Aptos High junior Nick Bjorn was named the Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League’s Most Valuable Player for his superb play on the golf course during the 2026 spring season.
Bjorn was runner-up in the SCCAL individual championship at Pasatiempo Golf Club in Santa Cruz on April 28. He earned medalist honors in seven of the 10 league matches played this season, helping lead Aptos to an SCCAL regular season team championship.
Aptos coach Paul Zech was named the SCCAL’s Coach of the Year, while freshman Brayden Wilson earned all-league first team honors.
Below is a complete list of All-SCCAL honorees for boys golf, boys tennis, boys volleyball and girls beach volleyball.
Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League 2026 all-league teams
Boys golf
Individual Awards
Most Valuable Player: Nick Bjorn (Jr.), Aptos
Sportsmanship Award: Cash Moran (Sr.), Soquel
Coach of the Year: Paul Zech, Aptos
First Team
Tanner Brewer (Sr.), SLV
Brayden Wilson (Fr.), Aptos
Kyler Samples (Sr.), Harbor
Seamus Drees (Sr.), Scotts Valley
Riley Shank (So.), Soquel
Garret Dahlen (Jr.), SLV
Second Team
Andrew Roberts (Fr.), Harbor
Peter Roboloth (Jr.), Soquel
Gunther Krueger (So.), Harbor
Gavin Easton (Sr.), Santa Cruz
Brogan Beasley (Sr.), Scotts Valley
Gavin Doherty (Jr.), Scotts Valley
Honorable Mention
Santiago Toledo (Sr.), Santa Cruz
Fischer Howard (So.), Santa Cruz
Lochlin Bishoffberger (Jr.), SLV
Carson Chubb (So.), SLV
Cade Mosely (Fr.), Harbor
Nico Marinovic (Sr.), Harbor
Cole Christensen (Jr.), Soquel
Kyle Lambrecht (So.), Soquel
Jack Garvey (Jr.), Aptos
Adrian Creamer (Jr.), Scotts Valley
Hudson Spielvogel (So.), Scotts Valley
Zane Siechen (Sr.), Scotts Valley
Boys tennis
Individual Awards
Most Valuable Player: Hudson Ward (Sr.), Soquel
Coach of the Year: Kumaran Arulanantham, Santa Cruz
First Team Singles
Ben Zaretsky (Sr.), Aptos
Jeremy Arulanantham (Jr.), Santa Cruz
Tenzin Fathman (Fr.), Santa Cruz
Hudson Ward (Sr.), Soquel
Second Team Singles
Stellan Wu (Fr.), Santa Cruz
Torin Miller (Sr.), Soquel
Raphael Bouchet (Jr.), Scotts Valley
Aditya Hannon (Sr.), Scotts Valley
First Team Doubles
Kai Vargas (Jr.), Santa Cruz
Oscar Sapunor (So.), Santa Cruz
Ian Burchell (Sr.), Santa Cruz
Sam Galli (So.), Scotts Valley
Second Team Doubles
Nate Wexler (So.), Scotts Valley
Zabel Oatey (Jr.), Harbor
Sawyer Amos (Jr.), San Lorenzo Valley
Nico Salinas (Jr.), Aptos
All-Sportsmanship Team
George Jertberg (So.), Aptos
Lukas Novotny (Fr.), Santa Cruz
Everett Callendar (Jr.), SLV
Freddy Padilla (So.), Scotts Valley
Abraham Bachar (Jr.), Harbor
Elias Garcia (Sr.), Soquel
Boys volleyball
Individual Awards
Most Valuable Player: Cooper Lastition (Sr.), Harbor
Mark Brewer Award: Nikowa D’Costa-Hemp (Sr.), Mt. Madonna
Coach of the Year: PK McDonald, Mt. Madonna
First Team
Solomon Coleman (Jr.), Mt. Madonna
Lucas Kamalani (Sr.), Santa Cruz
Guillermo Mazier (Jr.), Santa Cruz
Grady McKee (Sr.), Harbor
Nikowa D’Costa Hemp (Sr.), Mt. Madonna
Matty Rayray (Jr.), Santa Cruz
Josh Rejfir (Sr.), Harbor
Second Team
David Monclus (Jr.), Mt. Madonna
Rocklin Paco (Jr.), Harbor
Charlie Hess (Sr.), Santa Cruz
Keoni Raatior (So.), Soquel
Zach Livingston Shults (So.), SLV
Xavier Knight (Sr.), SLV
Ryan Wait (Sr.), Harbor
Honorable Mention
Hans Hagge (Sr.), Mt. Madonna
James Lagerwey (Sr.), Aptos
Sean Mullen (Sr.), Aptos
Thomas Obrero (Sr.), Soquel
Johnny Abbott (Jr.), Soquel
Guillermo Mazier Bittar, Santa Cruz
Nathan Monroe, Santa Cruz
Troy Thompson (Sr.), Scotts Valley
Will Shanks (Sr.), Scotts Valley
Zack King (Sr.), SLV
Hunter Lallemand (Sr.), SLV
JJ Laughlin (Jr.), Harbor
Freddie Morgali (Sr.), Harbor
Girls beach volleyball
First Team [A-Division]
Emma Benedetti (So.) and Lana Walding (So.), Soquel
Leela Whiting (Fr.) and Haisley Flanagan (So.), Santa Cruz
Cecile Novembre (Jr.) and Dylan Schutz (Jr.), Harbor
Cia Johnson (So.) and Caitlin Lavelle (So.), Aptos
Hayden Smith (Sr.) and Rylee Giesen (Sr.), Scotts Valley
Kenzie Smith (Sr.) and Emily Mumford (Fr.), Aptos
Second Team [A-Division]
Lyla Vyvyan (Jr.) and Ruby Hyatt (So.), Soquel
Chloe Schantz (So.) and Maggie Redwine (Jr.), Santa Cruz
Kaia Harrah (So.) and Lena Jordan (So.), Aptos
Eliana Russell (Sr.) and Chloe Goodman (So.), Santa Cruz
Liberty Niesen (Jr.) and Lise Corstorphine (So.), Harbor
Coco Castro (Sr.) and Marina Tucker (Sr.), Harbor
First Team [B-Division]
Mayla Spahn (Jr.) and Jessie Ingram (So.), Monte Vista Christian
Hollyn Hearne (Sr.) and Xienna Novoa (Sr.), King City
Stephanie Velasquez (Sr.) and Ella Rubbo (Fr.), King City
Monze Camacho (Fr.) and Fernanda Cid (Fr.), King City
Gretel Martin (Fr.) and Hope Tyler (Fr.), St. Abraham’s
Farrin O’Hara (Sr.) and Amelie Pan (Jr.), Pacific Collegiate School
Second Team [B-Division]
Norah Rondia (So.) and Audrey Nelson (So.), MVC
Jocelyn Jacquez (Fr.) and Melody Sanchez (Fr.), King City
Kamila Lindsay (Fr.) and Mia Sudek (So.), PCS
Sariah Braddock (Fr.) and Ruby Brownlee (Fr.), St. Abraham’s
Cecilia Tannaci (Jr.) and Lily Graney (Fr.), PCS
Sam Bertoldi (Sr.) and Claire Marshall (So.), MVC
