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SLV keeps Scotts Valley in check, posts consecutive wins over rival for first time since ’06 | High school football roundup
San Lorenzo Valley High football team, despite playing in a lower ranked division in the Pacific Coast Athletic League, stunned rival Scotts Valley last season.
Aptos girls water polo holds off Santa Cruz | Local Roundup
Senior Madi Knudsen made three goals, including a 5-meter penalty shot, and an assist, and Aptos High’s girls water polo team beat Santa Cruz 7-4 in the Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League play Wednesday.
Santa Clara Broncos slated to play two men’s basketball games at KP Arena in 2025-26 | Local Roundup
The NCAA Division I Santa Clara University men’s basketball team will return to Santa Cruz for the first time since the 2020-21 season to play a pair of nonconference games.
Scotts Valley comes up short against Stevenson in battle of unbeatens | High school football roundup
Scotts Valley High’s football team was knocked from the unbeaten ranks Saturday.
Peyton Orradre helps St. Francis volleyball team earn sweep of Mount Madonna | Local Roundup
Senior outside hitter Peyton Orradre had nine kills and 11 digs, and St. Francis High’s girls volleyball team earned a 25-17, 25-18, 25-15 nonleague sweep of Mount Madonna in Watsonville on Wednesday.
Golden State Warriors sign Alex Toohey, Pat Spencer to two-way contracts | Local Roundup
The Golden State Warriors have signed 6-foot-8 Australian forward Alex Toohey, 21, and 6-3 guard Pat Spencer, 29, to two-way contracts, the team announced Monday.
Evan Vessey passes for 400-plus yards in MVC’s loss to unbeaten Stevenson | High school football roundup
Junior quarterback Evan Vessey passed for 400-plus yards for the second time in three weeks, but Monte Vista Christian School’s football team suffered a 36-25 loss to Stevenson of Pebble Beach on Friday night.
Bryan Bunker, Cabrillo men’s water polo pull away from Ohlone | Local Roundup
Bryan Bunker had a monster second half to help the Cabrillo College men’s water polo team knock off visiting Ohlone 20-16 in the teams’ Coast Conference match in Aptos on Wednesday.
Natalie Monroe makes season-high 27 kills as Santa Cruz volleyball sweeps Soquel | Local Roundup
UNLV-committed Natalie Monroe, a senior outside hitter, made a season-high 27 kills, and Santa Cruz High’s girls volleyball team beat Soquel 22-25, 25-18, 26-24, 25-16 in the teams’ Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League match Tuesday.
Cabrillo men, women earn soccer wins over Feather River | Local Roundup
Sophomore forward Yoan Ponio had two goals and one assist, and the Cabrillo College men’s soccer team upset No. 1 state ranked Feather River 4-1 in the teams’ nonconference in Aptos on Monday.
Cabrillo football leveled by Los Medanos, 76-29 | Local Roundup
Cabrillo College quarterback Mario Cosma threw three touchdown passes, but the Seahawks’ football team gave up 70 or more points for the first time since 2022 and suffered a 76-29 loss to host Los Medanos in Pittsburg on Saturday.
Santa Cruz cancels football game against powerful McClymonds | Local Roundup
Santa Cruz High’s football program is in significantly better shape than it was at the outset of 2024, when then-first-year coach Sergio Escobar inherited an 0-10 squad that was held scoreless and forfeited four games.
Aptos flag football pulls away for SCCAL win | Local Roundup
Senior quarterback Ella Porter ran for four touchdowns and threw for another, and Aptos High’s flag football team earned a 33-12 win over Harbor in Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League play at Soquel High on Wednesday.
Scotts Valley girls volleyball wins another five-setter in SCCAL action | Local Roundup
Scotts Valley High’s girls volleyball team saw its match go down to the wire, yet again.
No. 4 CCS ranked St. Francis posts shutout in flag football win over crosstown foe Watsonville | Local Roundup
St. Francis High’s flag football team didn’t overlook crosstown foe Watsonville on Wednesday, and the Sharks secured another coveted win in commanding fashion, 32-0, in Pacific Coast Athletic League Gavilan Division action Wednesday.
Boulder Creek golfer Jennifer Serbin qualifies for her fourth U.S. Women’s Mid-Amateur in past five years | Local Roundup
Boulder Creek golfer Jennifer Serbin (née Brumbaugh), a Scotts Valley High and San Jose State University alumna, shot 2-over-par 73 to advance from U.S. Women’s Mid-Amateur Qualifying at Carmel Valley Ranch on Monday.
Vaughn Chomentowski, Scotts Valley flatten Santa Cruz in nonleague battle | High school football roundup
Scotts Valley High’s Ben Lucky recovered a fumble on Santa Cruz’s first play from scrimmage in the teams’ nonleague football game, and things didn’t get much better for the Cardinals.
Soquel edged by powerhouse Valley Christian in low scoring battle | CCS baseball roundup
Soquel High’s baseball team, enjoying one of the finest seasons in Santa Cruz County history, gave powerhouse Valley Christian all it could handle in the first round of the Central Coast Section Division I playoffs Saturday.
Team Era delivers in Central Coast High School Football All-Star Game | Glimpse of the Action
Team Era, wearing white jerseys, beat Team CASA, 26-6 in the Central Coast High School Football All-Star Game at Salinas High on Saturday night.
SV’s Bobby Arcangeli, Soquel’s Ben Palma win National Football Foundation/College Hall of Fame Scholarships
Scotts Valley High lineman Bobby Arcangeli and Soquel defensive back Ben Palma were chosen to represent Santa Cruz County at the National Football Foundation and College Hall of Fame awards banquet for their contributions in the classroom, community, and on the football field.
High School football: Central Coast all-star game set for Saturday
An abundance of talent will be on the same field Saturday at The Pit in the 39th Central Coast High School All-Star football game
Central Coast High School All-Star football game rosters
Rosters for the 39th Central Coast High School All-Star football game, slated for Saturday at 7 p.m. at Salinas High
High School football: Central Coast all-star roster
Players selected to the Central Coast High School All-Star football game
Locals celebrate flag football’s massive growth with first All-Star game
The inaugural Central Coast Flag Football All-Star Game, presented by the Reggie Stephens and Gino Panelli foundations, takes place at Santa Cruz High on Sunday at 2 p.m.
High School girls flag football: North-South all-star football game rosters
Rosters for the Central Coast high school all-star girls flag football game