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Scotts Valley hands MVC first loss, creates logjam for second place | High school football roundup
Scotts Valley High’s football team found the switch to its offense.
Palma stops two-point conversion in OT to beat Salinas | High school football
Palma snaps a seven-year Gabilan Division losing streak to Salinas, stopping a two-point conversion in overtime in a 42-41 win
Soquel boys water polo beats Serra in battle of CCS ranked teams | Local Roundup
Senior Stryder Stelck had six goals, two assists, and two steals, and Soquel High’s boys water polo team, ranked No. 3 in the Central Coast Section by maxpreps.com, beat No. 10 Junipero Serra 14-9 in nonleague action Friday.
Watsonville flattens NMC; moves to 1-1 in Mission North Division | High school football roundup
Watsonville High’s football team trailed early, but responded with 25 unanswered points to secure a 25-13 win over visiting North Monterey County in the teams’ Pacific Coast Athletic League Mission North Division game Friday night.
Soquel blasts North Salinas, continues best start since 1976 | High school football
Soquel High’s unbeaten football team wasn’t pleased with last week’s 21-point margin of victory over Alisal. The Knights were limited to 28 points, well short of the 40-plus points it produced in four of their previous five games. Numerous personal foul infractions and more than 150 yards in penalties were the culprit.
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.
Golfer Carys Code, Emory win titles at inaugural Hollins Cup at Pasatiempo | Local Roundup
Emory University junior Carys Code and the Eagles’ women’s golf team produced the same results at the inaugural Hollins Cup in Santa Cruz on Tuesday as they did at the 2025 NCAA Division III Championships last spring: Champions.
SLV keeps Scotts Valley in check, posts consecutive wins over rival for first time since ’06 | High school football roundup
San Lorenzo Valley High football team, despite playing in a lower ranked division in the Pacific Coast Athletic League, stunned rival Scotts Valley last season.
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.
MVC, Soquel bring home wins | High school football roundup
Junior quarterback Evan Vessey passed for five touchdowns, and Monte Vista Christian School’s football team produced a season-high point total to open Pacific Coast Athletic League North Division play with a 49-33 win over host North Monterey County.
Santa Cruz crushes previously unbeaten Marina | High school football
It was a result Marina High football players wanted to forget immediately. And a result the victorious Santa Cruz players planned to forget after this weekend, before turning their focus to their next league opponent.
Aptos girls water polo holds off Santa Cruz | Local Roundup
Senior Madi Knudsen made three goals, including a 5-meter penalty shot, and an assist, and Aptos High’s girls water polo team beat Santa Cruz 7-4 in the Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League play Wednesday.
Santa Clara Broncos slated to play two men’s basketball games at KP Arena in 2025-26 | Local Roundup
The NCAA Division I Santa Clara University men’s basketball team will return to Santa Cruz for the first time since the 2020-21 season to play a pair of nonconference games.
Scotts Valley comes up short against Stevenson in battle of unbeatens | High school football roundup
Scotts Valley High’s football team was knocked from the unbeaten ranks Saturday.
Santa Cruz shakes Seaside, eclipses 2024 win total | High school football roundup
Senior quarterback Neven Ristic accounted for five touchdowns, and Santa Cruz High’s football team beat visiting Seaside 44-27 in the teams’ Pacific Coast Athletic League Santa Lucia Division game Friday night.
Pajaro Valley rallies big, storms past Harbor for Santa Lucia win | High school football roundup
Pajaro Valley High’s football team scored 36 unanswered points to rally past host Harbor 44-24 in the teams’ Pacific Coast Athletic League Santa Lucia Division game Thursday night.
Peyton Orradre helps St. Francis volleyball team earn sweep of Mount Madonna | Local Roundup
Senior outside hitter Peyton Orradre had nine kills and 11 digs, and St. Francis High’s girls volleyball team earned a 25-17, 25-18, 25-15 nonleague sweep of Mount Madonna in Watsonville on Wednesday.
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.
Late takeaway, touchdown keeps Scotts Valley perfect | High school football roundup
Scotts Valley High’s football team rallied twice, and managed a game-changing takeaway late in the fourth quarter to set up the Falcons’ decisive touchdown and remain unbeaten Saturday night.
Soquel boys water polo goes 2-0 in doubleheader | Local Roundup
Soquel High’s boys water polo team earned a sweep in its nonleague doubleheader on Saturday. The Knights posted a 17-6 win over Carmel and 20-12 win over Leland of San Jose.
Fast start, consistency help unbeaten Soquel roll past Salinas | High school football
Soquel High’s football team stunned Salinas last season en route to unseating the Cowboys as the Pacific Coast Athletic League Gabilan Division champ.
Evan Vessey passes for 400-plus yards in MVC’s loss to unbeaten Stevenson | High school football roundup
Junior quarterback Evan Vessey passed for 400-plus yards for the second time in three weeks, but Monte Vista Christian School’s football team suffered a 36-25 loss to Stevenson of Pebble Beach on Friday night.
Bryan Bunker, Cabrillo men’s water polo pull away from Ohlone | Local Roundup
Bryan Bunker had a monster second half to help the Cabrillo College men’s water polo team knock off visiting Ohlone 20-16 in the teams’ Coast Conference match in Aptos on Wednesday.
Natalie Monroe makes season-high 27 kills as Santa Cruz volleyball sweeps Soquel | Local Roundup
UNLV-committed Natalie Monroe, a senior outside hitter, made a season-high 27 kills, and Santa Cruz High’s girls volleyball team beat Soquel 22-25, 25-18, 26-24, 25-16 in the teams’ Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League match Tuesday.
Cabrillo men, women earn soccer wins over Feather River | Local Roundup
Sophomore forward Yoan Ponio had two goals and one assist, and the Cabrillo College men’s soccer team upset No. 1 state ranked Feather River 4-1 in the teams’ nonconference in Aptos on Monday.