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Aptos girls soccer blanks Soquel, locks up third straight SCCAL title | Local Roundup

Marlene Zamora scored the decisive goal off a defender in the 29th minute, and Aptos High girls soccer team beat host Soquel 3-0 to secure its third straight Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League title on coach Gina Castaneda’s 50th birthday.

Mission Division champion Grizzlies rally for win over Carmel in girls soccer | Local Roundup

Senior Valeria Acosta scored twice in the second half, and Pajaro Valley High’s girls soccer team rallied for a 2-1 win over host Carmel in the teams’ Pacific Coast Athletic League Mission Division match Wednesday.

Warriors lose to Skyforce, return to SC for 10-game homestand | Local Roundup

Santa Cruz had six players record double-digit scoring performances, but the Warriors fell to the host Sioux Falls Skyforce, 121-109, in the teams’ NBA G League game at Sanford Pentagon in South Dakota on Tuesday evening.

Wildcatz remain in Gabilan Division title hunt with rout of Alvarez | Local Roundup

Freshman Isabella Alvarez scored a game-high 23 points, and the Watsonville High girls basketball team stomped Alvarez 70-16 in Pacific Coast Athletic League Gabilan Division action on Thursday.

Lia Gularte’s hat trick helps Santa Cruz girls soccer beat SLV | Local Roundup

Junior Lia Gularte scored a hat trick, and Santa Cruz High’s girls soccer team earned a 3-1 win over San Lorenzo Valley in Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League play in Felton Tuesday.

Pat Spencer scores career-high 34 points, leads Santa Cruz past Salt Lake City in G League action | Local Roundup

Golden State two-way guard Pat Spencer made four 3-pointers and scored a career-high 34 points in Santa Cruz’s 128-118 win over Salt Lake City in NBA G League action at Kaiser Permanente Arena on Saturday night.

Cardinals girls survive Aptos in overtime | Local Roundup

Karolina Espinosa made two free throws in the final 9.1 seconds, and Santa Cruz High’s girls basketball team edged host Aptos 58-56 in overtime in the Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League game Thursday.

Scotts Valley girls hoopsters hand SC first league loss since 2022 | Local Roundup

Junior guard Brooklyn Williams scored a team-high 13 points, and the Scotts Valley HIgh’s girls basketball team beat two-time defending champion Santa Cruz 46-40 in Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League play Tuesday.

Locals preparing for Central Coast High School Football All-Star Game | Local Roundup

More than a dozen student-athletes from Santa Cruz County have been chosen to compete in the 39th annual Central Coast High School Football All-Star Game.

Four county wrestlers win tournament titles | Local Roundup

Aptos High sophomore wrestler Dominic Cabot, senior teammate Lucas Zuniga, and San Lorenzo Valley senior Grady Cloyd took first place in their respective weight classes at the 60th Overfelt Classic in San Jose on Saturday. … St. Francis senior Johnny Croghan took first at the 61st Jim Root Memorial in Saratoga.

Mosiah Cumberbatch, Guerande Houssin help Santa Cruz slip past Soquel in overtime | Local Roundup

Senior guard Mosiah Cumberbatch scored a season-high 19 points, and Santa Cruz High’s boys basketball team needed everyone of them to knock off relentless Soquel 58-54 in the teams’ Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League overtime  thriller Friday night.

St. Francis’ youth-laden girls basketball team keeps rolling in PCAL’s Cypress Division | Local Roundup

Freshmen guard Liliana Whitmeyer scored a game-high 21 points to help St. Francis High’s girls basketball team beat visiting Greenfield 67-38 and remain unbeaten in Pacific Coast Athletic League Cypress Division play Thursday.

Aptos boys soccer begins title defense with win | Local Roundup

Josiah Siqueiros, Ivan Zavala, and Ricardo Ortiz scored, and Aptos High’s boys soccer team earned a 3-0 win over San Lorenzo Valley in the teams’ Santa Cruz Athletic League opener in Felton on Wednesday.

Soquel girls open SCCAL soccer action with win over SLV | Local Roundup

Arden Salles set up a pair of goals, and Soquel High’s girls soccer team beat San Lorenzo Valley 3-0 to open Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League play Tuesday.

Dai’shaun Buie and Walzel Evans help Cabrillo men’s basketball team hold off Monterey Peninsula | Local Roundup

Junior forward Isis Tumanson had a pair of assists, and Soquel High’s girls soccer team beat Norte Dame of San Jose 3-1 to close their nonleague slate Friday.

Nareni Carre Martinez scores twice in Cardinals’ win over PCS | Local Roundup

Sophomore Nareni Carre Martinez scored twice for Santa Cruz High’s girls soccer team, and the Cardinals edged crosstown foe Pacific Collegiate 2-1 in the teams’ physical nonleague match Wednesday. 

Isabella Hartnett scores twice as Mariners cruise to 6-0 win over Christopher | Local Roundup

Isabella Hartnett scored twice, and Aptos High’s girls soccer team beat Christopher 6–0 in their nonleague match in Gilroy on Tuesday.

St. Francis boys basketball team makes 21 3-pointers, produces 90-plus points for third time | Local Roundup

Robert Gomez made seven of St. Francis High’s 21 3-pointers to help the Sharks’ boys basketball team roll past King City 91-43 in the teams’ Pacific Coast Athletic League Cypress Division opener in Watsonville on Monday.

Watsonville posts shutout against MVC in nonleague soccer action | Local Roundup

Watsonville High’s girls soccer team received goals from three players and beat host Monte Vista Christian 3-0 in nonleague action on Friday.

SV alumna Kaitlin Imai helps Willamette bounce UC Santa Cruz in Oregon | Local Roundup

Scotts Valley High alumna Kaitlin Imai had 15 points, eight rebounds, seven assists, and four steals to help Willamette University post a 87-53 win over UC Santa Cruz in Salem, Oregon, on Monday night.

Clippers beat down host Warriors in G League series opener | Local Roundup

Two-way center Quinten Post scored a game-high 22 points, and had seven rebounds and two assists, but Santa Cruz lost its series opener against San Diego, 123-89, in the teams’ NBA G League Showcase Cup game at Kaiser Permanente Arena on Saturday night.

Freshman hoopster Isabella Alvarez, Wildcatz continue hot start | Local Roundup

Freshman Isabella Alvarez turned in another stellar outing, and the Watsonville High girls basketball team trounced host North Salinas 57-17 on Friday to extend their hot start.

Scotts Valley girls basketball team stays unbeaten with narrow win over Pioneer | Local Roundup

Junior guard Brooklyn Williams drained a 3-pointer to put Scotts Valley High’s girls basketball team ahead by five points with a minute left and the unbeaten Falcons held on to beat Pioneer of San Jose 42-41 in Sunnyvale on Thursday.

Kevin Knox, Yuri Collins earn double-doubles in SC Warriors’ loss in Stockton | Local Roundup

Forward Kevin Knox II and guard Yuri Collins posted double-doubles, but the Santa Cruz Warriors lost 120-117 to the host Stockton Kings in NBA G League Showcase Cup action to conclude their four-game road trip on Wednesday night.

Nash Horton, St. Francis basketball team rally past SLV in Felton | Local Roundup

Nash Horton had 25 points, 10 rebounds and five steals, and the St. Francis High boys basketball team beat host San Lorenzo Valley 64-57 in nonleague action on Tuesday.