Watsonville High’s Amelia Martinez was named the Pacific Coast Athletic League’s Mission Division Pitcher of the Year after leading the Wildcatz to the title.
Nice work, “Glasses.” St. Francis High freshman guard Maya Calfee, who opts to play basketball wearing her everyday spectacles instead of sturdier, less expensive goggles, said she heard the “glasses” reference often.
St. Francis High sophomore attacking midfielder Liam Rawson was named the Offensive Player of the Year in the Santa Lucia Division, the bottom tier of the Pacific Coast Athletic League, during the coaches’ all-league voting.
Scotts Valley native Dom Parrish (53 kg), Kayla Miracle (62 kg) and Amit Elor (68 kg) helped Team USA picked up three weight class quotas for the 2024 Olympic Games in women’s freestyle wrestling at the Pan American Olympic Games Qualifier on Thursday night.
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.
Watsonville High senior wrestler William Barragan took second place at 175 pounds at the Pacific Coast Athletic League Championships at Watsonville High on Saturday.
Three local high school girls volleyball players, Watsonville’s Daisy Cornejo, Pacific Collegiate’s Jade Hausmann, and Pajaro Valley’s Kalia Maravilla, were honored as all-Pacific Coast Athletic League first-team selections.
Soquel High’s football team looked like it may be a spectator in its debut season in the prestigious Gabilan Division after being shut out by Salinas in the teams’ Pacific Coast Athletic League opener three weeks ago.
Aptos High’s football team produced one of its trademark Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League blowouts in its Pacific Coast Athletic League opener Saturday in front of 1,200-plus fans at Trevin Dilfer Memorial Field.
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.
Monte Vista Christian School had three softball players named to the Pacific Coast Athletic League’s all-Cypress Division first team following its wildly successful season.
Scotts Valley High’s girls lacrosse team capped its perfect run through Pacific Coast Athletic League play with a decisive, 22-8 win over Stevenson on Thursday.
Pajaro Valley High junior Isaac Rojas was voted the Player of the Year in Pacific Coast Athletic League’s Cypress Division by division coaches after he led the Grizzlies to the title and Central Coast Section Division I final.
Monte Vista Christian School’s Alexa Malaspina, a junior goalie on the girls soccer team, was named Defensive Player of the Year in the Pacific Coast Athletic League’s Mission Division.
Watsonville High girls basketball standout Xitlali Montesino was a first-team selection in the Gabilan Division, the top tier of the Pacific Coast Athletic League.
St. Francis High junior guard Sam Braun was named MVP of the Pacific Coast Athletic League’s Cypress Division after leading the Sharks’ boys basketball team to the title.
Several athletes from Santa Cruz County will compete in the 37th annual Central Coast High School All-Star Football Game, which takes place at Rabobank Stadium on Saturday night.
Junior Sonja Hulphers produced a hat trick and Harbor High’s girls soccer team beat host San Lorenzo Valley 4-2 in the teams’ Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League opener Tuesday.
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.