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Best of the Rest: County’s best prep male athletes

Here is a glance at the top male athletes in the county this past season who were considered for the Monterey Herald’s Male Athlete of the Year honor.

High School baseball player of the year: Maxon leaves lasting imprint on Carmel program

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Stanford bound pitcher Matt Maxon showed off his bat this past spring in breaking the Carmel single-season school record for home runs

The Monterey Herald’s All-County baseball team

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The Monterey Herald’s All-County baseball team

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The Monterey Herald’s boys and girls Athletes of the Week

St. Francis’ Nicky Fantl, Noah Magana earn first-team honors in Gabilan Division | 2026 All-PCAL baseball

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St. Francis High baseball talents Nicky Fantl and Noah Magana were named to the Pacific Coast Athletic League’s All-Gabilan Division first team during all-league voting.

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The Monterey Herald’s boys and girls Athletes of the Week

PCAL all-league baseball teams

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Pacific Coast Athletic League All-League Baseball Teams

CCS playoff semifinals: Pacific Grove, Palma punch their ticket to baseball title games

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Pacific Grove and Palma are both headed to the CCS baseball finals in their respective divisions; Pacific Grove is ousted in the DIV softball semifinals

CCS playoff semifinals: Lee’s record tying homer propels Monterey into softball finals

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Monterey is returning the CCS Division II softball finals for the fourth time in five years, while Alisal will make its first ever DI softball final appearance

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The Monterey Herald’s boys and girls Athletes of the Week

CCS playoff roundup: Seven county teams extend postseason run

Carmel, Palma, Pacific Grove all advance into the CCS baseball semifinals; North County, Pacific Grove, Alisal and Monterey reach softball semifinals

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The Monterey Herald’s boys and girls Athletes of the Week

Preps of the Week

The Monterey Herald’s boys and girls Athletes of the Week

More than 6,095 runners compete in 16th annual She.is.beautiful Santa Cruz 10K and 5K | Local Roundup

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More than 6,095 runners competed in the 16th annual She.is.beautiful Santa Cruz 10K and 5K races on Saturday, including three competing virtually.

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The Monterey Herald’s boys and girls Athletes of the Week

Harbor beach volleyball closes regular season with sweep of Soquel | Local Roundup

Harbor High’s beach volleyball team swept visiting Soquel 5-0 in its Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League finale and senior day on Wednesday.

Soquel’s SCCAL-leading baseball team knocks off second-place Aptos | Local Roundup

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Senior Jake Escalante hit two doubles and drove in three runs, and Soquel High’s baseball team beat visiting Aptos 9-3 in a matchup of the top two teams in the Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League standings on Tuesday.

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The Monterey Herald’s boys and girls Athletes of the Week

Preps of the Week

The Monterey Herald’s boys and girls Athletes of the Week

Preps of the Week

The Monterey Herald’s boys and girls Athletes of the Week

Santa Cruz’s Grace Bailey makes her U.S. Women’s Beach Soccer National Team debut | Local Roundup

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Santa Cruz’s Grace Bailey made her U.S. Women’s Beach Soccer National Team debut at the 2026 BSWW Acapulco Beach Soccer Cup — one of the team’s biggest tournaments of the year — in Mexico on Thursday.

Preps of the Week

The Monterey Herald’s boys and girls Athletes of the Week