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Soquel stuns No. 11 state-ranked Saint Francis 1-0 in D-I semifinals | CCS baseball roundup
A dozen shirtless fans in Saint Francis High’s student section waved their tees wildly above their heads and cheered at the top of their lungs, all in the name of getting Soquel’s Luke Shoemaker off his game.
Soquel knocks off Woodside, advances to first section championship game since 2012 | CCS softball
Soquel High’s softball team won five games last season. They’ve turned things around with an infusion of young blood and a new coaching staff.
Soquel’s Jedidiah Del Favero, MVC’s Zach Binder receive special honors in Mission Division | 2026 All-PCAL Boys Lacrosse
Two Santa Cruz County boys lacrosse players, Soquel High’s Jedidiah Del Favero and Monte Vista Christian senior midfielder Zach Binder, received special honors in the Mission Division during coaches’ Pacific Coast Athletic League all-league voting.
Jake Escalante’s one-hitter, Soquel’s small ball helps Knights avenge loss, reach D-I semifinals | High school baseball
Soquel High’s highly regarded baseball team finally earned the postseason victory it knew it was capable of on Saturday.
Aptos, Soquel move into CCS semifinals with offensive outbursts | High school softball
Junior Nova Neu doubled and homered for Aptos High’s softball team, and the No. 3 seed Mariners made quick work of No. 6 Palo Alto in Central Coast Section Division I quarterfinals.
Wharf to Wharf race organization launches grant program | Local Roundup
The Wharf to Wharf race organization on Wednesday announced the launch of a formal community grant program to fund schools, organizations, and programs working to increase access to youth running and athletics throughout Santa Cruz County.
Five county baseball teams make CCS playoffs
Five Santa Cruz County high school baseball teams — Soquel, Aptos, Harbor, Santa Cruz, and St. Francis — qualified for the 2026 Central Coast Section playoffs.
Four county softball teams seeded for CCS playoffs
Four Santa Cruz County high school softball teams — Aptos, Soquel, SLV and Watsonville — qualified for the Central Coast Section playoffs, which begin with Saturday’s quarterfinals.
Soquel’s Hudson Ward wins CCS singles opener, gets ousted in second round by No. 2 seed | Local Roundup
Gannon Buhr and Ohn Scoggins repeated as champions at the 2026 Santa Cruz Masters Cup professional tournament, a three-day event at DeLaveaga Disc Golf Course that concluded Sunday.
Six local girls, four boys advance from CCS Track and Field semifinals
Scotts Valley High senior Ava Decleve and Aptos senior Ella Boyes advanced in two individual events from the Central Coast Section Track and Field Semifinals at Gilroy High on Saturday.
MVC’s Easton Alanis swims to pair of sixth-place finishes at state championships | Local Roundup
Monte Vista Christian School sophomore Easton Alanis shined at the 2026 CIF Swimming & Diving Championships at Clovis West High on Saturday.
Watsonville soccer talent Diego Guillen signs with Centralia College in Washington | Local Roundup
Watsonville High soccer talent Diego Guillen has signed with Centralia College, a community college in Centralia, Washington, that offers athletic scholarships.
Soquel’s Connor Corlett commits to D-III Whitman for baseball | Local Roundup
Soquel High senior pitcher Connor Corlett, the 2025-26 Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League boys basketball MVP, has committed to play baseball at NCAA Division III Whitman College in Walla Walla, Washington.
Aptos tops Scotts Valley, secures first softball title since 2018 | Local Roundup
Junior Kalina Healy hit her sixth home run of the season, and Aptos High’s softball team beat visiting Scotts Valley 7-2 on Tuesday to secure the Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League title outright for the first time since 2018.
Santa Cruz’s Haisley Flanagan, Leela Whiting and MVC’s Mayla Spahn, Jessie Ingram win beach volleyball titles | Local Roundup
Santa Cruz High’s Haisley Flanagan and Leela Whiting took first place in the Mark Brewer Memorial Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League Pairs Beach Volleyball Tournament ‘A’ Final at Main Beach on Friday.
Aptos softball tops Soquel, stays unbeaten in SCCAL | Local Roundup
Aptos High’s softball team beat host Soquel 8-1 on Thursday to remain unbeaten in the Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League with three games remaining.
Harbor, SC’s sixth volleyball meeting to decide SCCAL Tournament champion | Local Roundup
Seniors Cooper Lastition and Josh Rejfir each made eight kills, and the No. 1 seed Harbor High boys volleyball team swept No. 4 San Lorenzo Valley 25-19, 25-18, 25-14 in the Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League Tournament semifinals at Harbor High on Tuesday night.
Local golfers struggle at Laguna Seca in CCS Qualifying Tournaments
Soquel High sophomore Riley Shank, the Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League’s individual golf champion, shot 7-over-par 78 to lead Santa Cruz County’s contingent at Central Coast Section Qualifying. He tied for 41st.
Mount Madonna, SLV’s boys volleyball teams advance to semifinals in SCCAL Tournament | Local Roundup
Nikowa D’Costa Hemp made 24 kills, and the No. 3 seed Mount Madonna School boys volleyball team earned a 25-22, 25-17, 25-18 sweep of No. 6 Soquel in the first round of the Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League Tournament in Watsonville on Monday night.
Soquel earns sweep of team titles at 2026 SCCAL Swimming Championships
The Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League Swimming Championships featured a site change since Aptos High’s boilers continue to short out, which meant the temperature in the Mariners’ pool dropped from its usual, cozy 80 degrees to a chilly 73.
Aptos’ boys, girls earn team title repeats at SCCAL Track and Field Championships
Aptos High’s Ella Boyes and Scotts Valley’s Ava Decleve went out with a bang at the Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League Track and Field Championships at Harbor High on Saturday. The seniors both earned three individual event wins.
Addie Somerville helps Soquel girls lacrosse secure win on senior night | Local Roundup
Soquel High senior midfielder Addie Somerville scored four goals, and the Knights girls lacrosse team beat visiting Santa Cruz 10-2 in Pacific Coast Athletic League action Friday.
Aptos stuns previously unbeaten Soquel 15-14 in triple overtime | Boys lacrosse
No matter what Aptos High’s boys lacrosse team does the rest of the season, at least the Mariners know they accomplished something no other team could this season, they knocked off previously unbeaten Soquel and did so on the Knights’ home turf.
Harbor volleyball sweeps SC, celebrates first league title since 2009 | Local Roundup
Cooper Lastition, a 6-foot-4 outside hitter, shined on senior night, and Harbor High’s boys volleyball team won the 2026 Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League title outright with its 25-18, 25-21, 25-22 sweep of visiting Santa Cruz in the teams’ regular-season finale on Thursday.
Aptos earns 4×800 titles; Soquel’s Jack Cash, Harbor’s Elise Dawson crowned pole vault champs | SCCAL Track and Field Trials
Aptos High took first place in the 4×800 meter relay for both boys and girls, and Soquel senior Jack Cash and Harbor junior Elise Dawson won pole vault titles at the Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League Track and Field Trials at Harbor High.