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Aptos flag football repeats as SCCAL champ after sharing title in ’24 | Local Roundup
Aptos High’s flag football team beat Harbor 30-2 to win their third straight Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League title on Wednesday.
Scotts Valley volleyball earns no worse than a share of SCCAL title | Local Roundup
Outside hitter Hayden Smith had 12 kills and one block, and Scotts Valley High’s girls volleyball team beat host San Lorenzo Valley 25-10, 25-13, 25-6 to secure no worse than a share of the Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League title on Tuesday.
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.
Soquel flag football holds off Santa Cruz in tight SCCAL game | Local Roundup
Soquel High’s flag football team held off Santa Cruz 21-15 in the teams’ Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League game at Aptos High on Wednesday.
Cabrillo football falls to Coalinga, sees losing skid reach five | Local Roundup
Cabrillo College’s football team led at the half despite giving up a last-minute score in the second quarter, but Coalinga flipped the script in the second half and rallied for a 35-26 win in the teams’ Coast Conference opener in Aptos on Saturday night.
Denise Corrales helps Cabrillo top De Anza in women’s soccer | Local Roundup
Denise Corrales, a freshman forward out of Watsonville High, had a goal and an assist to help the Cabrillo College women’s soccer team roll past visiting De Anza 4-0 in the teams’ Coast Conference crossover match Friday.
Aptos girls tennis team beats Soquel, stays perfect in SCCAL | Local Roundup
Neci Hoeptner and Julie Blevins beat Lucy Federspiel and Ayla Hymes 6-1, 3-6, 1-0 (10-2) at No. 1 doubles to help Aptos High’s unbeaten girls tennis team secure a 6-1 win over Soquel in Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League play Thursday.
Scotts Valley girls volleyball tops Harbor, retains slim lead in SCCAL title race | Local Roundup
Outside hitter Rylee Giesen had 15 kills, 12 digs, two aces, and two blocks, and Scotts Valley High’s girls volleyball team beat visiting Harbor 21-25, 25-16, 25-16, 25-18 in Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League action Tuesday.
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.
Soquel girls volleyball team hands Scotts Valley first SCCAL loss | Local Roundup
Natalie Barry closed the match with back to back aces, and Soquel High’s girls volleyball team knocked Scotts Valley from the unbeaten ranks with its 23-25, 25-21,21-25, 25-22, 16-14 win in Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League play on Tuesday.
Golden State Warriors sign Alex Toohey, Pat Spencer to two-way contracts | Local Roundup
The Golden State Warriors have signed 6-foot-8 Australian forward Alex Toohey, 21, and 6-3 guard Pat Spencer, 29, to two-way contracts, the team announced Monday.
Santa Cruz cancels football game against powerful McClymonds | Local Roundup
Santa Cruz High’s football program is in significantly better shape than it was at the outset of 2024, when then-first-year coach Sergio Escobar inherited an 0-10 squad that was held scoreless and forfeited four games.
Scotts Valley girls volleyball wins another five-setter in SCCAL action | Local Roundup
Scotts Valley High’s girls volleyball team saw its match go down to the wire, yet again.
Scotts Valley’s Ava Decleve, Hanna Shehorn run to titles at 4,000-meter Baylands Invitational | Local Roundup
Scotts Valley High’s Ava Decleve won the Senior Girls race at the 4,000-meter Baylands Invitational at Baylands Park in Sunnyvale on Saturday. The UCLA-committed runner took first out of 50 athletes in 14:14.21.
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 volleyball rallies for five-set win over Santa Cruz | Local Roundup
Senior outside hitters Rylee Giesen and Hayden Smith had big outings, and Scotts Valley High’s girls volleyball team recorded a reverse sweep in their 15-25, 17-25, 25-13, 27-25, 15-12, five-set win over visiting Santa Cruz in the teams’ Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League opener on Tuesday night.
Freshman defender Jocelyn Travers scores first collegiate goal for No. 3 Duke | Local Roundup
Freshman defender Jocelyn Travers, a Santa Cruz High alumna, scored her first collegiate goal, and the No. 3 ranked Duke University women’s soccer team trounced Virginia Military Institute 9-0 victory Thursday night at Koskinen Stadium in Durham, N.C.
Local track and field talents shine at Nike Outdoor Nationals | Local Roundup
Scotts Valley Track Club’s relay teams posted three top-10 finishes, including a pair of top-five showings, at the four-day 2025 Nike Outdoor Nationals & USATF U20 Championships at Hayward Field in Eugene, Oregon.
Scotts Valley Trouble Fastpitch, Siltanen Park to host large, youth softball tournament this weekend | Local Roundup
The Rally in the Valley Invitational — the first major girls softball tournament held in the community since 2018 — takes place Friday through Sunday at Siltanen Park in Scotts Valley.
Aptos midfielder Anahi Macias named Player of the Year | All-SCCAL girls soccer
Aptos High’s girls soccer team had several dominant offensive players on its Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League championship team.
Aptos’ repeat champion boys soccer team closes regular season with eighth straight win | Local Roundup
Ivan Zavala scored twice and Nami Banks had a goal and an assist to help Aptos High’s boys soccer team beat Soquel 3-0 in a make-up game to close Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League play Wednesday.
Santa Cruz freshman wrestler Vera Bentley takes first at CCS Southern Regionals | Local Roundup
Santa Cruz freshman Vera Bentley took first place in her weight division at the Central Coast Section Southern Regional Wrestling Championships at Watsonville High on Saturday.
Aptos locks up boys soccer title with win over Scotts Valley | Local Roundup
Nami Banks scored in each half, and Aptos High’s boys soccer team locked up the Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League title with their 5-1 win over Scotts Valley on Friday.
Four county teams cap perfect league seasons | Local Roundup
Senior Valeria Acosta scored twice, and Pajaro Valley High’s girls soccer team beat visiting North Salinas 5-0 to finish unbeaten in the Pacific Coast Athletic League’s Mission Division on a rainy Thursday.
Watsonville boys soccer edges rival Pajaro Valley with late goal | Local Roundup
A late-game position change served Elisco Mora and Watsonville High’s boys soccer team well on Wednesday.