Harbor High’s girls volleyball team unveiled its 2023 Central Coast Section championship banner in its first home match of the season Thursday, and added to its feel-good evening with a 26-28, 25-22, 25-20, 26-24 win over Soquel in the teams’ Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League match.
The No. 1 seed Santa Cruz High boys volleyball team swept visiting No. 8 Lynbrook of San Jose, 25-17, 25-15, 25-20, in the the Central Coast Section Open Division quarterfinals on Tuesday.
Harbor High junior Kaden Dunton shot the low score Tuesday, despite narrowly missing a handful of birdie putts on the back nine at Black Horse Golf Course in the Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League Championship.
Kit DeForest hit a solo home run in Scotts Valley High’s four-run sixth inning, and the Falcons rallied past visiting Santa Cruz 8-6 in the teams’ Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League game Tuesday.
All nine Cardinals scored at least once in Santa Cruz High’s 13-8 win over visiting Soquel in the teams’ Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League baseball game Friday.
Anthony Karagiannopoulos had two hits, one walk, one RBI, and a run scored, but Cabrillo College’s baseball team lost 4-2 to visiting Ohlone in the teams’ Coast Conference South Division game Thursday.
Senior Henry Spitzer edged Julian Arulanantham 7-6 (7-4), 5-7, 1-0 (10-8) at No. 3 singles to clinch Scotts Valley High’s 4-3 boys tennis win Thursday.
Match medalist Keenan Buntz shot even-par 31 at Boulder Creek Golf and Country Club, and San Lorenzo Valley High’s boys golf team beat Soquel 176-203 to stay unbeaten in Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League play Wednesday.
Pitcher Alicia Mendez shined in the circle, and the No. 16 state-ranked Cabrillo College softball team knocked off No. 3 San Mateo 5-1 in the teams’ Coast Conference game in Aptos on Tuesday.
Jorden Espinoza recorded 11 strikeouts over 6 2/3 innings, and Aptos High’s baseball team gained sole possession of the Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League lead with its 4-2 win over visiting Santa Cruz on Thursday.
Aptos High’s girls track and field team produced eight top-three finishes to help the Mariners take second place at the 51st Avis Kelley Invitational, which drew athletes from 39 school to Gilroy High on Saturday.
Midfielders Skylar Dufour, Sofia Niklaus, and Dillon Fiorita worked as a unit to command the draws, and Scotts Valley High’s girls lacrosse team knocked off host Soquel 20-3 a Pacific Coast Athletic League non-divisional game on Thursday.
James Dahlen was medalist with a 1-over-par 36 over nine holes in San Lorenzo Valley High’s 211-260 win over Soquel in Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League action at Pasatiempo Golf Club on Tuesday.
Natalie Allen, Adelaide Friedley, and Alexia Fajardo each won two individual events for Aptos High’s girls swim team in a 93-79 win over host Soquel in the teams’ Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League meet Wednesday.
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.
The first day of National Letter of Intent signing period for all student-athletes competing in sports other than football opened Wednesday. The early signing period runs through Division I basketball runs through Wednesday. The period for all other athletes runs through Aug. 1.
Santa Cruz High sophomore tennis player Francesca Garces and Aptos senior Tiana Smith will square off for the girls singles title at the Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League Championships at Imperial Courts in Aptos on Wednesday at 3 p.m.