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St. Francis’ Nicky Fantl, Noah Magana earn first-team honors in Gabilan Division | 2026 All-PCAL baseball
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.
PV’s Hemeria Delatorre, St. Francis’ Neveah Padilla receive special honors | 2026 All-PCAL softball
Pajaro Valley High junior pitcher/corner infielder Hemeria Delatorre works out regularly, twice over. She works on her hitting during and after the Grizzlies’ practices in the offseason, too. And, she also hits the weights at the gym.
Soquel’s Jedidiah Del Favero, MVC’s Zach Binder receive special honors in Mission Division | 2026 All-PCAL Boys Lacrosse
Two Santa Cruz County boys lacrosse players, Soquel High’s Jedidiah Del Favero and Monte Vista Christian senior midfielder Zach Binder, received special honors in the Mission Division during coaches’ Pacific Coast Athletic League all-league voting.
High School track and field: Hollister holds off Palma for boys and girls team titles
Hollister sweeps the Gabilan Division track finals; Pacific Grove wins the Mission Division boys; North Salinas the Cypress Division boys, Gonzales the Santa Lucia Division boys, and Rancho San Juan the Cypress girls team titles
Five county athletes receive special honors in all-league voting | All-PCAL girls basketball
Watsonville High senior forward/center Leilani Yasin-Espinoza shined at both ends of the basketball court, but was honored as the Gabilan Division Defensive Player of the Year after leading the Wildcatz to a three-way tie for fourth place in the highest tier of the Pacific Coast Athletic League.
South County trio receives special honors during All-PCAL voting | Girls flag football
St. Francis High’s Liliana Whitmeyer, Watsonville’s Taylor Alves-Lopez, and Pajaro Valley’s Denise Magallon received special honors during all-PCAL girls flag football voting for 2025.
Watsonville’s Joshua Zuniga, Logan Franc, and PV’s Jayden Avestruz earn special honors | All-PCAL boys volleyball
Watsonville High’s boys volleyball team won its first league title since 2016 and the Wildcatz were rewarded during all-league voting, when two of their top players received special honors.
MVC’s Brady Cortez, Watsonville’s Patrick Miller-Brown receive special honors | 2025 All-PCAL baseball
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High School track and field: Pacific Grove, King City, Stevenson win team titles
King City, Pacific Grove capture boys divisional track and field team titles, Stevenson wins a girls team title. Hollister sweeps Gabilan Division finals.
St. Francis’ Nash Horton named Cypress Division MVP | All-PCAL boys basketball
St. Francis High senior guard/forward Nash Horton was all over the basketball court, and being so allowed the Sharks to accomplish a special season.
Pajaro Valley’s Valeria Acosta, Scarlet Gomez, and St. Francis’ Alyssandra Peterson, Peyton Orradre earn special honors | 2024-25 All-PCAL girls soccer
Pajaro Valley High’s Valeria Acosta and teammate Scarlet Gomez had a special chemistry on the soccer pitch, and both were recognized for their stellar performances in 2024-25 by earning special honors during All-Pacific Coast Athletic League voting.
Nine local athletes earn first-team honors | 2024-25 All-PCAL boys soccer
Santa Cruz County had nine athletes named to 2024-25 All-Pacific Coast Athletic League first teams in boys soccer.
Pajaro Valley’s Olivia Contreras, Aaliyah Chavez earn special honors | All-PCAL girls volleyball
Pajaro Valley High had two girls volleyball players receive special honors during all-league voting after the Grizzlies (17-10, 12-0) took first place in the Pacific Coast Athletic League’s Santa Lucia Division.
St. Francis’ Nash Horton returns from injury, earns co-MVP honor | All-PCAL baseball
St. Francis High baseball talent Nash Horton made up for lost time.
St. Francis sophomore Liam Rawson named Offensive POY in Santa Lucia Division | All-PCAL boys soccer
St. Francis High sophomore attacking midfielder Liam Rawson was named the Offensive Player of the Year in the Santa Lucia Division, the bottom tier of the Pacific Coast Athletic League, during the coaches’ all-league voting.
Aptos, PCS get pair of first-team honorees | All-PCAL boys lacrosse
Aptos High’s boys lacrosse team had two seniors, Quinn Kerko and Fabian Cortes, honored as first-team players in Pacific Coast Athletic all-Gabilan Division voting.
St. Francis junior guard Sam Braun named MVP of Cypress Division | All-PCAL boys basketball
St. Francis High junior guard Sam Braun was named MVP of the Pacific Coast Athletic League’s Cypress Division after leading the Sharks’ boys basketball team to the title.
Four local players receive special honors | All-PCAL football
Aptos High’s Caden Prichard, Soquel’s Jordan McCord and Justice Grauel Tebong, and St. Francis’ Miguel Orozco received special honors in their respective PCAL football divisions this season.
Aptos’ Kale Lampman named Gabilan’s top offensive player | All-PCAL boys lacrosse
Aptos High midfielder Kale Lampman’s scoring prowess made him an easy decision for Pacific Coast Athletic League boys lacrosse coaches when it came time for all-league voting.
PCS star guard Malachi Douyon named Cypress Division MVP | All-PCAL Boys Basketball
“It’s a crying shame he’s not getting more looks,” Santa Cruz coach Lawan Milhouse said after his team hosted PCS in the regular-season finale. “He can really play. And I’m not talking about junior college. He has a significant package. He’s probably the best player in our area.”