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Inaugural Central Coast Senior Girls Soccer All-Star Game set for Sunday at Santa Cruz
The Reggie Stephens Foundation (RSF), in partnership with the Gino Panelli Foundation, will host the inaugural Central Coast Senior Girls Soccer All-Star Game at Santa Cruz High on Sunday.
Aptos talent Alexa Castaneda commits to NCAA D-I Fresno State | Girls soccer
Aptos High soccer talent Alexa Castaneda, a two-time All-Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League Player of the Year and four-time first-team honoree, announced on social media that she has committed to NCAA Division I Fresno State University.
Offensive POY Diego Guillen led Wildcatz on field, in clubhouse | All-PCAL boys soccer
Watsonville High senior forward Diego Guillen was named Offensive Player of the Year in the Mission Division during 2025-26 All-Pacific Coast Athletic League boys soccer voting.
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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.
Sai of relief: Sophomore scores lone goal as unbeaten Harbor edges rival SC | High school soccer roundup
Sophomore Sai Nguyen scored the lone goal in the 64th minute, and Harbor High’s boys soccer team edged rival Santa Cruz 1-0 in the teams’ Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League match Wednesday night.
Aptos takes early lead, earns comfy win over Soquel | High school soccer roundup
The newly crowned repeat champion Aptos High girls soccer team jumped out to a three-goal lead in the first half and received goals from four players in its 4-1 victory over host Soquel in Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League play on Thursday.
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.
Cabrillo basketball tops Foothill in Coast Conference battle | Local Roundup
Sophomore forward Mike Carson scored 17 points, and the Cabrillo College men’s basketball team beat Foothill 77-73 to conclude the first round of Coast Conference South Division action Wednesday.
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.
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.
Pacific Collegiate scores twice late, rallies past Stevenson | High School Soccer Roundup
Pacific Collegiate School’s girls soccer team scored twice in the final 12 minutes and rally for a 2-1 win over Stevenson in their Pacific Coast Athletic League Mission Division match Friday.
Aptos, Santa Cruz soccer teams play to 2-all draw in SCCAL opener | Local Roundup
Stefan Ciesiolkiewicz scored on an assist from Desmond Boutelle early in the second half to help Santa Cruz High’s boys soccer team play to a 2-all draw against host Aptos in the teams’ Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League opener on Wednesday night.
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.
Photos | Looking back at Santa Cruz County high school sports photos from 2025
To mark the end of 2025, Santa Cruz Sentinel staff photographer Shmuel Thaler is sharing some of his favorite Santa Cruz County high school sports photos from the previous year.
Max Aceves scores career-high 31 points in ‘Catz loss to Saint Francis Lancers | Local Roundup
Senior guard Max Aceves scored a career-high 31 points, but Watsonville High’s boys basketball team suffered a 68-52 loss to Saint Francis of Mountain View in the teams’ rare nonleague meeting Tuesday.
Soquel boys basketball races past Watsonville with fast start | Local Roundup
Senior center Connor Corlett had 16 points and 12 rebounds, and Soquel High’s boys basketball team beat visiting Watsonville 77-42 in the teams’ nonleague game Friday night.
Soquel posts another blowout, wins 10th annual Fremont Firebird Classic | High school soccer roundup
Freshman Juna Diaz scored three times, and the Soquel High girls soccer team beat Cristo Rey 8-0 to win the 10th annual Fremont Firebird Classic title in Sunnyvale on Saturday.
Soquel’s rally comes up short in basketball loss to powerful Palma | Local Roundup
Soquel High boys basketball team battled back with a solid fourth quarter, but suffered a 59-52 loss to host Palma in the semifinals of the Luis & Lucille Scattini Memorial Tournament in Salinas on Friday night.
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 girls soccer loses standout Scarlett Stateler to injury in win over Watsonville | Local Roundup
Isabella Hartnett scored twice, and Aptos High’s girls soccer team beat host Watsonville 5-0 in the teams’ nonleague match Tuesday.
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.
Emilie Ngo helps UC Santa Cruz rally past UC Merced in OT at KP Arena | Local Roundup
Sophomore guard Emilie Ngo continued her offensive ways, and the UC Santa Cruz women’s basketball team, an NCAA Division III squad, rallied past D-II UC Merced 79-72 at Kaiser Permanente Arena on Tuesday.