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Santa Cruz’s Jesse Dueck helps UCLA win beach volleyball national title | Local Roundup
Santa Cruz’s Jesse Dueck helped the No. 3 seed UCLA’s beach volleyball team win the NCAA Division I championship at Gulf Beach Place in Gulf Shores, Alabama, on Sunday.
Aptos boys soccer hands SCCAL champ Harbor its lone league loss on Pirates’ senior night | Local Roundup
Striker Josiah Siqueiros finished off an assist from midfielder Nicolas Topete in the 52nd minute, and Aptos High’s boys soccer team made it hold up in its 1-0 win over Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League champion Harbor on its senior night Friday.
Sai of relief: Sophomore scores lone goal as unbeaten Harbor edges rival SC | High school soccer roundup
Sophomore Sai Nguyen scored the lone goal in the 64th minute, and Harbor High’s boys soccer team edged rival Santa Cruz 1-0 in the teams’ Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League match Wednesday night.
Santa Lucia Division leading Kirby slips past Pajaro Valley | Local Roundup
Senior guard Chris Lively scored a game-high 18 points, and the Kirby School boys basketball team beat host Pajaro Valley 49-44 to solidify its lead in the Pacific Coast Athletic League Santa Lucia Division standings on Wednesday.
Harbor boys soccer team tops Soquel, moves closer to SCCAL crown | Local Roundup
Harbor High’s boys soccer team took another step toward winning its second Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League title in four years by beating host Soquel 2-0 on Monday night in a make-up game.
Cutler Bauscher, Cardinals post SCCAL soccer win over Scotts Valley | Local Roundup
Senior midfielder Cutler Bauscher scored in each half, and Santa Cruz High’s boys soccer team beat visiting Scotts Valley 3-0 in the teams’ Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League match Wednesday.
Aptos, Santa Cruz soccer teams play to 2-all draw in SCCAL opener | Local Roundup
Stefan Ciesiolkiewicz scored on an assist from Desmond Boutelle early in the second half to help Santa Cruz High’s boys soccer team play to a 2-all draw against host Aptos in the teams’ Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League opener on Wednesday night.
Scotts Valley girls basketball tops SC, gains sole possession of SCCAL lead | Local Roundup
Senior guard Samantha Rebbert led Scotts Valley High’s balanced attack with 13 points, and the Falcons’ girls basketball team beat host Santa Cruz 52-28 in the teams’ Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League game Tuesday.
SLV wrestler Ollin Bates takes fourth at Apple Cider Classic after enduring injury | Local Roundup
Santa Cruz County wrestlers had a tough go of things at the 17th Apple Cider Classic at Watsonville High on Saturday.
Wrestlers Aliyah Marcus, Vera Bentley win titles at La Manazanita Ladies Classic | Local Roundup
Two local wrestlers, Soquel High freshman Aliyah Marcus and Santa Cruz sophomore Vera Bentley, won titles at the fifth annual La Manazanita Ladies Classic at Watsonville High on Thursday.
Harbor boys basketball rallies past Sobrato, eclipses 2024-25 win total | Local Roundup
Harbor High’s boys basketball team, which earned seven wins last season, picked up its eighth win before opening the 2026 Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League season.
Isa Alvarez scores career-high 30 points in Aptos’ girls basketball win | Local Roundup
Sophomore Isa Alvarez scored a career-high 30 points, and Aptos High’s girls basketball beat host Mount Pleasant 65-23 in San Jose in the teams’ nonleague game on Monday.
Aptos wrestler Cole Moules mauls competition, takes first at Pat Lovell Holiday Classic | Local Roundup
Aptos High wrestler Cole Moules took first place at the Pat Lovell Holiday Classic at Aptos High on Saturday.
Aptos boys basketball team finishes fourth at its own tournament | Local Roundup
Senior Gio Garduno-Martin scored 16 points, and Half Moon Bay’s boys basketball team beat Aptos 55-37 for third place at the 12th annual Aptos High/Santa Cruz Warriors NorCal Invitational at Kaiser Permanente Arena on Wednesday.
Aptos boys basketball falls to Willow Glen in tourney semifinals | Local Roundup
Jack Tovani had 12 points, two rebounds, and two assists to lead Aptos High’s boys basketball team, but the Mariners fell Willow Glen 67-53 in the semifinals of the 12th annual Aptos High/Santa Cruz Warriors NorCal Invitational at Kaiser Permanente Arena on Tuesday.
Cardinals’ Conn is on: Santa Cruz steals win from Los Altos on junior’s late basket | Local Roundup
Junior guard/forward Mila Conn drained the winning basket in the game’s waning seconds, and Santa Cruz High’s girls basketball team stunned Los Altos 45-44 in the teams’ opener at the 12th annual Aptos High/Santa Cruz Warriors NorCal Invitational at Kaiser Permanente Arena on Monday.
Max Aceves scores career-high 31 points in ‘Catz loss to Saint Francis Lancers | Local Roundup
Senior guard Max Aceves scored a career-high 31 points, but Watsonville High’s boys basketball team suffered a 68-52 loss to Saint Francis of Mountain View in the teams’ rare nonleague meeting Tuesday.
Cabrillo basketball wins 2025 Andrel Gaines Memorial Classic title in Gilroy | Local Roundup
Freshman guard Damani Wilkerson scored 21 points to help the Cabrillo College men’s basketball team beat Feather Rover 86-75 in the fourth annual Andrel Gaines Memorial Classic championship at Gavilan College on Saturday.
Soquel boys basketball races past Watsonville with fast start | Local Roundup
Senior center Connor Corlett had 16 points and 12 rebounds, and Soquel High’s boys basketball team beat visiting Watsonville 77-42 in the teams’ nonleague game Friday night.
Wildcatz’s boys soccer team rallies for draw against rival Mariners | Local Roundup
Senior Anthony Guido headed in a corner kick from junior Damian Mora in the 70th minute, and Watsonville High boys soccer team rallied for a 1-all draw against visiting foe Aptos in the teams’ nonleague match Wednesday night.
Soquel’s rally comes up short in basketball loss to powerful Palma | Local Roundup
Soquel High boys basketball team battled back with a solid fourth quarter, but suffered a 59-52 loss to host Palma in the semifinals of the Luis & Lucille Scattini Memorial Tournament in Salinas on Friday night.
Kat Buckley leads PCS girls basketball team to Pescadero Hoop Dreams title | Local Roundup
Junior forward Kat Buckley produced another double-double, and Pacific Collegiate School’s girls basketball team beat Pescadero 43-16 in the championship of the Pescadero Hoop Dreams tournament on Saturday.
Emilie Ngo helps UC Santa Cruz rally past UC Merced in OT at KP Arena | Local Roundup
Sophomore guard Emilie Ngo continued her offensive ways, and the UC Santa Cruz women’s basketball team, an NCAA Division III squad, rallied past D-II UC Merced 79-72 at Kaiser Permanente Arena on Tuesday.
Aptos’ repeat champion boys soccer team closes regular season with eighth straight win | Local Roundup
Ivan Zavala scored twice and Nami Banks had a goal and an assist to help Aptos High’s boys soccer team beat Soquel 3-0 in a make-up game to close Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League play Wednesday.
Santa Cruz freshman wrestler Vera Bentley takes first at CCS Southern Regionals | Local Roundup
Santa Cruz freshman Vera Bentley took first place in her weight division at the Central Coast Section Southern Regional Wrestling Championships at Watsonville High on Saturday.