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Soquel’s boys basketball team silences Aptos, secures no worse than a share of SCCAL title | Local Roundup
Soquel High’s boys basketball team shined again on defense, and the Knights beat host Aptos 52-23 on Saturday to secure no worse than a share of the Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League title.
Vera Bentley, Onyx Escobar, and Kira Demma wrestle to titles at Ladies Coast Classic | Local Roundup
Santa Cruz High wrestlers Vera Bentley and Onyx Escobar, and Harbor’s Kira Demma took first place in their respective weight classes at the sixth annual Ladies Coast Classic at Santa Cruz High on Saturday.
Santa Cruz Warriors rally from 24-point deficit, stun host Austin Spurs | Local Roundup
Center Charles Bassey recorded a double-double, and the Santa Cruz Warriors rallied from a 24-point deficit to sink the Austin Spurs 112-105 in the teams’ NBA G League game at the H-E-B Center at Cedar Park in Texas on Friday.
Scotts Valley girls basketball wins The King’s Academy Tournament title | Local Roundup
Scotts Valley High’s girls basketball team crushed Gunn 52-21 in the championship game at The King’s Academy Tournament in Sunnyvale on Saturday.
Santa Cruz freshman wrestler Vera Bentley takes first at CCS Southern Regionals | Local Roundup
Santa Cruz freshman Vera Bentley took first place in her weight division at the Central Coast Section Southern Regional Wrestling Championships at Watsonville High on Saturday.
Pat Spencer scores career-high 34 points, leads Santa Cruz past Salt Lake City in G League action | Local Roundup
Golden State two-way guard Pat Spencer made four 3-pointers and scored a career-high 34 points in Santa Cruz’s 128-118 win over Salt Lake City in NBA G League action at Kaiser Permanente Arena on Saturday night.
Valeria Acosta ties goals record as Pajaro Valley beats Watsonville on soccer pitch | Local Roundup
Senior forward/midfielder Valeria Acosta scored three goals to tie Pajaro Valley’s career scoring record, and the Grizzlies’ girls soccer team beat crosstown foe Watsonville 4-0 in nonleague action Saturday.
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.
Santa Cruz’s Eli Fitchen-Young runs to 34th place at Nike Cross Nationals | Local Roundup
Santa Cruz High distance runner Eli Fitchen-Young took 34th at the Nike Cross Nationals (NXN) in Portland, Oregon, on Saturday.
PV, Watsonville boys soccer teams call match after lights go out | Local Roundup
Crosstown rivals Pajaro Valley and Watsonville highs ended their rainy, nonleague soccer match prematurely after a the lights on the field went out with 15 minutes remaining Saturday night.
Local wrestlers Janie Houser, Danica Kelley win titles at Ladies Coast Classic | Local Roundup
Aptos High wrestler Janie Houser (125 pounds) and Scotts Valley’s Danica Kelley (135) took first place in their respective weight divisions at the 34-team Ladies Coast Classic at Santa Cruz High on Saturday.
SC surfer Kaikora ‘KK’ Nauenberg among winners at SCSSL event | Local Roundup
Santa Cruz freshman Kaikora “KK” Nauenberg was among the four division winners, as the Santa Cruz Scholastic Surf League held Contest No. 4 of the 2023-2024 season at Pleasure Point.
Wrestling seeds revealed for CCS Southern Regionals | Local Roundup
Santa Cruz County has wrestlers seeded in the top eight in each of the 14 weight classes for the Boys’ Central Coast Section Southern Regionals at Watsonville High on Saturday.
UCSC men’s volleyball breaks out broom at Slug Slam, records four sweeps | Local Roundup
UC Santa Cruz men’s volleyball team won two more matches Saturday at its tournament, UCSC Slug Slam, and finished the two-day event with a 4-0 record and four sweeps.
Santa Cruz basketball team upsets Napa’s Justin-Siena in MLK Classic Showcase | Local Roundup
Ben Dotten had 16 points, six rebounds and three steals and was named the game MVP, as Santa Cruz High boys basketball team upset Justin-Siena of Napa 55-52 win in the MLK Classic Showcase at Berkeley High on Saturday.
MVC alum Brendan Doyle scores twice as College of San Mateo football team wins state title | Local Roundup
Monte Vista Christian School alum Brendan Doyle scored a pair of touchdowns, and host College of San Mateo routed Riverside 55-0 to win the CCCAA State Championship in front of 1,169 fans on Saturday.
Cabrillo basketball surrenders lead late, falls to Columbia in Saltwater Classic final | Local Roundup
The Cabrillo College men’s basketball team lost its lead late and fell to Columbia, the No. 4 ranked team in NorCal, 84-81 in the championship game of the Saltwater Classic on Sunday night in Aptos.
Wildcatz overcome monstrously huge deficit late, win in OT to stay unbeaten | Local Roundup
Watsonville High’s boys basketball team rallied from a 19-point deficit in the final four minutes of its game against Rancho San Juan to force overtime and emerged with a thrilling, 79-72 win in front of dozens of energetic fans Saturday.
Mariners win Gilroy Tournament; Cameron Saldana named MVP | Local Roundup
Cameron Saldana had 19 points and five steals to help the Aptos High’s boys basketball team beat Lincoln 55-44 in the Bob Hagen Memorial Tournament championship at Gilroy High on Saturday.