Aptos High wrestler Janie Houser (125 pounds) and Scotts Valley’s Danica Kelley (135) took first place in their respective weight divisions at the 34-team Ladies Coast Classic at Santa Cruz High on Saturday.
Forget the records, height mismatches, and rankings. None of that means anything when rivals Santa Cruz High and Aptos square off on the basketball court.
Tiera O’Connor and Natalia Espinosa each made four 3-pointers, but Santa Cruz High’s girls basketball team did most of its damage in the paint and steamrolled rival Aptos 68-35 on Friday in front a near capacity crowd.
Clarence Martin scored a team-high 18 points, and the No. 8 state ranked Cabrillo College men’s basketball team rallied past No. 12 San Jose City 73-67 in Aptos on Friday night.
Alexa Castaneda had a goal and an assist, as Aptos High’s girls soccer team began its title defense with a 2-0 win over host Scotts Valley in the teams’ Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League opener Tuesday.
Taray Winfrey dribbled the length of the court and made the game winning layup with 0.4 seconds left to help the Cabrillo College men’s basketball team prevail 81-80 over host Cañada in their nonconference finale Friday.
Will Shilling made four 3-pointers and finished with 22 points, as Scotts Valley High’s boys basketball team opened Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League play with a 66-44 home win over Aptos on Tuesday.
Aptos High’s girls basketball team struggled to answer Mills’ runs in the second half and suffered a 47-36 loss in the third-place game at the 10th annual Aptos High/Santa Cruz Warriors NorCal Invitational at Kaiser Permanente Arena on Saturday.
Zach Shilling scored 10 of his 22 points in the fourth quarter, and Scotts Valley High’s boys basketball team pulled away in the second half for a 75-65 nonleague win over visiting St. Francis on Friday night.
Coach Lawan Milhouse has gone out of his way to schedule out-of-area teams in nonleague play to better prepare the Santa Cruz High boys basketball team for a lengthy postseason run.
Guard Pat Spencer and two-way center Usman Garuba each recorded double-doubles, but the Santa Cruz Warriors fell to Sioux Falls 105-102 in their NBA G League regular-season opener Thursday at Kaiser Permanente Arena.
Freshman Gabby Wickham made three 3-pointers and finished with a team-high 15 points, as Aptos High’s girls basketball team beat Palo Alto 50-17 in the opening round of the 10th annual Aptos High/Santa Cruz Warriors NorCal Invitational at Kaiser Permanente Arena on Wednesday.
Santa Cruz High’s boys basketball team saw “Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom” on Saturday afternoon, hours before beating Justin-Siena 50-46 in the championship of Justin-Siena Tournament in Napa.
A dozen more senior student-athletes in Santa Cruz County participated in signing ceremonies over the past month, finalizing their commitments to four-year universities across the nation.
Freshman forward Alexa Litchev made a pair of free throws with no time on the clock, and the UC Santa Cruz women’s basketball team stunned previously unbeaten Hamilton of New York 61-60 in the UCSC Christmas Classic at Kaiser Permanente Arena on Thursday.
Freshman guard Jade Crum made three 3-pointers and finished with a game-high 15 points, but the Cabrillo College women’s basketball team lost 60-37 to visiting Redwoods on Tuesday.
Monta Vista Christian School wrestler Rykin Resurreccion took first place at 138 pounds at the seventh annual Nick Buzolich Classic at Lincoln High in San Jose on Saturday.
Santa Cruz High’s girls basketball team held previously unbeaten Half Moon Bay to single digits in each quarter and prevailed 46-28 in nonleague action Friday in Santa Cruz.
UC Santa Cruz women’s volleyball players Peyton Tazelaar, Kelly Ann Greene and Emily Pasion were named Academic All-District by the College Sports Communicators.
Two-way guard Lester Quinones scored a season-high 37 points, and Santa Cruz beat South Bay, 130-126, in the teams’ NBA G League Showcase Cup game at UCLA Health Training Center in El Segundo on Tuesday night.
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.