Harbor’s unbeaten beach volleyball team repeats as SCCAL champ

Harbor High’s beach volleyball team swept Soquel 5-0 to cap a perfect regular season at Main Beach in Santa Cruz on Friday.

Harbor went 10-0 overall, 6-0 in the Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League. It’s the Pirates’ third straight league title and second straight undefeated season.

It was senior day on the beach and and the teams honored Soquel seniors Bella Hogan and Lily Juarez-Sapone as well as Harbor’s 10 seniors, including Isla Johnson, Maren O’Farrell, Tea Stockwell, Grace Stryker, Zoe Kemos, Sabine Kemos, Callahan Stone, Sandy Enriquez and Zara Leiben.

The Pirates won all five matches in straight sets.

Johnson and O’Farrell beat Lana Walding and Emma Bendetti, 21-10, 21-18 at No. 1.

Stockwell and Stryker beat Jaden Coleman and Gemma Reyes 21-11, 21-17 at No. 2

Dylan Schutz and Liberty Niesen defeated Hogan and Juarez-Sapone 23-21, 21-9 at No. 3

Cecile November and Lise Corstorphine beat Alexis Monahan and Rebecca Aiello 21-8, 21-6 at No. 4, and the Kemos sisters defeated Ruby Hyatt and Abby Harawy 21-7, 21-6 at No. 5.

The SCCAL pairs tournament takes place on Thursday and Friday.

College baseball

At Feather River 12, Cabrillo 4: Diego Grabiel had a hit, one RBI, and a run scored but the Seahawks lost in Game 1 of the teams’ best-of-three CCCAA NorCal Regional first round playoff series Friday in Quincy.

Nico Hilger had two walks, one RBI and scored a run for the No. 21 seed Seahawks (18-22). Donovan Thorpe had a hit and one RBI, and Adrian Castaneda and Jay Patterson each scored a run.

Shane Danley had four hits, four RBI, and scored twice for No. 4 Feather River (32-9). Dylan Marx hit three doubles, had one RBI, and scored three runs.

Jayden Andrade earned the win, and Oscar Knapp took the loss.

Game 2 is Saturday at 2 p.m.

Boys track and field

PCAL Mission Championships: Watsonville senior Nathaniel Aceves-Aguilar took first in the long jump (19 feet, 11.5 inches) and triple jump (39-06.75), and second in the 110 hurdles (18.71 second) at the Pacific Coast Athletic League Mission Division Championships at Rancho San Juan High in Salinas on Friday.

King City (169 points) took first out of six teams, and the Wildcatz (77) were third.

Wildcatz junior Lisandro Pantoja took second in the discus with a school-record distace (156-5) and third in the shot put (43-4).

Watsonville freshman Noel Navarro took second in the 300 hurdles (44.36), and senior Gerardo Acosta-Perez took third in the 110 hurdles (18.75).

PCAL Cypress Championships: Monte Vista Christian junior Owen Bingham took first in the 110 hurdles (18.81) and second in the 300 hurdles (47.66) in the PCAL Cypress Division Championships at Pacific Grove High on Friday.

Pacific Grove (161 points) took first out of five teams. The Mustangs (90) took third.

MVC junior Conor Gilliam took first in the 800 (1:58.32).

MVC (juniors Patrick Tracey, Gilliam, and Gavin Beckmen, and senior Joshua Tepoorten) took first in the 4×400 relay (3:32.13).

Tepoorten also took second in the 200 (50.98).

MVC (junior Patrick Tracey, sophomore Sean Williams, junior Boston Ashe, and Tepoorten) took second in the 4×100 relay (44.63).

Beckmen took second in the 3,200 (10:11.82) and  third in the 1,600 in the third best mark in school history (4:36.65), and sophomore Isaiah Ortega took third in the pole vault (10-0), the second best mark in school history.

PCAL Santa Lucia Championships: Pajaro Valley senior Izaak Ocampo took first in the 100 (11.61), 200 (24.55) and long jump (20-11.5) in the PCAL Santa Lucia Division Championships at Greenfield High on Friday.

The Grizzlies (126 points) took first out of eight teams. St. Francis (118) took second, Pacific Collegiate School (32) was sixth, and Kirby (15) was seventh.

St. Francis senior Derek Anderson took first in both the 110 hurdles (18.19) and 300 hurdles (48.05), and junior teammate Jacob Jimenez took first in both the triple jump (40-2) and high jump (5-8).

Pajaro Valley senior Luis Torres took first in the discus with a school record (150-10).

PCS sophomore Jude Holmlund took first in the pole vault (11-0) and Pajaro Valley senior Carlos Anaya took second (9-6).

Pajaro Valley junior Giovanni Villanueva took second in both the 110 hurdles (18.71) and 300 hurdles (48.11).

Kirby freshman Oliver Dooley took second in the 400 (55.07) and third in the 200 (25.41). Pajaro Valley junior Erik Michi took second in the 800 (2:16.29) and third in the 1,600 (5:06.32).

PCS freshman Alexander Profumo took second in both the 1,600 (5:00.82) and 3,200 (10:45.66).

St. Francis junior Coy Jordan took second in the long jump (18-4.5) and classmate Robert Gomez Jr. took second in the high jump (5-8).

St. Francis (juniors Joseph Dayrit and Gomez Jr., sophomore Vince Tovar, and Jordan) took second in the 4×100 relay (45.41). The Sharks (senior Johnny Croghan, Gomez Jr., sophomore Vince Tovar, and senior Van Ridgway) also took second in the 4×400 relay (3:48.18).

Pajaro Valey senior Aron Bernabe took second in the shot put (39-2).

Croghan took third in the 800 (2:18.15) and sophomore teammate Evan Salguero was third in the 300 hurdles (50.39).

Pajaro Valley junior Luis Martinez took third in the 3,200 (11:07.18), sophomore teammate Andrew Chavez took third in the long jump (18-0), and the Grizzlies took third in the 4×100 relay (45.68).

Girls track and field

PCAL Mission Championships: Watsonville senior Katelynn Ruiz took first in the 1,600 (5:28.03) and 3,200 (11:55.56) at the PCAL Mission Division Championships at Rancho San Juan High in Salinas on Friday.

Stevenson (115.6 points) took first out of six teams, and the Wildcatz (69) were fourth.

Wildcatz senior Jocelyn Guzman took first in the 300 hurdles (48.90) and third in the 100 hurdles (18.43), and junior teammate Azucena Sandoval took second in the 3,200 (12:02.34).

Watsonville (sophomore Aileen Reyes, junior Lizbeth Gomez Abrica, freshman Julieta Garcia, and senior Jocelyn Guzman) took second in the 4×400 relay (4:23.67).

PCAL Cypress Championships: Freshman Anna Conca took first in the 800 (2:30.89) and 1,600 (5:20.33) in the PCAL Cypress Division Championships at Pacific Grove High on Friday.

MVC (178 points) took first out of eight teams.

MVC (freshmen Charley Moggia, Kylie Fitzpatrick, and Norah Rondia, and senior Madison Bandy) took first in the 4×100 relay (52.61). The Mustangs (sophomore Finley Castro, freshman Carly Heitzenrater, sophomore Chloe Shaw, and Conca) also took first in the 4×400 relay (4:29.31).

Senior Kylie Brunelli took first in the 3,200 (12:10.45) and second in the 1,600 (5:22.49).

MVC swept the top three spots in the pole vault: senior Nyree Delfin (8-6), freshman Gabby Telles (8-0), and freshman Eleanor Crane (7-6).

Bandy took second in both the 100 (13.23) and 200 (27.20), and Heitzenrater took second in the 100 hurdles (18.06) and third in the 300 hurdles (54.51)

Castro took second in the 400 (1:04.93), senior Hannah Woodford took second in the 800 (2:41.15), and Rondia took second in the 300 hurdles (53.27).

Shaw took third in the 400 (1:08.22), Castro took third in the 1,600 (5:26.82), and Moggia took third in the 100 hurdles (18.70).

PCAL Santa Lucia Championships: St. Francis junior Peyton Orradre and PCS freshman Iris Paten each took first in thee individual events in the PCAL Santa Lucia Division Championships at Greenfield High on Friday.

St. Francis (112 points) took first out of seven teams. Pajaro Valley (69) was fourth, and PCS (33) was seventh.

Orradre took first in the 100 hurdles (17.38), 300 hurdles (52.66), and triple jump (32-6), and Paten took first in the 800 (2:29.76), 1,600 (5:25.78), and 3,200 (12:08.08).

St. Francis junior Camila Suarez took first in the discus (75-8) and second in the shot put (26-2).

Pajaro Valley senior Ellie Moore took first in the pole vault (7-6), and junior teammate Emily Lopez took second in both the 800 (2:46.72) and 1,600 (6:04.72).

St. Francis junior Julie Lopez took second in the long jump (13-5.5), classmate Mia McClendon took third in the 400 (1:06.98), and senior teammate Carley Anderson took third in the triple jump (31-10).

Pajaro Valley (Lopez, freshman Kylie Moore, junior Alyssa Moore, and freshman Liz Zamora) took first in the 4×400 relay (4:36.41). The Grizzlies (juniors Scarlet Gomez and Alyssa Moore, senior Ellie Moore, and Zamora) took second in the 4×100 relay (54.86), the third best time in school history.

St. Francis (sophomore Malia Madrigal, junior Giselle Meschi, senior Sophia Fitzpatrick, and junior Mia McClendon) took second in the 4×400 relay (4:42.78).

Pajaro Valley senior Jocelyn Jimenez-Rincon took third in both the shot put (22-4) and discus (70-10), and freshman teammate Liz Zamora took third in the high jump (4-8).

High school baseball

Santa Cruz 5, at Scotts Valley 4; 8 inn.: Caleb Cmaylo drove in Fernando DaCosta for the game-winning run in the top of the eighth inning, and the Cardinals earned a big win in SCCAL play Friday.

DaCosta finished with three hits, including a double, and two RBI. Cmaylo had a hit and two RBI.

Damos Deworken, Seth Jin and Matteo Caltabiano each had a hit and run scored for the second-place Cardinals (10-10, 7-3). Cam Fusari had a hit and one RBI.

Kit Deforest had two hits, one RBI, and a run scored for the third-place Falcons (10-10, 6-4). Bryce McDonnell had two hits and a run scored. Eli Velez had a hit and two RBI. Lukas Bloom had a hit and one RBI. Kaleb Wing had a hit and run scored. Nick Acton also scored a run.

Morgan Toohey threw a scoreless eighth inning and earned the win in relief of starter Jason Graff, who gave up four runs, two earned, over seven innings. Acton was tagged for the loss.

On Saturday, Santa Cruz hosts Burlingame (9-12) in nonleague action at 11 a.m., and Scotts Valley plays at The King’s Academy (9-9) in a nonleague game in Sunnyvale at noon.

At Harbor 1, SLV 0: Pierre Bell scored the winning run for the Pirates on a double steal in the fourth inning of their SCCAL win Friday.

Winning pitcher Naiche Fish gave up five hits and two walks over six innings. Logan Felich struck out two batters in his scoreless seventh inning and earned the save.

Noah Solano, Aiden Boles and Bell each had a a hit for the Pirates (14-9, 5-6).

Larrabee Mitchell and Bennett Woolfolk each had two hits for the Cougars (3-17, 0-11).

Senior Jordan Renteria took the loss. He gave up three hits and three walks over six innings and struck out three.

SLV hosts North Monterey County (11-10) in nonleague action on Saturday at 11 a.m.

Harbor hosts Aptos on Tuesday at 4 p.m.

High school softball

At Monterey 10, Watsonville 1: Amelia Martinez doubled and had one RBI in the Wildcatz’s loss in the PCAL Gabilan Division action at Monterey Coast Prep on Friday.

Ruiz Bella had a hit and scored Watsonville’s lone run in the fourth inning. Mia Espinoza had two hits.

Junior Denae Lee hit two home runs and had three RBI for the Toreadores (16-3-1, 8-0). Eastin Jennings laso homered.

Watsonville (11-10, 1-7) hosts North Salinas (5-14, 0-9) on Wednesday at 4:30 p.m.

Soledad 13, at MVC 12: Kayla Fullalove-Silveira, Samantha Bertoldi, and Ava Alvarado hit home runs for the Mustangs in their PCAL Mission Division loss Friday.

MVC (9-13, 3-10) scored nine runs in the third inning to take a 10-6 lead, but the Aztecs took the lead for good with their six-run fifth.

Bertoldi finished with four hits, three RBI, two stolen bases, and two runs scored. Alvarado had two hits and three RBI, and Fullalove-Silveira had three hits, three stolen bases, and scored twice. Gianna Johnson had three hits, two RBI, and scored three runs, and Isabel Piccini had two hits and scored twice.

MVC hosts vs Santa Cruz in nonleague action on Monday at 4:30 p.m.

Boys lacrosse

Los Gatos 21, Soquel 11: Jed Del Favero had six goals and one assist in the Knights’ nonleague loss on Thursday night.

Tanner Trowbridge scored four goals for the Knights. Enzo Bik netted 1 goal.

Goalie Daniel Bjorn made 22 saves for the Knights, who host Hollister on Monday at 5 p.m.

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