Local Roundup, 2/27: Acliese, Velasquez lead Cabrillo into 3rd round of playoffs
Linton Acliese had 19 points and 11 rebounds, Tynan Velasquez added 16 points, five assists, four rebounds and three steals and the No. 9-seeded Cabrillo College men’s basketball team upset No. 8 Columbia College 60-50 in the second round of the CCCAA NorCal playoffs on Friday night in Sonora.
HS Athlete of the Week, 2/19-2/24: Natalia Ackerman
Aptos High sophomore forward scored 25 points on 12 of 14 shooting, and had six rebounds, five blocks and five steals in the Mariners win over Live Oak High in the quarterfinals of the CCS Division III playoffs on Saturday afternoon.
CCS Wrestling: Cabuag, M.V.C. impress at section championships
Cabuag, seeded No. 2, wrestled tough, but couldn’t upset top-seeded Eric Sanchez of Silver Creek High, and finished runner-up in the 113-pound division after being pinned in the third round.
CCS Open Division Soccer: Watsonville falls to top-seeded Los Gatos despite dominant performance
The loss stops Watsonville’s (12-5-4) streak of advancing to a CCS championship match at four straight seasons. The 11-time CCS champions will have to watch the rest of the playoffs from the sidelines.
CCS Basketball Roundup: Deleissegues carries St. Francis girls into semifinals
Senior guard Chloe Deleissegues had 30 points, six assists and nine rebounds to lead the St. Francis High girls’ basketball team past No. 5 Stevenson, 71-66, and into the semifinal round of the Central Coast Section Division V tournament on Saturday at Alma Heights Christian in Pacifica.
CCS Roundup, 2/24: M.V.C.’s girls survive unseeded Pacific Grove to advance
The Monte Vista Christian girls’ basketball team, seeded No. 7, kept its cool and sunk its free throws in the closing minutes of Thursday night’s 48-44 Central Coast Section Division IV win over unseeded Pacific Grove High.
Boys' CCS Basketball: Shooting woes haunt M.V.C. in second-round loss
The Mustangs were eliminated from the Central Coast Section Division IV playoffs in a 53-45 loss to Palma High in the second round of the tournament on Thursday night.
