Three of five matches were decided by a third set, as Harbor High’s girls beach volleyball team beat Scotts Valley 4-1 in Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League play Wednesday.
Mason Borrego had three hits, an RBI, and scored twice, and St. Francis High’s baseball team, the defending Central Coast Section Division IV champion, opened its season with a 7-1 nonleague win over host Scotts Valley on Friday.
Santa Cruz County has wrestlers seeded in the top eight in each of the 14 weight classes for the Boys’ Central Coast Section Southern Regionals at Watsonville High on Saturday.
Senior Skylar Thayer scored 27 points, and the No. 6 seed San Lorenzo Valley High boys basketball team stunned host and No. 3 Scotts Valley 65-57 in the first round of the Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League Tournament on Tuesday night.
Raul Calles scored on a pass from Brandon Jimenez in the 65th minute, and the Harbor High boys soccer team beat visiting Scotts Valley 1-0 to secure its second Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League title in the past four years on Tuesday night.
Ashley Kowack became the all-time top scorer in UC Santa Cruz women’s basketball history on Saturday, and the Banana Slugs routed visiting Bethesda 94-35 at the West Field House.
Pajaro Valley High’s football team turned in a solid all-around effort and beat San Lorenzo Valley 26-0 in the teams’ Pacific Coast Athletic League Santa Lucia Division opener Saturday in Watsonville.
Sophomore Alyssa Struthers hit two doubles, had three RBI and scored twice as the San Lorenzo Valley High’s softball team rolled Aptos 15-1 in its mercy-rule shortened, five inning Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League game Thursday.
Ben Pearson had 36 kills and 14 aces, and Mount Madonna School’s boys volleyball team rallied for a 23-25, 30-28, 25-20, 25-23 win over Soquel on the Knights’ senior night.
Santa Cruz’s Nat Young will compete in the World Surf League’s Margaret River Pro this week at Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia. It’s the final event before the WSL makes its newly implemented midseason cut.
Aaron Buchanan and Heath Hegna earned singles wins in straight sets, and the Aptos High boys tennis team knocked off Soquel 4-3 in Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League play Tuesday.
San Lorenzo Valley High’s softball team had two hits and four walks, as well as Amelia Sizemore in the circle, and that was enough to post a 4-2 win over Aptos on Tuesday in Felton.
Scotts Valley High senior Jeremy Kain set the school record in the men’s 1-mile run at the prestigious Arcadia Invitational at Arcadia High School on Saturday.
Kinsal Plunkett, Javier Felix and Lucas Rexin each had three hits, and Cabrillo College’s baseball team routed De Anza 19-5 in the teams’ Coast Conference South Division game Thursday in Aptos.
Aptos senior Elizabeth Churchill won the high jump and took fourth in the 100-meter hurdles on Day 2 of the Stanford Invitational in Palo Alto on Saturday.
Junior right-hander Jojo Keldsen Jr. delivered a masterful outing in the Monte Vista Christian School’s 3-1 baseball win at crosstown foe Watsonville on Wednesday.
Junior right-hander Gabe Gaeckle struck out 16 batters in five innings of work, and Aptos High’s baseball beat visiting Burlingame 10-0 in a nonleague game called after six innings on the mercy rule Saturday.
Gwen Grigsby and Maren O’Farrell beat Hannah Fleming and Morgan Lipman, 21-13, 17-21, 15-8 in the No. 1 match, and Harbor High’s beach volleyball team beat Scotts Valley 5-0 on Friday.
Taylor Santos, Siena Wong and Ellie Raffo each scored four goals as Scotts Valley High’s girls lacrosse team defeated Monte Vista Christian 16-2 on Thursday.
Aptos High singles players Koosha Safari, Aaron Buchanan and Heath Hegna didn’t lose a game in their straight-sets wins, and the Mariners’ boys tennis team beat host Scotts Valley 6-1 in Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League play Tuesday.
Scotts Valley High sophomore Ashlyn Boothby took sixth out of 516 runners in the 1,600-meter race at the Dublin Distance Fiesta at Dublin High on Saturday.
Sean Spencer and Nick Hambright won 6-4, 6-7, 7-6 at No. 2 doubles to help Aptos High’s tennis team beat host Soquel to stay unbeaten in the Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League on Thursday.
Alicia Mendez had a career day. She threw a no-hitter and hit three solo home runs to lead St. Francis High’s softball team past Monte Vista Christian 15-0 on Tuesday. She became the second Santa Cruz County athlete to hits three home runs in a game this season. Aptos’ Mileena Carbajal accomplished the feat last […]