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Cypress Division boys basketball leader St. Francis pushes win streak to seven games | Local Roundup

Junior Ibarra scored a team-high 14 points, and the St. Francis High’s boys basketball team beat host North Salinas 63-45 on Wednesday to remain in first place in Pacific Coast Athletic League Cypress Division play.

No. 6 seed Cougars stun No. 3 Scotts Valley in SCCAL Tournament opener | Local Roundup

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.

MVC wrestler Rykin Resurreccion leads locals at PCAL Championships | Local Roundup

Monte Vista Christian School sophomore Rykin Resurreccion took second place at 132 pounds at the Pacific Coast Athletic League Wrestling Championships at Salinas High on Saturday.

Santa Cruz girls basketball records its first unbeaten SCCAL campaign in 20-plus years | Local Roundup

Senior guard Madison Yazalina had 23 points, six rebounds, four assists, and four steals, and Santa Cruz High’s girls basketball team beat Harbor 69-6 to finish Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League play unbeaten on Friday.

St. Francis boys basketball hands host Watsonville its first league loss | Local Roundup

Nash Horton scored a team-high 15 points, and the St. Francis High’s boys basketball team got its revenge against host Watsonville with a 57-53 win on Thursday night to stay in the league title hunt.

Harbor secures another tight win, locks up SCCAL boys soccer title | Local Roundup

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.

Basketball talent Claire Thompson helps Santa Cruz win SCCAL regular-season title outright | Local Roundup

Claire Thompson posted a double-double, and Santa Cruz High’s girls basketball team won the Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League’s regular-season title outright with its 57-17 win over Aptos on Friday.

Banana Slugs’ unbeaten volleyball team keeps sweep train rolling | Local Roundup

The undefeated UC Santa men’s volleyball team, ranked No. 14 in the NVA/AVCA D-III Coaches Poll, swept UC Merced, an NAIA program, 25-23, 25-22, 31-29, at the West Field House on Thursday.

Late goal lifts unbeaten Aptos over Harbor in SCCAL girls soccer action | Local Roundup

Ava Churchill scored in the 70th minute, and the Aptos High girls soccer team edged host Harbor 1-0 to stay unbeaten in Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League play Tuesday.

UCSC men’s volleyball breaks out broom at Slug Slam, records four sweeps | Local Roundup

UC Santa Cruz men’s volleyball team won two more matches Saturday at its tournament, UCSC Slug Slam, and finished the two-day event with a 4-0 record and four sweeps.

Aden Cury scores career-high 32 points, as Cardinals move to 5-0 in SCCAL | Local Roundup

Aden Cury scored a career-high 32 points to go along with 10 rebounds and four steals, as Santa Cruz High’s boys basketball team beat host Scotts Valley 75-37 to stay unbeaten in league play Friday.

Santa Cruz turns tight game into rout with dominant second half | Girls basketball

Relentless. That pretty much sums up Santa Cruz High’s showing in its 57-24 girls basketball win over host San Lorenzo Valley  on Thursday.

Kaitlyn Murphy, Mariners soccer team knocks off Soquel in SCCAL action | Local Roundup

Kaitlyn Murphy had a goal and an assist, as Aptos High’s girls soccer team knocked off visiting Soquel 3-1 in the teams’ Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League game Thursday.

Aptos rallies past Scotts Valley in boys basketball | Local Roundup

Aptos High’s boys basketball team rallied past visiting Scotts Valley in the fourth quarter for a 47-44 win in Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League play on Tuesday night.

Santa Cruz basketball team upsets Napa’s Justin-Siena in MLK Classic Showcase | Local Roundup

Ben Dotten had 16 points, six rebounds and three steals and was named the game MVP, as Santa Cruz High boys basketball team upset Justin-Siena of Napa 55-52 win in the  MLK Classic Showcase at Berkeley High on Saturday.

Cabrillo basketball drops second heartbreaker in three days | Local Roundup

Taray Winfrey scored 12 points for the Cabrllo College men’s basketball team in its heartbreaking, 83-80 loss to host San Jose City on Friday night.

Former SLV star Kai Groleau enjoys start of basketball career at Archbishop Mitty

Judging from the way 6-foot-2 guard Kai Groleau and the crowd reacted after he made a layup Wednesday night, you’d think it was the first basket he ever scored. And, well, it was — as a member of Archbishop Mitty’s basketball team, that is.

Claire Thompson takes control of favored Cardinals | Girls basketball preview

The girls’ basketball race for the Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League title should be tightly contested.

Heart, hustle serve Harbor well in road win over SLV | Boys basketball

Skylar Thayer buried a buzzer beating 3-pointer to give San Lorenzo Valley High’s boys basketball team a comfortable lead over visiting Harbor at the end of the first quarter Tuesday.

Sonja Hulphers’ hat trick helps Harbor knock off SLV in SCCAL girls soccer opener | Local Roundup

Junior Sonja Hulphers produced a hat trick and Harbor High’s girls soccer team beat host San Lorenzo Valley 4-2 in the teams’ Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League opener Tuesday.

Aden Cury, Cardinals look for outright title, postseason run | Boys basketball preview

Led by Aden Cury, the defending Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League MVP, Santa Cruz High’s boys basketball team enters league play as heavy favorites to repeat as champion.

SLV falls to Crystal Springs in Lady Shark Shootout final | Local Roundup

Junior guard Hannah Morley scored six points, as San Lorenzo Valley High’s girls basketball team lost 59-13 to Crystal Springs Uplands and finished in second place at the Lady Shark Shootout at St. Francis High on Friday.

SLV rallies past ‘Catz, reaches Lady Shark Shootout final | Local Roundup

Hannah Morley scored 20 points, and San Lorenzo Valley High’s girls basketball team rallied past Watsonville 53-46 in the Lady Shark Shootout semifinals Thursday.

Xitlali Montesino’s late tear helps Watsonville pull away from MVC at St. Francis’ Lady Shark Shootout | Girls basketball

Watsonville High senior guard/forward Xitlali Montesino missed a good portion of the first half after picking up two early fouls against Monte Vista Christian on Wednesday. When she returned to action, Montesino not only proved she was the best player on the court, but one of the best players in Santa Cruz County.

Five county wrestlers reach quarterfinals at Aptos’ Pat Lovell Holiday Classic | Local Roundup

Five county high school wrestlers went unbeaten on the first day of competition at the Pat Lovell Holiday Wrestling Classic at Aptos High on Tuesday.