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UCSC women’s soccer dominates in season opener | Local Roundup

The UC Santa Cruz women’s soccer team had five players score goals Thursday as it opened their season with a 5-0 rout of host Pacific Union in Angwin.

Kaylee Gooch paces Harbor girls water polo past Pioneer | Local Roundup

Senior captain Kaylee Gooch had four goals and five steals to lead Harbor High’s girls water polo team to an 8-2 win over visiting Pioneer on Tuesday.

Santa Cruz native Juli Inkster ties for fifth at U.S. Senior Women’s Open | Local Roundup

Santa Cruz native Juli Inkster tied for fifth place at the 4th U.S. Senior Women’s Open in Kettering, Ohio, on Sunday.

Harbor volleyball wins division at Morro Bay Tournament | Local Roundup

Harbor High’s girls volleyball team went 2-2 on the final day of the Morro Bay Tournament on Saturday to win the Silver Division title.  The Pirates finished 4-2 at the event.

Scotts Valley, Mount Madonna and Harbor win volleyball openers | Local Roundup

Senior setter and captain Morgan Lipman 28 assists and seven digs to help Scotts Valley High’s girls volleybal team beat Monte vista Christian 25-14, 25-19, 25-21 on Friday.

Soquel, Harbor open season with big wins; SLV blanked | High school football roundup

Quarterback Cole Johnson threw three touchdown passes and Soquel High’s football team beat visiting Soledad 20-14 in the teams’ season opener Friday night.

Harbor girls water polo rolls in opener | Local Roundup

The Scotts Valley High girls tennis team opened its 2022 season with a 7-0 nonleague win over visiting St. Francis on Thursday afternoon.

Soquel water polo star Quinn Healy commits to Stanford

Soquel High water polo star Quinn Healy — the most sought-after girls polo player in the school’s rich history — announced Sunday on Instagram that she committed to powerhouse Stanford University.

Mount Madonna’s Ben Pearson named MVP | All-SCCAL boys volleyball

Mount Madonna School’s boys volleyball team took third place in the Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League this season, but there was little question that the Hawks boasted the top individual talent.

Harbor fills four coaching vacancies

James Gaynor Jr., the newly named athletics director at Harbor High, announced that the Pirates have filled four coaching vacancies.

Aptos’ Gabe Gaeckle, Reed Moring secure top honors | All-SCCAL baseball

Aptos High’s baseball team rolled to the Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League regular season and tournament titles behind a pair of future NCAA Division I committed talents, and the Mariners were rewarded during all-league voting with a sweep of top honors.

Santa Cruz, St. Francis and MVC advance to semifinals | CCS baseball roundup

Johann Brooks doubled home Langston Burkett, who reached on a double, for the go-ahead run in the fifth inning, and Santa Cruz High’s baseball team made it hold up to beat Menlo-Atherton 3-2 in the first round of the Central Coast Section Division III semifinals Saturday.

Reed Moring, Edward Peters help Aptos baseball secure SCCAL Tournament title

UC Santa Barbara committed staff ace Reed Moring delivered a businesslike, complete-game two-hitter with a career-high 15 strikeouts, and Edward Peters highlighted a seven-run third inning with a three-run triple as the Mariners claimed the tournament title 8-0 over the Falcons at Cabrillo College on Friday.

Aptos baseball slips past Harbor in 10 innings to reach SCCAL Tournament final | Local Roundup

James Craig’s RBI single to left field scored pinch runner Nick Forbes from third base in the 10th inning, giving Aptos High’s baseball team a 5-4 walk-off win over Harbor in the SCCAL Tournament semifinals on Wednesday.

Santa Cruz boys volleyball advances to D-II semifinals | Local Roundup

Freshman outside hitter Julien Pally had 15 kills, and Santa Cruz High’s boys volleyball team beat No. 7 The King’s Academy 25-20, 21-25, 25-17, 25-17 in the quarterfinals of the Central Coast Section Division II playoffs Tuesday.

Aptos’ Shane Garvey, Palma’s Brendan Watson advance to CCS Championships | Boys golf

Santa Cruz County had 14 golfers qualify for the Central Coast Section Regionals, held on a cold and windy Tuesday at Laguna Seca Golf Ranch. Two remain.

Scotts Valley, Harbor baseball teams produce walk-off wins in SCCAL Tournament | Local Roundup

Scotts Valley High’s baseball team pulled off a 6-5 come-from-behind win over Soquel on Monday to advance to the SCCAL Tournament semifinals.

Aptos’ Trent Nosky gets surprise win in 1,600 after SV’s Jeremy Kain collides with lapped runner | SCCAL boys track and field

Down goes Frazier. Athletes and fans alike watched in both shock and amazement as shockwaves tore through the towering redwoods surrounding San Lorenzo Valley High’s track at the Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League Track and Field Championships on Saturday.

Aptos’ Elizabeth Churchill breezes to Bob Enzweiler Award at SCCAL Girls Track and Field Championships

Aptos High senior Elizabeth Churchill was dominant in her final Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League Championships showing on a windy Saturday at San Lorenzo Valley High.

Harbor’s Gwen Grigsby, Isla Johnson win inaugural SCCAL beach volleyball title | Local Roundup

Harbor High sophomore Gwen Grigsby and freshman Isla Johnson defeated Scotts Valley’s Hannah Fleming and Morgan Lipman 21-11, 21-14 to win the inaugural Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League Beach Volleyball Championships on Saturday at Harbor High.

PCS’s Katharina Guth qualifies for CCS track and field semifinals in four events | Local Roundup

Pacific Collegiate School junior Katharina Guth placed in the top seven in four events at the Pacific Coast Athletic League Masters Meet on Friday at Gilroy High, meeting the criteria to advance to the Central Coast Section semifinals in all four events.

Santa Cruz rallies past Harbor to take SCCAL tourney title | Boys volleyball

Milestone boys volleyball seasons for both Santa Cruz and Harbor will continue next week in the Central Coast Section playoffs. But first, local bragging rights.

Mariah Segura hits three HRs, drives in 7 in Wildcatz’s walk-off win in ninth | Local Roundup

Mariah Segura hit three of Watsonville HIgh’s five home runs as the Wildcatz softball team earned a thrilling, 16-15 walk-off win over San Benito in nine innings Wednesday.

Cabrillo women’s beach volleyball team qualifies for state championships | Local Roundup

The Cabrillo College women’s beach volleyball team beat San Mateo 5-0 and Sierra 3-0 in the NorCal Regionals at Main Beach in Santa Cruz on Tuesday to qualify for the state championships.

Santa Cruz’s Myles Statsky wins SCCAL Golf Championship

Few, if any, of the boys competing in the Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League Golf Championship on Tuesday know Pasatiempo Golf Club better than Santa Cruz High senior Myles Statsky.