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Watsonville’s championship soccer teams to be honored at Monterey Bay FC match on Saturday| Local Roundup
Watsonville High’s boys and girls championship soccer programs will be among four local teams honored at Monterey Bay FC’s home match against San Antonio FC at Cardinale Stadium in Seaside on Saturday at 7 p.m.
Warriors blasted in third quarter of NBA G League loss to host Charge | Local Roundup
The Santa Cruz Warriors held a one-point lead at the half, but were outscored 49-29 in the third quarter of their 138-116 loss to the host Cleveland Charge at Public Auditorium on Friday night.
SLV softball rallies for win with 11-run sixth inning | Local Roundup
San Lorenzo Valley High’s softball team scored 11 runs in the bottom of the sixth inning, and the Cougars rallied for a 12-2 win over Alvarez in nonleague action Wednesday.
Santa Cruz’s boys volleyball team rolls in SCCAL opener | Local Roundup
Senior outside hitter Lucas Kamalani had a team-high nine kills, and Santa Cruz High’s boys volleyball team swept Scotts Valley 25-13, 25-13, 25-21 to open Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League play Tuesday.
Five local squads move into section semifinals | CCS soccer roundup
Aptos High’s girls soccer program snapped a six-game postseason skid and secured its first playoff win since 2019 on Saturday.
Aptos girls soccer team earns No. 1 seed again, this time in CCS D-III
Aptos High earned the No. 1 seed in Division III and was the highest seed of the four teams from Santa Cruz County to qualify for the Central Coast Section playoffs, it was revealed at Thursday’s seeding meeting.
Aptos sophomore Kiana Safari earns win, falls in QF to No. 2 seed | CCS girls tennis
Aptos High sophomore Kiana Safari, the repeat Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League singles champion, showed progress and met her goal of earning at least one win at the Central Coast Section Singles Championships at Bay Club Courtside on Wednesday.
Cabrillo baseball routs San Francisco | Local Roundup
The Cabrillo College baseball team produced a season-high run total in its win 19-5 win over visiting San Francisco in nonconference action on Thursday.
High School soccer: CCS playoffs seedings for PCAL schools
Central Coast Section soccer playoffs seedings for boys’ and girls’ teams in the Pacific Coast Athletic League
State NorCal volleyball playoffs: Salinas falls to Aragon in state tournament
Salinas’ magical ride through the postseason comes to an end, falling to Aragon in the State Northern California Division III volleyball quarterfinals.
Early signing period: Bay Area standouts sign with San Jose State, Cal and others
San Jose State signs several Serra standouts, Stanford’s class headlined by Mater Dei QB, Cal gets top NorCal recruit.
Santa Cruz Warriors beat NBA G League Ignite, move to 3-0 | Local Roundup
Forward Gui Santos and two-way guard Lester Quinones paced Santa Cruz to a 121-112 win over NBA G League Ignite, 121-112, on Friday night as the Warriors improved to 3-0 at Kaiser Permanente Arena in front of a sold-out crowd.
Soquel pulls away from previously unbeaten Carmel with dominant second half | CCS football roundup
Soquel High’s football team looked like it was going through the motions for much of the first half of its Central Coast Section Division II quarterfinal on Friday.
Soquel, Scotts Valley to represent county in section football playoffs | CCS seeding
Only two football teams from Santa Cruz County, Soquel and Scotts Valley, qualified for the upcoming Central Coast Section playoffs.
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.
Aptos’ upset bid derailed on penalty kicks | CCS Soccer Roundup
Aptos High’s boys soccer team, the No. 8 seed, nearly stunned top-seeded Aragon in the Central Coast Section Division I quarterfinals Saturday night in San Mateo.
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 […]
St. Francis’ Joshua Alvarez, Santa Cruz’s Qwentin Brown awarded National Football Foundation and College Hall of Fame scholarships
St. Francis High lineman Joshua Alvarez and Santa Cruz running back Qwentin Brown were chosen as National Football Foundation and College Hall of Fame scholarship winners for their contributions in the classroom, community and on the football field this season.
Sharks sweep top postseason honors in Santa Lucia Division | All-PCAL Football
St. Francis running back Johrdan Garibay was named Offensive Player of the Year in the Santa Lucia Division, defensive back Charles Valencia was named Defensive Player of the Year and Noel Aquino was named Lineman of the Year.
Outsized St. Francis falls to No. 1 seed Aragon in CCS D-V football championship
St. Francis High’s football players saluted the several hundred fans who made the trek from Watsonville, hoping to see the Sharks pull one last stunner. No. 1 seed Aragon teetered, but didn’t topple.