highly-competitive West Catholic Athletic League.
Cabrillo’s rally falls short in baseball loss to Ohlone | Local Roundup
The Cabrillo College baseball team scored five runs in the ninth inning, but fell short in its 7-6 loss to Ohlone in Coast Conference South Division play Saturday.
SLV falls to Crystal Springs in Lady Shark Shootout final | Local Roundup
Junior guard Hannah Morley scored six points, as San Lorenzo Valley High’s girls basketball team lost 59-13 to Crystal Springs Uplands and finished in second place at the Lady Shark Shootout at St. Francis High on Friday.