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Pajaro Valley boys soccer knocks off host Soquel | Local Roundup
Senior midfielder Johan Vazquez scored twice, and Pajaro Valley High’s boys soccer team knocked off host Soquel 2-1 in nonleague action Monday.
Local wrestling trio wins titles at Nick Buzolich Classic | Local Roundup
Santa Cruz High sophomore Balam Letona, junior teammate Daniel Evert, and Harbor senior Diallo Thomas took first place in their respective weight classes at the 6th annual Nick Buzolich Classic.
MVC girls basketball knocks SLV from unbeaten ranks | Local Roundup
Sophomore Sophia Cortes made five 3-pointers and finished with 19 points, and Monte Vista Christian School’s girls basketball team knocked San Lorenzo Valley from the unbeaten ranks, 53-52, Friday.
James Wiseman scores career-high 31 points in Santa Cruz’s loss to Lakers | Local Roundup
James Wiseman had a career-high 31 points to go along with six rebounds, but the short-handed Santa Cruz Warriors suffered a 128-116 loss to the South Bay Lakers in their NBA G League game in front of 353 fans at UCLA Health Training Center on Wednesday night.
Taylor Knox scores 27 points as Scotts Valley tops MVC in boys basketball | Local Roundup
Sophomore guard Taylor Knox scored 14 of his game-high 27 points in the fourth quarter, and Scotts Valley High’s boys basketball team beat visiting Monte Vista Christian 73-59 in their nonleague game Tuesday.
SC cross country runner Eli Fitchen-Young named CCS Sophomore of the Year | Local Roundup
Santa Cruz High sophomore Eli Fitchen-Young was named the Central Coast Section Sophomore of the Year in cross country, as well as an all-CCS first-team selection, in a report published by PrepCalTrack.
Ryan Rollins’ triple-double paces Santa Cruz Warriors to third straight win | Local Roundup
Guard Ryan Rollins had a triple-double and center James Wiseman posted his sixth double-double in eight games, as the Santa Cruz Warriors beat the South Bay Lakers 111-100 at Kaiser Permanente Arena on Friday night.
Scotts Valley’s boys basketball team advances to final at Watsonville Tournament | Local Roundup
Tristan Roure scored 15 points, and the Scotts Valley High boys basketball team beat Alisal 54-52 in the Watsonville Tournament on Thursday.
PCAL announces placements of football programs for ’23 | Local Roundup
The Pacific Coast Athletic League completed the process of assigning teams to divisions for the 2023 football season.
Warriors earn first win streak with sweep of Stockton | Local Roundup
The Santa Cruz Warriors had three players scored 20 points for the second straight night, as they beat the host Stockton Kings 125-114 Saturday to earn their first win streak in Showcase Cup play.
Harbor girls soccer holds off Watsonville in season opener | Local Roundup
Harbor High’s girls soccer team held on for a 2-1 victory over host Watsonville in the Watsonville Tournament on Saturday.
Aptos senior goalie Ulises Hernández named MVP | All-SCCAL boys soccer
Aptos High senior goalie Ulises Hernández was named MVP of the Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League.
Soquel overtakes Aptos as SCCAL champ, makes playoffs after Harbor forfeits | CCS boys soccer
Watsonville High received the No. 2 seed in the prestigious Central Coast Section Open Division and four boys soccer teams from Santa Cruz County were seeded Thursday for the upcoming playoffs, which begin with Saturday’s quarterfinals. Noticeably absent, though, was defending CCS Division IV champion Harbor, which ended the regular-season in second place in the […]
Wildcatz’s boys basketball team wins share of PCAL’s Santa Lucia Division title | Local Roundup
At the outset of each basketball season, Watsonville High coach Marcus Northcutt and assistant Mike Blum tell the Wildcatz how cool it would be if they won a league title: In addition to adding a championship banner to the school’s gymnasium walls, years later, they could come back and see their banner and cherish that […]
Santa Cruz’s unbeaten girls soccer team earns SCCAL title outright | Local Roundup
Julia Moore had two goals and an assist to help Santa Cruz High’s girls soccer team beat host Harbor 6-0 and win the Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League title outright Thursday night.
Aptos streaks past Harbor for SCCAL boys soccer crown
The Mariners’ relentless offense paid dividends early, Patrick Mackle scored in the 14th and 17th minutes, and Aptos repeated as Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League champion with its 3-1 win Wednesday night.
Santa Cruz tops SLV in shortened match, clinches SCCAL girls soccer title | Local Roundup
The Santa Cruz High girls soccer team clinched no worse than a share of the Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League title with its 8-0 win over host San Lorenzo Valley on Tuesday.
Kaitlin Imai reaches 1,000-point milestone in Falcons’ win | Local Roundup
Kaitlin Imai reached the 1,000-point milestone in her Scotts Valley High basketball career as the Falcons posted a 70-11 win over Harbor on senior night Tuesday.
SC’s Qwentin Brown, SV’s Nolan Smith receive all-state football honors | Local Roundup
Santa Cruz High’s Qwentin Brown and Scotts Valley’s Nolan Smith were named to Cal-High Sports’ All-State football team for small schools.
Watsonville’s boys soccer team hands nationally ranked Alisal first loss | Local Roundup
Watsonville High’s boys soccer team received goals from two unlikely sources and stunned nationally ranked Alisal 2-0 in the teams’ Pacific Coast Athletic League Gabilan Division match Tuesday night in Salinas.
Back at full strength, Santa Cruz holds off Scotts Valley in girls basketball | Local Roundup
Senior Bella Stevens saw her first real action of the season, and Santa Cruz High’s girls basketball team knocked off Scotts Valley 51-44 in the teams’ make-up Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League game Thursday.
Kaitlin Imai helps Scotts Valley’s girls basketball team beat Mariners for first time since 2017 | Local Roundup
Senior guard Kaitlin Imai scored 19 points and Scotts Valley High’s girls basketball team beat Aptos 45-36 to snap an 11-game losing streak to the Mariners in the Falcons’ league opener Tuesday.
Jasmin Nguyen, Santa Cruz use injury time to hand Aptos its first loss | Girls soccer roundup
Jasmin Nguyen’s second goal off a free kick sent Santa Cruz High’s girls soccer team past previously unbeaten Aptos 3-2 in the teams’ Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League game.
Watsonville’s Danisha Nunez, Aptos’ Janie Houser wrestle to La Manzanita titles | Local Roundup
Watsonville High’s Danisha Nunez (109 pounds) and Aptos sophomore Janie Houser (124) won titles in their respective weight divisions at the second annual La Manzanita Ladies Classic at Watsonville High on Thursday.
Sports Newsmakers 2021 | Pandemic didn’t limit massive accomplishments
Santa Cruz County produced dozens of magnificent sports feats in ’21, and it’s no surprise that surfing was among the sports that dominated headlines. The following is a recap of some of the most memorable feats of the year.