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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.
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The Monterey Herald’s boys and girls Athletes of the Week
Short-handed Harbor boys basketball team stumbles against Greenfield | Local Roundup
Junior center Will Roden scored a team-high 12 points, but the short-handed and youth-laden Harbor High boys basketball team suffered a 71-44 nonleague loss to visiting Greenfield on Thursday.
High School girls flag football: North-South all-star game
Central Coast Flag Football all-star girls’ game
Whelan and dealing: Soquel junior QB among four county athletes who receive special honors | All-PCAL football
Quarterback Sam Whelan helped the Soquel High’s football team win the CIF Division 4AA state title as a sophomore in 2023. For an encore, he accomplished an equally impressive feat: He helped the Knights become the first team from Santa Cruz County to go unbeaten in Pacific Coast Athletic League Gabilan Division play.
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The Monterey Herald’s boys and girls Athletes of the Week
Pajaro Valley’s Olivia Contreras, Aaliyah Chavez earn special honors | All-PCAL girls volleyball
Pajaro Valley High had two girls volleyball players receive special honors during all-league voting after the Grizzlies (17-10, 12-0) took first place in the Pacific Coast Athletic League’s Santa Lucia Division.
High School football: The Monterey Herald’s All-County team, defense
The Monterey Herald’s All-County Defensive team
Aptos beats Half Moon Bay to win Aptos/SC Warriors Invitational for first time in 11 tries | High school basketball roundup
Aptos High’s boys basketball team has pieced together three-game win streaks during preseason play often over the years, but none like it compiled over the past three days at Kaiser Permanente Arena, home of the NBA G League’s Santa Cruz Warriors.
High School football: The Monterey Herald’s All-County team, offense
The Monterey Herald’s All-County offensive team
St. Francis sophomore Maya Calfee named Mission Division MVP | All-PCAL flag football
St. Francis High flag football standout Maya Calfee was named MVP of the Pacific Coast Athletic League’s Mission Division.
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The Monterey Herald’s boys and girls Athletes of the Week
Preps of the Week
The Monterey Herald’s boys and girls Athletes of the Week
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.
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The Monterey Herald’s boys and girls Athletes of the Week
Cabrillo men’s basketball team beats Gary Payton’s Alameda squad in Saltwater Classic opener | Local Roundup
Sophomore guard Max Parmigiani scored 14 points, and the Cabrillo College men’s basketball team rallied past Alameda for an 84-72 win in the first round of the Saltwater Classic in Aptos on Friday.
High School football: PCAL all-league teams
The Pacific Coast Athletic League all-league football teams
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The Monterey Herald’s boys and girls Athletes of the Week
CCS football playoffs roundup: Salinas falls to top seed St. Ignatius in Open Division
Salinas, Monterey, North Salinas, North County and Stevenson all see their seasons come to a close in the Central Coast Section football playoffs
High School football: CCS football playoff breakdown
A breakdown of the eight county teams in the Central Coast Section playoffs
High School girls flag football: PCAL all-league teams
The Pacific Coast Athletic League all-league flag football teams
High School volleyball: PCAL all-league teams
The Pacific Coast Athletic League all-league volleyball teams
Preps of the Week
The Monterey Herald’s boys and girls Athletes of the Week
Soquel beats Aptos, becomes first county team to go unbeaten in Gabilan Division | High school football roundup
Soquel High football coach Dwight Lowery hadn’t had an ice bath since he last played defensive back in the NFL, close to a decade ago.