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College football: MPC knocks Redwoods from the unbeaten ranks
Dominic Pierini’s fourth touchdown pass of the game with 23 seconds left propels MPC to a 27-26 win over undefeated and state-ranked Redwoods
JC Previews: Contra Costa-Hartnell; MPC-Redwoods
Community College Previews: Contra Costa at Hartnell; MPC at Redwoods
Community College Previews: Chabot-Hartnell; San Jose-MPC
Community College Previews Chabot at Hartnell; San Jose City at MPC
Football tour: Day 20: Monterey Peninsula College
Having appeared in six straight bowl games, MPC will open its season on Thursday, visiting Laney College
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.
Game of the Week: Cowboys seeking redemption against Soquel
Salinas is 25-1 on the road in Gabilan Division play since head football coach Steve Zenk took the job
Watsonville posts shutout against MVC in nonleague soccer action | Local Roundup
Watsonville High’s girls soccer team received goals from three players and beat host Monte Vista Christian 3-0 in nonleague action on Friday.
Clippers beat down host Warriors in G League series opener | Local Roundup
Two-way center Quinten Post scored a game-high 22 points, and had seven rebounds and two assists, but Santa Cruz lost its series opener against San Diego, 123-89, in the teams’ NBA G League Showcase Cup game at Kaiser Permanente Arena on Saturday night.
UC Santa Cruz women’s soccer drops PK shootout in NCAA D-III Tournament opener | Local Roundup
The UC Santa Cruz women’s soccer team was eliminated by host Pomona-Pitzer 5-4 on penalty kicks in the first round of the NCAA D-III Tournament o Saturday in Claremont.
John Mel takes fifth, Maddie Storrer 13th at surf events in Florida | Local Roundup
Santa Cruz’s John Mel tied for fifth place at the World Surf League’s Ron Jon Quiksilver Pro at Shepard Beach Park in Cocoa Beach, Florida, on Saturday. Capitola’s Maddie Storrer tied for 13th place and earned 295 points at the WSL’s Roxy Pro
Aptos girls fall to Mills, take fourth in its tournament | Local Roundup
Aptos High’s girls basketball team struggled to answer Mills’ runs in the second half and suffered a 47-36 loss in the third-place game at the 10th annual Aptos High/Santa Cruz Warriors NorCal Invitational at Kaiser Permanente Arena on Saturday.
Cabrillo women’s basketball falls to Redwoods | Local Roundup
Freshman guard Jade Crum made three 3-pointers and finished with a game-high 15 points, but the Cabrillo College women’s basketball team lost 60-37 to visiting Redwoods on Tuesday.
Cabrillo men’s soccer blanked by state’s top team | Local Roundup
The Cabrillo College men’s soccer team gave up three goals in the second half of its 4-0 loss to Foothill, the state’s No. 1 ranked team, in Aptos in a rare Sunday game.
Five county teams seeded in CCS football playoffs; four open on the road as underdogs | Local Roundup
The good news: Five Santa Cruz County football teams qualified for the upcoming Central Coast Section playoffs. The bad news: Four of them are the lower seed and will play on the road.