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Santa Cruz Warriors top Austin, push win streak to five | Local Roundup

Guard Kendric Davis made six 3-pointers and finished with a game-high 33 points to help the Santa Cruz Warriors beat the Austin Spurs 125-123 at H-E-B Center in Cedar Park, Texas, on Thursday 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.

UCSC women’s basketball breaks school records in rout of Bethesda | Local Roundup

Four UC Santa Cruz women’s basketball players recorded double-doubles, and the Banana Slugs produced a school record for points scored in a game in their 120-53 win over visiting Bethesda at the West Field House on Friday.

Aptos girls soccer hands SC its worst loss in at least two decades | Local Roundup

Anahi Macias scored twice, and Aptos High’s girls soccer team produced a season-high goal total in its 7-0 win over visiting Santa Cruz in the teams’ Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League game Thursday night.

MVC boys basketball beats RSJ, gains sole possession of Cypress lead | Local Roundup

Dominic Pierini made three 3-pointers and finished with a game-high 14 points, and Monte Vista Christian School’s boys basketball team beat Rancho San Juan 56-40 to gain sole possession of the Cypress Division lead in Pacific Coast Athletic League play Wednesday.

Aptos girls soccer team shuts out host Soquel to stay unbeaten in SCCAL | Local Roundup

Aptos High’s girls soccer team scored a goal in each half of its 2-0 win over host Soquel to stay unbeaten in Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League play Tuesday night.

Local wrestlers Janie Houser, Danica Kelley win titles at Ladies Coast Classic | Local Roundup

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.

Cabrillo basketball knocks off San Jose, sets big matchup against West Valley | Local Roundup

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.

Aptos girls soccer posts win over SV to begin title defense | Local Roundup

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.

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. 

Taray Winfrey lifts Cabrillo over Cañada on last-second layup | Local Roundup

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.

Rhazelle Gonzales pushes MVC girls past Stevenson with late layup | Local Roundup

Senior Rhazelle Gonzales made the go-ahead layup with 10 seconds to go, and Monte Vista Christian School’s girls basketball team beat Stevenson 24-23 in their PCAL game Thursday night.

Watsonville the first of four county schools to fill head coach vacancy | High school football

Watsonville High named Manny Contreras, 39, a longtime assistant with stints at four area schools, as its new football coach on Thursday. That leaves three other Santa Cruz County schools, Aptos, Santa Cruz and Harbor, with head coaching vacancies.

Scotts Valley boys upset defending co-champion Aptos in SCCAL basketball opener | Local Roundup

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 girls fall to Mills, take fourth in its tournament | Local Roundup

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.

Pat Spencer, Usman Garuba record double-doubles in Santa Cruz Warriors’ narrow loss | Local Roundup

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.

Santa Cruz’s Bob Shaw to be inducted into National Lacrosse Hall of Fame | Local Roundup

Santa Cruz’s Bob Shaw, 73, will be inducted into USA Lacrosse’s National Lacrosse Hall of Fame as a member of its Class of 2023. The induction ceremony takes place at the Renaissance Baltimore Harborplace Hotel in Maryand on Jan. 6.

Santa Cruz loses lead late, rallies to win Justin-Siena Tournament title | Local Roundup

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.

UCSC women’s basketball stuns previously unbeaten Hamilton | Local Roundup

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.

Aptos boys basketball rallies, but falls short against Wilcox | Local Roundup

Isaiah Ackerman scored 25 points, but Aptos High’s boys basketball team lost 65-58 to visiting Wilcox in a nonleague game Monday night.

MVC wrestler Rykin Resurreccion dominates in San Jose | Local Roundup

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.

Aptos wins by two touchdowns — on the soccer pitch | Local Roundup

Eddie Alvarez scored four goals in the first 16 minutes and he also recorded an assist, as the Aptos High boys soccer team routed visiting Anzar 14-0 in nonleague action on Thursday night.

Grueling summer training helps Soquel’s Malloy Wiens earn league MVP | All-SCCAL boys water polo

Soquel High senior water polo talent Malloy Wiens was named MVP of the Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League for the 2023 season and was named second-team All-Central Coast Section.

UCSC’s Peyton Tazelaar, Kelly Ann Greene and Emily Pasion earn Academic All-District honors | Local Roundup

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.