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Former UCSC head coach, USF assistant Todd Kent, 53, takes over SLV’s boys basketball program
When San Lorenzo Valley High announced head coaching vacancies for its boys’ and girls’ basketball teams this spring, it got an applicant so impressive, it let him choose which program he’d like to lead.
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.
Ella Boyes, Kenzie Culbertson earn wins as Aptos girls take third at Avis Kelley Invitational track meet | Local Roundup
Girls track and field athletes from Santa Cruz County took first place in five events at the 53rd Avis Kelley Invitational at Gilroy High on Saturday.
Cole McGillicuddy homers, earns win as Aptos baseball stuns Soquel | Local Roundup
Cole McGillicuddy hit his fifth home run of the season and finished with two hits, two RBI, and two runs scored, as Aptos High’s baseball team stunned visiting Soquel 8-6 in Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League action Friday.
Noah Solano stays hot at the plate, as Harbor baseball rallies for 11-9 win over host Aptos | Local Roundup
Harbor High’s baseball team trailed Aptos 4-0 through three innings, but rallied with a seven-run fourth inning and beat the host Mariners 11-9 in Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League action on Tuesday.
Isabelle Jas, Scotts Valley’s freshman double-double dynamo, named MVP | 2025-26 All-SCCAL girls basketball
Scotts Valley High’s Isabelle Jas didn’t waste any time making an impact.
Soquel’s Connor Corlett named MVP after leading Knights to historic season | 2025-26 All-SCCAL boys basketball
Soquel High basketball talent Connor Corlett gave opponents fits in the paint this season.
UC Santa Cruz guard Emilie Ngo named Coast To Coast Conference’s 2026 Player of the Year | Local Roundup
UC Santa Cruz women’s basketball talent Emilie Ngo was named the Coast To Coast Conference’s 2026 Player of the Year in addition to being an all-conference first-team selection.
Cabrillo basketball tops Los Medanos, advances to second round of NorCal playoffs | Local Roundup
One by one, three veterans on the Cabrillo College men’s basketball team came to the bench early in the second half on Wednesday, a result of either foul trouble or injury.
Aptos girls soccer team closes in on third straight unbeaten SCCAL campaign | Local Roundup
Alexa Castaneda scored a natural hat trick, and the Aptos High girls soccer team beat visiting Scotts Valley 5-1 on Tuesday night to move a victory away from posting its third straight unbeaten season in Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League play.
Scotts Valley, Aptos boys teams reach SCCAL Tournament semis | High school basketball roundup
Senior forward/center Alex Burgos recorded a double-double, and the No. 5 seed Scotts Valley High boys basketball team rallied past No. 4 Harbor 59-57 in the first round of the Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League Tournament in Santa Cruz on Monday.
Harbor boys soccer locks up SCCAL title with 12-0 rout | Local Roundup
Sophomore forward Andres Reyes scored six goals and had an assist, as Harbor High’s boys soccer team blasted host San Lorenzo Valley 12-0 to secure its second Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League title in four years on Friday.
Brooklyn Williams reaches 1,000-point milestone for repeat SCCAL champion Scotts Valley | High school basketball roundup
Scotts Valley High fourth-year guard Brooklyn Williams was pulled after scoring her 1,000th career point, and the repeat Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League champion Falcons celebrated senior night with a 60-34 win over visiting Aptos on Tuesday.
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.
Aptos girls soccer edges Santa Cruz to remain unbeaten in SCCAL play | Local Roundup
One goal decided a showdown between the top two girls soccer teams in the Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League standings on Thursday.
Scotts Valley girls storm past Santa Cruz to close in on SCCAL title repeat | High school basketball roundup
Scotts Valley High girls basketball team wasn’t given the Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League championships banner after the Falcons soundly defeated visiting Santa Cruz for the second time this season Wednesday. But everyone on both benches, as well as those who helped fill out the bleachers, knew it was essentially a title-clinching outcome.
Aptos boys basketball team edges Santa Cruz in OT in front of raucous home crowd | Local Roundup
Junior forward Levi Race made a driving layup with 1.2 seconds left in overtime, and Aptos High boys basketball team beat rival Santa Cruz 40-39 in Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League play Monday.
Slow start dooms Santa Cruz Warriors in NBA G League loss | Local Roundup
Two-way forward Malevy Leons secured his first double-double of the regular season, but the Santa Cruz Warriors dug themselves an early hole and never recovered in their 117-103 loss to the Sioux Falls Skyforce at Kaiser Permanente Arena on Saturday night.
PCS girls soccer team tops Watsonville in battle of unbeatens in PCAL Mission Division | Local Roundup
Pacific Collegiate School’s girls soccer team topped Watsonville 1-0 in a battle of unbeaten teams in Pacific Coast Athletic League Mission Division action at Soquel High on Tuesday night.
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.
MVC’s Jeremy Silver, Soledad’s Pedro Morales Jr. strike gold behind the arc in high-scoring Cypress Division thriller | High School Basketball Roundup
Shooting guard Jeremy Silver buried a school-record nine 3-pointers, and Monte Vista Christian School’s boys basketball team outlasted visiting Soledad 92-83 in the teams’ Pacific Coast Athletic League Cypress Division shootout Friday night.
Scotts Valley girls basketball tops SC, gains sole possession of SCCAL lead | Local Roundup
Senior guard Samantha Rebbert led Scotts Valley High’s balanced attack with 13 points, and the Falcons’ girls basketball team beat host Santa Cruz 52-28 in the teams’ Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League game Tuesday.
SLV wrestler Ollin Bates takes fourth at Apple Cider Classic after enduring injury | Local Roundup
Santa Cruz County wrestlers had a tough go of things at the 17th Apple Cider Classic at Watsonville High on Saturday.
Lia Gularte scores twice in Cardinals’ 2-1 win over Manteca | Local Roundup
Senior captain Lia Gularte scored twice, including the game-winning goal in the 70th minute, and Santa Cruz High’s girls soccer team pulled out a 2-1 nonleague win over visiting Manteca on Friday.
Wrestlers Aliyah Marcus, Vera Bentley win titles at La Manazanita Ladies Classic | Local Roundup
Two local wrestlers, Soquel High freshman Aliyah Marcus and Santa Cruz sophomore Vera Bentley, won titles at the fifth annual La Manazanita Ladies Classic at Watsonville High on Thursday.