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Michael Mitchell, Tyler LaTorre will be honored at Hot Stove of Santa Clara Valley baseball banquet | Local Roundup
Baseball talents Michael Mitchell and Tyler LaTorre will be honored at the 38th annual Hot Stove of Santa Clara Valley banquet at Villa Ragusa in Campbell on Jan. 9 at 5 p.m. The event is sold out, as more than 600 people with be in attendance.
Aptos girls fall to Mills, take fourth in its tournament | Local Roundup
Aptos High’s girls basketball team struggled to answer Mills’ runs in the second half and suffered a 47-36 loss in the third-place game at the 10th annual Aptos High/Santa Cruz Warriors NorCal Invitational at Kaiser Permanente Arena on Saturday.
Cabrillo women’s basketball falls to Redwoods | Local Roundup
Freshman guard Jade Crum made three 3-pointers and finished with a game-high 15 points, but the Cabrillo College women’s basketball team lost 60-37 to visiting Redwoods on Tuesday.
Santa Cruz girls hand HMB its first basketball loss | Local Roundup
Santa Cruz High’s girls basketball team held previously unbeaten Half Moon Bay to single digits in each quarter and prevailed 46-28 in nonleague action Friday in Santa Cruz.
Five Seahawks earn all-conference football honors | Local Roundup
The Cabrillo College football team had five players named to the 2023 All-Golden Coast Conference first team.
Isaiah Ackerman named MVP as Mariners win Gilroy’s basketball tournament | Local Roundup
Isaiah Ackerman scored 26 points, and Aptos High’s boys basketball team beat Monta Vista of Cupertino 67-45 to win the Gilroy Tournament on Saturday.
Cabrillo men’s basketball team wins Saltwater Classic, moves to 10-0 | Local Roundup
The No. 13 state ranked and unbeaten Cabrillo College men’s basketball team knocked off No. 6 Columbia 102-80 in the championship game at the third annual Saltwater Classic in Aptos on Sunday.
Cabrillo men’s basketball scores 100-plus again, reaches Saltwater Classic final | Local Roundup
Darius Best scored 19 points, and the Cabrillo College men’s basketball team beat Folsom Lake 102-72 in the Saltwater Classic in Aptos on Saturday night.
Santa Cruz, Monterey to square off in Dad’s Club Tournament final | Local Roundup
DeMarco Hunter scored 17 points, and Santa Cruz High’s boys basketball team knocked off Central Catholic 53-37 in the Dad’s Club Tournament semifinals on Friday night.
Santa Cruz suffers first loss in NBA G League Showcase Cup play | Local Roundup
Jackson Rowe came off the bench and had 19 points and four rebounds, but the Santa Cruz Warriors suffered their first loss is Showcase Cup play, 123-99, to the host Ontario Clippers in NBA G League action.
Banana Slugs win their opener at UCSC Thanksgiving Classic at KP Arena | Local Roundup
The Cabrillo College women’s volleyball team had three players, all sophomores, named to the 2023 All-Coast Conference North Division first team.
Santa Cruz’s Jay Thomson, Maine’s Sarah Kletzer win Turkey Trot 10K titles | Local Roundup
Santa Cruz’s Jay Thomson and Sarah Kletzer of Waterville, Maine, won 10K titles at the Turkey Trot in Santa Cruz on Saturday.
Santa Cruz Warriors beat NBA G League Ignite, move to 3-0 | Local Roundup
Forward Gui Santos and two-way guard Lester Quinones paced Santa Cruz to a 121-112 win over NBA G League Ignite, 121-112, on Friday night as the Warriors improved to 3-0 at Kaiser Permanente Arena in front of a sold-out crowd.
Peyton Hatten rushes for 347 yards as Cabrillo football stuns Hartnell | Local Roundup
Freshman running back Peyton Hatten rushed for 347 yards and a touchdown on 36 carries, and the Cabrillo College football team stunned host Hartnell, 28-13, in the teams’ Coast Conference game Saturday night.
Santa Cruz Warriors never trail, win NBA G League season opener | Local Roundup
Forward Trayce Jackson-Davis, on assignment from Golden State, had 28 points and 12 rebounds, and the Santa Cruz Warriors beat the visiting Stockton Kings, 125-114, to open the 2023-24 NBA G League season on Friday night.
Local surfers Keanna Miller, Maddie Storrer to square off in Florida | Local Roundup
Santa Cruz’s Keanna Miller and Capitola’s Maddie Storrer advanced from the opening round Friday and will square off in the next round of the World Surf League’s Air Force Super Girl Pro, a women’s Qualifying Series 3,000-point event in Jax Beach Pier in Jacksonville, Florida.
Local athletes solidify college plans on first day of NLI signing period | Local Roundup
The first day of National Letter of Intent signing period for all student-athletes competing in sports other than football opened Wednesday. The early signing period runs through Division I basketball runs through Wednesday. The period for all other athletes runs through Aug. 1.
Cabrillo men’s water polo takes third at conference championships | Local Roundup
The Cabrillo College men’s water polo team took third place at the Coast Conference Championships at Merced College over the weekend.
UCSC women’s soccer advances to C2C Tournament Championship | Local Roundup
Camille Anneet scored the decisive goal in the 51st minute, as No. 2 seed UC Santa Cruz women’s soccer team defeated Salisbury 1-0 in the Coast-To-Coast Conference Tournament semifinals on Friday in Fredericksburg, Virginia.
SC runner Evie Marheineke repeats as WCAL champion | Local Roundup
Archbishop Mitty junior Evie Marheineke, a Santa Cruz resident, repeated as the West Catholic Athletic League’s individual champion at Crystal Springs XC Course on Wednesday in Belmont.
Falcons take 16th at CCS Girls Golf Championships | Local Roundup
Scotts Valley High sophomore Ashley Gettleman took 42nd place to lead the Falcons at the Central Coast Section Girls Golf Championships at Laguna Seca Golf Ranch on Tuesday.
SC alumna Isabel Sanchez helps Cal Poly-SLO win cross country title | Local Roundup
Cal Poly San Luis Obispo cross country runner Isabel Sanchez, a Santa Cruz High alumna, took 15th out of 85 runners to help the Mustangs win the team title at the Big West Championships at Blacklake Golf Resort in Nipomo on Friday.
Santa Cruz native Natalia Grossman climbs to gold at Pan Am Games, qualifies for 2024 Paris Olympics | Local Roundup
Santa Cruz native Natalia Grossman topped the podium in women’s bouldering and lead at the Pan American Games in Santiago, Chile, on Tuesday to qualify for the 2024 Paris Olympics.
Singles, doubles finals set for SCCAL Girls Tennis Tournament | Local Roundup
Santa Cruz High sophomore tennis player Francesca Garces and Aptos senior Tiana Smith will square off for the girls singles title at the Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League Championships at Imperial Courts in Aptos on Wednesday at 3 p.m.
Cabrillo football shuts out West Hills Coalinga to guarantee .500 record | Local Roundup
Cabrillo College’s football team posted its first shutout of the season, a 24-0 win over host West Hills Coalinga on Saturday, to assure itself of at least a .500 record in its second year removed from the death penalty.