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SLV, MVC and Watsonville highs enter school year with new athletics directors leading the way
Incoming freshmen weren’t the only new faces on campus when school started. Three Santa Cruz County high schools named new athletics directors ahead of the start of the 2025-26 academic school year.
Aptos holds off Santa Cruz to win SCCAL regular-season title outright | Boys basketball roundup
Aptos High’s boys basketball team and rival Santa Cruz went down to the wire, again.
SLV falls from unbeaten ranks with loss to Stevenson | High school football roundup
San Lorenzo Valley High’s football team surrendered its narrow lead in the second half, and the Cougars fell to visiting Stevenson of Pebble Beach 24-14 in a battle pitting the only two unbeaten teams in the Pacific Coast Athletic League Santa Lucia Division on Saturday.
SLV tops Harbor, matches best start since 2002 | High school football roundup
San Lorenzo Valley High’s football team pulled away from host Harbor in the second half and won 28-6 in its Pacific Coast Athletic League Santa Lucia Division opener on Friday night.
Soquel stomps Stevenson, advances to D-IV quarterfinals | CCS basketball roundup
Nico Ramirez and D’Rell Hopkins each scored 15 points to help the No. 7 seed Soquel High boys basketball team beat No. 10 Stevenson 62-36 in the second round of the Central Coast Section Division IV playoffs on Saturday night.
Scotts Valley, SLV, MVC advance from first round | CCS basketball roundup
Will Shilling scored a team-high 15 points, and the No. 9 seed Scotts Valley High boys basketball rolled past unseeded KIPP San Jose 58-36 in the first round of the Central Coast Section Division IV playoffs on Friday night.
County goes 0-3 in section quarterfinals | CCS softball roundup
Junior Ali Reger had San Lorenzo Valley High’s lone hit, and the No. 8 seed Cougars were ousted in the Central Coast Section Open Division quarterfinals 14-0 in five innings by powerhouse Saint Francis on Saturday.
Soquel, Santa Cruz post 42-0 wins over county foes | High school football roundup
Soquel and Santa Cruz both earned 42-0 wins Friday night. SLV won in coach Andrew Milich’s coaching debut.