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Clipboard: Rancho San Juan grad excelling at Bakersfield State
Nianti Rojas-Mendoza took part Thursday in the Boys and Girls Club’s American National Youth of Year event
Saldate finding the football field at Notre Dame
Logan Saldate has three catches for 38 yards this fall for nationally ranked Notre Dame
Aptos, Soquel move into CCS semifinals with offensive outbursts | High school softball
Junior Nova Neu doubled and homered for Aptos High’s softball team, and the No. 3 seed Mariners made quick work of No. 6 Palo Alto in Central Coast Section Division I quarterfinals.
Four county softball teams seeded for CCS playoffs
Four Santa Cruz County high school softball teams — Aptos, Soquel, SLV and Watsonville — qualified for the Central Coast Section playoffs, which begin with Saturday’s quarterfinals.
Five county athletes receive special honors in all-league voting | All-PCAL girls basketball
Watsonville High senior forward/center Leilani Yasin-Espinoza shined at both ends of the basketball court, but was honored as the Gabilan Division Defensive Player of the Year after leading the Wildcatz to a three-way tie for fourth place in the highest tier of the Pacific Coast Athletic League.
PCAL girls basketball all-league teams
The Pacific Coast Athletic League girls’ basketball all-league teams
St. Francis’ Peyton Orradre named Cypress Division MVP | All-PCAL girls volleyball
Peyton Orradre played big for St. Francis High’s girls volleyball team all season.
High School volleyball: The Monterey Herald’s All-County team
The Monterey Herald’s All-County girl’s volleyball team
Kat Buckley leads PCS girls basketball team to Pescadero Hoop Dreams title | Local Roundup
Junior forward Kat Buckley produced another double-double, and Pacific Collegiate School’s girls basketball team beat Pescadero 43-16 in the championship of the Pescadero Hoop Dreams tournament on Saturday.
Preps of the Week
The Monterey Herald’s boys and girls Athletes of the Week
Preps of the Week
The Monterey Herald’s boys and girls Athletes of the Week
High School girls soccer: Pacific Grove’s Bertolucci commits to Cal
Pacific Grove junior Izzy Bertolucci has committed to play soccer at Cal in 2027
SV’s Sofia Niklaus, Aptos’ Aryel Reyes Mager, Soquel’s Reilly Kerko receive special honors | All-PCAL girls lacrosse
A pair of standout senior midfielders in girls lacrosse, Scotts Valley High’s Sofia Niklaus and Stevenson’s Macey Torres, were named co-Players of the Year in the Gabilan Division, the top tier of the Pacific Coast Athletic League.
High School girls lacrosse: PCAL all-league teams
The Pacific Coast Athletic League all-league girl’s lacrosse teams
Aptos, Pajaro Valley post lopsided softball wins | Local Roundup
Sophomore Emma Burgueno had three hits, three RBI, and scored twice, and Aptos High’s softball team beat Harbor 16-2 in the teams’ Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League four inning game Monday.
Sofia Niklaus scores six goals as Scotts Valley girls lacrosse mauls Monterey | Local Roundup
Sofia Niklaus had six goals and three assists, and Scotts Valley High’s girls lacrosse team beat visiting Monterey 19-2 In Pacific Coast Athletic League Gabilan Divison match on Tuesday.
Clipboard: Kosmont sprints to Yale school record in 60-meter dash
Former Santa Catalina sprinter Juliette Kosmont has broken the Yale school record in the 60-meter dash
COVID, 5 years later: A reminder of the importance of high school sports
Sports came to halt without any advance notice, grounding high school and community college sports for nearly a year.
St. Francis’ Maya Calfee, Liliana Whitmeyer share MVP honor in Cypress | All-PCAL girls basketball
St. Francis High’s star backcourt, sophomore Maya Calfee and freshman Liliana Whitmeyer, took turns lighting up opponents on the basketball court this season.
12th annual Central Coast Basketball All-Star Games take place Sunday at Scotts Valley
Some of the area’s top senior boys and girls hoopsters, as well as the 2025-26 incoming class of freshmen boys, will compete at the 12th annual Central Coast Basketball All-Star Games at Scotts Valley High on Sunday.
PCAL girls’ basketball all-league teams
The Pacific Coast Athletic League girls’ all-league basketball teams
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.
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 volleyball: PCAL all-league teams
The Pacific Coast Athletic League all-league volleyball teams