Quinn Healy had five goals, two assists and four steals, as the top-seeded Soquel High girls water polo team crushed No. 8 Castilleja 19-9 in the first round of the CCS D-II playoffs Saturday at Aptos High.
The No. 2 seed Soquel High’s girls volleyball team defeated visiting No. 10 Saratoga 25-11, 25-22, 25-17 in the Central Coast Section Division III quarterfinals on Tuesday night. Santa Cruz (D-III) and Harbor (D-IV) also earned wins.
Jordan McCord, a junior wide receiver and cornerback for Soquel High’s football team, was his usual sensation self Friday night. He tacked two more touchdown receptions onto his rapidly growing season total, and caused a fumble on defense
Soquel High’s girls volleyball team is starting to find itself with talented outside hitter Jessie Dueck playing libero as she recovers from bicep tendinitis.
There has been a lot of talk about Aptos High’s stellar starting rotation, which features a pair of future Division I pitchers in UC Santa Barbara-committed senior Reed Moring and UCLA-committed junior Gabe Gaeckle.
Senior guard Kaitlin Imai made nine 3-pointers and finished with 35 points as the No. 4 seed Scotts Valley High girls basketball team beat the No. 5 Carmel 51-32 in the Central Coast Section Division IV quarterfinals on Tuesday.
Santa Cruz County produced dozens of magnificent sports feats in ’21, and it’s no surprise that surfing was among the sports that dominated headlines. The following is a recap of some of the most memorable feats of the year.
Sophomore Leah Murphy scored two goals 27 seconds apart in the first of two mandatory overtimes and the No. 3 seed Soquel High girls water polo team survived No. 6 Clovis West 16-15 in the teams’ physical and thrilling CIF NorCal Division I regional quarterfinal Tuesday night.
Soquel High’s girls water team didn’t flinch when it faced a four-goal deficit against Leland early in the second quarter of the Central Coast Section Open Division semifinals on Tuesday night at Saint Francis High.
Gavin Woods and Jack Fisher ran for touchdowns and Cole Johnson passed for an insurance score as Soquel beat host Carmel 21-8 to remain unbeaten in the Pacific Coast Athletic League Mission Division on Saturday.
Harbor High’s girls volleyball team, a game behind Soquel and Santa Cruz in the Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League standings, looked to knock off both teams this week to even up the league race.