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PCAL announces placements of football programs for ’23 | Local Roundup

The Pacific Coast Athletic League completed the process of assigning teams to divisions for the 2023 football season.

Warriors earn first win streak with sweep of Stockton | Local Roundup

The Santa Cruz Warriors had three players scored 20 points for the second straight night, as they beat the host Stockton Kings 125-114 Saturday to earn their first win streak in Showcase Cup play.

James Wiseman’s double-double helps Santa Cruz top host Stockton | Local Roundup

James Wiseman, Lester Quinones and Ryan Rollins each had 20-point outings, helping the Santa Cruz Warriors earn a 118-106 win over the host Stockton Kings in NBA G League Showcase Cup play Friday night. 

Pajaro Valley girls soccer stops Watsonville in PK shootout, reaches championship | Local Roundup

Pajaro Valley High’s girls soccer team beat crosstown rival Watsonville 3-2 in a penalty-kick shootout to advance to the Gold Division championship at the 16th annual Watsonville Tournament on Thursday.

Santa Cruz surfer John Mel pulls upset to open WSL’s Haleiwa Challenger in Hawaii | Local Roundup

The odds didn’t favor Santa Cruz surfer John Mel in his Opening Round heat at the World Surf League’s Haleiwa Challenger, at Home in The Hawaiian Islands, on Tuesday.

Pajaro Valley girls soccer routs Ceiba | Local Roundup

Pajaro Valley High’s girls soccer team routed Ceiba for the second time in a week, rolling to a 9-1 win in the Watsonville Tournament on Monday.

Harbor girls soccer holds off Watsonville in season opener | Local Roundup

Harbor High’s girls soccer team held on for a 2-1 victory over host Watsonville in the Watsonville Tournament on Saturday.

Cabrillo upsets Fresno City in NorCal Regional playoffs | Local Roundup

Playing on the road, against a higher seed wasn’t an issue for the Cabrillo College women’s volleyball team in the second round of the CCCAA Northern California Regionals on Tuesday.

Santa Cruz’s unbeaten girls soccer team earns SCCAL title outright | Local Roundup

Julia Moore had two goals and an assist to help Santa Cruz High’s girls soccer team beat host Harbor 6-0 and win the Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League title outright Thursday night.

Santa Cruz tops SLV in shortened match, clinches SCCAL girls soccer title | Local Roundup

The Santa Cruz High girls soccer team clinched no worse than a share of the Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League title with its 8-0 win over host San Lorenzo Valley on Tuesday.

Austin James scores 33 points, Joe Rush produces game winner in Cabrillo’s narrow road win | Local Roundup

Joe Rush III scored with 10 seconds left and the Cabrillo College men’s basketball team edged host Napa Valley 79-78 in nonconference action Monday.

Renee Parker posts triple-double as Cabrillo gets first win streak | Local Roundup

Renee Parker recorded a triple-double, and Cabrillo College’s women’s basketball team crushed Hartnell 52-23 in Coast Conference South Division action on Friday night.

Aptos’ Vito Riccabona named to Cal-Hi Sports’ All-State Football Team | Local Roundup

Aptos High’s Vito Riccabona was honored on Cal-Hi Sports’ All-State Football Team for medium-sized enrollment schools.

Ella Giguiere’s double-double helps Seahawks edge Mission | Local Roundup

Ella Giguiere had 23 points and 16 rebounds, and the Cabrillo College women’s basketball team edged Mission 69-67 in the teams’ Coast Conference South Division game Wednesday.

Kaitlin Imai reaches 1,000-point milestone in Falcons’ win | Local Roundup

Kaitlin Imai reached the 1,000-point milestone in her Scotts Valley High basketball career as the Falcons posted a 70-11 win over Harbor on senior night Tuesday.

SC’s Nat Young ties for 17th at Billabong Pro Pipeline in Oahu | Local Roundup

Santa Cruz’s Nat Young was eliminated by Italy’s Leonardo Fioravanti 9.66-7.33 Tuesday in the Round of 32 at the World Surf League’s Billabong Pro Pipeline in Hawaii, the season opener for the 11-event Championship Tour.

SC’s Qwentin Brown, SV’s Nolan Smith receive all-state football honors | Local Roundup

Santa Cruz High’s Qwentin Brown and Scotts Valley’s Nolan Smith were named to Cal-High Sports’ All-State football team for small schools.

Local surfers Alex Fry, Shaun Burns eliminated in Pismo Beach | Local Roundup

A trio of locals remain in the World Surf League’s SLO CAL Open at Pismo Beach, a a QS 1,000 event. The competition window opened Thursday and runs through Sunday.

Watsonville’s boys soccer team hands nationally ranked Alisal first loss | Local Roundup

Watsonville High’s boys soccer team received goals from two unlikely sources and stunned nationally ranked Alisal 2-0 in the teams’ Pacific Coast Athletic League Gabilan Division match Tuesday night in Salinas.

Makena Bedolla helps Sharks’ soccer team blast Greenfield | Local Roundup

Makena Bedolla scored three goals and St. Francis High’s girls soccer team beat Greenfield 5-0 in its Pacific Coast Athletic League game at Depot Park in Santa Cruz on Monday.

Austin James leads Cabrillo men’s basketball team past MPC | Local Roundup

Sophomore guard Austin James scored a game-high 26 points, and the Cabrillo College men’s basketball team beat Monterey Peninsula College 64-54 in the teams’ Coast Conference South Division game Friday night.

Sarah Eichhorn named MVC’s swim coach | Local Roundup

Sarah Eichhorn had been named swim coach at her high school alma mater, Monte Vista Christian School.

Kaitlin Imai helps Scotts Valley’s girls basketball team beat Mariners for first time since 2017 | Local Roundup

Senior guard Kaitlin Imai scored 19 points and Scotts Valley High’s girls basketball team beat Aptos 45-36 to snap an 11-game losing streak to the Mariners in the Falcons’ league opener Tuesday.

Wrestler Mike Pena leads Santa Cruz at Jim Root Memorial | Local Roundup

Santa Cruz High senior wrestler Mike Pena took third place at 132 pounds, and the Cardinals finished 14th out of 35 teams at the 58th Jim Root Memorial at Prospect High on Saturday.

UCSC men’s volleyball opens season with pair of losses | Local Roundup

UC Santa Cruz men’s volleyball team opened its season, as well as the UC Slug Slam, with a pair of losses Friday at Kaiser Permanente Arena on Friday, falling 3-1 to Westcliff in the morning and 3-2 to Cal Lutheran in the evening.