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Lia Gularte’s hat trick helps Santa Cruz girls soccer beat SLV | Local Roundup
Junior Lia Gularte scored a hat trick, and Santa Cruz High’s girls soccer team earned a 3-1 win over San Lorenzo Valley in Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League play in Felton Tuesday.
Golden State signs Santa Cruz forward Jackson Rowe to two-way contract | Local Roundup
The Golden State Warriors announced on Tuesday that they’ve signed Santa Cruz forward Jackson Rowe to a two-way contract.
Inaugural Central Coast Flag Football All-Star Game exceeds expectations
No one beats the NFL. No one.
But ask any of the 300-plus fans who skipped watching the NFL’s Championship Sunday to attend a piece of local history at Santa Cruz High — the inaugural Central Coast Flag Football All-Star Game, presented by the Reggie Stephens and Gino Panelli foundations — and they’d tell you they chose correctly.
High School football: Central Coast all-star roster
Players selected to the Central Coast High School All-Star football game
Locals celebrate flag football’s massive growth with first All-Star game
The inaugural Central Coast Flag Football All-Star Game, presented by the Reggie Stephens and Gino Panelli foundations, takes place at Santa Cruz High on Sunday at 2 p.m.
High School girls flag football: North-South all-star football game rosters
Rosters for the Central Coast high school all-star girls flag football game
High School football: Central Coast all-star game rosters
Players selected to the Central Coast High School All-Star football game
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.
St. Francis boys basketball team makes 21 3-pointers, produces 90-plus points for third time | Local Roundup
Robert Gomez made seven of St. Francis High’s 21 3-pointers to help the Sharks’ boys basketball team roll past King City 91-43 in the teams’ Pacific Coast Athletic League Cypress Division opener in Watsonville on Monday.
SLV’s Grady Cloyd, Gabriel Atatta win Apple Cider Classic titles in Watsonville | Boys wrestling
San Lorenzo Valley High’s wrestling team produced three finalists and two champions at the Apple Cider Classic at Watsonville High on Saturday.
High School girls flag football: North-South all-star game
Central Coast Flag Football all-star girls’ game
Prep Stories of the Year for 2024: Carmel never stopped living in the moment
Carmel became the first football program in county history to go 15-0, capturing its first State Division 5AA title
Pajaro Valley’s Olivia Contreras, Aaliyah Chavez earn special honors | All-PCAL girls volleyball
Pajaro Valley High had two girls volleyball players receive special honors during all-league voting after the Grizzlies (17-10, 12-0) took first place in the Pacific Coast Athletic League’s Santa Lucia Division.
St. Francis sophomore Maya Calfee named Mission Division MVP | All-PCAL flag football
St. Francis High flag football standout Maya Calfee was named MVP of the Pacific Coast Athletic League’s Mission Division.
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.
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.
CIF State Division 5AA football breakdown: El Capitan-Carmel Capitan
CIF State Division 5AA football championship. Carmel vs. El Capitan
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.
High School football: PCAL all-league teams
The Pacific Coast Athletic League all-league football teams
High School State cross-country: Carmel’s Aldi places 15th in Division IV finals
Mack Aldi of Carmel was the highest local finisher Saturday at the State cross country championships in Fresno, placing 19th in the Division IV finals. CCS Division IV team champion Marina takes 15th. Yaretzi Cornelio shatters Alisal’s school course record.
Preps of the Week
The Monterey Herald’s boys and girls Athletes of the Week
UPDATE: After edging Menlo, Palma heads to San Jose to face Wilcox in title game
Palma will play for a section title for the second straight year after beating Menlo 24-23 in the CCS Division II semifinals
CCS Division III football playoffs: Big second half lifts Carmel past Hollister
Carmel’s defense rises to the occasion in the second half, while Hudson Rutherford throws four touchdown passes in a 40-21 win over Hollister in the CCS Division III semifinals
High School football: Central Coast Section Playoff Breakdown
Central Coast Section semifinal breakdown for county football teams
CCS football playoffs: Maturation process has Palma peaking in the postseason
Palma’s quest to get back to the CCS finals as an underdog continues on Saturday when it faces Menlo in the Division II semifinals