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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.
Santa Cruz’s offense unable to back Morgan Toohey in brilliantly pitched D-V final | CCS baseball
Santa Cruz High pitcher Morgan Toohey turned in a big-league performance on the home turf of one of the San Francisco Giants’ minor-league affiliates Thursday.
Santa Cruz holds off Harbor, reaches first section final since 2011 | CCS baseball
Santa Cruz High’s baseball team has taken some lumps this season, but it’s playing some of its best baseball when it matters most, and now the Cardinals will play in a Central Coast Section championship game for the first time since 2011.
Scotts Valley’s Taylor Wilson, Aptos’ Mileena Carbajal earn top honors | All-SCCAL softball
Scotts Valley junior Taylor Wilson was named MVP of the Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League. It was the third straight season that she has received first-team honors or better.
County runners hit the streets of SF for Bay to Breakers | Local Roundup
More than four dozen runners from Santa Cruz County were among the 14,000 finishers at the111th Bay to Breakers, a 12-kilometer San Francisco race best known for its costumed participants, on Sunday.
Harbor, Santa Cruz and Scotts Valley advance to semifinals | CCS baseball roundup
Jake Fiorenza had a hit, two stolen bases, and scored twice, and Harbor High’s baseball team beat Piedmont Hills of San Jose 6-1 in the Central Coast Section Division V quarterfinals on Saturday.
SV’s Nathaniel Guillory, Soquel’s Jonelle Scott crowned as champions at CCS Finals | High school track and field
On a breezy afternoon great for flying kites, Scotts Valley resident Nathaniel Guillory and Soquel High senior Jonelle Scott were both flying high after they won events at the Central Coast Section Track and Field Finals at Gilroy High on Saturday.
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.
Soquel alum Sam Walters excited for new role as Cal Poly-SLO basketball assistant | Local Roundup
Former Soquel High basketball player Sam Walters, 28, has been named an assistant coach for coach Mike DeGeorge at Cal Poly-San Luis Obispo.
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.
Six county teams qualify for CCS playoffs | High school baseball
Six county baseball teams qualified for the Central Coast Section playoffs, including Harbor and Soquel with at-large berths, at the Central Coast Section seeding meeting on Monday.
Santa Cruz falls to Valley Christian in CCS Open Division final | Boys volleyball
Santa Cruz High’s boys volleyball team knows it has a better match in them. They’ll get a chance to prove it in the upcoming NorCal Regional Playoffs.
More than a dozen locals move on from CCS Track and Field Semifinals
Santa Cruz County track and field athletes battled the heat and the best from throughout the section in the Central Coast Section Semifinals at Gilroy High on Saturday.
Scotts Valley softball beats SLV, wins SCCAL title outright | Local Roundup
Junior Abby Howell doubled, homered, drove in four runs, and scored a run, and the Scotts Valley High softball team beat San Lorenzo Valley 9-4 to lock up the Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League title outright on Friday.
Santa Cruz knocks off Mitty, advances to Open Division final | Boys volleyball
Santa Cruz High’s boys volleyball team delivered in front of its raucous home crowd Thursday to earn another shot at history.
SV girls lacrosse earns No. 3 seed in CCS D-II playoffs | Local Roundup
Scotts Valley High’s girls lacrosse team, the runner-up in the Pacific Coast Athletic League Gabilan Division, received the No. 3 seed for the Central Coast Section Division II playoffs.
Santa Cruz boys volleyball rolls into Open semifinals; hosts Archbishop Mitty next | Local Roundup
The No. 1 seed Santa Cruz High boys volleyball team swept visiting No. 8 Lynbrook of San Jose, 25-17, 25-15, 25-20, in the the Central Coast Section Open Division quarterfinals on Tuesday.
Santa Cruz’s Isaac Weintraub misses cut at U.S. Open Local Qualifying | Local Roundup
Santa Cruz’s Isaac Weintraub missed the cut at U.S. Open Local Qualifying at The Fountaingrove Club in Santa Rosa on Monday.
Soquel’s Braylon Noble steals show with four wins; thrower Logan Brantley leads Aptos to team title | Boys track and field
It was mostly the usual suspects at the boys’ SCCAL Track and Field Championships at Soquel High on Monday, plus a few eye-opening finishes.
Aptos wins seven events, SCCAL Championships team title | Girls track and field
Aptos High’s girls track and field team won seven events and benefitted from its depth to win the team title at the SCCAL Championships at Soquel High on Monday.
Santa Cruz native Natalia Grossman wins 10th Boulder World Cup Gold | Local Roundup
Santa Cruz native Natalia Grossman, a 22-year-old who lives and trains in Salt Lake City, continued her dominance in front of friends and family by winning IFSC World Cup Series 2024 stop in Utah on Sunday.
Santa Cruz boys volleyball earns No. 1 seed in CCS Open Division | Local Roundup
Santa Cruz High’s boys volleyball team earned the No. 1 seed in the Central Coast Section Open Division playoffs, it was announced at the seeding meeting Saturday.
Harbor’s Gwen Grigsby, Isla Johnson three-peat as SCCAL beach volleyball champs
Harbor High’s Gwen Grigsby and Isla Johnson did it again.
Cabrillo baseball rallies for upset over Fresno City in playoff series opener | Local Roundup
Cabrillo College’s baseball team scored 10 runs over the final three innings and rallied past host Fresno City 14-11 to open its best-of-three NorCal Regional playoffs opener Thursday.
Powerhouse Santa Cruz earns sweep in SCCAL Tournament final | Boys Volleyball
At Santa Cruz High, boys volleyball is a way of life. Go to the beach and play volleyball after school. Then head to the gym for indoor practice in the evening. Bonding and community. On the court, it’s about having fun and winning games. Lots of wins.