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Harbor girls volleyball holds off Soquel in five-set thriller | Local Roundup
Senior outside hitter Cecile Novembre set a school record for kills in a match, and Harbor High’s girls volleyball team defeated host Soquel in five sets, 26-28, 25-22, 24-26, 25-22, 15-12 in the teams’ Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League thriller on Thursday evening.
Scotts Valley resident Kyleigh Mace shares WCAL Pitcher of the Year honor | Local Roundup
Archbishop Mitty High senior softball star Kyleigh Mace, a Scotts Valley resident, repeated as West Catholic Athletic League’s co-Pitcher of the Year. She shared the honor with Saint Francis sophomore Mercedes Coller. (As a junior, Mace share the accolade with Lancers senior Ava Bulanti.)
CCS playoff semifinals: Pacific Grove, Palma punch their ticket to baseball title games
Pacific Grove and Palma are both headed to the CCS baseball finals in their respective divisions; Pacific Grove is ousted in the DIV softball semifinals
Wrestlers Aliyah Marcus, Vera Bentley win titles at La Manazanita Ladies Classic | Local Roundup
Two local wrestlers, Soquel High freshman Aliyah Marcus and Santa Cruz sophomore Vera Bentley, won titles at the fifth annual La Manazanita Ladies Classic at Watsonville High on Thursday.
Harbor boys basketball rallies past Sobrato, eclipses 2024-25 win total | Local Roundup
Harbor High’s boys basketball team, which earned seven wins last season, picked up its eighth win before opening the 2026 Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League season.
Aptos boys basketball team finishes fourth at its own tournament | Local Roundup
Senior Gio Garduno-Martin scored 16 points, and Half Moon Bay’s boys basketball team beat Aptos 55-37 for third place at the 12th annual Aptos High/Santa Cruz Warriors NorCal Invitational at Kaiser Permanente Arena on Wednesday.
Aptos QB Ella Porter honored as 49ers Foundation’s Tony York Unity Award finalist | Flag football
Aptos High senior flag football quarterback Ella Porter, the Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League MVP, was a 2025 Tony York Unity Award finalist and took part in pre-game festivities before the San Francisco 49ers’ thrilling 42-38 win over the Chicago Bears on Sunday night at Levi’s Stadium.
Scotts Valley girls produce their best team finish at CIF Cross Country Championships
A pair of runners from Santa Cruz County, Scotts Valley High senior Ava Decleve and Aptos senior Maya Schiro, posted top-five finishes in the Division IV race at the CIF State Cross Country Championships in Fresno on Saturday.
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.
Aptos/Santa Cruz Warriors NorCal Tournament is a belated Christmas gift for local high school basketball fans
The majority of high school sports programs nationwide take a break to enjoy Christmas vacation. But in Santa Cruz County, the 11th annual Aptos/Santa Cruz Warriors NorCal Tournament has center stage. Sixteen teams — eight boys and eight girls — will showcase their skills on Thursday through Saturday.
Cabrillo women’s basketball motors past Modesto, pushes win streak to six | Local Roundup
Sophomore forward Renee Parker scored a game-high 19 points, and the Cabrillo College women’s basketball team beat visiting Modesto 65-48 for its sixth straight win in nonconference play Tuesday.
CCS football playoffs roundup: Salinas falls to top seed St. Ignatius in Open Division
Salinas, Monterey, North Salinas, North County and Stevenson all see their seasons come to a close in the Central Coast Section football playoffs
High School football: CCS football playoff breakdown
A breakdown of the eight county teams in the Central Coast Section playoffs
High School football: CCS playoff brackets
Central Coast Section Divisional football postseason brackets
High School football playoffs: Carmel earns top seed in Division III
Eight Monterey County football teams were seeded into the Central Coast Section playoffs, with Carmel earning the No. 1 seed in Division III
CCS volleyball divisional semifinals: Salinas headed back to the Division I finals
Salinas is headed back to the CCS Division I volleyball finals after beating No. 2 seed Branham. Palma falls in the Division V semifinals to No. 2 seed Crystal Springs Upland.
Saturday local football: North County succumbs to unbeaten Sobrato
North County falls from the unbeaten ranks, succumbing 7-6 to unbeaten Sobrato; Fin Mink throws three touchdowns in Stevenson’s 48-0 win.
High School Game of the Week: Palma braces for the heat in Yuma
Palma will embark on a 10-hour bus trip to face the top ranked Division 4A team in the state of Arizona in Yuma Catholic
St. Francis storms past Pajaro Valley | High school football roundup
Joseph Dayritt rushed for a pair of touchdowns and a two-point conversion, and Jacob Jimenez scored twice in St. Francis High’s 42-25 win over visiting Pajaro Valley on Saturday.
Mariner girls rout Palo Alto, move into Aptos Tournament semifinals | Local Roundup
Freshman Gabby Wickham made three 3-pointers and finished with a team-high 15 points, as Aptos High’s girls basketball team beat Palo Alto 50-17 in the opening round of the 10th annual Aptos High/Santa Cruz Warriors NorCal Invitational at Kaiser Permanente Arena on Wednesday.
MVC boys cross country team wins PCAL center meet | Local Roundup
Monte Vista Christian School sophomore cross country runners Conor Gilliam and Gavin Beckmen finished second and third, respectively, at the PCAL Mission Center Meet No. 1 on Thursday. Watsonville junior Katelynn Ruiz took first in the first in the girls race.
SV’s Ashlyn Boothby, Soquel’s Jonelle Scott repeat as champions | CCS Track and Field Championships
Scotts Valley High’s Ashlyn Boothby and Soquel’s Jonelle Scott repeated as event champions at the Central Coast Section Track and Field Championships at Gilroy High on Saturday afternoon.
Soquel swimmers Tenaya Winter, Matthew Elliot shine at CIF State Championships | Local Roundup
Soquel High senior Tenaya Winter posted two of her fastest finishes at the 2023 CIF State Swimming Championships at Clovis West High on Friday. Unfortunately, her competition was up to task.
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.
2022 Sports Newsmaker of the Year | Soquel, Watsonville teams share honor
As we head toward 2023, we turn out thoughts to the past year to reflect how much local teams and athletes entertained us. There were plenty of highs and lows, giving the Sentinel sports staff plenty to think about when deciding which program made the biggest splash.