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Soquel’s Sam Whelan, Django Daillak recognized as best of the best in top division | All-PCAL football
Soquel’s High football team was rewarded handsomely by Pacific Coast Athletic League Gabilan Division coaches after posting another stellar season in 2025.
SV’s Sofia Niklaus, Aptos’ Aryel Reyes Mager, Soquel’s Reilly Kerko receive special honors | All-PCAL girls lacrosse
A pair of standout senior midfielders in girls lacrosse, Scotts Valley High’s Sofia Niklaus and Stevenson’s Macey Torres, were named co-Players of the Year in the Gabilan Division, the top tier of the Pacific Coast Athletic League.
St. Francis’ Maya Calfee, Liliana Whitmeyer share MVP honor in Cypress | All-PCAL girls basketball
St. Francis High’s star backcourt, sophomore Maya Calfee and freshman Liliana Whitmeyer, took turns lighting up opponents on the basketball court this season.
Whelan and dealing: Soquel junior QB among four county athletes who receive special honors | All-PCAL football
Quarterback Sam Whelan helped the Soquel High’s football team win the CIF Division 4AA state title as a sophomore in 2023. For an encore, he accomplished an equally impressive feat: He helped the Knights become the first team from Santa Cruz County to go unbeaten in Pacific Coast Athletic League Gabilan Division play.
County athletes dominate special honors | All-PCAL girls lacrosse
Scotts Valley High junior midfielder Sofia Niklaus was named Offensive Player of the Year in the Pacific Coast Athletic League’s Gabilan Division after leading a rebuilding Falcons girls lacrosse team to a surprising second-place finish behind champion Stevenson.
Soquel LB Justice Grauel-Tebong named Defensive MVP in Gabilan Division | All-PCAL football
Soquel High senior linebacker Justice Grauel-Tebong was named Defensive MVP in the Pacific Coast Athletic League’s all-Gabilan Division voting.
Four local players receive special honors | All-PCAL football
Aptos High’s Caden Prichard, Soquel’s Jordan McCord and Justice Grauel Tebong, and St. Francis’ Miguel Orozco received special honors in their respective PCAL football divisions this season.
Optimism high as county’s teams hit the field | 2022 PCAL Football Preview
Another year on the gridiron kicks off Friday, and Aptos High is still the top team in Santa Cruz County. What the Mariners really want, though, is to be referred to as the top team in the Pacific Coast Athletic League’s Gabilan Division — the top level of the four-tiered equity league.