St. Francis High’s football team kept its perfect season and league title hopes alive as it pulled away from Pacific Grove with three unanswered touchdowns in the second half for a 34-14 win Friday night.
Scotts Valley High’s football team ran through Monte Vista Christian’s defense for a 10-play, 64-yard touchdown drive on the first series of the teams’ Pacific Coast Athletic League Mission Division game Friday night.
Aptos HIgh’s Caden Prichard clenched his fists and yelled emphatically after producing his third touchdown run of the second half, which essentially sealed the Mariners’ huge, 44-41 win over previously unbeaten Salinas on Friday night.
Aptos High’s football team beat Alvarez 54-24 to set the stage for its anticipated Pacific Coast Athletic League Gabilan Division showdown with Salinas by surpassing 50-plus points for the third straight game Friday night.
Jordan McCord, a junior wide receiver and cornerback for Soquel High’s football team, was his usual sensation self Friday night. He tacked two more touchdown receptions onto his rapidly growing season total, and caused a fumble on defense
Soquel High’s girls volleyball team is starting to find itself with talented outside hitter Jessie Dueck playing libero as she recovers from bicep tendinitis.
Senior guard Kaitlin Imai made nine 3-pointers and finished with 35 points as the No. 4 seed Scotts Valley High girls basketball team beat the No. 5 Carmel 51-32 in the Central Coast Section Division IV quarterfinals on Tuesday.
Santa Cruz County produced dozens of magnificent sports feats in ’21, and it’s no surprise that surfing was among the sports that dominated headlines. The following is a recap of some of the most memorable feats of the year.
Sophomore Leah Murphy scored two goals 27 seconds apart in the first of two mandatory overtimes and the No. 3 seed Soquel High girls water polo team survived No. 6 Clovis West 16-15 in the teams’ physical and thrilling CIF NorCal Division I regional quarterfinal Tuesday night.
Soquel High’s girls water team didn’t flinch when it faced a four-goal deficit against Leland early in the second quarter of the Central Coast Section Open Division semifinals on Tuesday night at Saint Francis High.
Pajaro Valley High’s football team needed to move 72 yards in less than 1 minute and 14 seconds if it hoped accomplish the unthinkable Friday night against host Harbor in the Pirates’ homecoming.
Gavin Woods and Jack Fisher ran for touchdowns and Cole Johnson passed for an insurance score as Soquel beat host Carmel 21-8 to remain unbeaten in the Pacific Coast Athletic League Mission Division on Saturday.
Harbor High’s girls volleyball team, a game behind Soquel and Santa Cruz in the Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League standings, looked to knock off both teams this week to even up the league race.