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CIF NorCal DII girls water polo finals: Historic run ends for Stevenson in loss to San Ramon Valley

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Stevenson’s third straight State Northern California finals appearance in girls water polo comes up short in a 12-10 loss to San Ramon Valley in Division II

State NorCal Division II girls water polo semifinals: Stevenson stays focused in upending Leland

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Overcoming adversity in and out of the water, Stevenson is headed to the State NorCal Division II girls water polo finals after a 13-11 win over Leland

Aptos rallies past Rio Americano, reaches its first CIF NorCal D-III final | Girls water polo

Aptos High’s girls water polo team was already in uncharted territory when it took to its pool for the CIF NorCal Regional Division III semifinals on Thursday.

Aptos advances to CIF NorCal Regional D-III semifinals | Girls water polo roundup

Aptos High’s girls water polo team will enjoy the program’s first trip to the CIF Northern California Regional playoffs a little longer.

State NorCal DII girls water polo playoffs: Last-second goal lifts Stevenson past Buchanan

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Miranda Salinger’s goal with four seconds left lifts Stevenson to a 10-9 win over Buchanan of Clovis in the State NorCal Division II water polo playoffs

Aptos girls water polo beats Santa Cruz for first section title | CCS Championships Roundup

Aptos High’s girls water polo program finally earned its day in the sun.

Top-seed Soquel ousted in D-II semis by No. 5 Valley Christian in OT | CCS boys water polo

Soquel High’s offense went flat when it needed it most Wednesday night.

High School girls water polo: PCAL all-league team

The Pacific Coast Athletic League girls all-league water polo team

Three county girls water polo teams qualify for championship matches | CCS roundup

Three Santa Cruz County girls water polo teams — Santa Cruz, Aptos, and Soquel — advanced to Central Coast Section finals on Tuesday. The Cardinals and Mariners’ fourth meeting this season will decide the D-II crown on Saturday, and Soquel faces rival Sacred Heart Prep for the prestigious Open Division title.

High School volleyball: Flu ridden Salinas advances in state tournament

Salinas advances into the State Northern California Division III quarterfinals after a four-set win over Vista del Lago

High School boys water polo: PCAL all-league team

The Pacific Coast Athletic League boys all-league water polo team

Four of five county teams advance to semifinals | CCS water polo roundup

Sophomore Elizabeth Penny had three goals, two assists, and a steal, and the No. 2 seed Soquel High girls water polo team beat No. 7 St. Ignatius of San Francisco 12-7 in the CCS Open Division quarterfinals on Saturday.

CCS volleyball finals: Salinas repeats as Division I champions

Salinas defends it Central Coast Section Division I volleyball title, defeating Homestead

7-foot center Quinten Post posts double-double as Santa Cruz Warriors win season opener | Local Roundup

Quinten Post, a two-way center for Golden State, posted a double-double, and the Santa Cruz Warriors won their NBA G League season opener 133-118 over the visiting Valley Suns at Kaiser Permanente Arena on Friday night.

Five county water polo teams seeded in CCS playoffs | Local Roundup

Five local teams qualified for the Central Coast Section water polo playoffs, and all five will play their quarterfinal matches in Santa Cruz County on Saturday, it was determined at Monday’s section seeding meetings in San Jose.

Soquel earns sweep of SCCAL Tournament titles | High school water polo

Soquel High’s water polo program earned a sweep at the SCCAL Tournament finals on Saturday, with the Knights’ boys knocking off favored Santa Cruz, and the girls pulling away from host Aptos.

Aptos, Soquel girls water polo teams to square off in SCCAL Tournament final | Local Roundup

The No. 3 seed Aptos High girls water polo team edged No. 2 Santa Cruz 5-4 in the SCCAL Tournament semifinals at Soquel High on Wednesday.

Pajaro Valley girls volleyball team wins PCAL’s Santa Lucia Division with perfect record | Local Roundup

Junior Olivia Contreras had eight kills, three aces, and three digs, and the Pajaro Valley High girls volleyball team closed Pacific Coast Athletic League Santa Lucia Division play with a perfect record Tuesday.

Soquel girls water polo takes ninth at NorCal Invitational | Local Roundup

Soquel High’s girls water polo team went 3-1 and took ninth place at the prestigious, two-day NorCal Invitational, which was hosted Sacred Heart Prep in Atherton and concluded Saturday.

Eli Fitchen-Young sets course record in Cardinals’ race at UCSC | Local Roundup

Senior Eli Fitchen-Young broke Santa Cruz High’s 16-year-old course record at UC Santa Cruz and led the Cardinals to a 15-50 win over Harbor, 15-50, on Thursday. Mount Madonna had an incomplete squad in the tri-Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League meet.

Santa Cruz Warriors trade for returning player rights to forwards Kevin Knox II, Aaron Wheeler | Local Roundup

The Santa Cruz Warriors, the NBA G League affiliate of the Golden State Warriors, acquired the returning player rights to 6-foot-7 forward Kevin Knox II and 6-9 forward Aaron Wheeler in a three-team trade with the Rip City Remix and Westchester Knicks on Wednesday.

Lauren Ohlsson wins medalist honors as Scotts Valley girls golf team goes 10-0 in SCCAL | Local Roundup

Scotts Valley High’s Lauren Ohlsson earned medalist honors, and the Falcons’ girls golf team beat Soquel 138-161 to finish 10-0 in Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League on Tuesday.

Harbor girls volleyball repeats as SCCAL champ with sweep of SV | Local Roundup

Senior outside hitter Isla Johnson had 16 kills and Harbor High’s girls volleyball team repeated as Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League regular-season champion with its 25-17, 25-11, 27-25 sweep of Scotts Valley on Thursday.

Santa Cruz boys, Soquel girls lock up water polo titles | Local Roundup

Senior Pa’ kalani Vaka-Saxton had six goals and one steal, and Santa Cruz High’s boys water polo team beat Soquel 13-10 to lock up the Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League title on Thursday.

Three matches go to third-set tiebreakers as Aptos girls tennis knocks off Scotts Valley | Local Roundup

Aptos High’s girls tennis team won three singles matches and two doubles matches to secure a 5-2 win over Scotts Valley in the teams’ Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League match on Tuesday.