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PV’s Hemeria Delatorre, St. Francis’ Neveah Padilla receive special honors | 2026 All-PCAL softball
Pajaro Valley High junior pitcher/corner infielder Hemeria Delatorre works out regularly, twice over. She works on her hitting during and after the Grizzlies’ practices in the offseason, too. And, she also hits the weights at the gym.
CCS playoff roundup: Seven county teams extend postseason run
Carmel, Palma, Pacific Grove all advance into the CCS baseball semifinals; North County, Pacific Grove, Alisal and Monterey reach softball semifinals
Santa Cruz’s Haisley Flanagan, Leela Whiting and MVC’s Mayla Spahn, Jessie Ingram win beach volleyball titles | Local Roundup
Santa Cruz High’s Haisley Flanagan and Leela Whiting took first place in the Mark Brewer Memorial Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League Pairs Beach Volleyball Tournament ‘A’ Final at Main Beach on Friday.
Mount Madonna, SLV’s boys volleyball teams advance to semifinals in SCCAL Tournament | Local Roundup
Nikowa D’Costa Hemp made 24 kills, and the No. 3 seed Mount Madonna School boys volleyball team earned a 25-22, 25-17, 25-18 sweep of No. 6 Soquel in the first round of the Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League Tournament in Watsonville on Monday night.
Harbor beach volleyball closes regular season with sweep of Soquel | Local Roundup
Harbor High’s beach volleyball team swept visiting Soquel 5-0 in its Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League finale and senior day on Wednesday.
Soquel freshman Kiyomi Dunlap pitches no-hitter against SLV | Local Roundup
Freshman Kiyomi Dunlap threw a no-hitter with 10 strikeouts, and Soquel High’s softball team shut out San Lorenzo Valley 4-0 in Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League action Thursday.
MVC, St. Francis shine on offense in softball wins | Local Roundup
Monte Vista Christian School’s softball team matched its season high for runs in a game in its 23-10, five-inning rout of host Greenfield in Pacific Coast Athletic League Cypress Division action Wednesday.
Banana Slugs women’s golf takes second at 14-team UC Santa Cruz Invite in Pacific Grove | Local Roundup
UC Santa Cruz golfer Adeline Truong took third place and led the Banana Slugs to second place out of 14 teams at the two-day UC Santa Cruz Invite, which concluded Sunday at Pacific Grove Golf Links.
Santa Cruz girls secure narrow win over Harbor in SCCAL swimming opener | Local Roundup
Santa Cruz High’s Aliana Merriam and Annika Seasholes each took first place in two individual events, and the Cardinals slipped past Harbor 79-77 in the teams’ Santa Cruz Athletic League opener Wednesday.
Soquel alum Sam Walters excited for new role as Cal Poly-SLO basketball assistant | Local Roundup
Former Soquel High basketball player Sam Walters, 28, has been named an assistant coach for coach Mike DeGeorge at Cal Poly-San Luis Obispo.
MVC trio named first-team all-Cypress Division | All-PCAL softball
Monte Vista Christian School had three softball players named to the Pacific Coast Athletic League’s all-Cypress Division first team following its wildly successful season.
SC surfer Nat Young ties for 17th in Challenger Series opener | Local Roundup
Santa Cruz’s Nat Young tied for 17th place and earned 1,900 points at the World Surf League’s Boost Mobile Gold Coast Pro, the season opener on the Challenger Series in Queensland, Australia.
Scotts Valley, MVC seeded for CCS girls lacrosse playoffs | Local Roundup
Scotts Valley High’s unbeaten girls lacrosse team received the No. 3 seed in the Central Coast Section playoffs, and Monte Vista Christian qualified as the No. 9 seed.
Aptos boys golf moves to 9-0; SV tops SC for first win | Local Roundup
Scotts Valley High’s boys golf team beat Santa Cruz 222-242 and lost to Aptos 197-222 in the teams’ SCCAL matches at DeLaveaga Golf Course on Monday.
Soquel, SLV ready to battle for SCCAL title after sharing crown in ’22 | High school softball preview
Nevaeh Martinez is taking on a new role for Soquel High and leading a team loaded with new faces. San Lorenzo Valley’s Amelia Sizemore, meanwhile, heads a largely intact squad with four All-Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League first-team selections returning, counting herself.
Aptos’ Kale Lampman named USA Lacrosse All-American | Local Roundup
Aptos High senior midfielder Kale Lampman was named a USA Lacrosse All-American on Friday.
St. Francis’ Mariah Montalvo named Mission Division’s Best Defensive Player | All-PCAL softball
St. Francis High senior catcher Mariah Montalvo was named Best Defensive Player in the Pacific Coast Athletic League’s Mission Division.
No. 5 seed Soquel routs King City, moves into D-III semifinals | CCS softball roundup
Soquel High’s softball team routed host King City 14-0 in the Central Coast Section Division III quarterfinals Saturday, which was called after five innings on the 10-run mercy rule.
Four Santa Cruz County softball teams make CCS playoffs
Four Santa Cruz County softball teams qualified for the postseason and were placed in divisions. Joining Watsonville in postseason play are San Lorenzo Valley, St. Francis and Soquel.
Scotts Valley, Harbor baseball teams produce walk-off wins in SCCAL Tournament | Local Roundup
Scotts Valley High’s baseball team pulled off a 6-5 come-from-behind win over Soquel on Monday to advance to the SCCAL Tournament semifinals.
Kirby boys volleyball falls to Palma in CCS play-in match | Local Roundup
Kirby School’s boys volleyball team, the Pacific Coast Athletic League Cypress Division champion, lost 25-10, 25-27, 25-21, 25-20 to Palma in a Central Coast Section play-in game at Santa Cruz High on Thursday.
Local trio makes college commitments | Local Roundup
Monte Vista Christian School’s Jack Brothers and Ryan Kenyon, and St. Francis’ Charlie Valencia made college commitments and will continue their athletic careers.
Santa Cruz’s Autumn Hays, John Mel take fifth at Jack’s Surfboards Pro | Local Roundup
Santa Cruz’s Autumn Hays tied for fifth place Sunday at the World Surf League’s Jack’s Surfboards Pro, a Women’s Qualifying Series 1,000-point event in Huntington Beach.
Harbor wins finale, earns share of SCCAL beach volleyball title | Local Roundup
Harbor High’s beach volleyball team used three forfeits for a 5-0 sweep of Mount Madonna on Friday to finish the Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League regular season with a share of the title.