St. Francis High’s Liliana Whitmeyer, Watsonville’s Taylor Alves-Lopez, and Pajaro Valley’s Denise Magallon received special honors during all-PCAL girls flag football voting for 2025.
Soquel High boys basketball team battled back with a solid fourth quarter, but suffered a 59-52 loss to host Palma in the semifinals of the Luis & Lucille Scattini Memorial Tournament in Salinas on Friday night.
Sophomore guard Emilie Ngo continued her offensive ways, and the UC Santa Cruz women’s basketball team, an NCAA Division III squad, rallied past D-II UC Merced 79-72 at Kaiser Permanente Arena on Tuesday.
Soquel High’s boys water polo team outscored visiting Santa Cruz 4-0 in the fourth quarter to rally for an 11-8 win in the SCCAL Tournament championship match on Saturday.
Tomas Rey-Avila of Salinas wins the Gabilan Division boys cross country race; Alisal claims back-to-back Gabilan Division girls team titles; Pacific Grove, Marina win Mission Division titles, with Gonzales claiming the boys Santa Lucia team crown
Isaias Villasana scored twice, and Pajaro Valley Valley High’s football team shut out host Rancho San Juan 26-0 in Pacific Coast Athletic League Santa Lucia Division play Thursday to secure their first .500 record since 2013.
Monte Vista and Pacific Grove win PCAL Gabilan and Mission Division cross country boys Center Meet titles; Alisal and Marina stake claim to girls’ team honors.
Soquel High’s boys water polo team earned a sweep in its nonleague doubleheader on Saturday. The Knights posted a 17-6 win over Carmel and 20-12 win over Leland of San Jose.