A dozen more senior student-athletes in Santa Cruz County participated in signing ceremonies over the past month, finalizing their commitments to four-year universities across the nation.
Freshman forward Alexa Litchev made a pair of free throws with no time on the clock, and the UC Santa Cruz women’s basketball team stunned previously unbeaten Hamilton of New York 61-60 in the UCSC Christmas Classic at Kaiser Permanente Arena on Thursday.
Freshman guard Jade Crum made three 3-pointers and finished with a game-high 15 points, but the Cabrillo College women’s basketball team lost 60-37 to visiting Redwoods on Tuesday.
Monta Vista Christian School wrestler Rykin Resurreccion took first place at 138 pounds at the seventh annual Nick Buzolich Classic at Lincoln High in San Jose on Saturday.
Eddie Alvarez scored four goals in the first 16 minutes and he also recorded an assist, as the Aptos High boys soccer team routed visiting Anzar 14-0 in nonleague action on Thursday night.
Soquel High senior water polo talent Malloy Wiens was named MVP of the Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League for the 2023 season and was named second-team All-Central Coast Section.
UC Santa Cruz women’s volleyball players Peyton Tazelaar, Kelly Ann Greene and Emily Pasion were named Academic All-District by the College Sports Communicators.
Two-way guard Lester Quinones scored a season-high 37 points, and Santa Cruz beat South Bay, 130-126, in the teams’ NBA G League Showcase Cup game at UCLA Health Training Center in El Segundo on Tuesday night.
Santa Cruz freshman Kaikora “KK” Nauenberg was among the four division winners, as the Santa Cruz Scholastic Surf League held Contest No. 4 of the 2023-2024 season at Pleasure Point.
Santa Cruz’s Zephyr Dew, a member of the U21 Beach National Team roster, and partner Charlie Siragusa will be one of the USA teams in El Salvador NORCECA Beach Volleyball Tour.
Golden State Warriors two-way guard Lester Quinones had 35 points, eight rebounds, and four assists, but the Santa Cruz Warriors fell 119-109 to host Ontario in NBA G League action at Toyota Arena on Tuesday night.
Senior libero Gwen Grigsby, who checks in at 5-foot-1, made huge contributions to Harbor High’s girls volleyball team this season and was named MVP of the Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League during all-league voting.
The No. 13 state ranked and unbeaten Cabrillo College men’s basketball team knocked off No. 6 Columbia 102-80 in the championship game at the third annual Saltwater Classic in Aptos on Sunday.
Darius Best scored 19 points, and the Cabrillo College men’s basketball team beat Folsom Lake 102-72 in the Saltwater Classic in Aptos on Saturday night.
Will Shilling scored 31 points for Scotts Valley High’s boys basketball team, but the Falcons lost 79-71 to Santa Teresa in the teams’ first-round game at the Dad’s Club Tournament at Santa Cruz High on Thursday.
Jackson Rowe came off the bench and had 19 points and four rebounds, but the Santa Cruz Warriors suffered their first loss is Showcase Cup play, 123-99, to the host Ontario Clippers in NBA G League action.
Santa Cruz County produced three top-10 finishers — Santa Cruz junior Eli Fitchen-Young, Scotts Valley senior Ashlynn Boothby, and Archbishop Mitty junior Evie Marheineke — at the CIF State Cross Country Championships on Saturday.