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Soquel baseball throws one-hitter against SV to open title defense | Local Roundup
UC Santa Barbara committed junior pitcher Luke Shoemaker struck out 10 batters in five innings, and the Soquel High baseball team began its Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League title defense with a 10-0 win over visiting Scotts Valley on Friday.
SLV softball rallies for win with 11-run sixth inning | Local Roundup
San Lorenzo Valley High’s softball team scored 11 runs in the bottom of the sixth inning, and the Cougars rallied for a 12-2 win over Alvarez in nonleague action Wednesday.
CIF soccer: Alvarez, Salinas advance to the NorCal finals
Alvarez’s boys, Salinas’ girls are headed to the CIF Northern California divisional soccer finals
CCS wrestling: Garcia wins third consecutive title for Palma
Palma’s Aiden Garcia, Alvarez’s Jacob Perez and Alisal’s Areli Rodriguez defend their CCS wrestling titles.
CCS High School soccer: Alvarez awarded top seed in DI boys
Alvarez earns the No. 1 seed in the CCS Division I boys’ soccer playoffs; Salinas and Monterey are No. 3 seeds in their respective divisions in girls’ soccer
SLV junior Gabriel Attia is the lone local champion crowned at CCS Southern Regional | High school wrestling
San Lorenzo Valley High junior Gabriel Attia took first place and Santa Cruz sophomore Vera Bentley took second in their respective weight division at the Central Coast Section Southern Regional Wrestling Championships 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.
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.
Harbor girls soccer edges Stevenson 1-0 | Local Roundup
Michaela Garcia scored on a shot from 20 yards out in the 22nd minute, and Harbor High’s girls soccer team beat visiting Stevenson 1-0 in nonleague action Thursday night.
Unbeaten Pirates’ duo claims SCCAL pairs beach volleyball title | Local Roundup
Harbor High seniors Isla Johnson and Maren O’Farrell defeated Santa Cruz senior Shelby Leonardich and freshman Haisley Flanagan 21-15, 21-12 in the finals to win the Mark Brewer SCCAL Beach Volleyball Pairs Tournament.
Watsonville softball shut out by Alvarez in PCAL Gabilan action | Local Roundup
Mia Espinoza’s triple was one Watsonville High’s three hits in a 10-0, five-inning loss to Everett Alvarez in Pacific Coast Athletic League Gabilan softball action Wednesday.
CIF State high school wrestling: Garcia moving on to the semifinals for Palma
Palma sophomore Aiden Garcia has reached the State wrestling tournament’s semifinals at 113 pounds after upsetting the No. 3 seed Friday.
State high school wrestling: Palma’s Garcia, Alvarez’s Perez and Monterey’s Myers reach quarterfinals
Palma’s Aiden Garcia, Alvarez’s Jacob Perez and Monterey’s Ella Myers all went undefeated on the first day of the State wrestling championships
CCS soccer playoffs: Alvarez boys clinch spot in NorCal tournament
Alvarez ensures itself a spot in the Northern California boys soccer tournament after beating Serra 2-1 in the CCS Division I quarterfinals
St. Francis wrestler Johnny Croghan takes second at PCAL Championships
St. Francis High wrestler Johnny Croghan took second place in his weight division at the Pacific Coast Athletic League Championships at Hollister High on Saturday.
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.
Max Aceves scores 21, as Watsonville blows past Stevenson on basketball court | Local Roundup
Max Aceves scored a team-high 21 points, and the Watsonville High boys basketball team beat visiting Stevenson 73-42 in the teams’ Pacific Coast Athletic League Mission Division game on Thursday.
Aptos’ Cruz Contreras takes second at Pat Lovell Holiday Classic | High school wrestling roundup
Aptos High’s Cruz Contreras (132 pounds) took second place in his weight division at the 60-team Pat Lovell Holiday Classic at Aptos High on Saturday.
Scotts Valley, MVC girls play to tie in nonleague soccer battle | Local Roundup
Junior forward Ella Ireland scored on a cross from junior outside forward Izzy Morairty in the second half, and Scotts Valley High’s girls soccer team played to a 1-1 tie against host Monte Vista Christian in the teams’ nonleague match in Watsonville on Monday.
Aptos girls surge past Soquel in SCCAL swim meet | Local Roundup
Natalie Allen, Adelaide Friedley, and Alexia Fajardo each won two individual events for Aptos High’s girls swim team in a 93-79 win over host Soquel in the teams’ Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League meet Wednesday.
Aptos’ boys, girls teams suffer heartbreaking losses on PKs | CCS soccer roundup
Andrew Lopez headed in corner kick on a pass from Eddie Alvarez to knot the score in the 100th minute, but the No. 4 Aptos High boys soccer team lost to No. 5 Junipero Serra 4-3 in a penalty kick shootout after finishing two overtimes deadlocked at 4-all in the teams’ thrilling Central Coast Section Division II quarterfinal on Saturday.
UCSC’s Shea Wissler qualifies for NCAA Indoor Championships | Local Roundup
UC Santa Cruz senior Shea Wissler qualified for the 2023 NCAA Indoor Championships with his first-place finish in the heptathlon at the Midwest Qualifier at Wartburg College in Waverly, Iowa, on Saturday.
Ashley Kowack becomes UCSC’s all-time scoring leader in Banana Slugs’ basketball rout | Local Roundup
Ashley Kowack became the all-time top scorer in UC Santa Cruz women’s basketball history on Saturday, and the Banana Slugs routed visiting Bethesda 94-35 at the West Field House.