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Aptos, Harbor boys earn soccer wins, set up key battle in SCCAL title race | Local Roundup

Haziel Parra scored on a pass from Nicolas Topete 45 seconds in, and the Mariners’ boys soccer team beat host Santa Cruz 4-1 on Friday to maintain its slim lead in the Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League standings with two matches remaining in the regular season.

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.

Sharks’ boys and girls basketball teams remain unbeaten in Cypress Division action | Local Roundup

Senior Nash Horton recorded his 14th double-double of the season, and St. Francis High’s boys basketball team took a huge step toward the Pacific Coast Athletic League Cypress Division title with its 60-54 win over Soledad on Monday.

Shorthanded Warriors bust loose for season-high point total in G League win over Grand Rapids | Local Roundup

Minus some of their top contributors, the Santa Cruz Warriors turned in a golden performance in their 146-132 win over the Grand Rapids Gold in front of 2,476 fans at the teams’ NBA G League game at Kaiser Permanente Arena on Saturday night.

Watsonville makes 14 3-pointers in win over Monte Vista Christian | Local Roundup

Max Aceves made five 3-pointers and scored 24 points to lead Watsonville High boys basketball team past Monte Vista Christian 81-55 in the teams’ Pacific Coast Athletic League Mission Division game on Friday.

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.

Javan Johnson scores 21 in Santa Cruz’s narrow, NBA G League loss to San Diego | Local Roundup

Forward Javan Johnson scored a team-high 21 points, but the Santa Cruz Warriors coughed up the lead late in their 102-98 loss to the San Diego Clippers in NBA G League action at Frontwave Arena in Oceanside on Wednesday night.

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.

Golden State signs Santa Cruz forward Jackson Rowe to two-way contract | Local Roundup

The Golden State Warriors announced on Tuesday that they’ve signed Santa Cruz forward Jackson Rowe to a two-way contract.

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.

Aptos boys soccer ends Harbor’s 11-match unbeaten streak | Local Roundup

Aptos High’s boys soccer team helped its bid to repeat as Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League champion by beating host Harbor 3-1 in Santa Cruz on Friday.

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.

Seahawks top Mission, face San Jose City for sole possession of division lead next | Local Roundup

Freshman forward Gabby Brooks made two 3-pointers and scored a game-high 22 points, and the Cabrillo College women’s basketball team beat Mission 63-56 in the teams’ Coast Conference South Division game in Aptos on Wednesday.

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.

Santa Cruz’s Adam Bartlett advances from opening round in Pismo Beach | Local Roundup

Santa Cruz’s Adam Bartlett advanced from his opening heat at the World Surf League’s SLO CAL Open at Pismo Beach, a Junior Tour 1,000-point event, on 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.

St. Francis tops Soledad, gains sole possession of Cypress Division lead | Local Roundup

Sophomore guard Isaiah Villalobos scored 13 of his team-high 19 points in the fourth quarter, and St. Francis High boys basketball team knocked off Soledad to gain sole possession of the Pacific Coast Athletic League Cypress Division lead Saturday.

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.