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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.
Local collegiate women’s volleyball players return to Main Beach for West Coast Challenge | Local Roundup
Three local collegiate women’s beach volleyball players return to their old stomping grounds to compete in the West Coast Challenge at Main Beach in Santa Cruz on Friday and Saturday.
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.
Harbor boys soccer team tops Soquel, moves closer to SCCAL crown | Local Roundup
Harbor High’s boys soccer team took another step toward winning its second Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League title in four years by beating host Soquel 2-0 on Monday night in a make-up game.
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.
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.
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.
Harbor, Scotts Valley and Santa Cruz ready for CIF NorCal Regional playoffs | Local Roundup
Placed in different divisions for the Central Coast Section girls volleyball playoffs, Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League rivals Harbor High and Santa Cruz are again competing for the same prize in the CIF NorCal Regional playoffs.
SLV’s Gabriel Attia, Aptos’ Cruz Contreras meet goals at CIF State Wrestling Championships | Local Roundup
A pair of locals, San Lorenzo Valley High junior Gabriel Attia and Aptos High sophomore Cruz Contreras, met their goals of earning a win at the CIF State Championships at Mechanics Bank Arena in Bakersfield on Friday.
St. Francis girls soccer wins PCAL’s Santa Lucia Division title | Local Roundup
Peyton Orradre scored twice, and the St. Francis High girls soccer team beat Anzar 2-0 in San Juan Bautista to secure the program’s first league title in sport on Monday.
Youth-laden Harbor upsets short-handed Aptos in girls basketball | Local Roundup
Harbor High’s youth-laden and inexperienced girls basketball upset shorthanded Aptos 27-26 in the teams’ Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League finale on Saturday.
Aptos boys soccer ends Harbor’s 11-match unbeaten streak | Local Roundup
Aptos High’s boys soccer team helped its bid to repeat as Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League champion by beating host Harbor 3-1 in Santa Cruz on Friday.
Watsonville posts shutout against MVC in nonleague soccer action | Local Roundup
Watsonville High’s girls soccer team received goals from three players and beat host Monte Vista Christian 3-0 in nonleague action on Friday.
SLV girls basketball heats up, rolls past KIPP San Jose | Local Roundup
Sophomore point guard Sophia Marello, playing in her second varsity game, had 14 points and 10 steals, and San Lorenzo Valley High’s girls basketball team beat KIPP San Jose Collegiate 41-11 in nonleague action in Felton on Monday night.
Sammy Rebbert scores winning TD to lift SV’s flag football team to SCCAL Tournament title | Local Roundup
Junior receiver Sammy Rebbert scored in the final minute, and the No. 2 seed Scotts Valley High girls flag football team topped No. 3 Aptos 12-7 in the Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League Tournament championship at Harbor High on Saturday.
Cabrillo baseball falls to Ohlone in Coast Conference battle | Local Roundup
Anthony Karagiannopoulos had two hits, one walk, one RBI, and a run scored, but Cabrillo College’s baseball team lost 4-2 to visiting Ohlone in the teams’ Coast Conference South Division game Thursday.
Mariners’ track and field teams crush the competition at Avis Kelley Invitational | Local Roundup
Aptos High’s girls track and field team produced eight top-three finishes to help the Mariners take second place at the 51st Avis Kelley Invitational, which drew athletes from 39 school to Gilroy High on Saturday.
Scotts Valley rolls past Soquel in girls lacrosse | Local Roundup
Midfielders Skylar Dufour, Sofia Niklaus, and Dillon Fiorita worked as a unit to command the draws, and Scotts Valley High’s girls lacrosse team knocked off host Soquel 20-3 a Pacific Coast Athletic League non-divisional game on Thursday.
Aptos boys soccer shuts out SC, stays in SCCAL title hunt | Local Roundup
Esteban Garcia had a goal and an assist, and Aptos High’s boys soccer team stayed in the Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League title hunt with its 3-0 win over Santa Cruz on Wednesday night.
Nico Downie, MVC mow down Greenfield on basketball court | Local Roundup
Nico Downie scored a game-high 20 points, and Monte Vista Christian School’s boys basketball team knocked off Greenfield 57-49 in the teams’ Pacific Coast Athletic League Cypress Division game Tuesday.
PV, Watsonville boys soccer teams call match after lights go out | Local Roundup
Crosstown rivals Pajaro Valley and Watsonville highs ended their rainy, nonleague soccer match prematurely after a the lights on the field went out with 15 minutes remaining Saturday night.
Santa Cruz wrestler Balam Letona takes first at Apple Cider Classic | Local Roundup
Santa Cruz High junior Balam Letona took first place at 113 pounds at the 39-team Apple Cider Classic at Watsonville High on Saturday.
SC surfer Kaikora ‘KK’ Nauenberg among winners at SCSSL event | Local Roundup
Santa Cruz freshman Kaikora “KK” Nauenberg was among the four division winners, as the Santa Cruz Scholastic Surf League held Contest No. 4 of the 2023-2024 season at Pleasure Point.
UCSC men’s basketball falls to red-hot Menlo at KP Arena | Local Roundup
Joe Espy had 19 points and four rebounds for the UC Santa Cruz men’s basketball team, but the Banana Slugs suffered an 80-71 loss to Menlo at Kaiser Permanente Arena on Tuesday.
Cabrillo water polo star Belene Rodriguez receives honor | Local Roundup
Cabrillo College star Belene Rodriguez was named the California Community College Water Polo Coaches Association Player of the Week.