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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.
St. Francis’ Robert Gomez Jr. earns Offensive POY honor in Mission Division | All-PCAL boys basketball
St. Francis High junior basketball talent Robert Gomez Jr. took advantage of opponents focusing on drive-and-create wing Nash Horton in 2024-25. His senior season, with Horton graduated and competing in his freshman season of baseball at Pepperdine University, and after seeing Gomez bury 84 3-pointers and average 16.73 points last year, opponents were prepared to […]
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Aptos blasts Pajaro Valley in D-III opener, faces Live Oak next | CCS boys basketball roundup
The No. 9 seed Aptos High’s boys basketball team opened with a 17-0 run and beat unseeded Pajaro Valley 61-15 in the teams’ Central Coast Section Division III play-in game in Aptos on Friday.
Pajaro Valley falls to league foe King City in playoffs opener | CCS girls basketball roundup
Monique Ayala scored all nine of her points in the second half, but the No. 12 seed Pajaro Valley High girls basketball team suffered a 39-24 loss to unseeded King City in the teams’ Central Coast Section Division III play-in game Friday in Watsonville.
SCCAL champ Soquel awarded top seed in CCS D-III playoffs | Boys basketball
Soquel High’s boys basketball team, enjoying the program’s first Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League title since 2013, received the No. 1 seed in Division III in the upcoming Central Coast Section playoffs.
SCCAL champ Scotts Valley, runner-up Santa Cruz earn No. 2 seeds, home games to open CCS | Girls basketball
Scotts Valley High’s girls basketball team — the repeat champion in the Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League — was placed in Division IV for the Central Coast Section playoffs and given the No. 2 seed behind Notre Dame of Belmont.
Aptos boys soccer hands SCCAL champ Harbor its lone league loss on Pirates’ senior night | Local Roundup
Striker Josiah Siqueiros finished off an assist from midfielder Nicolas Topete in the 52nd minute, and Aptos High’s boys soccer team made it hold up in its 1-0 win over Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League champion Harbor on its senior night Friday.
Aptos girls soccer team secures third straight unbeaten season in SCCAL, fourth straight title | Local Roundup
Aptos High’s girls soccer team celebrated its six seniors on Thursday night, and its fourth-year players and the rest of the Mariners had plenty to celebrate.
No. 3 seed Aptos girls basketball team stuns Santa Cruz, will face No. 1 Scotts Valley in SCCAL Tournament final | Local Roundup
Sophomore guard Isabella Alvarez scored a game-high 35 points, and the No. 3 seed Aptos High’s girls basketball team upset No. 2 Santa Cruz 59-40 in the Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League Tournament semifinals at Scotts Valley High on Wednesday.
Scotts Valley, Aptos boys teams reach SCCAL Tournament semis | High school basketball roundup
Senior forward/center Alex Burgos recorded a double-double, and the No. 5 seed Scotts Valley High boys basketball team rallied past No. 4 Harbor 59-57 in the first round of the Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League Tournament in Santa Cruz on Monday.
Soquel basketball rallies past SC, goes unbeaten in league for first time since ’03 | Local Roundup
Perfection belonged to Soquel High’s boys basketball team on Saturday night.
Kaden Miritz posts double-double, paces Santa Cruz past Harbor | Local Roundup
Junior forward Kaden Miritz had 19 points, 13 rebounds, and three blocks, and the Santa Cruz High boys basketball team pulled away from visiting Harbor for a 59-46 win in the teams’ Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League make-up game Thursday night.
Santa Lucia Division leading Kirby slips past Pajaro Valley | Local Roundup
Senior guard Chris Lively scored a game-high 18 points, and the Kirby School boys basketball team beat host Pajaro Valley 49-44 to solidify its lead in the Pacific Coast Athletic League Santa Lucia Division standings on Wednesday.
Brooklyn Williams reaches 1,000-point milestone for repeat SCCAL champion Scotts Valley | High school basketball roundup
Scotts Valley High fourth-year guard Brooklyn Williams was pulled after scoring her 1,000th career point, and the repeat Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League champion Falcons celebrated senior night with a 60-34 win over visiting Aptos on Tuesday.
Diego Guillen scores five goals as Watsonville soccer scorches King City | Local Roundup
Senior Diego Guillen had five goals and one assist, and the Watsonville High boys soccer team rolled past host King City 7-2 in the teams’ Pacific Coast Athletic League Mission Division game Friday.
Aptos girls soccer edges Santa Cruz to remain unbeaten in SCCAL play | Local Roundup
One goal decided a showdown between the top two girls soccer teams in the Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League standings on Thursday.
Scotts Valley girls storm past Santa Cruz to close in on SCCAL title repeat | High school basketball roundup
Scotts Valley High girls basketball team wasn’t given the Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League championships banner after the Falcons soundly defeated visiting Santa Cruz for the second time this season Wednesday. But everyone on both benches, as well as those who helped fill out the bleachers, knew it was essentially a title-clinching outcome.
Isabella Hartnett paces SCCAL leading Aptos past Scotts Valley | Local Roundup
Isabella Hartnett scored two goals and made an assist, and the Aptos High girls soccer team beat visiting Scotts Valley 3-0 to remain unbeaten in Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League play Thursday.
High School girls basketball: North Salinas bouncing back
On the heels of a one-win season, North Salinas has put together a bounce back year in girls basketball.
Cutler Bauscher, Cardinals post SCCAL soccer win over Scotts Valley | Local Roundup
Senior midfielder Cutler Bauscher scored in each half, and Santa Cruz High’s boys soccer team beat visiting Scotts Valley 3-0 in the teams’ Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League match Wednesday.
PCS girls soccer team tops Watsonville in battle of unbeatens in PCAL Mission Division | Local Roundup
Pacific Collegiate School’s girls soccer team topped Watsonville 1-0 in a battle of unbeaten teams in Pacific Coast Athletic League Mission Division action at Soquel High on Tuesday night.
Santa Cruz Warriors survive Valley Suns’ fourth-quarter outburst in NBA G League action | Local Roundup
Santa Cruz guard Chance McMillian made five 3-pointers and scored a career-high 28 points, and the Warriors held off the Valley Suns to secure a 113-108 victory in NBA G League action at Kaiser Permanente Arena on Monday.
Scotts Valley girls basketball tops SC, gains sole possession of SCCAL lead | Local Roundup
Senior guard Samantha Rebbert led Scotts Valley High’s balanced attack with 13 points, and the Falcons’ girls basketball team beat host Santa Cruz 52-28 in the teams’ Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League game Tuesday.