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Five county athletes receive special honors in all-league voting | All-PCAL girls basketball

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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.

St. Francis’ Robert Gomez Jr. earns Offensive POY honor in Mission Division | All-PCAL boys basketball

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St. Francis High junior basketball talent Robert Gomez Jr. took advantage of opponents focusing on drive-and-create wing Nash Horton in 2024-25. His senior season, with Horton graduated and competing in his freshman season of baseball at Pepperdine University, and after seeing Gomez bury 84 3-pointers and average 16.73 points last year, opponents were prepared to […]

PCAL girls basketball all-league teams

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The Pacific Coast Athletic League girls’ basketball all-league teams

PCAL boys basketball all-league teams

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The Pacific Coast Athletic League boys basketball all-league teams

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

Brooklyn Williams reaches 1,000-point milestone for repeat SCCAL champion Scotts Valley | High school basketball roundup

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Scotts Valley High fourth-year guard Brooklyn Williams was pulled after scoring her 1,000th career point, and the repeat Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League champion Falcons celebrated senior night with a 60-34 win over visiting Aptos on Tuesday.

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

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

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

Hat tricks from Justin Alfaro, Jackeline Cano pace Watsonville soccer programs to wins | Local Roundup

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Junior forward Justin Alfaro scored three goals for the second time in the past three matches, and Watsonville High’s boys soccer team stomped Seaside 7-0 in Pacific Coast Athletic League Mission Division action Monday.

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

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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

Soquel water polo earns sweep of SCCAL Tournament titles | Local Roundup

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Soquel High’s boys water polo team outscored visiting Santa Cruz 4-0 in the fourth quarter to rally for an 11-8 win in the SCCAL Tournament championship match on Saturday.

Santa Cruz’s Tiera O’Connor to continue basketball career at San Francisco State | Local Roundup

Santa Cruz High senior guard Tiera O’Connor, who didn’t play for the Cardinals in the winter after helping lead the program to back-to-back Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League titles, will continue her basketball and academic careers at NCAA Division II San Francisco State University.

St. Francis’ Maya Calfee, Liliana Whitmeyer share MVP honor in Cypress | All-PCAL girls basketball

St. Francis High’s star backcourt, sophomore Maya Calfee and freshman Liliana Whitmeyer, took turns lighting up opponents on the basketball court this season.

PCAL girls’ basketball all-league teams

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The Pacific Coast Athletic League girls’ all-league basketball teams

PCAL boys basketball all-league teams

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The Pacific Coast Athletic League boy’s all-league basketball teams

Aptos locks up boys soccer title with win over Scotts Valley | Local Roundup

Nami Banks scored in each half, and Aptos High’s boys soccer team locked up the Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League title with their 5-1 win over Scotts Valley on Friday.

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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

Preps of the Week

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

Local talent showcased at 11th annual Central Coast Basketball All-Star Games | Youth basketball

Some of the region’s top high school senior boys and girls, as well as the incoming class of freshmen boys, will be on display at the 11th annual Central Coast Basketball All-Star Games on April 7 at Scotts Valley High.

St. Francis freshman Maya Calfee named MVP of Cypress Division | All-PCAL girls basketball

Nice work, “Glasses.” St. Francis High freshman guard Maya Calfee, who opts to play basketball wearing her everyday spectacles instead of sturdier, less expensive goggles, said she heard the “glasses” reference often.