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Soquel, Santa Cruz dealt tough losses in NorCal Regional playoffs | High school baseball
The Soquel High and Santa Cruz baseball teams both traveled four-plus hours, round trip, to play in the CIF NorCal Regional playoffs in the Greater Sacramento area on Tuesday, and both saw their seasons come to a close in tough-to-swallow losses.
Scotts Valley girls, Soquel boys win NorCal Regional openers | High school basketball roundup
Scotts Valley High star freshman center Isabelle Jas turned in a postseason performance for the ages, and a throng of Falcons girls basketball fans stormed the court to celebrate one of the biggest wins in program history Tuesday night.
Soquel boys overcome early deficit to reach Open semifinals; Knights and SC girls also advance | CCS water polo roundup
In the teams’ second meeting this season, and equally grueling, the No. 5 seed Soquel High boys water polo team slipped past No. 4 Los Gatos 12-11 in the Central Coast Section Open Division quarterfinals on Saturday.
Three county teams advance to section semifinals | CCS girls volleyball roundup
Santa Cruz High’s girls volleyball team continued its postseason hot streak on Tuesday night.
Santa Cruz clinches Santa Lucia title, CCS playoff berth with win over rival Harbor | High school football roundup
Santa Cruz High’s football — two years removed from a scoreless and winless campaign — is back on its game.
Soquel’s water polo teams earn sweep of SCCAL titles
Soquel High’s boys water polo team is back on top in the Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League.
Harbor sweeps Burlingame, moves into D-II semifinals | CCS boys volleyball roundup
After posting a landmark five-set victory over rival Santa Cruz High on Friday night, there was a challenge for Harbor to get back in gear for the Central Coast Section Division II playoffs. There wasn’t a letdown. The No. 2 seed Pirates responded with a dominant home sweep of No. 7 Burlingame, 25-12, 25-22, 25-17 in the quarterfinals.
Aptos holds off Santa Cruz to win SCCAL regular-season title outright | Boys basketball roundup
Aptos High’s boys basketball team and rival Santa Cruz went down to the wire, again.
Isaiah Ackerman, Mariners roll into tournament semifinals at KP Arena | High school basketball roundup
Aptos High’s boys basketball team gets after it on defense.
Aptos girls water polo beats Santa Cruz for first section title | CCS Championships Roundup
Aptos High’s girls water polo program finally earned its day in the sun.
Three county girls water polo teams qualify for championship matches | CCS roundup
Three Santa Cruz County girls water polo teams — Santa Cruz, Aptos, and Soquel — advanced to Central Coast Section finals on Tuesday. The Cardinals and Mariners’ fourth meeting this season will decide the D-II crown on Saturday, and Soquel faces rival Sacred Heart Prep for the prestigious Open Division title.
Four of five county teams advance to semifinals | CCS water polo roundup
Sophomore Elizabeth Penny had three goals, two assists, and a steal, and the No. 2 seed Soquel High girls water polo team beat No. 7 St. Ignatius of San Francisco 12-7 in the CCS Open Division quarterfinals on Saturday.
Harbor, Soquel advance to section finals, qualify for NorCal | CCS girls volleyball roundup
Top-seeded Harbor High’s girls volleyball team moved closer in its bid to defend its Central Coast Section Division lV championship by defeating No. 4 Scotts Valley 25-12, 19-25, 25-17, 25-14 in the semifinals on Thursday night.
Ava Morrison, Hayden Smith pace Scotts Valley past MVC, into D-IV semifinals | CCS girls volleyball roundup
Outside hitters Ava Morrison and Hayden Smith combined for 38 kills, and the No. 4 seed Scotts Valley High girls volleyball team beat No. 5 Monte Vista Christian 25-14, 21-25, 25-23, 25-21 in the Central Coast Section Division IV quarterfinals on Tuesday night.
Harbor, Santa Cruz and Scotts Valley advance to semifinals | CCS baseball roundup
Jake Fiorenza had a hit, two stolen bases, and scored twice, and Harbor High’s baseball team beat Piedmont Hills of San Jose 6-1 in the Central Coast Section Division V quarterfinals on Saturday.
No. 2 seed Aptos boys upset by No. 7 Burlingame in D-III quarterfinals | CCS basketball roundup
Junior guard Isaiah Ackerman scored a team-high 13 points, but the No. 2 Aptos High boys basketball team was upset by No. 7 Burlingame 47-43 in the Central Coast Section Division III quarterfinals on Tuesday night.
Soquel boys upset No. 1 Leland for first CCS title since 2002 | Water polo roundup
Soquel High’s boys water polo coach Trevor Wiens didn’t have high expectations heading into the season. He started with a small, eight-player roster after a few seniors he thought might play didn’t try out.
SC boys, Soquel girls claim SCCAL Tournament titles | High school water polo
Santa Cruz High’s boys water polo team returned to the site of its last league loss and earned some redemption on Saturday. More than that, actually, the Cardinals prevailed 8-6 on in their grudge match against rival Soquel to claim the Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League Tournament title.
Watsonville shuts out PV in Belgard Kup rivalry game | High school football roundup
Marcus Northcutt’s first win as a varsity football coach was a big one: Watsonville High beat crosstown foe Pajaro Valley 12-0 in the Belgard Kup rivalry game Friday night in front of 1,500 fans.
No. 3 seeded Soquel girls knock off SLV; will face No. 1 SC in final | SCCAL Basketball Tournament Roundup
Gianna Winterhalder and Amelie Stotland were consistent in their barrage of 3-point attempts in the Santa Cruz Cruz Coast Athletic League Tournament semifinals on Thursday. So was Lily Thayer on the offensive glass.
Defense lifts Santa Cruz into Dad’s Club final | Boys basketball
In the opening minute of the Dad’s Club Tournament semifinals on Friday night, Santa Cruz High guard Mosiah Cumberbatch nearly stole the basketball from a Leigh player, but knocked it out of bounds in the process.
Santa Cruz, Harbor move into regional quarterfinals | CIF NorCal girls volleyball
Santa Cruz put it all together and ran away to an exciting victory in front of its loud home crowd.
5-0: County teams go unbeaten in first round of playoffs | CCS water polo roundup
Quinn Healy had five goals, two assists and four steals, as the top-seeded Soquel High girls water polo team crushed No. 8 Castilleja 19-9 in the first round of the CCS D-II playoffs Saturday at Aptos High.
Harbor rallies for thrilling five-set win, reaches first CCS final in 10 years | Girls volleyball roundup
Harbor High girls volleyball coach Matthew Schutz wrote a list of the Pirates’ recent results in the Central Coast Section playoffs on a whiteboard and showed his players.
Santa Cruz closes in on SCCAL title with win over Harbor | Girls volleyball roundup
After a roller-coaster first-set deuce defeat, Santa Cruz High’s girls volleyball team tightened its defense and diversified its offense to roll to a 28-30, 25-18, 25-21, 25-14 victory to take control of the Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League race Thursday night.