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Emilie Ngo helps UC Santa Cruz rally past UC Merced in OT at KP Arena | Local Roundup
Sophomore guard Emilie Ngo continued her offensive ways, and the UC Santa Cruz women’s basketball team, an NCAA Division III squad, rallied past D-II UC Merced 79-72 at Kaiser Permanente Arena on Tuesday.
St. Francis girls soccer wins PCAL’s Santa Lucia Division title | Local Roundup
Peyton Orradre scored twice, and the St. Francis High girls soccer team beat Anzar 2-0 in San Juan Bautista to secure the program’s first league title in sport on Monday.
Aptos girls soccer blanks Soquel, locks up third straight SCCAL title | Local Roundup
Marlene Zamora scored the decisive goal off a defender in the 29th minute, and Aptos High girls soccer team beat host Soquel 3-0 to secure its third straight Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League title on coach Gina Castaneda’s 50th birthday.
Mission Division champion Grizzlies rally for win over Carmel in girls soccer | Local Roundup
Senior Valeria Acosta scored twice in the second half, and Pajaro Valley High’s girls soccer team rallied for a 2-1 win over host Carmel in the teams’ Pacific Coast Athletic League Mission Division match Wednesday.
Warriors lose to Skyforce, return to SC for 10-game homestand | Local Roundup
Santa Cruz had six players record double-digit scoring performances, but the Warriors fell to the host Sioux Falls Skyforce, 121-109, in the teams’ NBA G League game at Sanford Pentagon in South Dakota on Tuesday evening.
Watsonville makes 14 3-pointers in win over Monte Vista Christian | Local Roundup
Max Aceves made five 3-pointers and scored 24 points to lead Watsonville High boys basketball team past Monte Vista Christian 81-55 in the teams’ Pacific Coast Athletic League Mission Division game on Friday.
Wildcatz remain in Gabilan Division title hunt with rout of Alvarez | Local Roundup
Freshman Isabella Alvarez scored a game-high 23 points, and the Watsonville High girls basketball team stomped Alvarez 70-16 in Pacific Coast Athletic League Gabilan Division action on Thursday.
Lia Gularte’s hat trick helps Santa Cruz girls soccer beat SLV | Local Roundup
Junior Lia Gularte scored a hat trick, and Santa Cruz High’s girls soccer team earned a 3-1 win over San Lorenzo Valley in Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League play in Felton Tuesday.
Cardinals girls survive Aptos in overtime | Local Roundup
Karolina Espinosa made two free throws in the final 9.1 seconds, and Santa Cruz High’s girls basketball team edged host Aptos 58-56 in overtime in the Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League game Thursday.
Seahawks top Mission, face San Jose City for sole possession of division lead next | Local Roundup
Freshman forward Gabby Brooks made two 3-pointers and scored a game-high 22 points, and the Cabrillo College women’s basketball team beat Mission 63-56 in the teams’ Coast Conference South Division game in Aptos on Wednesday.
Scotts Valley girls hoopsters hand SC first league loss since 2022 | Local Roundup
Junior guard Brooklyn Williams scored a team-high 13 points, and the Scotts Valley HIgh’s girls basketball team beat two-time defending champion Santa Cruz 46-40 in Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League play Tuesday.
Mosiah Cumberbatch, Guerande Houssin help Santa Cruz slip past Soquel in overtime | Local Roundup
Senior guard Mosiah Cumberbatch scored a season-high 19 points, and Santa Cruz High’s boys basketball team needed everyone of them to knock off relentless Soquel 58-54 in the teams’ Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League overtime thriller Friday night.
St. Francis’ youth-laden girls basketball team keeps rolling in PCAL’s Cypress Division | Local Roundup
Freshmen guard Liliana Whitmeyer scored a game-high 21 points to help St. Francis High’s girls basketball team beat visiting Greenfield 67-38 and remain unbeaten in Pacific Coast Athletic League Cypress Division play Thursday.
Soquel girls open SCCAL soccer action with win over SLV | Local Roundup
Arden Salles set up a pair of goals, and Soquel High’s girls soccer team beat San Lorenzo Valley 3-0 to open Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League play Tuesday.
Dai’shaun Buie and Walzel Evans help Cabrillo men’s basketball team hold off Monterey Peninsula | Local Roundup
Junior forward Isis Tumanson had a pair of assists, and Soquel High’s girls soccer team beat Norte Dame of San Jose 3-1 to close their nonleague slate Friday.
Girlz N The Hoodies: Santa Cruz basketball team wins Dragons New Year’s Tournament in Hollywood | Local Roundup
Santa Cruz High’s girls basketball team produced a Hollywood finish at the Dragons New Year’s Tournament in Los Angeles on Saturday.
Valeria Acosta ties goals record as Pajaro Valley beats Watsonville on soccer pitch | Local Roundup
Senior forward/midfielder Valeria Acosta scored three goals to tie Pajaro Valley’s career scoring record, and the Grizzlies’ girls soccer team beat crosstown foe Watsonville 4-0 in nonleague action Saturday.
Watsonville posts shutout against MVC in nonleague soccer action | Local Roundup
Watsonville High’s girls soccer team received goals from three players and beat host Monte Vista Christian 3-0 in nonleague action on Friday.
Isaiah Ackerman’s 30-point outing helps Aptos win Carmel Classic opener | Local Roundup
Senior Isaiah Ackerman scored 30 points, and the Aptos High boys basketball team beat Everett Alvarez 61-40 in the first round of the 76th annual Carmel Classic on Thursday.
MVC girls soccer team shuts out Harbor in tight match | Local Roundup
Junior midfielder Mathea Marcucci scored in the 60th and 78 minutes, and the Monte Vista Christian School girls soccer team shut out host Harbor 2-0 in nonleague action Tuesday.
Clippers beat down host Warriors in G League series opener | Local Roundup
Two-way center Quinten Post scored a game-high 22 points, and had seven rebounds and two assists, but Santa Cruz lost its series opener against San Diego, 123-89, in the teams’ NBA G League Showcase Cup game at Kaiser Permanente Arena on Saturday night.
Freshman hoopster Isabella Alvarez, Wildcatz continue hot start | Local Roundup
Freshman Isabella Alvarez turned in another stellar outing, and the Watsonville High girls basketball team trounced host North Salinas 57-17 on Friday to extend their hot start.
Kevin Knox, Yuri Collins earn double-doubles in SC Warriors’ loss in Stockton | Local Roundup
Forward Kevin Knox II and guard Yuri Collins posted double-doubles, but the Santa Cruz Warriors lost 120-117 to the host Stockton Kings in NBA G League Showcase Cup action to conclude their four-game road trip on Wednesday night.
Nash Horton, St. Francis basketball team rally past SLV in Felton | Local Roundup
Nash Horton had 25 points, 10 rebounds and five steals, and the St. Francis High boys basketball team beat host San Lorenzo Valley 64-57 in nonleague action on Tuesday.
Santa Cruz’s Eli Fitchen-Young runs to 34th place at Nike Cross Nationals | Local Roundup
Santa Cruz High distance runner Eli Fitchen-Young took 34th at the Nike Cross Nationals (NXN) in Portland, Oregon, on Saturday.