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Soquel’s Daniel Meisel takes 20th at Escape from Alcatraz Triathlon | Local Roundup
Soquel’s Daniel Meisel took 20th out of 1,537 athletes at the 2026 Escape from Alcatraz Triathlon on Sunday. He finished in 2 hours, 32 minutes, 25 seconds.
Watsonville soccer talent Diego Guillen signs with Centralia College in Washington | Local Roundup
Watsonville High soccer talent Diego Guillen has signed with Centralia College, a community college in Centralia, Washington, that offers athletic scholarships.
Inaugural Central Coast Senior Girls Soccer All-Star Game set for Sunday at Santa Cruz
The Reggie Stephens Foundation (RSF), in partnership with the Gino Panelli Foundation, will host the inaugural Central Coast Senior Girls Soccer All-Star Game at Santa Cruz High on Sunday.
Santa Cruz’s Grace Bailey makes her U.S. Women’s Beach Soccer National Team debut | Local Roundup
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.
CCS’s leading scorer Andres Reyes of Harbor named MVP | 2025-26 All-SCCAL boys soccer
Harbor High’s Andres Reyes scored early and often, which not only took opponents out of their comfort zone, but forced them to shift their strategy and personnel.
Player of the Year honors shared by rivals | 2025-26 All-SCCAL girls soccer
Aptos High senior Alexa Castaneda and Santa Cruz senior Lia Gularte were named co-Players of the Year for the 2025-26 Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League girls soccer season.
Watsonville’s championship soccer teams to be honored at Monterey Bay FC match on Saturday| Local Roundup
Watsonville High’s boys and girls championship soccer programs will be among four local teams honored at Monterey Bay FC’s home match against San Antonio FC at Cardinale Stadium in Seaside on Saturday at 7 p.m.
Aptos girls soccer team secures third straight unbeaten season in SCCAL, fourth straight title | Local Roundup
Aptos High’s girls soccer team celebrated its six seniors on Thursday night, and its fourth-year players and the rest of the Mariners had plenty to celebrate.
Emilie Santiago’s hat trick helps Aptos secure fourth straight soccer title outright | Local Roundup
Sophomore Emilie Santiago scored the first of her three goals in the opening minute, and Aptos High’s girls soccer team earned its fourth straight Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League title outright with its 7-0 rout of San Lorenzo Valley in Felton on Tuesday.
Aptos girls soccer edges Santa Cruz to remain unbeaten in SCCAL play | Local Roundup
One goal decided a showdown between the top two girls soccer teams in the Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League standings on Thursday.
Soquel posts decisive win over Santa Cruz, gains sole possession of SCCAL lead | Local Roundup
Soquel High’s boys basketball team had seven players score in the first half, and the Knights built an early lead and beat visiting Santa Cruz 57-37 in the teams’ first Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League meeting of the season Friday.
Isabella Hartnett paces SCCAL leading Aptos past Scotts Valley | Local Roundup
Isabella Hartnett scored two goals and made an assist, and the Aptos High girls soccer team beat visiting Scotts Valley 3-0 to remain unbeaten in Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League play Thursday.
PCS girls soccer team tops Watsonville in battle of unbeatens in PCAL Mission Division | Local Roundup
Pacific Collegiate School’s girls soccer team topped Watsonville 1-0 in a battle of unbeaten teams in Pacific Coast Athletic League Mission Division action at Soquel High on Tuesday night.
Vera Bentley, Onyx Escobar, and Kira Demma wrestle to titles at Ladies Coast Classic | Local Roundup
Santa Cruz High wrestlers Vera Bentley and Onyx Escobar, and Harbor’s Kira Demma took first place in their respective weight classes at the sixth annual Ladies Coast Classic at Santa Cruz High on Saturday.
Soquel, Santa Cruz play to a tie in SCCAL girls soccer action | Local Roundup
Senior Leah Tuttman scored off a set piece midway through the second half to knot the score, and Soquel High’s girls soccer team rallied for a 1-1 draw against host Santa Cruz in the teams’ Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League match Thursday.
Scotts Valley girls basketball tops SC, gains sole possession of SCCAL lead | Local Roundup
Senior guard Samantha Rebbert led Scotts Valley High’s balanced attack with 13 points, and the Falcons’ girls basketball team beat host Santa Cruz 52-28 in the teams’ Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League game Tuesday.
SLV wrestler Ollin Bates takes fourth at Apple Cider Classic after enduring injury | Local Roundup
Santa Cruz County wrestlers had a tough go of things at the 17th Apple Cider Classic at Watsonville High on Saturday.
Lia Gularte scores twice in Cardinals’ 2-1 win over Manteca | Local Roundup
Senior captain Lia Gularte scored twice, including the game-winning goal in the 70th minute, and Santa Cruz High’s girls soccer team pulled out a 2-1 nonleague win over visiting Manteca on Friday.
Wrestlers Aliyah Marcus, Vera Bentley win titles at La Manazanita Ladies Classic | Local Roundup
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 boys basketball rallies past Sobrato, eclipses 2024-25 win total | Local Roundup
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.
Aptos boys basketball team finishes fourth at its own tournament | Local Roundup
Senior Gio Garduno-Martin scored 16 points, and Half Moon Bay’s boys basketball team beat Aptos 55-37 for third place at the 12th annual Aptos High/Santa Cruz Warriors NorCal Invitational at Kaiser Permanente Arena on Wednesday.
Photos | Looking back at Santa Cruz County high school sports photos from 2025
To mark the end of 2025, Santa Cruz Sentinel staff photographer Shmuel Thaler is sharing some of his favorite Santa Cruz County high school sports photos from the previous year.
Aptos boys basketball falls to Willow Glen in tourney semifinals | Local Roundup
Jack Tovani had 12 points, two rebounds, and two assists to lead Aptos High’s boys basketball team, but the Mariners fell Willow Glen 67-53 in the semifinals of the 12th annual Aptos High/Santa Cruz Warriors NorCal Invitational at Kaiser Permanente Arena on Tuesday.
Cardinals’ Conn is on: Santa Cruz steals win from Los Altos on junior’s late basket | Local Roundup
Junior guard/forward Mila Conn drained the winning basket in the game’s waning seconds, and Santa Cruz High’s girls basketball team stunned Los Altos 45-44 in the teams’ opener at the 12th annual Aptos High/Santa Cruz Warriors NorCal Invitational at Kaiser Permanente Arena on Monday.
Soquel boys basketball races past Watsonville with fast start | Local Roundup
Senior center Connor Corlett had 16 points and 12 rebounds, and Soquel High’s boys basketball team beat visiting Watsonville 77-42 in the teams’ nonleague game Friday night.