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Ella Boyes, Kenzie Culbertson earn wins as Aptos girls take third at Avis Kelley Invitational track meet | Local Roundup
Girls track and field athletes from Santa Cruz County took first place in five events at the 53rd Avis Kelley Invitational at Gilroy High on Saturday.
Cole McGillicuddy homers, earns win as Aptos baseball stuns Soquel | Local Roundup
Cole McGillicuddy hit his fifth home run of the season and finished with two hits, two RBI, and two runs scored, as Aptos High’s baseball team stunned visiting Soquel 8-6 in Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League action Friday.
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.
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.
No. 11 UC Santa Cruz men’s volleyball avenges five-set loss to No. 9 Aurora | Local Roundup
UC Santa Cruz men’s volleyball team had a 0.389 kill percentage in the fifth set, and the No. 11 nationally ranked Banana Slugs beat No. 9 Aurora 26-24, 20-25, 25-17, 20-25, 15-10 in their tightly contested NCAA Division III match in Naperville, Illinois, on Monday,
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.
Soquel baseball throws one-hitter against SV to open title defense | Local Roundup
UC Santa Barbara committed junior pitcher Luke Shoemaker struck out 10 batters in five innings, and the Soquel High baseball team began its Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League title defense with a 10-0 win over visiting Scotts Valley on Friday.
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.
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.
Troy Kusanovich helps Soquel boys lacrosse blast Santa Cruz 18-5 | Local Roundup
Freshman Troy Kusanovich had four goals and two assists, and Soquel High’s boys lacrosse team beat host Santa Cruz 16-5 in Pacific Coast Athletic League Mission Division action on Monday 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.
Ava Decleve leads county trio in 1,600 at K-Bell Track and Field Classic | Local Roundup
Santa Cruz County had three runners turn in personal bests and post time-five finishes in the girls’ 1,600-meter race at the 34-team K-Bell Track and Field Classic at Westmont High in Campbell on Saturday.
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.
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.
Scotts Valley girls, Soquel boys win NorCal Regional openers | High school basketball roundup
Scotts Valley High star freshman center Isabelle Jas turned in a postseason performance for the ages, and a throng of Falcons girls basketball fans stormed the court to celebrate one of the biggest wins in program history Tuesday night.
UC Santa Cruz guard Emilie Ngo named Coast To Coast Conference’s 2026 Player of the Year | Local Roundup
UC Santa Cruz women’s basketball talent Emilie Ngo was named the Coast To Coast Conference’s 2026 Player of the Year in addition to being an all-conference first-team selection.
Four county squads move into semifinals | CCS basketball roundup
The No. 2 seed Scotts Valley High girls basketball team wasn’t at its best, and still it rolled to a 63-36 win over No. 7 Stevenson of Pebble Beach in the Central Coast Section Division IV quarterfinals on Tuesday.
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 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.
No. 3 seed Aptos girls basketball team stuns Santa Cruz, will face No. 1 Scotts Valley in SCCAL Tournament final | Local Roundup
Sophomore guard Isabella Alvarez scored a game-high 35 points, and the No. 3 seed Aptos High’s girls basketball team upset No. 2 Santa Cruz 59-40 in the Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League Tournament semifinals at Scotts Valley High 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.