Sophomore forward Renee Parker scored a game-high 19 points, and the Cabrillo College women’s basketball team beat visiting Modesto 65-48 for its sixth straight win in nonconference play Tuesday.
Sophomore point guard Sophia Marello, playing in her second varsity game, had 14 points and 10 steals, and San Lorenzo Valley High’s girls basketball team beat KIPP San Jose Collegiate 41-11 in nonleague action in Felton on Monday night.
Forward Kevin Knox II scored a team-high 18 points, and the Santa Cruz Warriors beat the visiting South Bay Lakers 89-76 at Kaiser Permanente Arena on Saturday night.
Santa Cruz High senior Eli Fitchen-Young made his statement by winning the Division IV race at the CIF State Cross Country Championships in Fresno on Saturday.
Monte Vista Christian School’s boys basketball team jumped out to a big lead early and beat visiting San Lorenzo Valley 65-57 in the Mission 831 Tournament championship in Watsonville on Tuesday.
Robert Gomez made a school-record nine 3-pointers and scored 29 points, and St. Francis High’s boys basketball team routed Anzar 92-23 in the teams’ season opener Monday.
Santa Cruz High senior Eli Fitchen-Young and Scotts Valley junior Ava Decleve ran personal bests to secure individual titles in Division IV at the Central Coast Section Cross Country Championships on Saturday.
Watsonville High senior Katelynn Ruiz and Pacific Collegiate freshman Iris Paten won division titles at the Pacific Coast Athletic League Cross Country Championships at Palo Corona Regional Park in Carmel on Saturday.
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.
Monte Vista Christian School senior Kylie Brunelli took first place out of 168 runners in the Medium Blue race during the 45th annual Asics Clovis Invitational at Woodward Park in Fresno on Friday.
Quarterback Jamari Vaughns threw a pair of touchdown passes to receiver Rio Cruz, but the Cabrillo College football team suffered a 32-13 loss to San Jose City in Aptos on Saturday night.
Yoan Ponio scored in the 65th minute, and the Cabrillo College men’s soccer team beat visiting Gavilan 1-0 in the teams’ Coast Conference crossover match on Tuesday.
Aptos’ Jack Rose took first out of 2,915 runners in the 2024 Little Wharf 3-Miler in Capitola on Saturday. Santa Cruz’s Mari Friedman took ninth overall and repeated as the women’s champ.
Seniors Giulia D’Souza and Daphne Olson each scored three goals to lead Santa Cruz High’s girls water polo team past Aptos 10-7 in the teams’ physical Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League battle Thursday.
Aptos High junior Maya Schiro took first out of 66 runners at the nine-team Tom Leikam Invitational at Pinto Lake County Park, in Watsonville on Saturday.
Pacific Collegiate School senior Addie Payne, who plays basketball and volleyball for the Pumas, committed to Saint Mary’s College of California on her official visit last weekend. She’ll compete on the crew team.
Senior attacker Kat Fanni scored the game-winning goal with six seconds left, and Santa Cruz High’s girls water polo team overcame a five-goal deficit to beat visiting Leigh of San Jose 8-7 on Saturday.
Harbor High’s girls volleyball team unveiled its 2023 Central Coast Section championship banner in its first home match of the season Thursday, and added to its feel-good evening with a 26-28, 25-22, 25-20, 26-24 win over Soquel in the teams’ Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League match.
Sophomore goalie Kallista Whitmore made four saves, including a crucial stop in the last minute, and Harbor High’s girls water polo team held on for a 10-9 nonleague win over visiting Pioneer of San Jose on Tuesday.
Senior Elizabeth McCuistion had 11 kills, nine coming on tips, and three service aces, and Monte Vista Christian School rallied for a 15-25, 23-25, 25-23, 25-22, 15-9 nonleague win over Scotts Valley on Wednesday.
Unseeded Koosha Safari, a senior on Aptos High’s boys tennis team, advanced to the semifinals in the Central Coast Section Singles Tournament at Seascape Sports Club on Tuesday.
Santa Cruz County track and field athletes battled the heat and the best from throughout the section in the Central Coast Section Semifinals at Gilroy High on Saturday.