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Triathletes Sam Appleton, Tamara Jewett set records in Ironman 70.3 Santa Cruz wins | Local Roundup
Sam Appleton and Tamara Jewett won pro titles in event record times at the Ironman 70.3 Santa Cruz triathlon on Sunday.
Aptos runner Sam Hansen earns win at 3-mile Jackie Henderson Memorial Invitational | Local Roundup
Aptos High junior Sam Hansen took first out of 219 runners and senior teammate Brady Bliesner was third at the sixth annual Jackie Henderson Memorial Invitational at North Monterey County High in Castroville on Saturday.
Vaughn Chomentowski, Scotts Valley flatten Santa Cruz in nonleague battle | High school football roundup
Scotts Valley High’s Ben Lucky recovered a fumble on Santa Cruz’s first play from scrimmage in the teams’ nonleague football game, and things didn’t get much better for the Cardinals.
UCSC men’s, women’s soccer teams post shutout wins | Local Roundup
Soren Groessl and Joaquin Greenberg scored in the first 23 minutes, and the UC Santa Cruz men’s soccer team beat Puget Sound 2-0 in Tacoma, Washington, on Friday.
Freshman defender Jocelyn Travers scores first collegiate goal for No. 3 Duke | Local Roundup
Freshman defender Jocelyn Travers, a Santa Cruz High alumna, scored her first collegiate goal, and the No. 3 ranked Duke University women’s soccer team trounced Virginia Military Institute 9-0 victory Thursday night at Koskinen Stadium in Durham, N.C.
Santa Cruz native Luke Rockhold, 40, retires from competitive fighting | Local Roundup
Santa Cruz native Luke Rockhold, a former UFC middleweight champion, is stepping away from combat sports.
Santa Cruz’s Chris White takes 20th at Golden Gate Sharkfest Swim | Local Roundup
Santa Cruz County was well represented at the 14th annual Golden Gate Sharkfest Swim on Monday.
Santa Cruz basketball star DeMarco Hunter transfers to Archbishop Riordan
For the second time in as many years, a boys basketball star from Santa Cruz High’s 2024 CIF Division III state finalist team has transferred to San Francisco powerhouse Archbishop Riordan for his senior season.
Santa Cruz L.L. wins 8-9s district tournament title | Local Roundup
Santa Cruz Little League’s 8/9 All-Stars beat Capitola-Soquel 11-1 to win the unsanctioned District 39 championship at Harvey West Park in Santa Cruz on Monday.
Local track and field talents shine at Nike Outdoor Nationals | Local Roundup
Scotts Valley Track Club’s relay teams posted three top-10 finishes, including a pair of top-five showings, at the four-day 2025 Nike Outdoor Nationals & USATF U20 Championships at Hayward Field in Eugene, Oregon.
Aptos’ Evan ‘Spike’ Sorensen, MVC’s Zach Binder receive special honors | All-PCAL boys lacrosse
Two Santa Cruz County boys lacrosse standouts — Aptos High senior midfielder Evan “Spike” Sorensen and Monte Vista Christian junior midfielder Zach Binder — received special honors during All-Pacific Coast Athletic League voting, which was conducted at the conclusion of the season by league coaches.
SV’s Sofia Niklaus, Aptos’ Aryel Reyes Mager, Soquel’s Reilly Kerko receive special honors | All-PCAL girls lacrosse
A pair of standout senior midfielders in girls lacrosse, Scotts Valley High’s Sofia Niklaus and Stevenson’s Macey Torres, were named co-Players of the Year in the Gabilan Division, the top tier of the Pacific Coast Athletic League.
2025 Wharf to Wharf Scholarship winners announced | Local Roundup
Four standout track and field athletes from Santa Cruz County — Evie Marheineke of Archbishop Mitty, Eli Fitchen-Young and Heidi Green of Santa Cruz, and Logan Brantley of Aptos — were named 2025 Wharf to Wharf Scholarship winners on Tuesday.
Santa Cruz’s four-year varsity talent Julien Pally named MVP | All-SCCAL boys volleyball
The past four years, Santa Cruz High senior outside hitter Julien Pally has a force on the volleyball court.
Scotts Valley secures three of four special honors | 2025 All-SCCAL softball
Scotts Valley High’s softball team was dominant force in repeating as the Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League champion this season. Not surprising, the Falcons (21-6-1 overall, 14-1 league) also dominated special honors during all-league voting, conducted by league coaches. Senior Taylor Wilson repeated as MVP after being named to the first team as a freshman […]
Santa Cruz’s Haley Jones waived for second time this season | Local Roundup
Santa Cruz native Haley Jones was waived by the WNBA’s Phoenix Mercury on Sunday, one week after the WNBA team signed the 6-foot-1 guard to a hardship contract. The move signals that key Mercury players are ready to return from injury.
Santa Cruz’s Eli Fitchen-Young earns PR for sixth in mile race at Brooks PR Invitational | Track and field
Santa Cruz High graduate and Duke University commit Eli Fitchen-Young posted a PR to take sixth place in the Boys 1 Mile High School race to close the 2025 Brooks PR Invitational at Renton Memorial Stadium in Renton, Washington, on Sunday.
Soquel’s Jake Escalante, Scotts Valley’s Kaleb Wing receive special honors | 2025 All-SCCAL baseball
Baseball is a team game. It takes everybody to do their job to find success, especially the level of success Soquel High enjoyed this season. And, still, junior Jake Escalante shined bright.
Scotts Valley Trouble Fastpitch, Siltanen Park to host large, youth softball tournament this weekend | Local Roundup
The Rally in the Valley Invitational — the first major girls softball tournament held in the community since 2018 — takes place Friday through Sunday at Siltanen Park in Scotts Valley.
SC senior Eli Fitchen-Young takes fourth with PR in 3,200 at CIF State Championships | High school track and field
Santa Cruz High senior Eli Fitchen-Young challenged for the lead over the final 400 meters but was passed by two runners down the stretch and finished in fourth place in the uber competitive boys’ 3,200 race at the 2025 CIF State Track and Field Championships at Buchanan High in Clovis on Saturday night.
Aptos’ Logan Brantley advances from shot put prelims at state championships | High school track and field
Aptos High freshman Jonathan Espinoza, sophomore Ryder Yamaguchi, and seniors Colin Dagnall, and Dylan Guisado teamed up for first place in the boys’ 4×100 Unified relay on the opening day of the 105th CIF State Track and Field Championships at Buchanan High in Clovis on Friday.
Scotts Valley junior Ava Decleve commits to UCLA | High school track and field
Family first. That’s why Scotts Valley High star junior runner Ava Decleve planned to wear a special shirt to a recent track and field practice, revealing her college decision to teammates before she announced it on social media earlier this week.
High School girls lacrosse: PCAL all-league teams
The Pacific Coast Athletic League all-league girl’s lacrosse teams
High School boys lacrosse: PCAL all-league teams
The Pacific Coast Athletic League all-league boys lacrosse teams
UCSC’s Eric Anderson takes sixth in 1,500 at NCAA D-III Track and Field Championships | Local Roundup
UC Santa Cruz had four student-athletes — senior Eric Anderson, junior Graeme Maclean, and sophomores Evan Hofstetter and Kenzie Seymour — compete in the 2025 NCAA Division III Outdoor Track and Field Championships, which were held at the SPIRE Institute in Geneva, Ohio, on Thursday through Saturday.