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Lester Quinones scores 35 points in Warriors’ loss to Ontario | Local Roundup
Golden State Warriors two-way guard Lester Quinones had 35 points, eight rebounds, and four assists, but the Santa Cruz Warriors fell 119-109 to host Ontario in NBA G League action at Toyota Arena on Tuesday night.
Cabrillo men’s basketball scores 100-plus again, reaches Saltwater Classic final | Local Roundup
Darius Best scored 19 points, and the Cabrillo College men’s basketball team beat Folsom Lake 102-72 in the Saltwater Classic in Aptos on Saturday night.
PCS girls soccer knocks off host Santa Cruz | Local Roundup
Pacific Collegiate School’s girls varsity soccer team opened its season with a 2-1 win at Santa Cruz on Tuesday night.
UCSC men’s basketball falls to red-hot Menlo at KP Arena | Local Roundup
Joe Espy had 19 points and four rebounds for the UC Santa Cruz men’s basketball team, but the Banana Slugs suffered an 80-71 loss to Menlo at Kaiser Permanente Arena on Tuesday.
Santa Cruz County high schools have inconsistent concussion care
Santa Cruz County schools lack consistent standards to accommodate student learning after a concussion, also known as return-to-learn protocols. The Sentinel asked high schools and school districts across the county to provide any return-to-learn protocols and statistics tracking concussions among their students.
Harbor’s Raul Calles named SCCAL MVP | Boys soccer
Harbor High senior soccer talent Raúl Calles was named MVP of the Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League after leading the Pirates to the league title and the Central Coast Section D-II playoffs.
SC’s Jocelyn Travers, Aptos’ Summer Jacob share top honor | All-SCCAL girls soccer
Santa Cruz High sophomore midfielder Jocelyn Travers showcased her knack for putting the soccer ball in the net this season, and Aptos senior midfielder Summer Jacob showed her penchant for preventing talented forwards from finishing.
Aptos girls seeded No. 1 for first time since 2001 | CCS soccer
Aptos High’s girls soccer team earned its first No. 1 seed in the Central Coast Section playoffs since 2001 on Thursday at the seeding meeting. Now, the Mariners will attempt to make that seed hold up.
Wrestling seeds revealed for CCS Southern Regionals | Local Roundup
Santa Cruz County has wrestlers seeded in the top eight in each of the 14 weight classes for the Boys’ Central Coast Section Southern Regionals at Watsonville High on Saturday.
SC’s late goal ends Aptos’ bid for perfect SCCAL campaign | Girls soccer
The question heading into Thursday night’s Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League match for Aptos High’s girls soccer team? Could the Mariners run the table in league play.
No. 6 seed Cougars stun No. 3 Scotts Valley in SCCAL Tournament opener | Local Roundup
Senior Skylar Thayer scored 27 points, and the No. 6 seed San Lorenzo Valley High boys basketball team stunned host and No. 3 Scotts Valley 65-57 in the first round of the Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League Tournament on Tuesday night.
St. Francis boys basketball hands host Watsonville its first league loss | Local Roundup
Nash Horton scored a team-high 15 points, and the St. Francis High’s boys basketball team got its revenge against host Watsonville with a 57-53 win on Thursday night to stay in the league title hunt.
Harbor secures another tight win, locks up SCCAL boys soccer title | Local Roundup
Raul Calles scored on a pass from Brandon Jimenez in the 65th minute, and the Harbor High boys soccer team beat visiting Scotts Valley 1-0 to secure its second Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League title in the past four years on Tuesday night.
Aptos knocks off SC, extends league lead | Girls soccer
Late in the first half, Aptos High’s girls soccer team had controlled the action but it still found itself scoreless against visiting rival Santa Cruz on Friday night. After a scrum in front of the Cardinals’ net, the ball was cleared out to Aptos center back Catalina Ontiveros. And the seas parted.
Basketball talent Claire Thompson helps Santa Cruz win SCCAL regular-season title outright | Local Roundup
Claire Thompson posted a double-double, and Santa Cruz High’s girls basketball team won the Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League’s regular-season title outright with its 57-17 win over Aptos on Friday.
Harbor slips past Aptos, moves closer to claiming SCCAL title | Boys soccer
While the old adage, “It’s not how you start that’s important, but how you finish,” still rings true, Harbor High’s boys soccer team proved how you start is pretty darn important, too.
Late goal lifts unbeaten Aptos over Harbor in SCCAL girls soccer action | Local Roundup
Ava Churchill scored in the 70th minute, and the Aptos High girls soccer team edged host Harbor 1-0 to stay unbeaten in Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League play Tuesday.
Kaitlyn Murphy, Mariners soccer team knocks off Soquel in SCCAL action | Local Roundup
Kaitlyn Murphy had a goal and an assist, as Aptos High’s girls soccer team knocked off visiting Soquel 3-1 in the teams’ Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League game Thursday.
Aptos rallies past Scotts Valley in boys basketball | Local Roundup
Aptos High’s boys basketball team rallied past visiting Scotts Valley in the fourth quarter for a 47-44 win in Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League play on Tuesday night.
Santa Cruz basketball team upsets Napa’s Justin-Siena in MLK Classic Showcase | Local Roundup
Ben Dotten had 16 points, six rebounds and three steals and was named the game MVP, as Santa Cruz High boys basketball team upset Justin-Siena of Napa 55-52 win in the MLK Classic Showcase at Berkeley High on Saturday.
Cabrillo basketball drops second heartbreaker in three days | Local Roundup
Taray Winfrey scored 12 points for the Cabrllo College men’s basketball team in its heartbreaking, 83-80 loss to host San Jose City on Friday night.
Brandon Jimenez’s reverse header helps Harbor sink host Aptos | Boys soccer
Brandon Jimenez scored the best goal he never saw Friday to help the Harbor High soccer team knock off Aptos 2-0 in the latest chapter of the teams’ physical and heated Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League rivalry. It was his first varsity goal.
Freshman Alexa Castañeda leads Aptos past Harbor in SCCAL soccer action | Local Roundup
Freshman midfielder Alexa Castañeda had two goals and an assist, as the Aptos High girls soccer team beat visiting Harbor 3-1 in the teams’ Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League match Friday night.
Jocelyn Travers, Cardinals aiming for title repeat | Girls soccer preview
Jocelyn Travers is like a rock in a slingshot for Santa Cruz High’s girls’ soccer team.
Raul Calles, Harbor aim to claim SCCAL title | Boys soccer preview
Raul Calles is a prolific goal scorer. Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League boys’ soccer coaches recognized that last season, naming the Harbor High striker the league’s Attacker of the Year.