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Seeking net gains | Glimpse of the Action

The SCCAL singles and doubles tennis championships conclude at Imperial Courts on Wednesday at 3 p.m.

Watsonville’s Katelynn Ruiz, PCS’s Iris Paten run to PCAL cross country titles | Local Roundup

Watsonville High senior Katelynn Ruiz and Pacific Collegiate freshman Iris Paten won division titles at the Pacific Coast Athletic League Cross Country Championships at Palo Corona Regional Park in Carmel on Saturday.

Scotts Valley, MVC win playoff openers, will square off in D-IV quarterfinals | CCS girls volleyball

Senior outside hitter Ava Morrison had 14 kills and three aces, and the No. 4 seed Scotts Valley High girls volleyball team beat No. 13 Stevenson 25-18, 19-25, 25-16, 25-18 in the first round of the Central Coast Section Division IV playoffs on Saturday.

Soquel earns sweep of SCCAL Tournament titles | High school water polo

Soquel High’s water polo program earned a sweep at the SCCAL Tournament finals on Saturday, with the Knights’ boys knocking off favored Santa Cruz, and the girls pulling away from host Aptos.

Harbor earns No. 1 seed in D-IV; eight county teams make playoffs | CCS girls volleyball

Harbor High’s girls volleyball team received the No. 1 seed in Division IV, and eight teams from Santa Cruz County were seeded in the upcoming Central Coast Section playoffs.

Aptos, Soquel girls water polo teams to square off in SCCAL Tournament final | Local Roundup

The No. 3 seed Aptos High girls water polo team edged No. 2 Santa Cruz 5-4 in the SCCAL Tournament semifinals at Soquel High on Wednesday.

Scotts Valley senior Maisey Chard wins SCCAL Girls Golf Championship

Scotts Valley High senior Maisey Chard shot her best round at DeLaveaga Golf Course on Tuesday, a 13-over-par 82, to win medalist honors at the Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League Girls Golf Championship.

No. 4 Santa Cruz, No. 3 Scotts Valley advance to SCCAL Tournament semifinals | Local Roundup

Natalie Monroe had a stellar outing, and the No. 4 seed Santa Cruz High’s girls volleyball team beat No. 5 Aptos 25-14, 27-25, 22-25, 25-20 in the first round of the Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League Tournament on Monday.

Soquel girls water polo takes ninth at NorCal Invitational | Local Roundup

Soquel High’s girls water polo team went 3-1 and took ninth place at the prestigious, two-day NorCal Invitational, which was hosted Sacred Heart Prep in Atherton and concluded Saturday.

Eli Fitchen-Young sets course record in Cardinals’ race at UCSC | Local Roundup

Senior Eli Fitchen-Young broke Santa Cruz High’s 16-year-old course record at UC Santa Cruz and led the Cardinals to a 15-50 win over Harbor, 15-50, on Thursday. Mount Madonna had an incomplete squad in the tri-Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League meet.

St. Francis rallies past Scotts Valley with second-half surge | High school football roundup

St. Francis High football players had every reason to hang their heads in a key league battle against Scotts Valley on Thursday night at Cabrillo College.

Lauren Ohlsson wins medalist honors as Scotts Valley girls golf team goes 10-0 in SCCAL | Local Roundup

Scotts Valley High’s Lauren Ohlsson earned medalist honors, and the Falcons’ girls golf team beat Soquel 138-161 to finish 10-0 in Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League on Tuesday.

Salinas storms past Aptos | High school football

Aptos High’s Damian Suchil scored on a 19-yard run with 2:08 left and the Mariners football team avoided being shut out for the first time since 2017 on Friday.

Harbor girls volleyball repeats as SCCAL champ with sweep of SV | Local Roundup

Senior outside hitter Isla Johnson had 16 kills and Harbor High’s girls volleyball team repeated as Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League regular-season champion with its 25-17, 25-11, 27-25 sweep of Scotts Valley on Thursday.

Santa Cruz boys, Soquel girls lock up water polo titles | Local Roundup

Senior Pa’ kalani Vaka-Saxton had six goals and one steal, and Santa Cruz High’s boys water polo team beat Soquel 13-10 to lock up the Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League title on Thursday.

Three matches go to third-set tiebreakers as Aptos girls tennis knocks off Scotts Valley | Local Roundup

Aptos High’s girls tennis team won three singles matches and two doubles matches to secure a 5-2 win over Scotts Valley in the teams’ Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League match on Tuesday.

MLB pitcher Jared Koenig recognized for stellar 2024 season | Local Roundup

Left-handed pitcher Jared Koenig, an Aptos High alum, was among the Milwaukee Brewers recognized for their efforts in 2024 by a panel from the Milwaukee Chapter of the Baseball Writers Association of America on Monday.

County runners take part in memorable 2024 Chicago Marathon | Local Roundup

Several athletes from Santa Cruz County were among the 50,000 runners who competed in the Chicago Marathon on Sunday.

Kicker Julian Pizarro lifts MVC past Scotts Valley as time expires | High school football roundup

Kicker Julian Pizarro booted a 34-yard field goal as time expired, and the Monte Vista Christian School football team stunned Scotts Valley 25-23 in the teams’ Pacific Coast Athletic League Mission North Division game Friday night.

Aptos girls tennis tops Santa Cruz, moves to 5-0 in SCCAL | Local Roundup

Kiana Safari, Aviana Andrew, Coral Collins and Isabella Calderon earned singles wins in straight sets, and Aptos High’s girls tennis team beat Santa Cruz 7-0 to remain unbeaten in Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League play on Wednesday.

Elizabeth Penny helps Soquel’s girls water polo team double up on Aptos | Local Roundup

Sophomore Elizabeth Penny stuffed the stat sheet with three goals, five assists, six steals, and four ejections drawn, and Soquel High’s girls water polo team started and finished strong in their 14-7 win over visiting Aptos in Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League play on Tuesday.

Rio Cruz scores twice in Cabrillo’s football loss to San Jose City | Local Roundup

Quarterback Jamari Vaughns threw a pair of touchdown passes to receiver Rio Cruz, but the Cabrillo College football team suffered a 32-13 loss to San Jose City in Aptos on Saturday night.

SLV tops Harbor, matches best start since 2002 | High school football roundup

San Lorenzo Valley High’s football team pulled away from host Harbor in the second half and won 28-6 in its Pacific Coast Athletic League Santa Lucia Division opener on Friday night.