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Gabriel Gonzales, 42, takes over as Santa Cruz’s boys basketball coach
It took Santa Cruz High’s hiring committee three shots, but a successor to recently retired Lawan Milhouse, the Cardinals’ wildly successful boys basketball coach, was officially named last week.
Santa Cruz’s Haley Jones rejoins WNBA’s Dallas Wings with development contract | Local Roundup
Santa Cruz basketball star Haley Jones, 25, a former All-American at Stanford University, is back with the WNBA’s Dallas Wings.
Santa Cruz Warriors unveil commemorative 15th anniversary logo | NBA G League
The Santa Cruz Warriors, the NBA G League affiliate of the Golden State Warriors, will celebrate the franchise’s 15th anniversary throughout the upcoming 2026-27 season.
Former UCSC head coach, USF assistant Todd Kent, 53, takes over SLV’s boys basketball program
When San Lorenzo Valley High announced head coaching vacancies for its boys’ and girls’ basketball teams this spring, it got an applicant so impressive, it let him choose which program he’d like to lead.
Santa Cruz’s Haley Jones among three players waived by WNBA’s Portland Fire | Local Roundup
Santa Cruz’s Haley Jones, a 6-foot-1 forward/guard, was one of three players waived by the WNBA’s Portland Fire or Thursday.
Soquel’s Connor Corlett commits to D-III Whitman for baseball | Local Roundup
Soquel High senior pitcher Connor Corlett, the 2025-26 Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League boys basketball MVP, has committed to play baseball at NCAA Division III Whitman College in Walla Walla, Washington.
Mount Madonna boys volleyball pulls off reverse sweep, makes CCS D-II quarterfinals | Local Roundup
The No. 4 seed Mount Madonna School boys volleyball team pulled off a thrilling reverse sweep, 27-29, 20-25, 25-12, 25-22, 15-12, to oust No. 13 University Prep of San Jose in the first round of the Central Coast Section Division II playoffs in Watsonville on Monday.
Santa Cruz’s Haisley Flanagan, Leela Whiting and MVC’s Mayla Spahn, Jessie Ingram win beach volleyball titles | Local Roundup
Santa Cruz High’s Haisley Flanagan and Leela Whiting took first place in the Mark Brewer Memorial Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League Pairs Beach Volleyball Tournament ‘A’ Final at Main Beach on Friday.
Hard-nosed, successful Cardinals coach Lawan Milhouse steps down | Boys basketball
Each of the past five seasons, Lawan Milhouse, 48, indicated that he planned to step down as Santa Cruz High’s highly successful boys basketball coach. By season’s end, his desire to see another player through til his graduation always delayed said plans.
Cabrillo softball uses 8-run sixth inning to rally for season sweep of San Jose City | Local Roundup
Cabrillo College’s softball team erupted for eight runs in the bottom of the sixth inning to rally past visiting San Jose City for an 8-2 win in Coast Conference
Five county athletes receive special honors in all-league voting | All-PCAL girls basketball
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
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 […]
Ella Boyes, Kenzie Culbertson earn wins as Aptos girls take third at Avis Kelley Invitational track meet | Local Roundup
Girls track and field athletes from Santa Cruz County took first place in five events at the 53rd Avis Kelley Invitational at Gilroy High on Saturday.
Cole McGillicuddy homers, earns win as Aptos baseball stuns Soquel | Local Roundup
Cole McGillicuddy hit his fifth home run of the season and finished with two hits, two RBI, and two runs scored, as Aptos High’s baseball team stunned visiting Soquel 8-6 in Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League action Friday.
Local collegiate women’s volleyball players return to Main Beach for West Coast Challenge | Local Roundup
Three local collegiate women’s beach volleyball players return to their old stomping grounds to compete in the West Coast Challenge at Main Beach in Santa Cruz on Friday and Saturday.
Noah Solano stays hot at the plate, as Harbor baseball rallies for 11-9 win over host Aptos | Local Roundup
Harbor High’s baseball team trailed Aptos 4-0 through three innings, but rallied with a seven-run fourth inning and beat the host Mariners 11-9 in Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League action on Tuesday.
Isabelle Jas, Scotts Valley’s freshman double-double dynamo, named MVP | 2025-26 All-SCCAL girls basketball
Scotts Valley High’s Isabelle Jas didn’t waste any time making an impact.
Soquel’s Connor Corlett named MVP after leading Knights to historic season | 2025-26 All-SCCAL boys basketball
Soquel High basketball talent Connor Corlett gave opponents fits in the paint this season.
Santa Cruz stumbles in Stockton; Warriors officially eliminated from G League playoff contention | Local Roundup
Center Marques Bolden notched his second consecutive 20-point performance, but the Santa Cruz Warriors lost 121-103 to the Stockton Kings at Adventist Health Arena on Sunday night and were officially eliminated from NBA G League playoff contention.
Poor shooting night dooms SC in G League loss to host Cleveland | Local Roundup
The Santa Cruz Warriors shot 40.2% from the field (37 of 92) and an abysmal 15.4% (6 of 39) from beyond the arc in their 130-110 loss to the Cleveland Charge in NBA G League action Saturday night at Public Auditorium.
Warriors blasted in third quarter of NBA G League loss to host Charge | Local Roundup
The Santa Cruz Warriors held a one-point lead at the half, but were outscored 49-29 in the third quarter of their 138-116 loss to the host Cleveland Charge at Public Auditorium on Friday night.
Scotts Valley’s dream season ends with narrow loss in NorCal Regional semifinals | Girls basketball
When the final buzzer sounded Saturday, it signaled the end of the line for Scotts Valley High’s girls basketball team — a squad Falcons coach Stu Hurvitz felt embodied “the little engine that could” in the CIF NorCal Regional playoffs.
Scotts Valley survives another thriller, advances to NorCal Regional semifinals for first time | Girls basketball
Play it again, Sam. If the script sounds familiar, it is. And, ask anyone affiliated with Scotts Valley High’s girls basketball team and they’ll tell you, the ending never gets old.
Soquel’s historic season ends in NorCal Regional quarterfinals | Boys basketball
Soquel High’s boys basketball saw its historic season end Thursday night, as No. 2 seed Sacred Heart Prep defeated the No. 10 Knights 59-48 in the CIF State NorCal Regional Division IV quarterfinals.
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.