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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.
Soquel loses QB, perfect record as Palma claims Gabilan title | High school football roundup
Soquel High’s football team endured a series of blows in its highly anticipated Pacific Coast Athletic League Gabilan Division battle against fellow unbeaten Palma on Friday.
Soquel jumps ahead early, stomps Aptos at Cabrillo College | High school football roundup
Soquel High’s football team, ranked No. 4 in the Central Coast Section and No. 74 in the state, was intent on doing Soquel-esque things early and often in its latest rout.
Soquel edged by powerhouse Valley Christian in low scoring battle | CCS baseball roundup
Soquel High’s baseball team, enjoying one of the finest seasons in Santa Cruz County history, gave powerhouse Valley Christian all it could handle in the first round of the Central Coast Section Division I playoffs Saturday.
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.
Soquel moves into second round; Harbor’s season comes to a close | CIF NorCal girls volleyball roundup
Soquel High’s girls volleyball team has been almost unbeatable at home this year, losing just once on Randy Peck Court.
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.
Soquel dominates Salinas in The Pit, earns no worse than a share of Gabilan Division title | High school football roundup
Soquel’s High’s football team earned one of the program’s all-time great wins Friday, and they made it look rather easy despite facing one of the top program’s in the Central Coast Section.
Aptos’ boys, girls teams suffer heartbreaking losses on PKs | CCS soccer roundup
Andrew Lopez headed in corner kick on a pass from Eddie Alvarez to knot the score in the 100th minute, but the No. 4 Aptos High boys soccer team lost to No. 5 Junipero Serra 4-3 in a penalty kick shootout after finishing two overtimes deadlocked at 4-all in the teams’ thrilling Central Coast Section Division II quarterfinal on Saturday.
Falcons post another shutout to top Wildcatz | High school football roundup
Scotts Valley High’s football team still has four games remaining in the Pacific Coast Athletic League Mission North Division, but the Falcons continue to look like the title is their’s to lose.
Aptos annihilates Alvarez for second straight win | High school football roundup
Aptos High’s football team produced one of its trademark Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League blowouts in its Pacific Coast Athletic League opener Saturday in front of 1,200-plus fans at Trevin Dilfer Memorial Field.
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.
Knights advance to semifinals with sweep of Saratoga | CCS girls volleyball roundup
The No. 2 seed Soquel High’s girls volleyball team defeated visiting No. 10 Saratoga 25-11, 25-22, 25-17 in the Central Coast Section Division III quarterfinals on Tuesday night. Santa Cruz (D-III) and Harbor (D-IV) also earned wins.
St. Francis crushes King City, moves to 8-0 | High school football roundup
For the second straight week, St. Francis High’s unbeaten football team got off to a quick start.
Soquel blanks Seaside; hosts Monterey in battle of unbeaten squads next | High school football roundup
Tanner Trowbridge had four sacks and Cade Petersen had three sacks, as Soquel High’s football team stayed unbeaten by silencing host Seaside 21-0 on Saturday.
Soquel wins battle in trenches, surprises Scotts Valley 21-3 | High school football roundup
Jordan McCord, a junior wide receiver and cornerback for Soquel High’s football team, was his usual sensation self Friday night. He tacked two more touchdown receptions onto his rapidly growing season total, and caused a fumble on defense
Soquel, Harbor open season with big wins; SLV blanked | High school football roundup
Quarterback Cole Johnson threw three touchdown passes and Soquel High’s football team beat visiting Soledad 20-14 in the teams’ season opener Friday night.
Santa Cruz stuns Aptos, sets up grudge match Thursday for SCCAL co-leaders | High school baseball roundup
Aptos High has three college committed arms in its starting rotation. Rival Santa Cruz proved Tuesday that it has some quality pitching, too.
Aptos’ offense unable to back Quinn Hocom in loss | High school baseball roundup
There has been a lot of talk about Aptos High’s stellar starting rotation, which features a pair of future Division I pitchers in UC Santa Barbara-committed senior Reed Moring and UCLA-committed junior Gabe Gaeckle.
Santa Cruz rallies past Scotts Valley with timely hitting | High school baseball roundup
Santa Cruz High’s baseball team is still putting things together as it hopes to make a run at the Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League baseball title this season. It took a step forward in its latest game, thanks to some timely hitting and solid middle relief pitching in its 5-2 win over Scotts Valley on Friday.
Jasmin Nguyen, Santa Cruz use injury time to hand Aptos its first loss | Girls soccer roundup
Jasmin Nguyen’s second goal off a free kick sent Santa Cruz High’s girls soccer team past previously unbeaten Aptos 3-2 in the teams’ Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League game.
Santa Cruz downs Del Mar, moves into D-III semifinals | CCS girls volleyball roundup
The No. 2 seed Cardinals (21-5) advance to Thursday’s semifinal at home against No. 3 Sacred Heart Cathedral (19-14), a West Catholic Athletic League power from San Francisco. A victory over the Fightin’ Irish will propel Santa Cruz into its first section championship match appearance in school history.
Soquel sinks Carmel, stays unbeaten in Mission Division | PCAL football roundup
Gavin Woods and Jack Fisher ran for touchdowns and Cole Johnson passed for an insurance score as Soquel beat host Carmel 21-8 to remain unbeaten in the Pacific Coast Athletic League Mission Division on Saturday.
Soquel stomps Soledad, stays perfect in PCAL’s Mission Division | High school football roundup
Quarterback Cole Johnson ran for two touchdowns and passed for two others, as Soquel High’s football team beat host Soledad 28-6 in the teams’ Pacific Coast Athletic League Mission Division game Friday night.