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Soquel’s Oliver Santana sets two PRs in prelims, advances to CCS finals | Boys swimming
Santa Cruz County qualified a hearty group of swimmers for the Central Coast Section Championships at Independence High. By the end the boys’ prelims on Thursday, Soquel High senior Oliver Santana was the only local remaining.
Harbor’s Kaden Dunton advances from CCS Regionals | Boys golf
Harbor High senior Kaden Dunton, the 2024 Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League champion, advanced from the Central Coast Section Regional Championships at Laguna Seca Golf Ranch in Monterey on Tuesday.
Eli Fitchen-Young breaks his own school record in CCS Top 8 Invitational win | Track and field
Whether Santa Cruz High senior Eli Fitchen-Young has a good showing or not at an out-of-town track and field competition, it has become a thing for his mom, Kim, to blare ABBA’s Dancing Queen on the car stereo and the family to sing along.
Santa Cruz softball holds off SLV, moves to 3-0 in SCCAL | Local Roundup
Santa Cruz High’s softball team held a five-run lead through four innings and held on for a 7-6 win over San Lorenzo Valley in Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League action Wednesday.
Aptos boys win five events, team title at 52nd Avis Kelley Invitational | Local Roundup
Aptos High’s boys track and field team took first out of 21 schools competing at the 52nd Avis Kelley Invitational at Gilroy High on Saturday.
Santa Cruz’s Brody Price earns win at West Coast Prime Series event at Steamer Lane | Local Roundup
Santa Cruz’s Brody Price took first place in the U16 boys division on the final day of USA Surfing’s West Coast Prime Series at Steamer Lane, his hometown break, on Sunday.
Girlz N The Hoodies: Santa Cruz basketball team wins Dragons New Year’s Tournament in Hollywood | Local Roundup
Santa Cruz High’s girls basketball team produced a Hollywood finish at the Dragons New Year’s Tournament in Los Angeles on Saturday.
Santa Cruz senior Eli Fitchen-Young wins D-IV race at CIF State Cross Country Championships
Santa Cruz High senior Eli Fitchen-Young made his statement by winning the Division IV race at the CIF State Cross Country Championships in Fresno on Saturday.
National Letter of Intent signings | Glimpse of the Action
A photo gallery of some of Santa Cruz County’s athletes who have signed National Letters of Intent to compete in college.
SC’s Eli Fitchen-Young, SV’s Ava Decleve run to D-IV cross country titles | CCS Championships Roundup
Santa Cruz High senior Eli Fitchen-Young and Scotts Valley junior Ava Decleve ran personal bests to secure individual titles in Division IV at the Central Coast Section Cross Country Championships on Saturday.
Santa Cruz’s Evie Marheineke wins her third WCAL cross country title | Local Roundup
Archbishop Mitty High senior Evangeline “Evie” Marheineke, a Santa Cruz resident, won her third West Catholic Athletic League individual cross country championship on Wednesday.
Scotts Valley softball talent Kyleigh Mace commits to BYU
It takes more than athleticism to turn out a NCAA Division I athlete, it takes a village.
Santa Cruz distance runner Evie Marheineke commits to UCLA
Santa Cruz’s Evie Marheineke, one of the top distance runners in Archbishop Mitty High history, will extend her academic and athletic careers at UCLA.
Harbor girls volleyball repeats as SCCAL champ with sweep of SV | Local Roundup
Senior outside hitter Isla Johnson had 16 kills and Harbor High’s girls volleyball team repeated as Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League regular-season champion with its 25-17, 25-11, 27-25 sweep of Scotts Valley on Thursday.
Ava Decleve, Scotts Valley’s girls team take second at Artichoke Invitational | Local Roundup
Scotts Valley High junior Ava Decleve and Monte Vista Christian’s Kylie Brunelli posted top-five finishes in the small school division cross country race at the Artichoke Invitational in Half Moon Bay on Saturday.
Rio Cruz scores twice in Cabrillo’s football loss to San Jose City | Local Roundup
Quarterback Jamari Vaughns threw a pair of touchdown passes to receiver Rio Cruz, but the Cabrillo College football team suffered a 32-13 loss to San Jose City in Aptos on Saturday night.
Alessandro Castro helps UCSC men’s soccer earn draw to stay unbeaten | Local Roundup
Alessandro Castro scored the equalizer in the 56th minute on a pass from Kotetsu Horike, and the UC Santa Cruz men’s soccer team earned a 1-all draw against visiting William Jessup to remain unbeaten on the season Wednesday.
Aptos’ Maya Schiro, SC’s Eli Fitchen-Young run to Tom Leikam Invitational titles | Local Roundup
Aptos High junior Maya Schiro took first out of 66 runners at the nine-team Tom Leikam Invitational at Pinto Lake County Park, in Watsonville on Saturday.
Mark Climaco beats Victor Dias in LFA 192 main event | Local Roundup
Mark Climaco defeated Victor Dias by unanimous decision to win the main event at Legacy Fighting Alliance 192 at Kaiser Permanente Arena in Santa Cruz on Friday.
MVC wins with potent pass game; SLV benefits from running QB | High school football roundup
Senior quarterback Dominic Pierini threw five touchdown passes, and Monte Vista Christian School’s football team rolled past Santa Clara 42-6 in the teams’ nonleague game Friday night.
Santa Cruz outside hitter Gammon Nilssen named league MVP | SCCAL boys volleyball
Santa Cruz High’s boys volleyball team dominated during the Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League play, winning its third straight league title, and, unsurprisingly, dominated all-league selections.
County trio set for CIF State Track and Field finals Saturday | Local Roundup
Soquel High senior Jonelle Scott was one of 12 athletes to qualify for the final in the girls’ pole vault at the 104th CIF State Championships at Buchanan High in Clovis at Buchanan High on Friday.
Narrow loss in CCS semifinals ends prep career for Aptos tennis talent Koosha Safari | Local Roundup
Unseeded Koosha Safari, a senior at Aptos High who has won three Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League titles, saw his prep career come to an end in the semifinals of the Central Coast Section Singles Tournament at Seascape Sports Club on Thursday.
Santa Cruz’s stellar season comes to close in regional semifinals | Boys volleyball
The best season ever for Santa Cruz High’s boys volleyball program ended Thursday night in the CIF Division I NorCal Regional semifinal with a heart-breaking defeat to Archbishop Mitty.
Home, sweet home: Santa Cruz rallies past Foothill, earns home match in NorCal semifinals | Boys volleyball
It’s the home stretch of the boys volleyball season, and Santa Cruz High doesn’t want its campaign to end. More than wins, though, the Cardinals seem inspired to play another day for their coaches and with their best friends.