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Aptos holds off Santa Cruz to win SCCAL regular-season title outright | Boys basketball roundup Feb 07, 2025 | By Jim Seimas

Aptos High’s boys basketball team and rival Santa Cruz went down to the wire, again.

Scotts Valley 85 SLV 50 Soquel 72 Harbor 24 Watsonville 81 Seaside 48 Pajaro Valley 72 Trinity Christian 44 Marina 73 MVC 54 Basketball Aptos High Santa Cruz High

Watsonville tops Pajaro Valley in Belgard Kup for eighth straight season | High school football roundup Sep 21, 2024 | By Jim Seimas

Watsonville High’s football team recorded four takeaways, and the Wildcatz topped host Pajaro Valley 17-2 to win the Belgard Kup for the eighth straight season Saturday.

SLV 12 Greenfield 7 Soquel 63 Scotts Valley 3 Football

Falcons post another shutout to top Wildcatz | High school football roundup Oct 07, 2023 | By Jim Seimas

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.

Soquel 37 Alvarez 6 Harbor 13 Marina 12 Greenfield 41 SLV 7 Gonzales 52 Pajaro Valley 15 Football Scotts Valley High

Harbor edges Soquel in five-set thriller | High school volleyball roundup Sep 08, 2023 | By Jim Seimas

In a tight, thrilling match of mini surges, Harbor High’s girls volleyball team gained a lead and rival Soquel rallied back.

Santa Cruz 3 Scotts Valley 0 Mount Madonna 3 SLV 1 Hollister 3 Aptos 2 Monte Vista Christian 3 Stevenson 2 Volleyball Harbor High Soquel High

No. 3 seeded Soquel girls knock off SLV; will face No. 1 SC in final | SCCAL Basketball Tournament Roundup Feb 10, 2023 | By Jim Seimas

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.

Santa Cruz 52 Aptos 37 BOYS Aptos 49 Soquel 39 Santa Cruz 80 SLV 27 Basketball Soquel High San Lorenzo Valley High Scotts Valley High Santa Cruz High

St. Francis crushes King City, moves to 8-0 | High school football roundup Oct 22, 2022 | By Richard de Give

For the second straight week, St. Francis High’s unbeaten football team got off to a quick start.

Soquel 35 North Salinas 6 At Pajaro Valley 41 Harbor 16 Marina 38 SLV 23 Football

Santa Cruz closes in on SCCAL title with win over Harbor | Girls volleyball roundup Oct 14, 2022 | By Gordon Kass

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.

Soquel 3 Scotts Valley 0 Mount Madonna 3 SLV 0 Pacific Collegiate 3 St. Francis 0 Volleyball Aptos High Harbor High Soquel High San Lorenzo Valley High Santa Cruz High

Soquel blanks Seaside; hosts Monterey in battle of unbeaten squads next | High school football roundup Oct 09, 2022 | By Jim Seimas

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.

Gonzales 34 Pajaro Valley 14 Greenfield 49 SLV 13 Marina 46 Harbor 7 Football Soquel High

Soquel, Harbor open season with big wins; SLV blanked | High school football roundup Aug 27, 2022 | By Jim Seimas

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.

Harbor 44 Harker 27 At Carlmont 49 SLV 0 Football Harbor High Soquel High San Lorenzo Valley High

No. 5 seed Soquel routs King City, moves into D-III semifinals | CCS softball roundup May 21, 2022 | By Jim Seimas

Soquel High’s softball team routed host King City 14-0 in the Central Coast Section Division III quarterfinals Saturday, which was called after five innings on the 10-run mercy rule.

Monterey 11 at Watsonville 0; 5 inn.Live Oak 14 at St. Francis 3; 5 inn.Hillsdale 8 SLV 0 Softball Soquel High

Santa Cruz stuns Aptos, sets up grudge match Thursday for SCCAL co-leaders | High school baseball roundup Apr 12, 2022 | By Jim Seimas

Aptos High has three college committed arms in its starting rotation. Rival Santa Cruz proved Tuesday that it has some quality pitching, too.

St. Francis 24 King City 4 Soledad 4 Monte Vista Christian 0 Scotts Valley 11 Harbor 4 SLV 9 Soquel 3 Stevenson 22 Pajaro Valley 2 Baseball Aptos High Santa Cruz High

Santa Cruz rallies past Scotts Valley with timely hitting | High school baseball roundup Mar 11, 2022 | By Jim Seimas

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.

Aptos 5 SLV 2 Harbor 7 Soquel 3 St. Francis 10 Stevenson 6 Baseball Scotts Valley High Santa Cruz High

Kaitlin Imai scores 35 points in Scotts Valley’s D-IV win over Carmel | CCS basketball roundup Feb 22, 2022 | By Jim Seimas

Senior guard Kaitlin Imai made nine 3-pointers and finished with 35 points as the No. 4 seed Scotts Valley High girls basketball team beat the No. 5 Carmel 51-32 in the Central Coast Section Division IV quarterfinals on Tuesday.

Santa Cruz 66 El Camino 47 Aptos 60 Saratoga 49 Mills 65 Soquel 25 Boys Santa Cruz 71 Monterey 56 No. 4 Aptos 45 No. 5 Half Moon Bay 42 SLV 71 Terra Nova 63 Basketball Scotts Valley High

Sports Newsmakers 2021 | Pandemic didn’t limit massive accomplishments Dec 31, 2021 | By Jim Seimas

Santa Cruz County produced dozens of magnificent sports feats in ’21, and it’s no surprise that surfing was among the sports that dominated headlines. The following is a recap of some of the most memorable feats of the year.

Peter Mel’s epic wave Nat Young qualifies for Championship Tour Santa Cruz surfer Brody Price 12 wins national title Tyler Gilbert promoted throws historic no-hitter Natalia Grossman crowned IFSC Bouldering World Champion Haley Jones wins Final Four honor NCAA title Gabe Discipulo helps UCLA claim NCAA water polo title Nikki Hiltz makes 1 500 final at Olympic Trials Triathlete Katie Zaferes wins Olympic bronze Walmer Martinez signs with Monterey Bay F.C.High school teammates drafted on same day Jeremy Lin helps Santa Cruz Warriors reach G League semifinals Santa Cruz Seahawks win Pop Warner Super Bowl Santa Cruz football posts first unbeaten regular season since 1993 SLV makes county history with first outdoor wrestling meet SLV cross country track coach Jay Avenmarg fired over violation Aptos’ stunning football wins Campolindo Palma The CCS champs are here

Soquel rallies past North Salinas, sets up battle of unbeaten teams vs. Santa Cruz | PCAL football roundup Oct 31, 2021 | By Gordon Kass

Soquel High’s football team made all the big plays in the second half of its showdown with North Salinas to rally past the Vikings 36-27 on senior night Saturday. And all of them were needed, as the Knights overcame deficits of 20-0 in the second quarter and 27-14 at halftime.

Scotts Valley 35 Pacific Grove 6 St. Francis 53 at Stevenson 14 King City 34 SLV 7 Football Soquel High Santa Cruz High

Soquel sinks Carmel, stays unbeaten in Mission Division | PCAL football roundup Oct 23, 2021 | By Jim Seimas

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.

Santa Cruz 42 Soledad 0 Pajaro Valley 28 Greenfield 7 St. Francis 66 Harbor 30 Los Altos 40 SLV 6 Football Soquel High Santa Cruz High

Soquel stomps Soledad, stays perfect in PCAL’s Mission Division | High school football roundup Oct 16, 2021 | By Jim Seimas

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.

Pacific Grove 30 SLV 21 Greenfield 27 Harbor 6 Football Soquel High

Soquel holds on for 21-20 win over Monterey, stays perfect in Mission Division | PCAL football roundup Oct 10, 2021 | By Gordon Kass

Soquel High’s defense struggled in the second half, but it made the stop when it mattered most against Monterey on Saturday night.

Aptos 38 Christopher 7 Rancho San Juan 17 SLV 14 Football Soquel High

Aptos stomps Alvarez, moves to 5-1 | High school football roundup Oct 02, 2021 | By Gordon Kass

The theme for Everett Alvarez High’s homecoming on Friday night was “Eagles in Wonderland.” All the wonder came from the Aptos’ football team, though, as the visiting Mariners demolished the Eagles 52-6.

Watsonville 21 SLV 14 Soquel 21 Gilroy 16 St. Francis 45 Greenfield 3 Scotts Valley 42 NMC 0 Football Aptos High

Soquel, Santa Cruz post 42-0 wins over county foes | High school football roundup Sep 11, 2021 | By Jim Seimas

Soquel and Santa Cruz both earned 42-0 wins Friday night. SLV won in coach Andrew Milich’s coaching debut.

SLV 30 Richmond 28 Santa Cruz 42 Watsonville 0 Salinas 46 MVC 8 Mission Prep 42 St. Francis 7 Pajaro Valley at Pacific Grove canceled Football Harbor High Soquel High Santa Cruz High