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No. 4 nationally ranked Soquel girls water polo knocks off two more powers | Local Roundup
Soquel High’s girls water polo team, which climbed five spots to No. 4 in maxpreps.com’s national rankings after winning the prestigious Arroyo Grande Fall Classic last weekend, returned home with plenty of mojo.
No. 12 nationally ranked Soquel boys water polo team advances to semis at Memorial Cup in San Jose | Local Roundup
Soquel High’s boys water polo team, ranked No. 12 in the nation by maxpreps.com, went 2-0 on the opening day of the two-day Memorial Cup at Bellarmine College Prep in San Jose on Friday.
MVC stuns Soquel in nonleague volleyball match | Local Roundup
Monte Vista Christian School’s girls volleyball team has taken some lumps this season while competing in the Pacific Coast Athletic League’s top tier, the Gabilan Division.
Preps of the Week
The Monterey Herald’s boys and girls Athletes of the Week
College Athlete of the Week
The Monterey Herald’s College Athlete of the Week
PCAL cross country Center Meet results
The Pacific Coast Athletic League Gabilan and Mission Division Cross Country Center Meet Results
High School cross-country: Carmel’s Bolante runs away from his nerves to win center meet boys title
Jasper Bolante of Carmel won the PCAL cross country Center Meet, while Alisal swept the Gabilan Division boys and girls team titles
High School cross country: Cypress/Santa Lucia Division Center Meet
Cypress/Santa Lucia Division Center Meet 2 Results
Cabrillo football fades after strong start against Los Medanos | Local Roundup
Cabrillo College’s football team held the lead twice in the first quarter, but faded in its 40-14 loss to Los Medanos in Aptos on Saturday.
Monterey High runners set to experience Japan
Monterey High is sending 13 cross country runners to Japan to visit Monterey’s sister city Nanao,
Harbor girls volleyball holds off Soquel in five-set thriller | Local Roundup
Senior outside hitter Cecile Novembre set a school record for kills in a match, and Harbor High’s girls volleyball team defeated host Soquel in five sets, 26-28, 25-22, 24-26, 25-22, 15-12 in the teams’ Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League thriller on Thursday evening.
Preps of the Week
The Monterey Herald’s boys and girls Athletes of the Week
UC Santa Cruz women’s soccer edges DePauw | Local Roundup
Junior midfielder Alex Freeman followed up a shot from freshman forward Kirsten Li in the 54th minute, and the UC Santa Cruz women’s soccer team edged DePauw 1-0 at Washington University in St. Louis on Sunday.
MVC’s Anna Conca, SV’s Hanna Shehorn, Aptos’ Sam Hansen earn big wins | High school cross country
Monte Vista Christian School junior Anna Conca took first out of 122 runners in the Green ‘A’ Division race at the 45th annual Woodbridge Classic at Great Park in Irvine on Saturday.
Ella Dueck leads Aptos to sweep of Santa Cruz in SCCAL volleyball action | Local Roundup
Senior outside hitter Ella Dueck turned in another stellar outing, and Aptos High’s girls volleyball team swept Santa Cruz 26-24, 25-22, 25-21 in the teams’ tightly contested Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League match Thursday.
High School cross country: Gabilan/Mission Division Center Meets
Pacific Coast Athletic League Gabilan and Mission Division Cross Country Center Meet Results
High School cross country: Cypress/Santa Lucia Division Center Meets
Pacific Coast Athletic League Cypress and Santa Lucia Division Cross Country Center Meet results
Tessa Jeffries sends Santa Cruz water polo past Valley Christian with OT winner | Local Roundup
Senior co-captain and attacker Tessa Jeffries scored the decisive goal with 14 seconds left in overtime to help Santa Cruz High’s girls water polo team stun visiting Valley Christian in the teams’ nonleague battle Wednesday.
Preps of the Week
The Monterey Herald’s boys and girls Athletes of the Week
Alexis Garcia-Ortiz, Corinne Yorkman earn wins at Ironman 70.3 Santa Cruz | Local Roundup
Alexis Garcia-Ortiz of Mexico and Corinne Yorkman of Colorado Springs, Colorado, earned wins at the 2026 Ironman 70.3 Santa Cruz at Main Beach on Sunday.
Scotts Valley girls slip past Aptos in SCCAL cross country action | Local Roundup
The Shehorn sisters finished one-two to help Scotts Valley High’s girls cross country team slip past Aptos 26-29 in the teams’ Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League meet on Thursday. Harbor fielded an incomplete team.
Salinas City Meet Cross Country Championships
Alisal defends boys and girls cross country team titles at the Salinas City Meet Championships
Clipboard: Salinas’ Hibino rising above the net at UC Davis
Brooke Hibino set a collegiate career high with 19 kills last week for UC Davis against Northern Colorado
College Athlete of the Week
The Monterey Hearld’s College Athlete of the Week
Aptos native Nikki Hiltz takes fifth in 1,500 at Diamond League Final in Brussels | Local Roundup
Aptos native Nikki Hiltz took fifth place in the women’s 1500m final at the Diamond League Final in Brussels on Saturday. Hiltz finished in a season-best time of 3 minutes, 56.87 seconds.