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Kaitlin Imai helps Scotts Valley’s girls basketball team beat Mariners for first time since 2017 | Local Roundup

Senior guard Kaitlin Imai scored 19 points and Scotts Valley High’s girls basketball team beat Aptos 45-36 to snap an 11-game losing streak to the Mariners in the Falcons’ league opener Tuesday.

Soquel boys soccer blanks SC, moves to 2-0 in SCCAL | Local Roundup

Senior Luis Carrasco had a goal and assist to help Soquel High’s boys soccer team beat host Santa Cruz 3-0 in the teams’ Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League match Thursday night.

Five local wrestlers advance to semifinals at Pat Lovell Holiday Classic | Local Roundup

Five athletes from Santa Cruz County went unbeaten on the opening day of the Pat Lovell Holiday Wrestling Classic at Aptos High on Tuesday.

Aptos boys basketball team suffers first loss | Local Roundup

Aptos High’s boys basketball team suffered its first loss of the season, 75-61 to Whitney of Rocklin in the Carmel Tournament semifinals on Friday.

Santa Cruz girls soccer blasts PCS in preseason finale | Local Roundup

Sam Wenger scored three goals and the Santa Cruz High girls soccer team beat Pacific Collegiate 9-1 in its nonleague finale Thursday.

Santa Cruz’s Eli Fitchen-Young places fifth at Junior Olympic Cross Country National Championships | Local Roundup

Santa Cruz High freshman Eli Fitchen-Young, representing Santa Cruz Track Club, posted a top-five finish at the USATF Junior Olympic Cross Country National Championships in Paris, Kentucky, on Saturday.

Basketball tournaments at Alvarez canceled for COVID-19 protocols | Local Roundup

All seven games Friday and the remaining events at the Eagles Classic boys and girls basketball tournament at Alvarez High were canceled after multiple players tested positive for COVID-19.

Alexa Malaspina, Jana Komposch help MVC girls soccer edge Harbor in Watsonville Tournament | Local Roundup

Goalie Alexa Malaspina made nine saves and the Monte Vista Christian School girls soccer team edged Harbor 1-0 in the third game of the Watsonville Tournament on Wednesday. 

Cabrillo women’s volleyball eliminated by Fresno City in second round of CCCAA NorCal playoffs | Local Roundup

The No. 6 seed Cabrillo College women’s volleyball team was eliminated by No. 3 Fresno City 25-22, 25-17, 25-12 in the second round of the CCCAA NorCal playoffs Saturday in Fresno.

SV’s Ashlyn Boothby takes third, Ryder Brabo ninth at CIF State Cross Country Championships

The Falcons turned out pretty special performances, too. Sophomore Ashlyn Boothby placed third in the D-IV girls race and Brabo placed ninth in the D-IV boys race. The boys took third and the girls took 12th.

County has banner day at CCS Cross Country Championships

It was a banner day for Santa Cruz County at the Central Coast Section Cross Country Championships at Crystal Springs’ 2.95-mile course Saturday: two individual champions and four team champions.

Aptos girls upset SC; Soquel teams cruise into finals | SCCAL Water Polo Tournament Roundup

Fiona Carey scored three early goals to give No. 3 seed Aptos girls water polo team the lead, and the Mariners rode the waves of a back-and-forth match to upset No. 2 Santa Cruz 14-12 in the Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League Tournament semifinal.

Santa Cruz, Soquel volleyball teams post semifinal wins; will clash in SCCAL Tournament final Wednesday | Local Roundup

Senior outside hitter Marilu Pally had 15 kills to lead the Santa Cruz High girls volleyball team to a 25-14, 25-19, 19-25, 25-19 win over Harbor in the Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League Tournament semifinals on Tuesday night.

Aptos sweeps Harbor, wins SCCAL girls tennis title | Local Roundup

Aptos High’s girls tennis team won 7-0 over Harbor, winning every match in straight sets, and earned no worse than a share of the Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League title Thursday.

Aptos girls tennis beats Soquel, closes in on title repeat | Local Roundup

Rebecca Fuller, Holly Hegna, Autumn Zaretsky and Ashley Lavender earned singles wins in straight sets, and Aptos High’s girls tennis beat visiting Soquel 6-1 to remain atop the Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League standings Thursday.

Scotts Valley runs to team titles at Bellarmine Terry Ward Invitational | Local Roundup

Scotts Valley High’s girls and boys cross country teams won titles at the Bellarmine Terry Ward Invitational at Baylands Park’s 5k course in Sunnyvale on Saturday.

Aptos girls tennis tops Santa Cruz to remain atop standings | Local Roundup

Holly Hegna, Autumn Zaretsky and Ashley Lavender earned singles wins in straight sets, and Aptos High’s girls tennis beat host Santa Cruz 6-1 to remain atop the Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League standings Thursday.

Runners Katelynn Ruiz, Monserrat Ramirez earn wins at PCAL Center Meet | Local Roundup

Watsonville High freshman Katelynn Ruiz took first place out of 44 runners and helped lead the Wildcatz to the team win in the Pacific Coast Athletic League’s third Cypress Division Center Meet on Wednesday. St. Francis sophomore Monserrat Ramirez took first place out of 28 runners in the Santa Lucia Division Center Meet.

Goalie Grace Howard helps Soquel water polo rally past powerful Clovis West | Local Roundup

Goalie Grace Howard blocked two penalty shots in the fourth quarter, and the Soquel High girls water polo team rallied past Clovis West 10-8 in a nonleague matchup of state powers Saturday.

Aptos girls tennis moves into tie for first with Scotts Valley | Local Roundup

Holly Hegna, Autumn Zaretsky and Ashley Lavender earned singles wins, and Aptos High’s girls tennis team moved into a tie for first place with Scotts Valley by beating the Falcons 6-1 in their Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League match Thursday.

Isaac Ortiz scores four TDs in Pajaro Valley’s narrow loss to Stevenson | Local Roundup

Pajaro Valley High’s Isaac Ortiz ran for four touchdowns, but the Grizzlies football team lost 36-30 to visiting Stevenson in the teams’ Pacific Coast Athletic League Santa Lucia Division game Saturday.

Soquel edges Aptos in rematch of girls tennis co-champs | Local Roundup

Senior tennis player Aly Kosek rallied for a 3-6, 7-5, 6-3 win over Ashley Lavender at No. 4 singles to clinch Soquel High’s 4-3 win over visiting Aptos in a matchup of defending co-Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League champions Thursday.

Watsonville’s Dahlia Barranco, St. Francis’ Monserrat Ramirez win PCAL races | Local Roundup

Junior Dahlia Barranco and freshman Katelynn Ruiz led Watsonville HIgh’s girls cross country team to victory in the Pacific Coast Athletic League’s Cypress Division race Wednesday in Monterey.

Elana McGrew leads Scotts Valley past Aptos in SCCAL girls golf | Local Roundup

Elana McGrew shot 3-over-par 26 over six holes to help Scotts Valley High’s girls golf team to a 133-144 win over Aptos at DeLaveaga Golf Course in Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League play on Tuesday.

Soquel girls water polo knocks off NCS power Campolindo | Local Roundup

Arizona State-committed senior Kelsey Matthies had six goals, three assists and four steals to pace Soquel High’s girls water polo team to a 16-12 win over five-time North Coast Section champion Campolindo in Moraga on Friday.