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Soquel, Santa Cruz dealt tough losses in NorCal Regional playoffs | High school baseball

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The Soquel High and Santa Cruz baseball teams both traveled four-plus hours, round trip, to play in the CIF NorCal Regional playoffs in the Greater Sacramento area on Tuesday, and both saw their seasons come to a close in tough-to-swallow losses.

Aptos drops nine inning heartbreaker to No. 1 seed Menlo in D-III semis | CCS baseball roundup

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In an thrilling, emotional rollercoaster of a game, the No. 5 seed Aptos High baseball team dropped a 7-6, nine-inning heartbreaker to No. 1 Menlo in the Central Coast Section Division III semifinals at Santa Clara University’s Stephen Schott Stadium on Tuesday night.

County’s baseball teams go 5 for 5 in CCS quarterfinals

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Pitchers Cole McGillicuddy and Jacob Kissinger threw a combined four-hitter, and the No. 5 seed Aptos High baseball team slipped past No. 4 Sacred Heart Prep 3-1 in the Central Coast Section Division III quarterfinals on Saturday. 

Harbor’s sensational season comes to a close with five-set loss in D-II NorCal Regional opener | Boys volleyball roundup

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Harbor High’s boys volleyball team, competing in the CIF NorCal Regional playoffs for a second straight year, came up short against Liberty of Brentwood in a back-and-forth donnybrook that featured numerous momentum swings.

Scotts Valley girls, Soquel boys win NorCal Regional openers | High school basketball roundup

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Scotts Valley High star freshman center Isabelle Jas turned in a postseason performance for the ages, and a throng of Falcons girls basketball fans stormed the court to celebrate one of the biggest wins in program history Tuesday night.

Scotts Valley tops Notre Dame-Belmont for first section title | CCS girls basketball roundup

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Scotts Valley High has added plenty of championship banners to its gymnasium walls since opening in 1999, just none for basketball — boys or girls — entering this season. Falcons coaches often joked about the irony.

Soquel, Santa Cruz suffer heartbreaking losses in CCS girls water polo finals

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Soquel High’s girls water polo team came oh so close to winning the program’s third Central Coast Section Open Division title Saturday.

Soquel makes fifth straight CCS Open Division final; SC returns in D-II | Girls water polo roundup

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It was one of those days. One of the good ones, where everything goes right.

Harbor girls volleyball rallies past East Nicolaus, moves into second round | CIF NorCal playoffs roundup

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East Nicolaus rolled into town on a high following its upset of rival Durham for the San Joaquin Section’s Division V title.

Harbor edges Scotts Valley in five sets to claim D-IV crown | CCS girls volleyball roundup

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Harbor High and Scotts Valley rekindled their fierce girls volleyball rivalry with the Central Coast Section Division IV crown at stake on Saturday evening at Gunn High.

Soquel boys overcome early deficit to reach Open semifinals; Knights and SC girls also advance | CCS water polo roundup

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In the teams’ second meeting this season, and equally grueling, the No. 5 seed Soquel High boys water polo team slipped past No. 4 Los Gatos 12-11 in the Central Coast Section Open Division quarterfinals on Saturday.

CCS playoffs: Stevenson succumbs in field hockey semifinal shootout

Stevenson falls in field hockey shootout in CCS playoff semifinals, Stevenson’s boys and girls water polo team’s advance

Injury-riddled Soquel rebounds from Palma loss, enters playoffs with momentum | High school football roundup

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A week after losing several key starters to injury, including its quarterback, and suffering its lone loss, Soquel High’s playoff-bound football team was eager to prove Friday that it could find success employing a “next-man up” mentality.

High School football: Cowboys corral Alisal in playoff tuneup

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SALINAS — Growth has come over the course of 13 weeks of practice for Salinas High’s football team. Not all goals were met and there were bumps in the path that didn’t always have to do with football. But the strength the Cowboys built this season was on full display Friday night. Trailing throughout the […]

KILLIN’ IT: SCCAL trio advances to championship matches | CCS Girls volleyball

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Scotts Valley High’s girls volleyball team is out to accomplish another “first” in the school’s 25-plus year history.

Soquel’s water polo teams earn sweep of SCCAL titles

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Soquel High’s boys water polo team is back on top in the Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League.

Watsonville flattens NMC; moves to 1-1 in Mission North Division | High school football roundup

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Watsonville High’s football team trailed early, but responded with 25 unanswered points to secure a 25-13 win over visiting North Monterey County in the teams’ Pacific Coast Athletic League Mission North Division game Friday night.

High School football roundup: Villanueva breaks King City school record for wins

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Mac Villanueva becomes King City’s winningest football coach; Alisal’s Jayden Durate accounts for seven touchdowns; Marina remains undefeated

Late takeaway, touchdown keeps Scotts Valley perfect | High school football roundup

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Scotts Valley High’s football team rallied twice, and managed a game-changing takeaway late in the fourth quarter to set up the Falcons’ decisive touchdown and remain unbeaten Saturday night.

Soquel edged by powerhouse Valley Christian in low scoring battle | CCS baseball roundup

Soquel High’s baseball team, enjoying one of the finest seasons in Santa Cruz County history, gave powerhouse Valley Christian all it could handle in the first round of the Central Coast Section Division I playoffs Saturday.

Harbor sweeps Burlingame, moves into D-II semifinals | CCS boys volleyball roundup

After posting a landmark five-set victory over rival Santa Cruz High on Friday night, there was a challenge for Harbor to get back in gear for the Central Coast Section Division II playoffs. There wasn’t a letdown. The No. 2 seed Pirates responded with a dominant home sweep of No. 7 Burlingame, 25-12, 25-22, 25-17 in the quarterfinals.

DeMarco Hunter leads Santa Cruz past Burlingame for repeat trip to D-III final | CCS basketball roundup

No. 2 seed Santa Cruz earned a repeat trip to the CCS Division III championship and a fourth meeting with its county rival with a 57-46 victory over No. 6 Burlingame on Thursday night.