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Liliana Whitmeyer helps St. Francis pull away from SLV | Local Roundup
Sophomore Liliana Whitmeyer scored 10 of her game-high 18 points in the third quarter, and St. Francis High’s girls basketball team pulled away from visiting San Lorenzo Valley 47-33 in the teams’ nonleague game Tuesday.
Scotts Valley girls basketball wins The King’s Academy Tournament title | Local Roundup
Scotts Valley High’s girls basketball team crushed Gunn 52-21 in the championship game at The King’s Academy Tournament in Sunnyvale on Saturday.
Soquel’s rally comes up short in basketball loss to powerful Palma | Local Roundup
Soquel High boys basketball team battled back with a solid fourth quarter, but suffered a 59-52 loss to host Palma in the semifinals of the Luis & Lucille Scattini Memorial Tournament in Salinas on Friday night.
Harbor girls soccer edges Stevenson 1-0 | Local Roundup
Michaela Garcia scored on a shot from 20 yards out in the 22nd minute, and Harbor High’s girls soccer team beat visiting Stevenson 1-0 in nonleague action Thursday night.
Aptos girls soccer loses standout Scarlett Stateler to injury in win over Watsonville | Local Roundup
Isabella Hartnett scored twice, and Aptos High’s girls soccer team beat host Watsonville 5-0 in the teams’ nonleague match Tuesday.
Kat Buckley leads PCS girls basketball team to Pescadero Hoop Dreams title | Local Roundup
Junior forward Kat Buckley produced another double-double, and Pacific Collegiate School’s girls basketball team beat Pescadero 43-16 in the championship of the Pescadero Hoop Dreams tournament on Saturday.
Santa Cruz Warriors blow 25-point lead, fall to Valley Suns in overtime | Local Roundup
Santa Cruz had three players score 20-plus points, but the Warriors lost to the Valley Suns 124-119 in overtime in the teams’ NBA G League game at Mullet Arena in Tempe, Arizona, on Wednesday.
Emilie Ngo helps UC Santa Cruz rally past UC Merced in OT at KP Arena | Local Roundup
Sophomore guard Emilie Ngo continued her offensive ways, and the UC Santa Cruz women’s basketball team, an NCAA Division III squad, rallied past D-II UC Merced 79-72 at Kaiser Permanente Arena on Tuesday.
Kat Buckley paces PCS past Soquel in girls basketball | Local Roundup
Junior forward Kat Buckley had 25 points, seven rebounds and five blocks to lead the Pacific Collegiate School girls basketball team past host Soquel 39-18 in nonleague action Monday.
Cabrillo women’s volleyball falls to No. 1 seed in NorCal playoffs | Local Roundup
The No. 8 seed Cabrillo College women’s volleyball team was swept 25-17, 25-18, 25-17 by No. 1 San Joaquin Delta in the third round of the 3C2A NorCal Regionals in Stockton on Saturday night.
Cabrillo slips past Cosumnes River in chaotic, 5-set thriller in NorCal Regional playoffs | Local Roundup
In a do-or-die women’s volleyball playoff match that could, justifiably, be described as chaotic, No. 8 seed Cabrillo College slipped past No. 9 Cosumnes River in five sets, 20-25, 29-27, 25-21, 25-27, 15-13, in the second round of the 3C2A NorCal Regionals on Tuesday night.
Santa Cruz girls soccer posts shutout in season opening win | Local Roundup
Elzada Wood scored twice, and Santa Cruz High’s girls soccer team opened its season with a 3-0 win over St. Francis on Monday.
Scotts Valley’s Hanna Shehorn, Ava Decleve finish 1-2, help Falcons repeat in D-IV | CCS Cross Country Championships
Scotts Valley High junior Hanna Shehorn and UCLA-bound senior teammate Ava Decleve finished 1-2 to lead the Falcons to the girls’ Division IV team title at the Central Coast Section Cross Country Championships in Belmont on Saturday.
Santa Cruz girls volleyball earns sweep of Soquel, remains in second place in SCCAL | Local Roundup
Senior outside hitter Natalie Monroe had 18 kills, and Santa Cruz High’s girls volleyball team earned a 25-20, 26-24, 27-25 sweep of visiting Soquel in the teams’ Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League match Thursday.
San Jose’s Katie McIndoe takes first at 21st Mermaid Sprint Triathlon | Local Roundup
San Jose’s Katie McIndoe took first out of 128 athletes in the 21st Mermaid Sprint Triathlon in Capitola on Saturday.
Ava Decleve, Hanna Shehorn pace Scotts Valley past Santa Cruz in cross country action | Local Roundup
UCLA-committed Ava Decleve (15:06) held off teammate Hanna Shehorn (15:16) for the individual win, as they helped the Falcons earn a 22 to 39 win over Santa Cruz on the Falcons’ 2.59-mile course in Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League action Thursday.
Cabrillo football leveled by Los Medanos, 76-29 | Local Roundup
Cabrillo College quarterback Mario Cosma threw three touchdown passes, but the Seahawks’ football team gave up 70 or more points for the first time since 2022 and suffered a 76-29 loss to host Los Medanos in Pittsburg on Saturday.
Scotts Valley girls volleyball hands powerful Harbor first league loss since ’22 | Local Roundup
Senior outside hitter Hayden Smith had 21 kills, 12 digs, three aces, and five blocks for Scotts Valley High’s girls volleyball team, as the Falcons beat two-time defending league champion Harbor in five sets, 21-25, 25-20, 25-22, 25-20, 15-12, in Santa Cruz Coast Coast Athletic League play Thursday night.
Scotts Valley High girls lacrosse team ousted in CCS D-II quarterfinals | Local Roundup
Sofia Niklaus had three goals and one assist, but the No. 8 seed Scotts Valley High girls lacrosse team suffered a 13-5 loss to No. 1 Archbishop Mitty in the Central Coast Section Division II quarterfinals in San Jose on Tuesday.
Unbeaten Pirates’ duo claims SCCAL pairs beach volleyball title | Local Roundup
Harbor High seniors Isla Johnson and Maren O’Farrell defeated Santa Cruz senior Shelby Leonardich and freshman Haisley Flanagan 21-15, 21-12 in the finals to win the Mark Brewer SCCAL Beach Volleyball Pairs Tournament.
Watsonville’s Cypress champion boys volleyball team swept in CCS play-in match | Local Roundup
Watsonville High’s boys volleyball team suffered a 3-0 loss to visiting Alisal in a Central Coast Section play-in match on Thursday night.
Harbor’s unbeaten beach volleyball team repeats as SCCAL champ | Local Roundup
Harbor High’s beach volleyball team swept Soquel 5-0 to cap a perfect regular season at Main Beach in Santa Cruz on Friday.
SV’s Taylor Wilson hits sixth HR, as Falcons knock off Aptos in SCCAL softball action | Local Roundup
Scotts Valley High’s softball team beat visiting Aptos 5-3 on Thursday, and the Falcons secured a big win in their bid to repeat as Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League champion.
Harbor, Santa Cruz have multiple sports teams honored for academic success | Local Roundup
When it comes to balancing athletics and athletics, multiple Harbor and Santa Cruz high teams more than made the grade.
SC, Soquel set to square off in SCCAL tennis tournament finals | Local Roundup
Soquel High and Santa Cruz have shots to earn a sweep of the singles and doubles tennis finals at the Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League Championships on Wednesday.