831 PrepBeat

Scotts Valley golf team tops Aptos, remains unbeaten in SCCAL play | Local Roundup Oct 06, 2023 | By Jim Seimas

The Scotts Valley High girls golf team stayed unbeaten in Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League play with its 121-169 win over Aptos at DeLaveaga Golf Course on Thursday.

Sophomore Ava Decleve leads Scotts Valley runners in Daly City | Local Roundup Oct 01, 2023 | By Jim Seimas

Scotts Valley High sophomore Ava Decleve took second out of 83 runners in the girls’ varsity race No. 1 at the Westmoor Ram Invitational in Daly City on Saturday.

Boys cross country College football Girls flag football Girls water polo Men’s soccer Women’s volleyball Scotts Valley High

Cabrillo water polo star Belene Rodriguez receives honor | Local Roundup Sep 29, 2023 | By Jim Seimas

Cabrillo College star Belene Rodriguez was named the California Community College Water Polo Coaches Association Player of the Week.

NBA Girls water polo Boys water polo Girls tennis Girls volleyball Boys cross country Girls cross country Water Polo Aptos High Santa Cruz High

GoFundMe page set up for injured MVC football player Taylor Fernandez | Local Roundup Sep 28, 2023 | By Jim Seimas

Several Monte Vista Christian School parents have created a GoFundMe page to help support Mustangs football player Taylor Fernandez: “Support Taylor Fernandez Road to Recovery #51.”

Women’s volleyball Girls flag football Girls golf Boys cross country Girls cross country Girls volleyball Football

Pajaro Valley football ends shutout skid, but St. Francis prevails in nonleague game | Local Roundup Sep 17, 2023 | By Jim Seimas

Javier Fonseca threw two touchdown passes and rushed for another, and St. Francis High’s football team beat visiting Pajaro Valley 28-13 on Saturday in Watsonville.

Girls cross country Boys cross country Women’s volleyball Women’s soccer Men’s water polo Football

MVC boys cross country team wins PCAL center meet | Local Roundup Sep 15, 2023 | By Jim Seimas

Monte Vista Christian School sophomore cross country runners Conor Gilliam and Gavin Beckmen finished second and third, respectively, at the PCAL Mission Center Meet No. 1 on Thursday. Watsonville junior Katelynn Ruiz took first in the first in the girls race.

Girls cross country Girls volleyball Girls water polo Boys water polo Cross Country

Evie Marheineke, Ashlyn Boothby, and Eli Fitchen-Young win titles at cross country races | Local Roundup Sep 09, 2023 | By Jim Seimas

Local standouts Evie Marheineke, Ashlyn Boothby and Eli Fitchen-Young won cross country races on Saturday.

Boys cross country Girls water polo Boys water polo Men’s soccer Women’s soccer Women’s volleyball Cross Country Santa Cruz High

Harbor edges Soquel in five-set thriller | High school volleyball roundup Sep 08, 2023 | By Jim Seimas

In a tight, thrilling match of mini surges, Harbor High’s girls volleyball team gained a lead and rival Soquel rallied back.

Santa Cruz 3 Scotts Valley 0 Mount Madonna 3 SLV 1 Hollister 3 Aptos 2 Monte Vista Christian 3 Stevenson 2 Volleyball Harbor High Soquel High

UCSC volleyball climbs into national rankings, wins again | Local Roundup Sep 07, 2023 | By Jim Seimas

The nationally ranked UC Santa Cruz women’s volleyball team opened its 14-match road trip with a 25-18, 25-18, 25-17 of host Caltech on Wednesday in Pasadena.

Pro baseball Women’s soccer Girls tennis Girls golf Volleyball Santa Cruz High

SC skateboarder Judi Oyama, 63, takes second at US slalom championships | Local Roundup Aug 31, 2023 | By Jim Seimas

Santa Cruz slalom skateboarder Judi Oyama, 63, placed second at the U.S. National Championships, held in Vista over the weekend.

Girls volleyball Surfing Boys cross country Girls cross country Santa Cruz High

Maddie, Olivia Storrer snap off wins at USA Surfing Prime West’s T-Street San Clemente | Local Roundup May 15, 2023 | By Jim Seimas

Santa Cruz’s Maddie Storrer won the Girls’ U18 title and Olivia Storrer won the Girls’ U16 crown at USA Surfing Prime West’s T-Street San Clemente, the No. 6 event on the season, on Sunday.

Women’s beach volleyball Running Santa Cruz High

Scotts Valley, MVC seeded for CCS girls lacrosse playoffs | Local Roundup May 09, 2023 | By Jim Seimas

Scotts Valley High’s unbeaten girls lacrosse team received the No. 3 seed in the Central Coast Section playoffs, and Monte Vista Christian qualified as the No. 9 seed.

CCS boys volleyball High school baseball High school softball Golf Lacrosse Scotts Valley High

Cabrillo baseball team’s title bid ends with loss to Mission | Local Roundup Apr 27, 2023 | By Jim Seimas

Matt Lawton had three hits with a walk, double, home run, two RBI, and two runs scored, but the Cabrillo College baseball team blew an early lead in their 9-7 loss to Mission in Coast Conference South Division play Thursday.

Boys volleyball High school baseball Boys golf High school softball Boys track and field Girls track and field Baseball

Aptos native Nikki Hiltz produces record time in USATF 1 Mile Championship win | Local Roundup Apr 27, 2023 | By Jim Seimas

Aptos native Nikki Hiltz produced fastest women’s time in event history at the USATF 1 Mile Championship on Tuesday night in Des Moines, Iowa.

Girls beach volleyball Boys golf College softball High school baseball Girls lacrosse Aptos High

Aptos tennis produces three of four finalists at league tournament | Local Roundup Apr 26, 2023 | By Jim Seimas

Aptos High’s boys tennis team — the unbeaten Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League champion — produced three of the four finalists on opening day at the league tournament Tuesday. Championship matches will be held at Imperial Courts in Aptos on Wednesday at 3:30 p.m.

Girls beach volleyball College baseball High school baseball High school softball Boys volleyball Boys golf College softball Girls lacrosse Tennis Aptos High

Aptos boys golf moves to 9-0; SV tops SC for first win | Local Roundup Apr 25, 2023 | By Jim Seimas

Scotts Valley High’s boys golf team beat Santa Cruz 222-242 and lost to Aptos 197-222 in the teams’ SCCAL matches at DeLaveaga Golf Course on Monday.

Women’s golf Girls beach volleyball High school baseball High school softball Golf Aptos High Scotts Valley High Santa Cruz High

UCSC men’s volleyball ousted in first round of NCAA D-III Tournament | Local Roundup Apr 22, 2023 | By Jim Seimas

The UC Santa Cruz men’s volleyball team was eliminated by defending national champion Carthage, 25-21, 28-30, 25-21, 25-20 in the first round of the NCAA Division III Tournament on Friday.

Surfing High school baseball High school softball Volleyball Santa Cruz High

Aptos boys golf tops SC, remains unbeaten in SCCAL | Local Roundup Apr 19, 2023 | By Jim Seimas

Junior Andrew Cox and sophomore Ben Nowark shared medalist honors after each shot 4-over-par 38 on the front nine at DeLaveaga Golf Course on Wednesday to lead the Mariners to a 200-247 win over Santa Cruz.

Girls lacrosse High school baseball Boys volleyball High school softball Boys track and field Girls track and field Boys tennis Golf Aptos High Santa Cruz High

UCSC men’s volleyball makes NCAA D-III Tournament | Local Roundup Apr 17, 2023 | By Jim Seimas

The UC Santa Cruz men’s volleyball team, an independent program, was selected on Monday to compete in NCAA Division III Tournament for a fifth time in school history.

Boys tennis Boys golf High school baseball High school softball Girls lacrosse Girls swimming Boys swimming Volleyball Santa Cruz High

Scotts Valley boys tennis edges Santa Cruz in tight match | Local Roundup Apr 15, 2023 | By Jim Seimas

The Scotts Valley High boys tennis team edged Santa Cruz 4-3 in the teams’ Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League match that features four third-set tiebreakers Friday.

Boys swimming Girls swimming High school baseball Girls beach volleyball High school softball Girls lacrosse Golf Tennis Scotts Valley High Santa Cruz High

St. Francis baseball goes 4-0 at Nipomo Tournament | Local Roundup Apr 12, 2023 | By Jim Seimas

St. Francis High’s baseball team won two more games Wednesday, beating Cabrillo of Lompoc 7-3 and Pioneer Valley 6-1, to go 4-0 at the Nipomo Tournament.

NBA G League Sailing Boys volleyball Baseball

Quinn Turowski’s grand slam helps SV baseball hand Harbor first loss | Local Roundup Apr 01, 2023 | By Jim Seimas

Quinn Turowski hit a grand slam in the sixth inning — his second home run of the season — to help Scotts Valley High’s baseball team beat previously unbeaten Harbor 12-4 in Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League action Friday.

High school softball Girls lacrosse College baseball Surfing Men’s volleyball Girls swimming Boys swimming Baseball Harbor High Scotts Valley High

Scotts Valley girls lacrosse hands MVC first loss | Local Roundup Mar 23, 2023 | By Jim Seimas

Scotts Valley High’s girls lacrosse team knocked Monte Vista Christian from the unbeaten ranks with its 17-8 win over the host Mustangs on Wednesday night.

Boys lacrosse Boys volleyball College baseball Girls track and field Men’s basketball Setting it straight Lacrosse Scotts Valley High

UCSC basketball talent Kaylee Murphy repeats as All-American | Local Roundup Mar 16, 2023 | By Jim Seimas

UC Santa Cruz senior forward Kaylee Murphy was named an NCAA Division III Honorable Mention All-American by the Women’s Basketball Coaches Association on Thursday.

Boys golf College baseball High school softball High school baseball Boys volleyball Boys track and field Girls track and field Boys tennis Basketball Santa Cruz High

SLV blanks Soquel as defending SCCAL co-champs square off in opener | Local Roundup Mar 16, 2023 | By Jim Seimas

The San Lorenzo Valley High and Soquel softball programs were evenly matched a year ago, when they shared the Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League title. The programs squared off in the 2023 league opener Wednesday, and Cougars showed they’re an improved product.

High school baseball College baseball Boys track and field Girls track and field Boys volleyball Boys lacrosse Girls lacrosse Softball Soquel High San Lorenzo Valley High