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Aptos boys soccer hands SCCAL champ Harbor its lone league loss on Pirates’ senior night | Local Roundup
Striker Josiah Siqueiros finished off an assist from midfielder Nicolas Topete in the 52nd minute, and Aptos High’s boys soccer team made it hold up in its 1-0 win over Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League champion Harbor on its senior night Friday.
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.
Aptos girls soccer team closes in on third straight unbeaten SCCAL campaign | Local Roundup
Alexa Castaneda scored a natural hat trick, and the Aptos High girls soccer team beat visiting Scotts Valley 5-1 on Tuesday night to move a victory away from posting its third straight unbeaten season in Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League play.
Soquel basketball rallies past SC, goes unbeaten in league for first time since ’03 | Local Roundup
Perfection belonged to Soquel High’s boys basketball team on Saturday night.
Harbor boys soccer locks up SCCAL title with 12-0 rout | Local Roundup
Sophomore forward Andres Reyes scored six goals and had an assist, as Harbor High’s boys soccer team blasted host San Lorenzo Valley 12-0 to secure its second Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League title in four years on Friday.
Kaden Miritz posts double-double, paces Santa Cruz past Harbor | Local Roundup
Junior forward Kaden Miritz had 19 points, 13 rebounds, and three blocks, and the Santa Cruz High boys basketball team pulled away from visiting Harbor for a 59-46 win in the teams’ Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League make-up game Thursday night.
Santa Lucia Division leading Kirby slips past Pajaro Valley | Local Roundup
Senior guard Chris Lively scored a game-high 18 points, and the Kirby School boys basketball team beat host Pajaro Valley 49-44 to solidify its lead in the Pacific Coast Athletic League Santa Lucia Division standings on Wednesday.
Harbor boys soccer team tops Soquel, moves closer to SCCAL crown | Local Roundup
Harbor High’s boys soccer team took another step toward winning its second Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League title in four years by beating host Soquel 2-0 on Monday night in a make-up game.
Soquel’s boys basketball team silences Aptos, secures no worse than a share of SCCAL title | Local Roundup
Soquel High’s boys basketball team shined again on defense, and the Knights beat host Aptos 52-23 on Saturday to secure no worse than a share of the Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League title.
Diego Guillen scores five goals as Watsonville soccer scorches King City | Local Roundup
Senior Diego Guillen had five goals and one assist, and the Watsonville High boys soccer team rolled past host King City 7-2 in the teams’ Pacific Coast Athletic League Mission Division game Friday.
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.
Aptos boys basketball team edges Santa Cruz in OT in front of raucous home crowd | Local Roundup
Junior forward Levi Race made a driving layup with 1.2 seconds left in overtime, and Aptos High boys basketball team beat rival Santa Cruz 40-39 in Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League play Monday.
Slow start dooms Santa Cruz Warriors in NBA G League loss | Local Roundup
Two-way forward Malevy Leons secured his first double-double of the regular season, but the Santa Cruz Warriors dug themselves an early hole and never recovered in their 117-103 loss to the Sioux Falls Skyforce at Kaiser Permanente Arena on Saturday night.
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.
Santa Cruz Warriors survive Valley Suns’ fourth-quarter outburst in NBA G League action | Local Roundup
Santa Cruz guard Chance McMillian made five 3-pointers and scored a career-high 28 points, and the Warriors held off the Valley Suns to secure a 113-108 victory in NBA G League action at Kaiser Permanente Arena on Monday.
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.
MVC’s Jeremy Silver, Soledad’s Pedro Morales Jr. strike gold behind the arc in high-scoring Cypress Division thriller | High School Basketball Roundup
Shooting guard Jeremy Silver buried a school-record nine 3-pointers, and Monte Vista Christian School’s boys basketball team outlasted visiting Soledad 92-83 in the teams’ Pacific Coast Athletic League Cypress Division shootout Friday night.
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.
Aptos, Santa Cruz soccer teams play to 2-all draw in SCCAL opener | Local Roundup
Stefan Ciesiolkiewicz scored on an assist from Desmond Boutelle early in the second half to help Santa Cruz High’s boys soccer team play to a 2-all draw against host Aptos in the teams’ Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League opener on Wednesday night.
Hat tricks from Justin Alfaro, Jackeline Cano pace Watsonville soccer programs to wins | Local Roundup
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.
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.
Cabrillo men’s basketball team tops Monterey Peninsula in conference opener | Local Roundup
Sophomore forward Mike Carson and freshman guard Damani Wilkerson each scored 18 points, and the Cabrillo College men’s basketball team beat host Monterey Peninsula 92-86 in the teams’ Coast Conference South Division opener Wednesday night.