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Aptos falls short in rematch against Burlingame in D-III semifinals | CCS boys basketball roundup

Good looks at the basket were hard to come by in the Central Coast Section Division III semifinals on Thursday night.

Cardinals bring ‘A’ game to SCCAL Tournament final, annihilate Aptos | Boys basketball

Bring on the Central Coast Section Open Division. Aden Cury and Santa Cruz High’s boys basketball team believes they’re ready for the highest level of the playoffs after their latest dominant showing.

Wrestling seeds revealed for CCS Southern Regionals | Local Roundup

Santa Cruz County has wrestlers seeded in the top eight in each of the 14 weight classes for the Boys’ Central Coast Section Southern Regionals at Watsonville High on Saturday.

No. 3 seeded Soquel girls knock off SLV; will face No. 1 SC in final | SCCAL Basketball Tournament Roundup

Gianna Winterhalder and Amelie Stotland were consistent in their barrage of 3-point attempts in the Santa Cruz Cruz Coast Athletic League Tournament semifinals on Thursday. So was Lily Thayer on the offensive glass.

No. 6 seed Cougars stun No. 3 Scotts Valley in SCCAL Tournament opener | Local Roundup

Senior Skylar Thayer scored 27 points, and the No. 6 seed San Lorenzo Valley High boys basketball team stunned host and No. 3 Scotts Valley 65-57 in the first round of the Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League Tournament on Tuesday night.

UCSC’s nationally ranked men’s volleyball team closes lengthy road trip with pair of wins | Local Roundup

The UC Santa Cruz men’s volleyball team, ranked No. 10 nationally among NCAA Division III programs, closed its seven-match road trip with a pair of wins Sunday in Wauwatosa, Wisconsin.

Aptos secures no worse than share of SCCAL title | Boys basketball

Aptos High’s boys basketball players put forth such a physical effort Thursday night at Scotts Valley, their bodies will likely feel it this weekend.

St. Francis boys basketball hands host Watsonville its first league loss | Local Roundup

Nash Horton scored a team-high 15 points, and the St. Francis High’s boys basketball team got its revenge against host Watsonville with a 57-53 win on Thursday night to stay in the league title hunt.

Harbor secures another tight win, locks up SCCAL boys soccer title | Local Roundup

Raul Calles scored on a pass from Brandon Jimenez in the 65th minute, and the Harbor High boys soccer team beat visiting Scotts Valley 1-0 to secure its second Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League title in the past four years on Tuesday night.

Ashley Kowack becomes UCSC’s all-time scoring leader in Banana Slugs’ basketball rout | Local Roundup

Ashley Kowack became the all-time top scorer in UC Santa Cruz women’s basketball history on Saturday, and the Banana Slugs routed visiting Bethesda 94-35 at the West Field House.

Basketball talent Claire Thompson helps Santa Cruz win SCCAL regular-season title outright | Local Roundup

Claire Thompson posted a double-double, and Santa Cruz High’s girls basketball team won the Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League’s regular-season title outright with its 57-17 win over Aptos on Friday.

Aptos delivers Santa Cruz shocking first loss in SCCAL play | Boys basketball

APTOS — Santa Cruz High’s 15-game win streak in boys basketball and bid to go unbeaten in the Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League came to a crashing halt Friday night.

Late goal lifts unbeaten Aptos over Harbor in SCCAL girls soccer action | Local Roundup

Ava Churchill scored in the 70th minute, and the Aptos High girls soccer team edged host Harbor 1-0 to stay unbeaten in Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League play Tuesday.

UCSC men’s volleyball breaks out broom at Slug Slam, records four sweeps | Local Roundup

UC Santa Cruz men’s volleyball team won two more matches Saturday at its tournament, UCSC Slug Slam, and finished the two-day event with a 4-0 record and four sweeps.

Aden Cury scores career-high 32 points, as Cardinals move to 5-0 in SCCAL | Local Roundup

Aden Cury scored a career-high 32 points to go along with 10 rebounds and four steals, as Santa Cruz High’s boys basketball team beat host Scotts Valley 75-37 to stay unbeaten in league play Friday.

Kaitlyn Murphy, Mariners soccer team knocks off Soquel in SCCAL action | Local Roundup

Kaitlyn Murphy had a goal and an assist, as Aptos High’s girls soccer team knocked off visiting Soquel 3-1 in the teams’ Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League game Thursday.

Aptos rallies past Scotts Valley in boys basketball | Local Roundup

Aptos High’s boys basketball team rallied past visiting Scotts Valley in the fourth quarter for a 47-44 win in Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League play on Tuesday night.

Santa Cruz basketball team upsets Napa’s Justin-Siena in MLK Classic Showcase | Local Roundup

Ben Dotten had 16 points, six rebounds and three steals and was named the game MVP, as Santa Cruz High boys basketball team upset Justin-Siena of Napa 55-52 win in the  MLK Classic Showcase at Berkeley High on Saturday.

Cabrillo basketball drops second heartbreaker in three days | Local Roundup

Taray Winfrey scored 12 points for the Cabrllo College men’s basketball team in its heartbreaking, 83-80 loss to host San Jose City on Friday night.

Santa Cruz beats Aptos in game pitting ’22 SCCAL co-champs | Local Roundup

Aden Cury had 14 points, 12 rebounds and four steals, and Santa Cruz High’s boys basketball team beat visiting Aptos 44-36 in Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League play Tuesday.

Freshman Alexa Castañeda leads Aptos past Harbor in SCCAL soccer action | Local Roundup

Freshman midfielder Alexa Castañeda had two goals and an assist, as the Aptos High girls soccer team beat visiting Harbor 3-1 in the teams’ Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League match Friday night.

Claire Thompson takes control of favored Cardinals | Girls basketball preview

The girls’ basketball race for the Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League title should be tightly contested.

Sonja Hulphers’ hat trick helps Harbor knock off SLV in SCCAL girls soccer opener | Local Roundup

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.

Aden Cury, Cardinals look for outright title, postseason run | Boys basketball preview

Led by Aden Cury, the defending Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League MVP, Santa Cruz High’s boys basketball team enters league play as heavy favorites to repeat as champion.

2022 Sports Newsmaker of the Year | Soquel, Watsonville teams share honor

As we head toward 2023, we turn out thoughts to the past year to reflect how much local teams and athletes entertained us. There were plenty of highs and lows, giving the Sentinel sports staff plenty to think about when deciding which program made the biggest splash.