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 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.
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 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.
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 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.
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.
Sam Braun made his season debut an unforgettable one, as St. Francis High’s boys basketball team beat host Greenfield 44-41 on Thursday night, one night after the Sharks’ game against Rancho San Juan was postponed due to inclement weather.
Junior Danisha Nunez became the first Watsonville High athlete to win a title at the Pacific Coast Athletic League Girls Wrestling Championships at Alvarez High on Saturday.