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Scotts Valley’s Danica Kelley rallies late, reaches semifinals at CIF State Wrestling Championships | Local Roundup

Scotts Valley High senior Danica Kelley advanced to the semifinals on Day 2 of the 2024 CIF State Wrestling Championships at Mechanics Bank Arena in Bakersfield on Friday.

Soquel stomps Stevenson, advances to D-IV quarterfinals | CCS basketball roundup

Nico Ramirez and D’Rell Hopkins each scored 15 points to help the No. 7 seed Soquel High boys basketball team beat No. 10 Stevenson 62-36 in the second round of the Central Coast Section Division IV playoffs on Saturday night.

Scotts Valley, SLV, MVC advance from first round | CCS basketball roundup

Will Shilling scored a team-high 15 points, and the No. 9 seed Scotts Valley High boys basketball rolled past unseeded KIPP San Jose 58-36 in the first round of the Central Coast Section Division IV playoffs on Friday night.

Aptos boys soccer wins first league title since 2014 | Local Roundup

Kaleb Plascencia had a goal and an assist, as Aptos High’s boys soccer team beat Scotts Valley 4-0 to win its first Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League title since 2014 on Monday night.

Aptos’ boys, girls teams prevail in overtime in SCCAL Tournament semis | Local Roundup

Freshman guard Gabby Wickham scored nine of her season-high 35 points in overtime, as Aptos High’s girls basketball team beat host Scotts Valley 62-53 in the Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League Tournament semifinals on Thursday.

Aptos boys soccer shuts out SC, stays in SCCAL title hunt | Local Roundup

Esteban Garcia had a goal and an assist, and Aptos High’s boys soccer team stayed in the Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League title hunt with its 3-0 win over Santa Cruz on Wednesday night.

Scotts Valley boys basketball edges SLV in triple OT thriller to open SCCAL Tournament | Local Roundup

Kit Deforest’s steal and and-one basket helped the No. 4 seed Scotts Valley High boys basketball team edge No. 5 San Lorenzo Valley 70-68 in triple overtime in the first round of the Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League Tournament on Tuesday.

Donovan Williams buries winning 3 in SC Warriors’ OT win | Local Roundup

Forward Donovan Williams scored a game-high 28 points and added nine rebounds in the Santa Cruz Warriors’ 122-119 overtime win over the Texas Legends in NBA G League action at Kaiser Permanente Arena on Friday night.

Aptos girls soccer shuts out Soquel, repeats as SCCAL champion | Local Roundup

Izabella Hartnett and Anahi Macias each had a goal and an assist, and the Aptos High girls soccer team beat visiting Soquel 4-0 to repeat as the Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League champion Thursday night.

Aptos’ unbeaten girls soccer team inches closer to SCCAL title repeat | Local Roundup

Alexa Castaneda had a goal and two assists to help Aptos High’s girls soccer team beat San Lorenzo Valley 5-0 and stay unbeaten in Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League play Tuesday.

Aptos’ Lucas Zuniga, MVC’s Rykin Resureccion pin down wrestling titles | Local Roundup

Aptos High junior wrestler Lucas Zuniga won the heavyweight division title at the 59th annual Overfelt Classic at Overfelt High in San Jose on Saturday.

Santa Cruz Warriors top Austin, push win streak to five | Local Roundup

Guard Kendric Davis made six 3-pointers and finished with a game-high 33 points to help the Santa Cruz Warriors beat the Austin Spurs 125-123 at H-E-B Center in Cedar Park, Texas, on Thursday night.

Watsonville beats St. Francis, stays in hunt in tight Mission Division race | Local Roundup

The Watsonville boys basketball team used a balanced attack to beat host St. Francis 60-50 in the teams’ Pacific Coast Athletic League Mission Division game Wednesday night.

Nico Downie, MVC mow down Greenfield on basketball court | Local Roundup

Nico Downie scored a game-high 20 points, and Monte Vista Christian School’s boys basketball team knocked off Greenfield 57-49 in the teams’ Pacific Coast Athletic League Cypress Division game Tuesday.

PV, Watsonville boys soccer teams call match after lights go out | Local Roundup

Crosstown rivals Pajaro Valley and Watsonville highs ended their rainy, nonleague soccer match prematurely after a the lights on the field went out with 15 minutes remaining Saturday night.

UCSC women’s basketball breaks school records in rout of Bethesda | Local Roundup

Four UC Santa Cruz women’s basketball players recorded double-doubles, and the Banana Slugs produced a school record for points scored in a game in their 120-53 win over visiting Bethesda at the West Field House on Friday.

Aptos girls soccer team shuts out host Soquel to stay unbeaten in SCCAL | Local Roundup

Aptos High’s girls soccer team scored a goal in each half of its 2-0 win over host Soquel to stay unbeaten in Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League play Tuesday night.

Local wrestlers Janie Houser, Danica Kelley win titles at Ladies Coast Classic | Local Roundup

Aptos High wrestler Janie Houser (125 pounds) and Scotts Valley’s Danica Kelley (135) took first place in their respective weight divisions at the 34-team Ladies Coast Classic at Santa Cruz High on Saturday.

Alexa Castaneda’s two goals help Aptos knock off host SLV | Local Roundup

Alexa Castaneda scored twice in the first half, and Aptos High’s girls soccer team beat San Lorenzo Valley 3-0 in Felton on Thursday.

Aptos girls soccer posts win over SV to begin title defense | Local Roundup

Alexa Castaneda  had a goal and an assist, as Aptos High’s girls soccer team began its title defense with  a 2-0 win over host Scotts Valley in the teams’ Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League opener Tuesday.

Santa Cruz wrestler Balam Letona takes first at Apple Cider Classic | Local Roundup

Santa Cruz High junior Balam Letona took first place at 113 pounds at the 39-team Apple Cider Classic at Watsonville High on Saturday. 

Taray Winfrey lifts Cabrillo over Cañada on last-second layup | Local Roundup

Taray Winfrey dribbled the length of the court and made the game winning layup with 0.4 seconds left to help the Cabrillo College men’s basketball team prevail 81-80 over host Cañada in their nonconference finale Friday.

Scotts Valley boys upset defending co-champion Aptos in SCCAL basketball opener | Local Roundup

Will Shilling made four 3-pointers and finished with 22 points, as Scotts Valley High’s boys basketball team opened Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League play with a 66-44 home win over Aptos on Tuesday. 

Santa Cruz loses lead late, rallies to win Justin-Siena Tournament title | Local Roundup

Santa Cruz High’s boys basketball team saw “Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom” on Saturday afternoon, hours before beating Justin-Siena 50-46 in the championship of Justin-Siena Tournament in Napa.

Dozen county athletes finalize their college plans | Local Roundup

A dozen more senior student-athletes in Santa Cruz County participated in signing ceremonies over the past month, finalizing their commitments to four-year universities across the nation.