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Claire Thompson takes control of favored Cardinals | Girls basketball preview

The girls’ basketball race for the Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League title should be tightly contested.

Heart, hustle serve Harbor well in road win over SLV | Boys basketball

Skylar Thayer buried a buzzer beating 3-pointer to give San Lorenzo Valley High’s boys basketball team a comfortable lead over visiting Harbor at the end of the first quarter Tuesday.

Sonja Hulphers’ hat trick helps Harbor knock off SLV in SCCAL girls soccer opener | Local Roundup

Junior Sonja Hulphers produced a hat trick and Harbor High’s girls soccer team beat host San Lorenzo Valley 4-2 in the teams’ Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League opener Tuesday.

Aden Cury, Cardinals look for outright title, postseason run | Boys basketball preview

Led by Aden Cury, the defending Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League MVP, Santa Cruz High’s boys basketball team enters league play as heavy favorites to repeat as champion.

Jocelyn Travers, Cardinals aiming for title repeat | Girls soccer preview

Jocelyn Travers is like a rock in a slingshot for Santa Cruz High’s girls’ soccer team.

Raul Calles, Harbor aim to claim SCCAL title | Boys soccer preview

Raul Calles is a prolific goal scorer. Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League boys’ soccer coaches recognized that last season, naming the Harbor High striker the league’s Attacker of the Year.

SLV falls to Crystal Springs in Lady Shark Shootout final | Local Roundup

Junior guard Hannah Morley scored six points, as San Lorenzo Valley High’s girls basketball team lost 59-13 to Crystal Springs Uplands and finished in second place at the Lady Shark Shootout at St. Francis High on Friday.

SLV rallies past ‘Catz, reaches Lady Shark Shootout final | Local Roundup

Hannah Morley scored 20 points, and San Lorenzo Valley High’s girls basketball team rallied past Watsonville 53-46 in the Lady Shark Shootout semifinals Thursday.

SC’s Daniel Evert, Harbor’s Diallo Thomas place at Pat Lovell Holiday Wrestling Classic | Local Roundup

Santa Cruz High junior Daniel Evert (132 pounds) and Harbor senior Diallo Thomas (152) placed sixth in their respective weight divisions at the Pat Lovell Holiday Wrestling Classic on Wednesday.

Five county wrestlers reach quarterfinals at Aptos’ Pat Lovell Holiday Classic | Local Roundup

Five county high school wrestlers went unbeaten on the first day of competition at the Pat Lovell Holiday Wrestling Classic at Aptos High on Tuesday.

Jocelyn Travers scores five goals, as SC girls soccer routs PCS | Local Roundup

Jocelyn Travers scored five goals, and Santa Cruz High’s girls soccer team posted a 10-0 win over visiting Pacific Collegiate in nonleague action Wednesday night.

UCSC women suffer stinging loss in Top-25 basketball showdown | Local Roundup

Yssa Santo Domingo’s acrobatic layup with 8.6 seconds left was the sixth and final time the lead changed hands, as No. 21 Wisconsin-Whitewater knocked off No. 19 UC Santa Cruz 61-60 at Kaiser Permanente Arean on Tuesday night.

Pajaro Valley boys soccer knocks off host Soquel | Local Roundup

Senior midfielder Johan Vazquez scored twice, and Pajaro Valley High’s boys soccer team knocked off host Soquel 2-1 in nonleague action Monday.

Local wrestling trio wins titles at Nick Buzolich Classic | Local Roundup

Santa Cruz High sophomore Balam Letona, junior teammate Daniel Evert, and Harbor senior Diallo Thomas took first place in their respective weight classes at the 6th annual Nick Buzolich Classic.

MVC girls basketball knocks SLV from unbeaten ranks | Local Roundup

Sophomore Sophia Cortes made five 3-pointers and finished with 19 points, and Monte Vista Christian School’s girls basketball team knocked San Lorenzo Valley from the unbeaten ranks, 53-52, Friday.

James Wiseman scores career-high 31 points in Santa Cruz’s loss to Lakers | Local Roundup

James Wiseman had a career-high 31 points to go along with six rebounds, but the short-handed Santa Cruz Warriors suffered a 128-116 loss to the South Bay Lakers in their NBA G League game in front of 353 fans at UCLA Health Training Center on Wednesday night.

Taylor Knox scores 27 points as Scotts Valley tops MVC in boys basketball | Local Roundup

Sophomore guard Taylor Knox scored 14 of his game-high 27 points in the fourth quarter, and Scotts Valley High’s boys basketball team beat visiting Monte Vista Christian 73-59 in their nonleague game Tuesday.

Four local players receive special honors | All-PCAL football

Aptos High’s Caden Prichard, Soquel’s Jordan McCord and Justice Grauel Tebong, and St. Francis’ Miguel Orozco received special honors in their respective PCAL football divisions this season.

SC cross country runner Eli Fitchen-Young named CCS Sophomore of the Year | Local Roundup

Santa Cruz High sophomore Eli Fitchen-Young was named the Central Coast Section Sophomore of the Year in cross country, as well as an all-CCS first-team selection, in a report published by PrepCalTrack.

Soquel water polo star Quinn Healy sweeps top honors in league, section

Soquel High girls water polo star Quinn Healy was rewarded for her domination in the pool. The Stanford University-bound senior was named MVP of the Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League and Central Coast Section Player of the Year.

MVC alum Brendan Doyle scores twice as College of San Mateo football team wins state title | Local Roundup

Monte Vista Christian School alum Brendan Doyle scored a pair of touchdowns, and host College of San Mateo routed Riverside 55-0 to win the CCCAA State Championship in front of 1,169 fans on Saturday.

Ryan Rollins’ triple-double paces Santa Cruz Warriors to third straight win | Local Roundup

Guard Ryan Rollins had a triple-double and center James Wiseman posted his sixth double-double in eight games, as the Santa Cruz Warriors beat the South Bay Lakers 111-100 at Kaiser Permanente Arena on Friday night.

Soquel talent Kylee Eze named SCCAL MVP | Girls volleyball

Soquel High senior opposite Kylee Eze was named MVP of the Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League in girls volleyball.

Scotts Valley’s boys basketball team advances to final at Watsonville Tournament | Local Roundup

Tristan Roure scored 15 points, and the Scotts Valley High boys basketball team beat Alisal 54-52 in the Watsonville Tournament on Thursday.

SV golfer Elana McGrew named SCCAL Player of the Year | Local Roundup

Scotts Valley High senior golfer Elana McGrew was named the Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League’s Player of the Year, and the Falcons’ John Surbridge was named Coach of the Year.