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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 surfer John Mel moves into quarterfinals at Morro Bay | Local Roundup
Santa Cruz’s John Mel advanced to the Round of 16 at the World Surf League’s SLO CAL Open Morro Bay, a Qualifying Series 2,000-point event, in Morro Bay on Saturday.
Santa Cruz surfer John Mel advances at SLO CAL Open Morro Bay | Local Roundup
Santa Cruz’s John Mel advanced to the Round of 32 at the World Surf League’s SLO CAL Open Morro Bay, a Qualifying Series 2,000-point event, in Morro Bay on Friday.
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.
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.
Water polo finalists set for SCCAL Tournaments | Local Roundup
Senior Adelaide Friedley scored three goals, and the No. 2 seed Aptos High girls water polo team beat No. 3 Santa Cruz 5-3 in the Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League Tournament semifinals at Harbor High on Thursday.
Harbor, Aptos volleyball teams win titles at Harbor Tournament | Local Roundup
Harbor High’s girls volleyball team picked up two more wins on Saturday to claim the Gold Division title at the two-day Harbor Tournament in Santa Cruz.
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.
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.
Scotts Valley girls volleyball slips past Santa Cruz in five sets | Local Roundup
Outside hitter Hayden Smith had 21 kills, 12 digs, and three blocks to lead Scotts Valley High’s girls volleyball team to a 25-21, 20-25, 25-12, 18-25, 20-18 win over host Santa Cruz in Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League action Thursday.
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.
Aptos flag football pulls away for SCCAL win | Local Roundup
Senior quarterback Ella Porter ran for four touchdowns and threw for another, and Aptos High’s flag football team earned a 33-12 win over Harbor in Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League play at Soquel High on Wednesday.
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.
Santa Cruz native Luke Rockhold, 40, retires from competitive fighting | Local Roundup
Santa Cruz native Luke Rockhold, a former UFC middleweight champion, is stepping away from combat sports.
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.
Scotts Valley girls lacrosse team seeded 8th in CCS D-II playoffs | Local Roundup
Scotts Valley High’s girls lacrosse team, the only team from Santa Cruz County to make the 2025 Central Coast Section playoffs, regardless of gender, received the No. 8 seed in Division II at Sunday’s seeding meeting.
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.
Aptos, Pajaro Valley post lopsided softball wins | Local Roundup
Sophomore Emma Burgueno had three hits, three RBI, and scored twice, and Aptos High’s softball team beat Harbor 16-2 in the teams’ Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League four inning game Monday.
Soquel baseball shuts out Santa Cruz for sole possession of SCCAL lead | Local Roundup
Junior Dylan Hull hurled a complete-game shutout, and Soquel High’s baseball team posted its second convincing win over rival Santa Cruz in the span of four days Friday, winning 9-0, to take sole possession of first place in the Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League.
Santa Cruz’s Tiera O’Connor to continue basketball career at San Francisco State | Local Roundup
Santa Cruz High senior guard Tiera O’Connor, who didn’t play for the Cardinals in the winter after helping lead the program to back-to-back Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League titles, will continue her basketball and academic careers at NCAA Division II San Francisco State University.