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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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Aptos native Nikki Hiltz advances to women’s 1,500 semifinals at World Athletics Championships | Local Roundup
Aptos native Nikki Hiltz advanced to the women’s 1,500-meter semifinals at 2025 World Athletics Championships in Tokyo 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 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.
Aptos runner Sam Hansen earns win at 3-mile Jackie Henderson Memorial Invitational | Local Roundup
Aptos High junior Sam Hansen took first out of 219 runners and senior teammate Brady Bliesner was third at the sixth annual Jackie Henderson Memorial Invitational at North Monterey County High in Castroville on Saturday.
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.
Santa Cruz, Harbor boys volleyball teams advance to SCCAL Tournament final | Local Roundup
Julien Pally and Leo Sapunor paced Santa Cruz High’s boys volleyball team on offense, and the No. 1 seed Cardinals beat No. 4 Mount Madonna 25-20, 25-13, 25-11 in the Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League Tournament semifinals at Santa Cruz High on Tuesday.
Kayla Fullalove-Silveira, Ava Alvarado homer in third straight game for MVC softball | Local Roundup
Senior Kayla Fullalove-Silveira and sophomore Ava Alvarado each homered for the third straight game, and Monte Vista Christian School’s softball team beat Santa Cruz 15-4 in the teams’ nonleague contest, which was called on the 10-run rule after five innings on Monday.
Depth serves Aptos boys, Soquel girls well at SCCAL Swimming Championships
Aptos High’s boys team produced just one event winner — junior Elijah Souza in the 50 freestyle (21.91) — but the Mariners’ depth carried them to the team title.
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.
Cabrillo baseball wins regular-season finale, awaits word on playoffs | Local Roundup
Kaiden Hoapili had three hits, three RBI, and scored a run, and Cabrillo College’s baseball team beat visiting Monterey Peninsula 10-5 in the teams’ Coast Conference South Division finale Thursday.
Records fall as Watsonville boys secure PCAL tri-meet win | High school track and field roundup
Watsonville High’s boys track and field team scored 78 points to win its Pacific Coast Athletic League tri-meet against Monterey (50) and host Pajaro Valley (6) on Thursday.
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.
Eli Fitchen-Young breaks his own school record in CCS Top 8 Invitational win | Track and field
Whether Santa Cruz High senior Eli Fitchen-Young has a good showing or not at an out-of-town track and field competition, it has become a thing for his mom, Kim, to blare ABBA’s Dancing Queen on the car stereo and the family to sing along.