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Soquel girls open SCCAL soccer action with win over SLV | Local Roundup
Arden Salles set up a pair of goals, and Soquel High’s girls soccer team beat San Lorenzo Valley 3-0 to open Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League play Tuesday.
St. Francis tops Soledad, gains sole possession of Cypress Division lead | Local Roundup
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.
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.
Aptos girls soccer team storms past Mountain View | Local Roundup
Emily Santiago scored twice, and Aptos High’s girls soccer team scored four unanswered goals to rally for a 5-2 nonleague win over visiting Mountain View on Tuesday.
Sophomore Maya Calfee lifts St. Francis with tightly defended buzzer beater | Local Roundup
St. Francis High sophomore Maya Calfee made the game-winning jump shot as time expired, and the Sharks girls basketball team stunned Monterey 42-41 for the consolation championship at the Lady Sharks Shootout in Watsonville on Monday.
Santa Cruz Warriors rally for second win to open G League regular season | Local Roundup
Forward Javan Johnson had 27 points and five rebounds, and the Santa Cruz Warriors rallied from an 18-point deficit to beat Rio Grande Valley Vipers, 106-103, at Bert Ogden Arena on Saturday night.
Javan Johnson scores 29 points, helps SC Warriors win regular-season opener in Texas | Local Roundup
Forward Javan Johnson connected on seven 3-pointers and scored a game-high 29 points, and the Santa Cruz Warriors opened the regular season with a 115-109 win over the Rio Grande Valley Vipers at Bert Ogden Arena in Edinburg, Texas, on Friday night.
Isaiah Ackerman’s 30-point outing helps Aptos win Carmel Classic opener | Local Roundup
Senior Isaiah Ackerman scored 30 points, and the Aptos High boys basketball team beat Everett Alvarez 61-40 in the first round of the 76th annual Carmel Classic on Thursday.
Wildcatz, Mariners play to scoreless draw on soccer pitch | Local Roundup
Watsonville High and host Aptos played to a scoreless tie in nonleague boys soccer action on Wednesday night.
Clippers beat down host Warriors in G League series opener | Local Roundup
Two-way center Quinten Post scored a game-high 22 points, and had seven rebounds and two assists, but Santa Cruz lost its series opener against San Diego, 123-89, in the teams’ NBA G League Showcase Cup game at Kaiser Permanente Arena on Saturday night.
Kevin Knox, Yuri Collins earn double-doubles in SC Warriors’ loss in Stockton | Local Roundup
Forward Kevin Knox II and guard Yuri Collins posted double-doubles, but the Santa Cruz Warriors lost 120-117 to the host Stockton Kings in NBA G League Showcase Cup action to conclude their four-game road trip on Wednesday night.
Nash Horton, St. Francis basketball team rally past SLV in Felton | Local Roundup
Nash Horton had 25 points, 10 rebounds and five steals, and the St. Francis High boys basketball team beat host San Lorenzo Valley 64-57 in nonleague action on Tuesday.
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.
Cabrillo men’s basketball team beats Gary Payton’s Alameda squad in Saltwater Classic opener | Local Roundup
Sophomore guard Max Parmigiani scored 14 points, and the Cabrillo College men’s basketball team rallied past Alameda for an 84-72 win in the first round of the Saltwater Classic in Aptos on Friday.
Javan Johnson scores 22 in SC Warriors’ OT loss to Valley Suns | Local Roundup
Forward Javan Johnson made six 3-pointers and scored a season-high 22 points, but the Santa Cruz Warriors suffered a 121-118 loss in overtime to the Valley Suns in their NBA G League game at Mullett Arena in Tempe, Arizona, on Thursday night.
Aptos boys basketball team suffers narrow loss to unbeaten Palma | Local Roundup
Isaiah Ackerman scored 29 points for Aptos High’s boys basketball team, but the Mariners surrendered their lead in the fourth quarter and fell 63-62 to unbeaten Palma on Wednesday.
MVC boys, Aptos girls win Mission 831 basketball titles | Local Roundup
Monte Vista Christian School’s boys basketball team jumped out to a big lead early and beat visiting San Lorenzo Valley 65-57 in the Mission 831 Tournament championship in Watsonville on Tuesday.
Aptos sophomore Alexa Castaneda named Player of the Year | All-SCCAL girls soccer
It didn’t take long for soccer talent Alexa Castaneda to become an impact player at the high school level.
Aptos talent Eduardo Alvarez named league MVP | All-SCCAL boys soccer
Aptos High soccer talent Eduardo Alvarez was named MVP of the Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League after leading the Mariners to their first title since 2014.
Aptos’ boys, girls teams suffer heartbreaking losses on PKs | CCS soccer roundup
Andrew Lopez headed in corner kick on a pass from Eddie Alvarez to knot the score in the 100th minute, but the No. 4 Aptos High boys soccer team lost to No. 5 Junipero Serra 4-3 in a penalty kick shootout after finishing two overtimes deadlocked at 4-all in the teams’ thrilling Central Coast Section Division II quarterfinal on Saturday.
Aptos girls soccer coach Gina Castaneda overcomes cancer scare, inspires Mariners
It has been said that athletes embody the essence of their coach.
Aptos, PV, Soquel hit the road in playoff openers | CCS girls soccer
If Aptos High’s girls soccer team didn’t have a chip on its shoulder before, it has one now.
Aptos, Harbor earn home matches to open playoffs | CCS boys soccer
The top two boys soccer teams in the Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League, Aptos and Harbor, were the lone squads from Santa Cruz County to qualify for the Central Coast Section playoffs.
Former Cabrillo star Clayton Andrews traded from Brewers to Yankees | Local Roundup
Milwaukee Brewers left-handed pitcher Clayton Andrews, a 27-year-old Cabrillo College alum, was traded to the New York Yankees and added to their 40-man roster on Wednesday.
Aptos boys soccer wins first league title since 2014 | Local Roundup
Kaleb Plascencia had a goal and an assist, as Aptos High’s boys soccer team beat Scotts Valley 4-0 to win its first Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League title since 2014 on Monday night.