Sports Desk

Third-seeded Spencer Talmadge of Junipero Serra beat Aptos’ Gallegos 6-4, 7-5 in the first round of the Central Coast Section Singles Championship at Imperial Courts and then edged the Mariners’ Jordan Kepler in the match of the day 4-6, 7-5, 7-6 (3) in the quarterfinals.
The Aptos team of Chris Giles and Reid Maruyama beat Palma’s Jackson Scott and Dominic Ottone 7-5, 6-1 in the first round of the doubles tournament before falling to the second-seeded Menlo Atherton duo of George Horowitz and Alec Haley 6-1, 6-4.

HIGH SCHOOL VOLLEYBALL

CCS Championship 

St. Francis (Mt. View) def. Aptos
25-20, 25-21, 25-18

HIGH SCHOOL BASEBALL

Scotts Valley 6, SLV 0

Robbie Erlin [4-1] stuck out nine batters and walked one in his complete-game win, as Scotts Valley beat SLV 6-0 in the teams’ SCCAL finale.

Alex Taku allowed one hit in five innings of work, and Santa Cruz beat visiting Harbor 8-2.

Seaside 6, Monte Vista Christian 0

MVC fell to Seaside 10-0 in five innings in the teams’ Monterey Bay League game and now must apply for an at-large berth to the CCS playoffs after tying for second place in league.

BOYS GOLF

Harbor’s Cory McElyea was the best in the field at 2-under with a 69 at the CCS Region 2 finals in Rancho Canada.

Also for Harbor Quinn Gruber was 31st with an 80, Mike Dembski was 60th with an 89, Oliver Eicholz was 76th with 100, Ben Frisbey was 79th with a 103, Kyle Travers was 81st with a 112.

Soquel’s Zack Wiget was 68th with a 93.

Menlo-Atherton was the best team with a cumulative score of 387. Harbor finished 10th at 441.

HIGH SCHOOL SOFTBALL

Soquel 2, Santa Cruz 1

Kesley Corkrean struck out 12 Cardinals and gave up just three hits and an unearned in seven innings. Kelly Donnelley and Britt Williams each hit solo shots for the Knights.

COLLEGE SOFTBALL

Sierra College 9, Cabrillo 1

Kelsey Rudolph had the lone RBI for the Seahawks who will try to bounce back in Game 2 tomorrow at noon, in Rocklin.

SOCCER

U19 North State Championship
SCC Breakers 4, Placer United Gold 1

Jose Gonzalez scored twice and Erik Espinoza and Jerry Marmolejo scored once for the Breakers who won their third consecutive championship and fifth in six years.

NPSL
SCC Breakers 7, Salinas Samba 1

Alan Diaz scored twice in a two minute period in the second half for the Breakers.

HIGH SCHOOL BASEBALL

Scotts Valley 8, Live Oak 7 

Brett Levy and Jordan Toccalino both hit first inning homers for the Falcons and Brett Mexicano pitched all seven innings in a non-league game.

BOYS VOLLEYBALL — SCCAL TOURNAMENT FINAL

Aptos def. Mt. Madonna: 25-16, 25-19, 25-11

HIGH SCHOOL SOFTBALL

Soquel 6, St. Francis 5

BOYS TENNIS — CCS Playoffs, second round
Saratoga 6, Aptos 1

Singles

No. 1 John Lamble [SAR] def. Brandon Gallegos 6-4, 6-1.

No. 2 Nikil Jayashankar [SAR] def. Jordan Kepler, 6-1, 7-6 (5).

No. 3 Michael McGinnis [SAR] def. Parker Larsen 6-4, 7-5.

No. 4 Eric Gaft [SAR] def. Kevin Kesler, 6-0, 6-1.

Doubles

No. 1 Chris Giles and Reid Maruiama [APT] def. Emerson Lin and Michael Liu, 7-6 (2), 6-4.

No. 2 Aditya Joshi and Andrew Hsieh [SAR] def. Justin Japinga and Nick Howerton, 6-1, 6-1.

No. 3 Sameet Ramakrishwan and Michael Chang [SAR] def. Patric Moonie and Manas Kshirsagar, 6-3, 6-3.

FRIDAY REPORT

BOYS TENNIS

Aptos was knocked out of the Central Coast Section playoffs by Saratoga High School, which won 6-1 in the second round.

BASEBALL

Monte Vista Christian trails Monterey 6-1 in the fifth inning. 

Kevin Eichorn struck out 13 Cougar batters in a complete game effort as Aptos beat San Lorenzo Valley 6-0.

Four Harbor errors helped turn only four Soquel hits into six runs, as the Knights downed the Pirates 6-4.

SOFTBALL

Tessa Stoeberl went 3-for-4 with a RBI at the plate, while Sarah Hoag struck out 13 to lead Monterey past Monte Vista Christian 3-1.

Lauren Colfer pitched eight innings in over two hours and teammate Kelsey Corkcrean earned the save as Soquel beat visiting St. Francis, 6-5, in SCCAL play.

BOYS GOLF

Harbors Cory McElyea paced the field with a 71 at Passatiempo and teammate Quinn Gruber was second with a 79 at the SCCAL Championship.

BOYS VOLLEYBALL

No. 3 Mt. Madonna def. No. 6 SLV
25-16, 22-25, 25-23, 22-25, 15-11

Bohdi Schaeffer recorded 10 kills, 6 digs and 5 blocks to lead the Hawks into the semifinals against Soquel. 

No. 5 Scotts Valley def. No. 4 Harbor
16-25, 25-23, 19-25, 26-24, 15-13

Romeo DeMartini had 27 assists and 12 kills for the Pirates who lost a good one.

HIGH SCHOOL BASEBALL

Santa Cruz 9, Harbor 2

Dylan Gavin had a triple, a homer and scored three times, and teammate Peter Miller had a triple and three RBIs to power the Cardinal offense.

MVC 6, Pajaro Valley 2

Zack Miller hit a three run shot for Monte Vista.

HIGH SCHOOL SOFTBALL

Scotts Valley 3, SLV 2

Erica Housman and Ashley Petty each homered for Scotts Valley. Falcon Nikki Owens and Cougar Samantha Lipperd with 10k each went the distance. 

Santa Cruz 2, Harbor 1

Michelle McCrary pitched a complete game for the Cardinals and Lisa Conway had an RBI double as they picked up their second win of the year.

Pajaro Valley 4, Monte Vista Christian 2

Eric Baxter stuck out seven in a complete game victory, the first for in league for the Grizzlies this year.

GIRLS SWIMMING

SCCAL Finals

50 Free - 1. Clair Putnam-Pite (SC) 25.78; 2. Carey Faber (SOQ) 26.95; 3. Jillian Ames (SLV) 27.77.

100 Free - 1. Clair Putnam-Pite (SC) 56.90; 2. Katie McGuire (HAR) 58.22; 3. Olivia Waller (SC) 1:00.15.

200 free - 1. Katie McGuire (HAR) 2:06.63; 2. Kirra Hellfritsch (APT) 2:07.86; 3. Spohie Heyman (SV) 2:08.06.

500 free - 1. Marissa Ferrante (APT) 5:32.77; 2. Michal Ross (SC) 5:46.21; 3. Kirra Hellfritsch (APT) 5:46.61.

100 back - 1. Lauren Friend (SLV) 1:07.00; 2. Miki Sato (APT) 1:07.52; 3, Heather Mullowney (SC) 1:09.34.

100 breast - 1. Elizabeth Sprenkle (SOQ) 1:12.49; 2. Abbi Bergen (SV) 1:14.67; 3. Natalie Kassel (APT) 1:15.59.

100 fly - 1. Marissa Ferrante (APT) 1:02.74; 2. Sophie Heyman (SV) 1:07.83; 3. Sarah Kletzer (SC) 1:08.68.

200 IM -1. Elizabeth Sprenkle (SOQ) 2:20.62; 2. Miki Sato (APT) 2:23.80; 3. Abbi Bergen (SV) 2:27.90.

200 MR - 1. APT 2:01.29; 2. SLV 2:07.65; 3. SV 2:09.93.

200 FR - 1. SC 1:49.01; 2. SLV 1:49.45; 3. APT 1:54.02.

400 FR - 1. APT 3:55.84; 2. SC 3:57.15; 3. SLV 4:05.24.

Team results - 1. Santa Cruz 273.5; 2. Aptos 263.0; 3. SLV 257.0; 4. Soquel 139.0; 5. Scotts Valley 130.0; 6. Harbor 114; 7. St. Francis 2.5.

BOYS SWIMMING

SCCAL Finals

50 free -1. Scott Goddard (SOQ) 22.28; 2. Keegan McGuire (HAR) 23.05 ; 3. Kyle Wowak (SOQ) 23.45.

100 free- 1. Scott Goddard (SOQ) 49.03; 2. Max Merritt (APT) 52.40; 3. Peter Livingston (HAR) 52.96.

200 free - 1. Aaron McKinnon (SOQ) 1:48.21; 2. Vincent Giannotti (SV) 1:52.66; 3. Kevin Ravago (APT) 1:55.03.

500 Free - 1. Jason Ferrante (APT) 4:59.00; 2. Nate Tapiz (APT) 5:06.90; 3. Vincent Giannotti (SV) 5:10.55.

100 back - 1. Aaron McKinnon (SOQ) 54.52; 2. Cody Gilbert (APT) 56.99; 3. Ryan Peabody (APT) 57.43.

100 breast - 1. Jim Griffin (APT) 1:00.96; 2. Brennan Paulsen (HAR) 1:05..78; 3. Logan Graves (SV) 1:07.11.

100 fly - 1. Cody Gilbert (APT) 54.18; 2. Kevin Ravago (APT) 55.83; 3. Keegan McGuire (HAR) 57.33.

100 IM - 1. Jim Griffin (APT) 2:00.84; 2. Jason Ferrante (APT) 2:03.52; 3. Brennan Paulsen (HAR) 2:04.88.

200 MR - 1. APT 1:44.00; 2. SOQ 1:46.23; 3. HAR 1:46.42.

200 FR - 1. SOQ 1:33.41; 2. HAR 1:34.81; 3. APT 1:34.82.

400 FR - 1. APT 3:30.04; 2. SOQ 3:38.74; 3. HAR 3:43.16.

Team Results - 1. Aptos 334; 2. Harbor 308.5; 3. Soquel 262.5; 4. SLV 123.0; 5. Scotts Valley 81; 6. Santa Cruz 60; 7. St. Francis 22.

BOYS VOLLEYBALL

King of the Hill Tournament

Pool A

Aptos def. Scotts Valley 25-18, 25-21

Scotts Valley def. Mountain View 25-23, 29-27

Aptos def. Mountain View 25-22, 25-13

Pool B

Monterey def. Mt. Madonna 25-14, 25-22

Mt. Madonna def. Harbor 25-16, 24-26, 15-11

Monterey def. Harbor 25-15, 25-12

Quarterfinals

Aptos Bye

Mt. Madonna def. Mountain View 25-18, 22-25, 15-12

Monterey Bye

Scotts Valley def. Harbor 25-21, 17-25, 15-7

Semifinals

Aptos def. Mt. Madonna 25-21, 25-9

Monterey def. Scotts Valley 25-15, 22-25, 15-7

Finals

Monterey def. Aptos 21-25, 25-21, 15-12

All Tournament Team

Ray Morano, Scotts Valley; Naveen Hattis, Mt. Madonna; Romeo Demartini, Harbor; Duni Valenzuela, Aptos; Garret Wilson, Aptos; Chris Lang, Monterey; Ryan Redira, Monterey; Michael Vicent (Most Valuable Player), Monterey.

GOLF

UNLV sophomore Eddie Olson, of Aptos, made his first collegiate golf tournament victory a big one - the Mountain West Conference Championship.

Olson produced a three-stroke margin of victory at the par-71 Catalina Course at Tuscon International on Saturday. He closed with a 1-under 70 in the third round for a 4-under 209 total.

Aaron Goldberg of San Diego State, Riley Arp of Colorado State, and Robbie Fillmore of Brigham Young shot 212 totals to tie for second place.

Olson’s previous best career finishes were earlier this season. He was 10th at the Shoot-out at Angel Park in September and 10th at the National Invitational Tournament in March.

His margin of victory Saturday was tied for the largest in MWC Championships history.

COLLLEGE SWIMMING

Cabrillo’s Justin Weber won the 200 butterfly on the final day Coast Conference Championships at Chabot College in Hayward. Weber swam the event in 2 minutes 2.08 seconds and had placed second on Friday in the 100 fly [53.79].

Also Friday, Weber was also part of the men’s medley relay team with Pedro Caldas, Dan McDonough, and Richard Garcia who took third [1:48.31].

On the women’s side for Cabrillo, Georgia Nichols finished third in the 100 fly [1:07.24]. The women’s and the men’s team each placed fourth in overall points.

SURFING

Big Stick Log Jam

1. Mario Quiros- Mailbu Surfing Association, 122; 2. Micaela Eaftman - Big Stick Surfing Association, 119; 3. Vince Felix - Malibu Surfing Association, 116; 4. Steve Thomas - Pedro Point Surf Club, 115; 5. Jeremy Porfilo- Malibu Surfing Association, 111;

6. Thomas Bischoff - Big Stick Surfing Association, 109; 7. Matt Tognoli - Santa Cruz Longboarders Union, 106; 8. Marciano “Chango” Cruz - Cold Water Surf Club, 104; 9. Alana Nathe - Pedro Point Surf Club, 103; 10. Thwen Chalbemtiarana - Pedro Point Surf Club, 102;

HIGH SCHOOL BASEBALL

Aptos 12, Scotts Valley 8

Tyler Raymond hit two run single in the fifth to put the Mariners ahead for good. Aptos scored ten combined runs in the fifth and sixth. Shortstop Kevin Eichhorn went 4-for-5 with a double and two runs.

Harbor 3, SLV 2

Pirate Billy Jesburg had a pinch-hit single in the bottom of the seventh which tied the game at two and advanced the winning run to third. The run scored when the next batter, Vince Dempewolf, reached on an error.

HIGH SCHOOL SOFTBALL

Scotts Valley 13, Santa Cruz 3

Scotts Valley scored eight times in the first inning. Audrey Payne was 2-for-3 with three RBIs and her sister Kailey Payne went 2-for-2 for the Falcons.

SWIMMING AND DIVING

SCCAL Finals

Boys

1. Michael Martin (Har) 355.25

2. Cooper Walters (Har) 320.80

3. Kenny Denike (Har) 313.25

4. Joel Marshal (Har) 303.71

5. Colin Van Zandt (SC) 282.25

6. Charles Robinson (SV) 276.49

7. Jeremy Shriver-Munsch (SLV) 219.85

Girls 

1. Alli Black (Apt) 404.10

2. Alanna Robertson (SLV) 360.20

3. Stanna Robertson (SLV) 340.50

4. Shannon Stewart (Soq) 309.85

5. Kendyl Leuck (Har) 290.35

6. Kaitlynn Baker (Soq) 251.90

7. Tess Swank (Apt) 210.50

8. Nina Jackson (Har) 207.40

9. Jule Aflerbach (SC) 207.35

COLLEGE BASEBALL

Skyline 3, Cabrillo 2

Skyline scored twice in the top of the ninth to turn a one-run deficit into a one-run victory. Aaron Glaum was 3-for-4 and John Most was 2-for-4 with an RBI.

MEN’S TENNIS 

Two Cabrillo College doubles teams advanced to the third round of the Ojai Tournament.

Kris Klay and Josh Mason won two matches, defeating Regugio Lopez and Anthony Billagrana of Imperial Valley, 6-1, 6-3 and Rob Hansen and Tre Lewis of Allan Hancock, 6-4, 6-3. Stefan Herry and Landon Browne had a first-round bye, and then defeated Chris Palacio and Ryan Pehanich of Imperial Valley, 6-2, 6-1.

Both play in the round of 32 today. Klay and Mason face Iuky Asari and Jarrett Huk of Chabot, while Herry and Browne face a yet-to-be-determined opponent.

HIGH SCHOOL SOFTBALL

Soquel 6,  Harbor 0

Elena Quijano hit a two-run homer and Lauren Colfer gave up just three hits in a complete game shutout for Soquel.