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Santa Cruz surfer John Mel moves into quarterfinals at Morro Bay | Local Roundup
Santa Cruz’s John Mel advanced to the Round of 16 at the World Surf League’s SLO CAL Open Morro Bay, a Qualifying Series 2,000-point event, in Morro Bay on Saturday.
Santa Cruz edges Monterey, will face Los Gatos for Dad’s Club title | Boys basketball
Santa Cruz High’s boys basketball team endured stretches without scoring. Still, the Cardinals found a recipe for success: heart, hustle and suffocating defense.
Santa Cruz surfer John Mel advances at SLO CAL Open Morro Bay | Local Roundup
Santa Cruz’s John Mel advanced to the Round of 32 at the World Surf League’s SLO CAL Open Morro Bay, a Qualifying Series 2,000-point event, in Morro Bay on Friday.
Soquel, Santa Cruz move into Dad’s Club semifinals | Boys basketball
It was early-season basketball at its finest, where heart and hustle tend to offset the absence of consistency and blissful and flawless execution.
Santa Cruz Warriors blow 25-point lead, fall to Valley Suns in overtime | Local Roundup
Santa Cruz had three players score 20-plus points, but the Warriors lost to the Valley Suns 124-119 in overtime in the teams’ NBA G League game at Mullet Arena in Tempe, Arizona, on Wednesday.
Santa Cruz hosts Dad’s Club at KP Arena, Jacob’s Heart Pediatric Cancer Shootout | High school basketball
It’s December, and that means in addition to it being Christmas season, it’s high school basketball tournament/showcase time.
Emilie Ngo helps UC Santa Cruz rally past UC Merced in OT at KP Arena | Local Roundup
Sophomore guard Emilie Ngo continued her offensive ways, and the UC Santa Cruz women’s basketball team, an NCAA Division III squad, rallied past D-II UC Merced 79-72 at Kaiser Permanente Arena on Tuesday.
Cabrillo women’s volleyball falls to No. 1 seed in NorCal playoffs | Local Roundup
The No. 8 seed Cabrillo College women’s volleyball team was swept 25-17, 25-18, 25-17 by No. 1 San Joaquin Delta in the third round of the 3C2A NorCal Regionals in Stockton on Saturday night.
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Santa Cruz girls soccer posts shutout in season opening win | Local Roundup
Elzada Wood scored twice, and Santa Cruz High’s girls soccer team opened its season with a 3-0 win over St. Francis on Monday.
SC surfer John Mel moves into quarterfinals in Mexico | Local Roundup
Santa Cruz’s John Mel, 26, advanced to the quarterfinals at the World Surf League’s Corona Cero Surf Open Cerritos in Los Cerritos, Baja California Sur, Mexico, on Saturday.
Santa Cruz surfer John Mel advances at WSL event in Mexico | Local Roundup
Santa Cruz’s John Mel advanced to the Round of the 32 at the World Surf League’s Corona Cero Surf Open Cerritos in Los Cerritos, Baja California Sur, Mexico, on Friday.
Aptos sophomore Kiana Safari earns win, falls in QF to No. 2 seed | CCS girls tennis
Aptos High sophomore Kiana Safari, the repeat Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League singles champion, showed progress and met her goal of earning at least one win at the Central Coast Section Singles Championships at Bay Club Courtside on Wednesday.
UCSC cross country teams shine at NCAA D-III West Regionals | Local Roundup
Five UCSC cross country runners, Luke Holland, Camden Jaureguy, Elena Stanciu, Helena Janku, and Kenzie Seymour, earned all-region honors at the NCAA D-III West Regionals on Saturday.
Santa Cruz sees feel-good, league championship season end | CCS football
Santa Cruz High’s usually reliable offense went cold in the second half Saturday, and with it went the chances of the Cardinals extending their feel-good football season.
Soquel, Santa Cruz suffer heartbreaking losses in CCS girls water polo finals
Soquel High’s girls water polo team came oh so close to winning the program’s third Central Coast Section Open Division title Saturday.
Scotts Valley’s Hanna Shehorn, Ava Decleve finish 1-2, help Falcons repeat in D-IV | CCS Cross Country Championships
Scotts Valley High junior Hanna Shehorn and UCLA-bound senior teammate Ava Decleve finished 1-2 to lead the Falcons to the girls’ Division IV team title at the Central Coast Section Cross Country Championships in Belmont on Saturday.
CCS DII girls water polo finals: Stevenson captures third title in four years
Stevenson has won its third Central Coast Section Division II girls water polo title in four years after a 6-5 win over Santa Cruz
Cabrillo women’s volleyball ties for second in conference, awaits playoffs | Local Roundup
Natalia Cash made key contributions late, and the No. 25 state-ranked Cabrillo College women’s volleyball team pulled out a grueling 23-25, 25-15, 23-25, 25-17, 15-7 win over De Anza in the teams’ regular-season finale on Friday.
C2C Women’s Volleyball Tournament host UCSC loses in semifinals | Local Roundup
UC Santa Cruz, host for the 2025 Coast-To-Coast Athletic Conference Women’s Volleyball Tournament, lost in the semifinals on Friday.
Harbor rallies for 5-set win, advances to CIF NorCal Regional semifinals | Girls volleyball
Nothing comes easy at this stage of the high school girls volleyball season. Just ask the Harbor High Pirates
Soquel makes fifth straight CCS Open Division final; SC returns in D-II | Girls water polo roundup
It was one of those days. One of the good ones, where everything goes right.
Harbor girls volleyball rallies past East Nicolaus, moves into second round | CIF NorCal playoffs roundup
East Nicolaus rolled into town on a high following its upset of rival Durham for the San Joaquin Section’s Division V title.
Harbor, Scotts Valley and Santa Cruz ready for CIF NorCal Regional playoffs | Local Roundup
Placed in different divisions for the Central Coast Section girls volleyball playoffs, Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League rivals Harbor High and Santa Cruz are again competing for the same prize in the CIF NorCal Regional playoffs.
All four county teams in CCS football playoffs open on the road
Four football teams from Santa Cruz County made the Central Coast Section playoffs with automatic berths. All four open with road games in the quarterfinals of their respective divisions this weekend, it was announced at the CCS seeding meeting on Sunday.