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UCSC men’s soccer opens season with pair of wins | Local Roundup
The UC Santa Cruz men’s soccer team won a pair of matches over the weekend to start the season 2-0.
Scotts Valley tops Santa Cruz, but Cardinals end scoring drought | High school football roundup
Santa Cruz High’s football team snapped its scoreless streak in a 40-20 nonleague loss to visiting Scotts Valley to open the 2024 season Friday.
SLV boys, Harbor girls win water polo openers | Local Roundup
Freshmen Forrest McKinley-Newby scored six goals, and San Lorenzo Valley High’s boys water polo team beat York 13-7 in its season opener Thursday.
Ryan Chapatte takes over Soquel’s boys water polo program; Shelby White promoted to girls head coach
Soquel High’s powerhouse water polo program has new head coaches for its boys and girls programs this fall.
Several teams turn in solid showings at football jamboree | Jim Seimas, Airing It Out
More than half of the high school football programs in Santa Cruz County saw their first action of the season at the annual jamboree at Cabrillo College on Saturday evening. A couple of them, Aptos and Scotts Valley, looked in midseason form.
County teams set for scrimmages | High school football
Aptos, Harbor, San Lorenzo Valley, Santa Cruz, Scotts Valley, and Watsonville will compete in the annual varsity football jamboree at Cabrillo College on Saturday evening.
Harbor, SLV, Santa Cruz, and Pajaro Valley set for tight battles in PCAL’s Santa Lucia Division | KICKOFF 2024
Four high school football teams from Santa Cruz County — Harbor, San Lorenzo Valley, Santa Cruz, and Pajaro Valley — are eager to show they’re improved products as they compete in the Pacific Coast Athletic League’s bottom tier, the Santa Lucia Division, in 2024.
Campbell’s Trevor Gillis a double winner at Santa Cruz Open Water Weekend
Hundreds of athletes with a thirst for open water swimming gathered at Main Beach to compete in the two races that make up Santa Cruz Open Water Weekend.
Incoming SJSU golf talent Jed Dy sets record, wins Santa Cruz City Amateur
Golf talent Jed Dy added to his fan base with each shot he took at the 33rd Santa Cruz Amateur over the weekend.
Mikayla Fish takes over girls volleyball program at Scotts Valley
Apparently, coaching one high school team wasn’t enough for Mikayla Fish, the boys volleyball coach at Scotts Valley High, her alma mater, the past two seasons.
Locals shine at USLA National Junior Lifeguard Championships | Local Roundup
Santa Cruz Surf Lifesaving Association (SCSLA) and Capitola Beach Lifeguard Association (CBLA) produced multiple top-three finishers at the USLA National Junior Lifeguard Championships in South Padre Island, Texas, on Tuesday.
SC’s Wyatt Harrison, teammate take third at AVP Virginia Beach Open | Local Roundup
Santa Cruz’s Wyatt Harrison and teammate Brian Miller of Mercer Island, Washington, tied for third place on Sunday at the Virginia Beach Open in Virginia, an Association of Volleyball Professionals contender event.
Scotts Valley’s Kaleb Wing, Brock Ketelsen to compete in prestigious Area Code Games baseball showcase | Local Roundup
Scotts Valley’s Kaleb Wing and Brock Ketelsen have been chosen to compete in the prestigious Area Code Games baseball showcase at Blair Field in Long Beach on Aug. 8-13.
MMA returns to KP Arena with Legacy Fighting Alliance 192 | Local Roundup
Legacy Fighting Alliance is, seemingly, making Santa Cruz a regular stop. The professional mixed martial arts promotion will hold LFA 192 at Kaiser Permanente Arena, home of the Santa Cruz Warriors, on Sept. 13.
SC’s Mari Friedman, Palo Alto’s Benjamin Beaudry win Firecracker 10K titles | Local Roundup
Santa Cruz’s Mari Friedman was the fastest female and placed fourth overall at the Santa Cruz Firecracker 10K on Thursday. She finished in 41:41.3.
Santa Cruz star Kirby Seals transfers to WCAL powerhouse | Boys basketball
In a surprising move, Santa Cruz High basketball talent Kirby Seals has transferred to Archbishop Riordan for his senior season.
Soquel alums at US Olympic Swim Team Trials | Local Roundup
Soquel High alums Mason Carlton and Kailyn Winter each have one event remaining at the U.S. Olympic Swim Team Trials at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis.
Locals show their strength at Nike Outdoor Nationals | Track and Field
Athletes from Santa Cruz County continued to shine on Day 4 of the Nike Outdoor Nationals in Eugene, Oregon, on Saturday.
Pacific Collegiate to add baseball program | High school baseball
Pacific Collegiate School will add baseball to its offering of sports beginning in the 2024-25 school year, athletics director Todd Osborne announced.
Scotts Valley sprinter Nathaniel Guillory makes college commitment | Local Roundup
Scotts Valley sprinter Nathaniel Guillory, a Los Altos High graduate, has committed to San Jose State University to continue his academic and athletic careers.
SV’s Blake LaRiviere, Aptos’ Jorden Espinoza earn top honors | All-SCCAL baseball
Scotts Valley High senior pitcher/first baseman Blake LaRiviere was named the Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League’s Player of the Year after he helped the Falcons close the regular season with a nine-game win streak to secure second place and a berth in the Central Coast Section playoffs.
County athletes dominate special honors | All-PCAL girls lacrosse
Scotts Valley High junior midfielder Sofia Niklaus was named Offensive Player of the Year in the Pacific Coast Athletic League’s Gabilan Division after leading a rebuilding Falcons girls lacrosse team to a surprising second-place finish behind champion Stevenson.
SLV junior James Dahlen earns MVP honor | All-SCCAL boys golf
San Lorenzo Valley High’s James Dahlen essentially grew walking the fairways up on Boulder Creek Golf and Country Club.
SC basketball talent Jack Busenhart commits to Benedictine | Local Roundup
Former Santa Cruz High basketball talent Jack Busenhart has committed to Benedictine University, an NAIA school in Mesa, Arizona.
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.