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Santa Cruz’s Ben Dotten, Aptos’ Isaiah Ackerman share MVP honor | All-SCCAL boys basketball

Hustle, desire and skill. It’s a beautiful thing to watch in high school basketball.

Scotts Valley rolls past Soquel in girls lacrosse | Local Roundup

Midfielders Skylar Dufour, Sofia Niklaus, and Dillon Fiorita worked as a unit to command the draws, and Scotts Valley High’s girls lacrosse team knocked off host Soquel 20-3 a Pacific Coast Athletic League non-divisional game on Thursday.

Two underclassmen share MVP honors | All-SCCAL girls basketball

The future looks bright for a pair of underclassmen basketball talents. Santa Cruz High junior Tiera O’Connor and Aptos freshman Gabby Wickham were named co-MVPs of the Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League. 

Warriors get OT win over host Blue in NBA G League play | Local Roundup

The Santa Cruz Warriors, playing their third overtime game in as many games, prevailed 121-116 over Oklahoma City Blue in front of 7,043 fans at Paycom Center on Wednesday afternoon.

Cabrillo basketball team earns bye, second-round home game for playoffs | Local Roundup

The Cabrillo College men’s basketball team was seeded No. 7/8 for the CCCAA NorCal Regional Playoffs after posting the best regular-season record in school history under coach James Page.

Warriors fall to Raptors 905 in OT for second straight night | Local Roundup

Kendric Davis scored a team-high 35 points, but the Santa Cruz Warriors lost to Raptors 905 118-112 in overtime in the teams’ NBA G League game at Kaiser Permanente Arena on Saturday night.

Solomon Tucker, Jalen Cunningham pace Cabrillo’s basketball team past MPC | Local Roundup

Solomon Tucker and Jalen Cunningham each scored 15 points, and the Cabrillo College men’s basketball team knocked off Monterey Peninsula 83-74 in the teams’ Coast Conference South Division game Wednesday night.

No. 2 seed Aptos boys upset by No. 7 Burlingame in D-III quarterfinals | CCS basketball roundup

Junior guard Isaiah Ackerman scored a team-high 13 points, but the No. 2 Aptos High boys basketball team was upset by No. 7 Burlingame 47-43 in the Central Coast Section Division III quarterfinals on Tuesday night.

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.

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.

Cheryl Brightfield, Jonah Susskind shred at SCSSL Championships | Local Roundup

Soquel High junior Cheryl Brightfield and Santa Cruz senior Jonah Susskind each made a pair of finals at the second annual Santa Cruz Scholastic Surf League Individual Championships at The Hook on Saturday.

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.

Darius Best scores 26 points, helps No. 7 Cabrillo top Gavilan | Local Roundup

Sophomore guard Darius Best scored 26 points, and the Cabrillo College men’s basketball team beat visiting Gavilan 84-73 in the teams’ Coast Conference South Division game Wednesday 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.

Three county football players named to Cal-Hi Sports’ All-State teams | Local Roundup

Santa Cruz County had three athletes garner Cal-Hi Sports’ All-State Football honors.

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.

Rain Li scores 30 points in Kirby’s win over York | Local Roundup

Rain Li made five 3-pointers and scored a season-high 30 points, and the Kirby School’s boys basketball team beat York 54-50 in the teams’ Pacific Coast Athletic League Santa Lucia Division game Friday at Enterprise Sports Club in Scotts Valley.

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.

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 hands SC its worst loss in at least two decades | Local Roundup

Anahi Macias scored twice, and Aptos High’s girls soccer team produced a season-high goal total in its 7-0 win over visiting Santa Cruz in the teams’ Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League game Thursday night.

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.