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SCCAL tennis champion Mariners hold off Soquel | Local Roundup
Aaron Buchanan and Heath Hegna earned singles wins in straight sets, and the Aptos High boys tennis team knocked off Soquel 4-3 in Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League play Tuesday.
Wildcatz’s three HRs help edge crosstown rival St. Francis in softball | Local Roundup
Rylee Gomez had two home runs and three RBI, and Watsonville High’s softball team scored three runs in the fifth inning to rally past St. Francis 5-4 in the Watsonville Tournament on Saturday. Junior outfielder Abreanna Alba hit for the cycle in a win over Stevenson.
Harbor boys swimming slips past Santa Cruz | Local Roundup
Gabe Porter and Conall Barber each won two individual events to lead Harbor High’s boys swim team slip past Santa Cruz 81-80 in their Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League meet Friday.
Scotts Valley High to host memorial service for late football star Carlton Keegan on Saturday | Local Roundup
A memorial service for Scotts Valley High senior Carlton Keegan, 18, will be held on the school’s football field on Saturday at 11 a.m.
Amelia Sizemore, SLV sneak past Aptos in SCCAL softball action | Local Roundup
San Lorenzo Valley High’s softball team had two hits and four walks, as well as Amelia Sizemore in the circle, and that was enough to post a 4-2 win over Aptos on Tuesday in Felton.
Scotts Valley’s Jeremy Kain runs to another school record in Arcadia | Local Roundup
Scotts Valley High senior Jeremy Kain set the school record in the men’s 1-mile run at the prestigious Arcadia Invitational at Arcadia High School on Saturday.
Santa Cruz surfer Nat Young will open against Kelly Slater in Australia | Local Roundup
Santa Cruz’s Nat Young will face 11-time world champion Kelly Slater of Cocoa Beach, Florida, and Owen Wright of Australia in the Opening Round of the World Surf League’s Rip Curl Pro Bells Beach.
Cabrillo baseball scores season-high 19 runs in rout of De Anza | Local Roundup
Kinsal Plunkett, Javier Felix and Lucas Rexin each had three hits, and Cabrillo College’s baseball team routed De Anza 19-5 in the teams’ Coast Conference South Division game Thursday in Aptos.
Hot bats help SLV baseball earn first win streak | Local Roundup
Blaine Mitchell had two hits, two RBI and a run scored in San Lorenzo Valley High’s 11-3 win over Monte Vista Christian in nonleague baseball action Tuesday.
Aptos’ Elizabeth Churchill places in top 5 in three events at Stanford Invite | Local Roundup
Aptos senior Elizabeth Churchill won the high jump and took fourth in the 100-meter hurdles on Day 2 of the Stanford Invitational in Palo Alto on Saturday.
Santa Cruz surfer Autumn Hays advances in Barbados | Local Roundup
Santa Cruz’s Autumn Hays on Thursday advanced from her opening heat at the World Surf League’s Barbados Surf Pro, a Women’s Qualifying Series 3,000-point event at Soup Bowl in Bathsheba, Barbados.
Jojo Keldsen Jr. strikes out 12 in MVC’s win over Watsonville | Local Roundup
Junior right-hander Jojo Keldsen Jr. delivered a masterful outing in the Monte Vista Christian School’s 3-1 baseball win at crosstown foe Watsonville on Wednesday.
Cabrillo softball routs Chabot | Local Roundup
Ella Giguiere had a hit and three RBI, and the Cabrillo College softball team beat Chabot 10-0 in five innings in the teams’ Coast Conference game Tuesday in Aptos.
Aptos pitching staff records 19 strikeouts in six-inning win over Burlingame | Local Roundup
Junior right-hander Gabe Gaeckle struck out 16 batters in five innings of work, and Aptos High’s baseball beat visiting Burlingame 10-0 in a nonleague game called after six innings on the mercy rule Saturday.
Harbor beach volleyball sweeps Scotts Valley, moves to 4-0 | Local Roundup
Gwen Grigsby and Maren O’Farrell beat Hannah Fleming and Morgan Lipman, 21-13, 17-21, 15-8 in the No. 1 match, and Harbor High’s beach volleyball team beat Scotts Valley 5-0 on Friday.
Falcons’ girls lacrosse team blasts MVC | Local Roundup
Taylor Santos, Siena Wong and Ellie Raffo each scored four goals as Scotts Valley High’s girls lacrosse team defeated Monte Vista Christian 16-2 on Thursday.
Aptos boys tennis rolls past Scotts Valley | Local Roundup
Aptos High singles players Koosha Safari, Aaron Buchanan and Heath Hegna didn’t lose a game in their straight-sets wins, and the Mariners’ boys tennis team beat host Scotts Valley 6-1 in Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League play Tuesday.
Scotts Valley sophomore Ashlyn Boothby gets PR in 1,600 at Dublin Distance Fiesta | Local Roundup
Scotts Valley High sophomore Ashlyn Boothby took sixth out of 516 runners in the 1,600-meter race at the Dublin Distance Fiesta at Dublin High on Saturday.
Aptos boys tennis tops Soquel, stays unbeaten in SCCAL | Local Roundup
Sean Spencer and Nick Hambright won 6-4, 6-7, 7-6 at No. 2 doubles to help Aptos High’s tennis team beat host Soquel to stay unbeaten in the Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League on Thursday.
St. Francis’ Alicia Mendez, SLV’s Bella Reynolds post three-homer games | Local Roundup
Alicia Mendez had a career day. She threw a no-hitter and hit three solo home runs to lead St. Francis High’s softball team past Monte Vista Christian 15-0 on Tuesday. She became the second Santa Cruz County athlete to hits three home runs in a game this season. Aptos’ Mileena Carbajal accomplished the feat last […]
UCSC’s Abby McPhillips takes 10th in HJ at NCAA D-III Indoor T&F Championships | Local Roundup
UC Santa Cruz grad student Abby McPhillips posted a top-10 finish in the high jump at 2022 NCAA Division III Indoor Track and Field Championships at JDL Fast Track in Winston-Salem, N.C., on Saturday. McPhillips, the school record holder in the event, easily cleared the preliminary heights of 1.56 and 1.61 meters. She cleared 1.64 […]
Mileena Carbajal’s monster day at plate helps Aptos softball edge SLV | Local Roundup
Mileena Carbajal had three hits Thursday and each left the ballpark. She finished with three home runs, including a grand slam, six RBI. Aptos High’s softball team needed every bit of her offense in a 9-8 win over San Lorenzo Valley. Aptos’ Bailey Fulton was 4 for 4 with three runs scored and two stolen […]
Kirby boys volleyball tops PCS for first time in over a decade | Local Roundup
Senior opposite Zack Stack had 12 kills, 10 digs and three aces as Kirby School’s boys volleyball team rallied for its first win over Pacific Collegiate in more than a decade, 22-25, 25-13, 27-25, 17-25, 15-9, on Tuesday night.
SC surfer Nat Young takes 9th at Portugal’s Supertubos | Local Roundup
Santa Cruz’s Nat Young took ninth place at the World Surf League’s MEO Pro Portugal at Supertubos in Peniche, Portugal, event No. 3 on the Championship Tour. The 30-year-old goofy-footer earned 3,320 points for his finish, boosting his season total to 7,970. Young, ranked No. 16 on the CT through two events, was eliminated by […]
SC surfer Nat Young advances at CT event in Portugal | Local Roundup
Santa Cruz surfer Nat Young advanced from his opening heat Friday at the World Surf League’s MEO Pro Portugal, event No. 3 on the Men’s Championship Tour in Peniche, Portugal. Young, ranked No. 16 of the CT through two events, took second in the final heat of the Opening Round. He posted a two-wave score […]