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UCSC women’s soccer scorches D-II Sunbirds on senior day | Local Roundup
The UC Santa Cruz women’s soccer team beat visiting Fresno Pacific 4-1 on senior day on Tuesday to push its unbeaten streak to five matches.
Harbor girls volleyball rallies past Aptos for five-set win | Local Roundup
Harbor High’s girls volleyball team was pushed to five sets for the second time in Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League play, but rallied for 25-20, 23-25, 20-25, 25-13, 15-12 victory over host Aptos on Thursday evening to remain unbeaten.
PCS’s Leif McArthur, Monterey Bay Academy’s Danilo Menegusso earn MVP honors | All-PCAL boys volleyball
Pacific Collegiate School junior Leif McArthur started off the boys volleyball season playing setter for the Pumas. He moved to outside hitter midway through the season and took his game to another level.
Chicago White Sox rookie Tanner Murray fractures shoulder, will likely miss the remainder of the season | Local Roundup
Chicago White Sox rookie Tanner Murray suffered a left shoulder dislocation and fracture making a diving catch on Sunday and will likely miss the remainder of the season, MLB.com reported.
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.
Santa Cruz girls volleyball sweeps Aptos to claim SCCAL Tournament title | Local Roundup
Senior outside hitter Natalie Monroe, a four-year starter committed to UNLV, had a career night, and that paid dividends for Santa Cruz High’s girls volleyball team.
Scotts Valley volleyball earns no worse than a share of SCCAL title | Local Roundup
Outside hitter Hayden Smith had 12 kills and one block, and Scotts Valley High’s girls volleyball team beat host San Lorenzo Valley 25-10, 25-13, 25-6 to secure no worse than a share of the Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League title on Tuesday.
Santa Clara Broncos slated to play two men’s basketball games at KP Arena in 2025-26 | Local Roundup
The NCAA Division I Santa Clara University men’s basketball team will return to Santa Cruz for the first time since the 2020-21 season to play a pair of nonconference games.
Boulder Creek golfer Jennifer Serbin qualifies for her fourth U.S. Women’s Mid-Amateur in past five years | Local Roundup
Boulder Creek golfer Jennifer Serbin (née Brumbaugh), a Scotts Valley High and San Jose State University alumna, shot 2-over-par 73 to advance from U.S. Women’s Mid-Amateur Qualifying at Carmel Valley Ranch on Monday.
Freshman defender Jocelyn Travers scores first collegiate goal for No. 3 Duke | Local Roundup
Freshman defender Jocelyn Travers, a Santa Cruz High alumna, scored her first collegiate goal, and the No. 3 ranked Duke University women’s soccer team trounced Virginia Military Institute 9-0 victory Thursday night at Koskinen Stadium in Durham, N.C.
Watsonville’s Joshua Zuniga, Logan Franc, and PV’s Jayden Avestruz earn special honors | All-PCAL boys volleyball
Watsonville High’s boys volleyball team won its first league title since 2016 and the Wildcatz were rewarded during all-league voting, when two of their top players received special honors.
PCAL all-league volleyball teams
The Pacific Coast Athletic League all-league volleyball teams
SC, Soquel set to square off in SCCAL tennis tournament finals | Local Roundup
Soquel High and Santa Cruz have shots to earn a sweep of the singles and doubles tennis finals at the Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League Championships on Wednesday.
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.
High School volleyball: PCAL all-league teams
The Pacific Coast Athletic League all-league volleyball teams
Scotts Valley, MVC win playoff openers, will square off in D-IV quarterfinals | CCS girls volleyball
Senior outside hitter Ava Morrison had 14 kills and three aces, and the No. 4 seed Scotts Valley High girls volleyball team beat No. 13 Stevenson 25-18, 19-25, 25-16, 25-18 in the first round of the Central Coast Section Division IV playoffs on Saturday.
Harbor earns No. 1 seed in D-IV; eight county teams make playoffs | CCS girls volleyball
Harbor High’s girls volleyball team received the No. 1 seed in Division IV, and eight teams from Santa Cruz County were seeded in the upcoming Central Coast Section playoffs.
CCS volleyball pairings
Pacific Coast Athletic League teams in the CCS volleyball playoffs
Pajaro Valley girls volleyball team wins PCAL’s Santa Lucia Division with perfect record | Local Roundup
Junior Olivia Contreras had eight kills, three aces, and three digs, and the Pajaro Valley High girls volleyball team closed Pacific Coast Athletic League Santa Lucia Division play with a perfect record Tuesday.
Aptos rolls past SC in flag football action | Local Roundup
Aptos High’s flag football team beat Santa Cruz 54-6 in the teams’ Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League game at Harbor High on Wednesday night.
PCS’s Finn Pommerenke named Mission Division’s Offensive Player of the Year | All-PCAL boys volleyball
Pacific Collegiate School senior volleyball talent Finn Pommerenke was named the Pacific Coast Athletic League’s Mission Division Offensive Player of the Year.
Local trio earns first-team honors | All-PCAL Girls Volleyball
Three local high school girls volleyball players, Watsonville’s Daisy Cornejo, Pacific Collegiate’s Jade Hausmann, and Pajaro Valley’s Kalia Maravilla, were honored as all-Pacific Coast Athletic League first-team selections.
Defending champ Santa Cruz opens SCCAL with sweep of Mount Madonna | Local Roundup
Santa Cruz High’s girls volleyball team cruised to a 25-13, 25-10, 25-9 sweep of Mount Madonna on Tuesday night to open its title defense in Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League play.