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Harbor girls soccer edges Stevenson 1-0 | Local Roundup
Michaela Garcia scored on a shot from 20 yards out in the 22nd minute, and Harbor High’s girls soccer team beat visiting Stevenson 1-0 in nonleague action Thursday night.
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.
Scotts Valley’s Ava Decleve, Hanna Shehorn run to titles at 4,000-meter Baylands Invitational | Local Roundup
Scotts Valley High’s Ava Decleve won the Senior Girls race at the 4,000-meter Baylands Invitational at Baylands Park in Sunnyvale on Saturday. The UCLA-committed runner took first out of 50 athletes in 14:14.21.
Aptos, Watsonville advance to semifinals | CCS softball roundup
Aptos High’s softball team earned its first win in the Central Coast Section playoffs since 2019 with its upset of host Alisal in the Division III quarterfinals on Saturday. Watsonville won its opener, in D-IV, and also moved into the semifinals.
Four county softball teams qualify for CCS playoffs
Santa Cruz County had four high school softball teams seeded in the upcoming Central Coast Section playoffs. That’s the good news.
Short-handed Harbor boys basketball team stumbles against Greenfield | Local Roundup
Junior center Will Roden scored a team-high 12 points, but the short-handed and youth-laden Harbor High boys basketball team suffered a 71-44 nonleague loss to visiting Greenfield on Thursday.
MMA returns to KP Arena with Legacy Fighting Alliance 192 | Local Roundup
Legacy Fighting Alliance is, seemingly, making Santa Cruz a regular stop. The professional mixed martial arts promotion will hold LFA 192 at Kaiser Permanente Arena, home of the Santa Cruz Warriors, on Sept. 13.
County teams a collective 0-4 in section quarterfinals | CCS softball roundup
The No. 7 seed Cupertino High softball team upset No. 2 San Lorenzo Valley 9-5 in the Central Coast Section Division IV quarterfinals in Felton on Saturday.
SLV is lone quarterfinal host among four local qualifiers | CCS softball
Santa Cruz County had two high school softball teams win league titles this season, Scotts Valley and Watsonville, and both will be on the road in the opening round of the Central Coast Section playoffs.
Scotts Valley breaks school, meet records at Firebird Relays | Local Roundup
Scotts Valley High’s girls track and field team won three races and posted top-five finishes in four events at the Firebird Relays at Fremont High in Sunnyvale on Saturday.
Aptos alum Aidan Niklaus to play in World Lacrosse Men’s Championship | Local Roundup
Aptos High alum Aidan Niklaus, a 6-foot-3 attacker, will play for the Swiss National Team at the 2023 World Lacrosse Men’s Championship in San Diego on June 21 through July 1.
Aptos, Soquel tennis learn of first-round CCS opponents | Local Roundup
Aptos High’s boys tennis team, repeat champion in the Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League, earned its first-round opponent for the Central Coast Section team tournament at Monday’s seeding meeting.
SV’s Emma Dyc-O’Neal, Sofia Niklaus reach CCS quarterfinals | Local Roundup
Scotts Valley High’s tennis duo of senior Emma Dyc-O’Neal and sophomore Sofia Niklaus, the Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League champions, went 1-1 at the Central Coast Doubles Tournament on Tuesday at Bay Club Courtside in Los Gatos.
Cabrillo soccer teams seeded for NorCal Regional playoffs | Local Roundup
The Cabrillo College women’s soccer team (13-5-1), the Coast Conference’s South Division champion, received the No. 8 seed for the CCCAA NorCal Regional playoffs.
Soquel’s Jessie Dueck earns JVA’s Best In Beach Award | Local Roundup
Soquel’s Jessie Dueck earned Junior Volleyball Association’s Best In Beach Award.
Pro skimboarders to square off at Seabright in TAC Skimblast | Local Roundup
The TAC Skimblast, the first event of the 2022 United Skim Tour, will be held at Seabright State Beach on Saturday.
Aptos’ Koosha Safari battles, drops three-set semifinal to No. 1 seed | CCS Boys Tennis Championships
Koosha Safari, despite playing with blisters on both his feet, didn’t go down without a fight Wednesday in the singles semifinals in the Central Coast Section Boys Tennis Championships.
Surprise semifinalist: Aptos’ Koosha Safari endures wildly successful first day | CCS Tennis Championships
Aptos High’s Koosha Safari, the runner-up in the Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League, was an alternate for the Central Coast Section Boys Tennis Championships at the outset of the week. By Tuesday afternoon, he was a surprise semifinalist in the stacked, 16-player bracket.
Aptos’ Shane Garvey, Palma’s Brendan Watson advance to CCS Championships | Boys golf
Santa Cruz County had 14 golfers qualify for the Central Coast Section Regionals, held on a cold and windy Tuesday at Laguna Seca Golf Ranch. Two remain.
Knights lead locals at CCS Swimming Championships
Soquel High juniors Matthew Elliot and Tenaya Winter both placed high in two freestyle races to lead the Santa Cruz County contingent at the Central Coast Section Swimming and Diving Championships at Saturday afternoon.
Santa Cruz edges Cupertino, advances to final of Saint Francis’ tournament | Local Roundup
Santa Cruz High’s boys basketball team edged Cupertino 37-35 in the semifinals of the Joe Schram Holiday Basketball Classic at Saint Francis High in Mountain View on Wednesday.
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.
SC’s Tallia Harper falls in CCS quarterfinals | Girls tennis
Santa Cruz High senior Tallia Harper, the Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League’s four time singles champion, went 1-1 at the Central Coast Section Singles Championship at Bay Club Courtside on Monday.
St. Francis stuns Cupertino, records first postseason win | CCS football roundup
The underdog St. Francis High football team didn’t let its No. 7 seed or the fact it had to open the playoffs on the road crush its will Saturday. Instead, the Sharks turned it into an opportunity to open some eyes.