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Aptos softball uses five-run seventh to top Soquel 7-2 | Local Roundup
Aptos High softball team scored five runs in the top of the seventh inning and the Mariners beat host Soquel 7-2 in Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League action on Thursday.
Local collegiate women’s volleyball players return to Main Beach for West Coast Challenge | Local Roundup
Three local collegiate women’s beach volleyball players return to their old stomping grounds to compete in the West Coast Challenge at Main Beach in Santa Cruz on Friday and Saturday.
Noah Solano stays hot at the plate, as Harbor baseball rallies for 11-9 win over host Aptos | Local Roundup
Harbor High’s baseball team trailed Aptos 4-0 through three innings, but rallied with a seven-run fourth inning and beat the host Mariners 11-9 in Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League action on Tuesday.
Oliver Dooley, Jacob Jimenez, Lisandro Pantoja and Ella Boyes among double winners at Meet of Champions | Local Roundup
Aptos High’s Ella Boyes, Kirby’s Oliver Dooley, St. Francis’ Jacob Jimenez, and Watsonville’s Lisandro Pantoja each earned a pair of individual wins at the Santa Cruz County Meet of Champions track and field competition at Aptos High on Saturday.
Aptos boys golf tops Santa Cruz at DeLaveaga | Local Roundup
Junior Nick Bjorn shot 6-over-par 40 on the front nine at DeLaveaga Golf Course to secure medalist honors and lead Aptos High’s boys golf team to a 227-236 win over Santa Cruz in Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League action on Thursday.
Santa Cruz girls secure narrow win over Harbor in SCCAL swimming opener | Local Roundup
Santa Cruz High’s Aliana Merriam and Annika Seasholes each took first place in two individual events, and the Cardinals slipped past Harbor 79-77 in the teams’ Santa Cruz Athletic League opener Wednesday.
Dylan Hull, Jake Escalante combine for no-hitter as Soquel rallies past Willow Glen | Local Roundup
Seniors Dylan Hull and Jake Escalante threw a combined no-hitter, and the Soquel High’s baseball team rallied from a two-run deficit for a 5-2 win over host Willow Glen in nonleague action in San Jose on Tuesday.
Poor shooting night dooms SC in G League loss to host Cleveland | Local Roundup
The Santa Cruz Warriors shot 40.2% from the field (37 of 92) and an abysmal 15.4% (6 of 39) from beyond the arc in their 130-110 loss to the Cleveland Charge in NBA G League action Saturday night at Public Auditorium.
Warriors blasted in third quarter of NBA G League loss to host Charge | Local Roundup
The Santa Cruz Warriors held a one-point lead at the half, but were outscored 49-29 in the third quarter of their 138-116 loss to the host Cleveland Charge at Public Auditorium on Friday night.
Scotts Valley, Aptos boys golf teams win SCCAL matches by one stroke | Local Roundup
Zane Seichen sank a suspenseful, 20-foot putt on the ninth green to lift Scotts Valley High to a 209-210 win over San Lorenzo Valley on the front nine at DeLaveaga Golf Course on Thursday.
Santa Cruz’s boys volleyball team rolls in SCCAL opener | Local Roundup
Senior outside hitter Lucas Kamalani had a team-high nine kills, and Santa Cruz High’s boys volleyball team swept Scotts Valley 25-13, 25-13, 25-21 to open Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League play Tuesday.
Jed Del Favero becomes Soquel’s all-time goals, points leader in lacrosse win | Local Roundup
Junior Jed Del Favero had five goals and two assists and became Soquel High lacrosse program’s all-time goal scoring leader and points leader in the Knights’ 10-2 win over Christopher on Thursday.
Freshman Isaiah Mahoney paces Santa Cruz lacrosse past Harbor | Local Roundup
Freshman Isaiah Mahoney scored four goals, and the Santa Cruz High boys lacrosse team beat Harbor 9-5 on Wednesday.
Jake Fiorenza steals home in Cabrillo’s 1-0 win over De Anza | Local Roundup
Jake Fiorenza scored in the first inning on a delayed double steal with Triton Dew, and the Cabrillo College baseball team held on for a 1-0 win over visiting De Anza in nonconference play Tuesday.
Santa Cruz Warriors unable to stop Hunter Sallis in loss to San Diego | Local Roundup
Center Charles Bassey recorded his 10th double-double of the regular season, but the Santa Cruz Warriors coughed up an early lead and lost 130-126 to the San Diego Clippers in NBA G League action at Kaiser Pernante Arena on Friday.
St. Francis’ Gustavo Paz honored as 2025-26 Central Coast Section Winter Sports Honor Coach | Local Roundup
St. Francis High wrestling coach Gustavo “Gus” Paz was honored as a 2025-26 Central Coast Section Winter Sports Honor Coach at the CCS Master Finals tournament at Watsonville High on Saturday.
Aptos boys soccer hands SCCAL champ Harbor its lone league loss on Pirates’ senior night | Local Roundup
Striker Josiah Siqueiros finished off an assist from midfielder Nicolas Topete in the 52nd minute, and Aptos High’s boys soccer team made it hold up in its 1-0 win over Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League champion Harbor on its senior night Friday.
Aptos girls soccer team secures third straight unbeaten season in SCCAL, fourth straight title | Local Roundup
Aptos High’s girls soccer team celebrated its six seniors on Thursday night, and its fourth-year players and the rest of the Mariners had plenty to celebrate.
Harbor boys soccer locks up SCCAL title with 12-0 rout | Local Roundup
Sophomore forward Andres Reyes scored six goals and had an assist, as Harbor High’s boys soccer team blasted host San Lorenzo Valley 12-0 to secure its second Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League title in four years on Friday.
Aptos takes early lead, earns comfy win over Soquel | High school soccer roundup
The newly crowned repeat champion Aptos High girls soccer team jumped out to a three-goal lead in the first half and received goals from four players in its 4-1 victory over host Soquel in Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League play on Thursday.
Santa Lucia Division leading Kirby slips past Pajaro Valley | Local Roundup
Senior guard Chris Lively scored a game-high 18 points, and the Kirby School boys basketball team beat host Pajaro Valley 49-44 to solidify its lead in the Pacific Coast Athletic League Santa Lucia Division standings on Wednesday.
Brooklyn Williams reaches 1,000-point milestone for repeat SCCAL champion Scotts Valley | High school basketball roundup
Scotts Valley High fourth-year guard Brooklyn Williams was pulled after scoring her 1,000th career point, and the repeat Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League champion Falcons celebrated senior night with a 60-34 win over visiting Aptos on Tuesday.
Emilie Santiago’s hat trick helps Aptos secure fourth straight soccer title outright | Local Roundup
Sophomore Emilie Santiago scored the first of her three goals in the opening minute, and Aptos High’s girls soccer team earned its fourth straight Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League title outright with its 7-0 rout of San Lorenzo Valley in Felton on Tuesday.
Soquel’s boys basketball team silences Aptos, secures no worse than a share of SCCAL title | Local Roundup
Soquel High’s boys basketball team shined again on defense, and the Knights beat host Aptos 52-23 on Saturday to secure no worse than a share of the Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League title.
Scotts Valley girls storm past Santa Cruz to close in on SCCAL title repeat | High school basketball roundup
Scotts Valley High girls basketball team wasn’t given the Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League championships banner after the Falcons soundly defeated visiting Santa Cruz for the second time this season Wednesday. But everyone on both benches, as well as those who helped fill out the bleachers, knew it was essentially a title-clinching outcome.