{"id":491633,"date":"2026-10-10T14:48:56","date_gmt":"2026-10-10T14:48:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/491633\/"},"modified":"2026-10-10T14:48:56","modified_gmt":"2026-10-10T14:48:56","slug":"no-12-nationally-ranked-soquel-boys-water-polo-team-advances-to-semis-at-memorial-cup-in-san-jose","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/491633\/","title":{"rendered":"No. 12 nationally ranked Soquel boys water polo team advances to semis at Memorial Cup in San Jose"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Soquel High\u2019s boys water polo team, ranked No. 12 in the nation by maxpreps.com, went 2-0 on the opening day of the two-day Memorial Cup at Bellarmine College Prep in San Jose on Friday.<\/p>\n<p>The Knights earned an 11-6 win over No. 36 Davis Sr. in its opener and followed it up with a 9-8 win over No. 11 Dos Pueblos of Goleta.<\/p>\n<p>Soquel (13-3 overall) faces No. 17 Woodrow Wilson (15-6) of Long Beach in the semifinals on Saturday at 12:30 p.m.<\/p>\n<p>Sophomore attacker Syrus Gleitsman Miller and junior Jake Martinez each scored three goals against the Blue Devils (14-7) in Game 1. Sophomore attackers Cisco Aquino and Charlie Clima each scored twice, and senior utility Gabriel Suarez-Abraham had a goal, five assists, and two steals.<\/p>\n<p>Stanford committed senior goalie Rafael Suarez-Abraham made four saves.<\/p>\n<p>Gleitsman Miller scored three goals against the Chargers (16-6) in Game 2. Sam Robertson and Tavin Yates each scored twice, and Martinez and Gabriel Suarez-Abraham each added a goal.<\/p>\n<p>Rafael Suarez-Abraham made seven saves.<\/p>\n<p>Girls cross country<\/p>\n<p>Asics Clovis Invitational: Monte Vista Christian senior Finley Castro took seventh out of 145 runners in the Division 6 race at the 47th Asics Clovis Invitational at Woodward Park on Fresno on Friday.<\/p>\n<p>Castro completed the 5K course in 20:03.9.<\/p>\n<p>International School of Los Angeles senior Remi Morrison won in 18:59.7.<\/p>\n<p>MVC had an incomplete squad. Saint Mary\u2019s College (61) of Albany won the team title.<\/p>\n<p>Boys cross country<\/p>\n<p>Asics Clovis Invitational: MVC (427) took 17th out of 28 teams in the Division 6 race at the 47th Asics Clovis Invitational at Woodward Park on Fresno on Friday.<\/p>\n<p>Flintridge Prep (67) won the team title.<\/p>\n<p>Mustangs sophomore Owen Beckmen took 12th out of 193 runners in 16:18.6 on the 5K course.<\/p>\n<p>Healdsburg junior Lucas Welty won in 15:09.8.<\/p>\n<p>Surfing<\/p>\n<p>Surfing For Hope Longboard Classic:\u00a0Santa Cruz\u2019s Nohemi Kawasaki tied for 19th place at the World Surf League\u2019s Surfing For Hope Longboard Classic in Pismo Beach on Friday.<\/p>\n<p>Kawasaki took fourth in Heat 2 of the Round of 20 with a two-wave total score of\u00a05.63 in 1- to 4-foot conditions.<\/p>\n<p>Brazil\u2019s Luana Soares (8.83) and Puerto Rico\u2019s Jazmine Dean (8.63) advanced from the heat at the Longboard Qualifying Series 1,000-point event.<\/p>\n<p>Two other Santa Cruzans are slated to start in the Round of 16 on Saturday.\u00a0Emilyanne Pillari goes in Heat 2 and London Lorber goes in Heat 4.<\/p>\n<p>In the men\u2019s tournament, former Santa Cruz resident Tim Reda competes in Heat 3 of the Round of 32.<\/p>\n<p>Flag football<\/p>\n<p>Watsonville 33, at Seaside 0:\u00a0Quarterback Aaliyah Arellano passed for 119 yards and three touchdowns and ran for a score in the Wildcatz\u2019s PCAL crossover game Friday.<\/p>\n<p>Receiver-turned-backup-QB Jocelyn Avalos-Melendez passed for 66 yards and a touchdown.<\/p>\n<p>Yoselin Delgadillo made two TD receptions and Ashley Mendoza and Dalila Longoria-Giron each had one.<\/p>\n<p>On defense, Taylor Alves-Lopez made an interception, one sack, and three flag pulls. Longoria-Giron also made an interception. Mendoza pulled five flags.<\/p>\n<p>Watsonville (10-2, 5-2) hosts North Salinas (3-8, 2-5) in PCAL Mission Division action on Tuesday at 5:45 p.m.<\/p>\n<p>Men\u2019s soccer<\/p>\n<p>Cabrillo 1, at De Anza 1:\u00a0Noah Moles Licata scored on a pass from Damian Amador in the 77th minute to help the Seahawks forge a tie in their Coast Conference South Division match Friday.<\/p>\n<p>Hunter Cleary opened scoring for De Ana with his goal in the 45th minute.<\/p>\n<p>Goalie Bryan Bravo Martinez made one save in 90 minutes for the Seahawks. Adael Correa and Carlos Baltazar split time and made a combined four saves for the Mountain Lions (2-5-4, 1-2-2).<\/p>\n<p>Cabrillo (4-5-1, 1-3-1) plays at Foothill (1-9-1, 0-5-0) on Tuesday at 4 p.m.<\/p>\n<p>Women\u2019s soccer<\/p>\n<p>West Valley 6, at Cabrillo 0: The Seahawks\u2019 offensive woes continued in their Coast Conference crossover game Friday, when they were shut out for the seventh time in nine games this season.<\/p>\n<p>Rylee Redmond scored three goals to lead the Vikings (7-4-1, 2-1-1 South Division).<\/p>\n<p>Cabrillo (0-8-1, 0-3-0 North Division) plays at De Anza (4-7-0, 1-2-0) in Cupertino on Tuesday at 4 p.m.<\/p>\n<p>Girls volleyball<\/p>\n<p>Pacific Grove 3, Aptos 0: Senior OH Ella Dueck had 10 kills and two digs and senior opposite Bella Briceno had eight kills, two blocks, and two digs for the Mariners in their 25-13, 25-22, 25-14 nonleague loss Friday.<\/p>\n<p>Sophomore opposite Ellie Hardesty made six kills and four digs for the Mariners (13-7). Sophomore setter Cana Taylor had seven assists and senior Mady Reed had six assists.<\/p>\n<p>Aptos (13-7) plays at Santa Cruz on Tuesday at 6:30 p.m.<\/p>\n<p>Reporting Scores<\/p>\n<p>Coaches are encouraged to report scores and highlights to sports@santacruzsentinel.com following games. 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