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Aptos boys tennis loses to Evergreen Valley in CCS Tournament | Local Roundup
Aptos High’s boys tennis team, co-champion of the Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League with Scotts Valley, lost 5-2 to Evergreen Valley in the first round of the Central Coast Section Team Tournament in San Jose on Wednesday.
Cabrillo softball talent Kasydi Bennett named to all-state, all-conference teams | Local Roundup
Cabrillo College sophomore utility softball player Kasydi Bennett earned NFCA all-state team honors, and was named an all-Coast Conference first-team selection.
Harbor’s Kaden Dunton wins SCCAL Championship at Black Horse | Boys golf
Harbor High junior Kaden Dunton shot the low score Tuesday, despite narrowly missing a handful of birdie putts on the back nine at Black Horse Golf Course in the Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League Championship.
Santa Cruz surfer Nat Young ties for 25th at Bonsoy Gold Coast Pro | Local Roundup
Santa Cruz’s Nat Young tied for 25th place and earned 1,700 points at the World Surf League’s Bonsoy Gold Coast Pro, the season opener on the Challenger Series, at Snapper Rocks in Queensland, Australia, on Monday.
SC’s Glenallen HIll Jr. returns in organized baseball, playing for Fresno Grizzlies | Local Roundup
Santa Cruz’s Glenallen Hill Jr., 23, is back in organized baseball and shining early with his newest team, the Fresno Grizzlies, the Single-A affiliate of the Colorado Rockies.
Aptos boys, Soquel girls earn team titles at SCCAL Championships | High school swimming
Who’s the top boys 100-yard butterfly swimmer in the Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League?
SC surfer Nat Young scores stellar 9.33 wave in heat win in Australia | Local Roundup
Santa Cruz’s Nat Young won his opening heat at the World Surf League’s Bonsoy Gold Coast Pro, the season opener on the Challenger Series, in Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia, on Saturday.
South County track programs show well at PCAL division finals | Local Roundup
Seniors Ruben Mora and Giancarlo Mendo, and junior Nathaniel Aceves-Aguilar each posted a pair of top-three finishes for Watsonville High’s boys track and field team at the Pacific Coast Athletic League Mission Division Championships at North Monterey County High on Friday.
Cabrillo baseball edges Monterey Peninsula to close regular season | Local Roundup
First baseman Matt Morrison singled home outfielder Jacob Pappas with the go-ahead run in the seventh inning, and the Cabrillo College baseball team held off host Monterey Peninsula 3-2 to close the teams’ regular season Thursday.
Unbeaten Harbor beach volleyball wins SCCAL title | Local Roundup
Harbor High’s beach volleyball team beat visiting Soquel 5-0 to finish unbeaten in the Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League on Wednesday.
Aptos earns sweep at SCCAL Championships | Boys tennis
Under an overcast sky, Aptos High’s tennis team shined bright at the Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League Championships at Seascape Sports Club on Wednesday.
Scotts Valley baseball rallies for win over Santa Cruz | Local Roundup
Kit DeForest hit a solo home run in Scotts Valley High’s four-run sixth inning, and the Falcons rallied past visiting Santa Cruz 8-6 in the teams’ Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League game Tuesday.
Santa Cruz native Luke Rockhold prevails with KO in Karate Combat 45 | Local Roundup
Santa Cruz native Luke Rockhold, 39, a former UFC and Strikeforce middleweight champion, earned a third-round knockout of Joe Schilling in the main event of Karate Combat 45 in Dubai on Saturday.
SV’s Ashlyn Boothby, Soquel’s Jonelle Scott earn wins at CCS Top 8 | Girls track and field
Scotts Valley High senior Ashlyn Boothby turned in one of the most exciting finishes at the 43rd CCS Top 8 Invite at Los Gatos High on Saturday. And with it, her immediate future on the track is tentative.
SV resident Nathaniel Guillory, SC’s 4×800 relay team speed to CCS Top 8 wins | Boys track and field
It was nothing but congestion on nearby Highway 17 with all the beach-goers, but at the 43rd Central Coast Section Top 8 Invite at Los Gatos High on Saturday, Los Altos High’s Nathaniel Guillory had an open lane to accelerate.
SC baseball explodes for 13 runs in win over Soquel | Local Roundup
All nine Cardinals scored at least once in Santa Cruz High’s 13-8 win over visiting Soquel in the teams’ Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League baseball game Friday.
Cabrillo baseball falls to Ohlone in Coast Conference battle | Local Roundup
Anthony Karagiannopoulos had two hits, one walk, one RBI, and a run scored, but Cabrillo College’s baseball team lost 4-2 to visiting Ohlone in the teams’ Coast Conference South Division game Thursday.
Cardinals sweep Falcons, lock up SCCAL title | Boys volleyball
Junior Julien “JuJu” Pally, one of five returning all-league talents on Santa Cruz High’s boys volleyball team, sat out his team’s latest match, and the veteran Cardinals didn’t miss a bit Tuesday against youth-laden Scotts Valley.
Soquel girls lacrosse knocks off Santa Cruz | Local Roundup
Haylie Kennedy scored four goals and teammate Ashby Weeks scored three to help Soquel High girls lacrosse team beat Santa Cruz, 13-6, on Tuesday.
SC’s Jay Thomson, Mari Friedman earn wins at Surfer’s Path Half Marathon | Local Roundup
A pair of Santa Cruzans, Jay Thomson and Mari Friedman, earned wins at the Surfer’s Path Half Marathon in Santa Cruz on Sunday.
Aptos shows out at inaugural Santa Cruz County Meet of Champions | Track and field
No team scores were kept at the Santa Cruz County Meet of Champions, but event host Aptos High didn’t need a point total to know how it did in the inaugural track and field meet on a cold, rainy Saturday.
Nash Horton lifts St. Francis with walk-off hit against Palma | Local Roundup
Nash Horton hit a bases-loaded single to drive in Jacob Jimenez with one out in the seventh inning, and the St. Francis High baseball team earned a 8-7, walk-off win over Palma in the teams’ Pacific Coast Athletic League Gabilan Division game Friday.
Henry Spitzer wins tiebreaker, lifts Scotts Valley’s boys tennis team over SC | Local Roundup
Senior Henry Spitzer edged Julian Arulanantham 7-6 (7-4), 5-7, 1-0 (10-8) at No. 3 singles to clinch Scotts Valley High’s 4-3 boys tennis win Thursday.
Medalist Keenan Buntz paces unbeaten SLV in latest golf win | Local Roundup
Match medalist Keenan Buntz shot even-par 31 at Boulder Creek Golf and Country Club, and San Lorenzo Valley High’s boys golf team beat Soquel 176-203 to stay unbeaten in Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League play Wednesday.
No. 16 Cabrillo softball stuns No. 3 San Mateo for 13th straight win | Local Roundup
Pitcher Alicia Mendez shined in the circle, and the No. 16 state-ranked Cabrillo College softball team knocked off No. 3 San Mateo 5-1 in the teams’ Coast Conference game in Aptos on Tuesday.