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Aptos, Soquel move into CCS semifinals with offensive outbursts | High school softball
Junior Nova Neu doubled and homered for Aptos High’s softball team, and the No. 3 seed Mariners made quick work of No. 6 Palo Alto in Central Coast Section Division I quarterfinals.
St. Francis holds off MVC; will face Scotts Valley for automatic CCS berth | High school football roundup
Senior running back Coy Jordan rushed for a pair of touchdowns in the fourth quarter, and St. Francis High football team rallied past visiting Monte Vista Christian 27-20 in the teams’ Pacific Coast Athletic League Mission North Division game on Saturday.
SLV keeps Scotts Valley in check, posts consecutive wins over rival for first time since ’06 | High school football roundup
San Lorenzo Valley High football team, despite playing in a lower ranked division in the Pacific Coast Athletic League, stunned rival Scotts Valley last season.
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, Watsonville advance to semifinals | CCS softball roundup
Aptos High’s softball team earned its first win in the Central Coast Section playoffs since 2019 with its upset of host Alisal in the Division III quarterfinals on Saturday. Watsonville won its opener, in D-IV, and also moved into the semifinals.
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 beats Gonzales, moves to 7-0 overall | High school football roundup
Quarterback Jack Dagan rushed for a pair of touchdowns, including a 50-yarder in the fourth quarter, and San Lorenzo Valley High’s unbeaten football team beat Gonzales 22-8 in the teams’ Pacific Coast Athletic League Santa Lucia Division game at Alisal High on Saturday night.
County teams a collective 0-4 in section quarterfinals | CCS softball roundup
The No. 7 seed Cupertino High softball team upset No. 2 San Lorenzo Valley 9-5 in the Central Coast Section Division IV quarterfinals in Felton on Saturday.
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.
Visit from injured Taylor Fernandez among MVC’s few highlights in blowout loss to Monterey | High school football roundup
Monte Vista Christian School’s football team dropped from the unbeaten ranks Friday. But the Mustangs’ decisive loss, a 55-19 nonleague setback to powerful Monterey, started and ended with an emotional appearance from injured lineman Taylor Fernandez.
Scotts Valley extends streak over rival SLV, improves to 3-0 | High school football roundup
The connection between Scotts Valley High quarterback Lucas Ringel and wide receiver Quinn Turowski was limited but eventful in the Falcons’ 35-13 nonleague win over rival San Lorenzo Valley on Saturday.
Aptos stomps Alvarez, moves to 5-1 | High school football roundup
The theme for Everett Alvarez High’s homecoming on Friday night was “Eagles in Wonderland.” All the wonder came from the Aptos’ football team, though, as the visiting Mariners demolished the Eagles 52-6.
SLV, Scotts Valley roll to nonleague wins | High school football roundup
Quarterback Jaden Hunter ran for two touchdowns and passed for two more as San Lorenzo Valley High beat Arroyo of San Lorenzo, 39-20, in the teams’ nonleague game 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.