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Aptos boys golf moves to 9-0; SV tops SC for first win | Local Roundup
Scotts Valley High’s boys golf team beat Santa Cruz 222-242 and lost to Aptos 197-222 in the teams’ SCCAL matches at DeLaveaga Golf Course on Monday.
County athletes win five events at CCS Top 8 Classic | High school track and field
The best track and field athletes in the Central Coast Section assembled at Los Gatos High on breezy Friday for the 44th annual CCS Top 8 Classic, as the Los Gatos Mountains and cirrus clouds graced a Bob Ross-painted backdrop.
SC’s Nat Young helps cause to survive WSL’s midseason cut | Local Roundup
Santa Cruz’s Nat Young advanced to the Round of 32 of Friday at the World Surf League’s Western Australia Margaret River Pro, event No. 5 on the Championship Tour.
Aptos boys golf tops SC, remains unbeaten in SCCAL | Local Roundup
Junior Andrew Cox and sophomore Ben Nowark shared medalist honors after each shot 4-over-par 38 on the front nine at DeLaveaga Golf Course on Wednesday to lead the Mariners to a 200-247 win over Santa Cruz.
Aptos boys tennis repeats as SCCAL team champion | Local Roundup
Koosha Safari, John McGowan and John Hickey earned singles wins, and Aptos High’s boys tennis team repeated as champion of the Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League on Tuesday.
Streaking Santa Cruz blanks Soquel for fourth straight shutout | High school baseball
Santa Cruz High ace Langston Burkett wasn’t at his best Tuesday. Still, he was good enough for the Cardinals earn some revenge against Soquel in their 5-0 win and help them post their fourth straight shutout.
UCSC men’s volleyball makes NCAA D-III Tournament | Local Roundup
The UC Santa Cruz men’s volleyball team, an independent program, was selected on Monday to compete in NCAA Division III Tournament for a fifth time in school history.
Rosters released for 10th annual Central Coast All-Star Basketball Games
The Reggie Stephens Foundation’s 10th annual Central Coast All-Star Basketball Games will be held May 7 at Scotts Valley High.
Santa Cruz surfs to title in SCSSL finale | Local Roundup
Santa Cruz High won the final Santa Cruz Scholastic Surf League contest of the 2022-23 season in small, but clean conditions at Pleasure Point on Saturday.
Locals showcase talent at Soquel Invitational | High school track and field
Four female athletes from Santa Cruz County — SLV seniors Colleen Murata and Mia Hamilton, Aptos junior Ella Shoemaker, and Mariners senior Lena Manchester — posted top-three finishes in three individual events at the 26-team Soquel Invitational at Soquel High on Saturday.
Scotts Valley boys tennis edges Santa Cruz in tight match | Local Roundup
The Scotts Valley High boys tennis team edged Santa Cruz 4-3 in the teams’ Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League match that features four third-set tiebreakers Friday.
SLV softball slips past Aptos in 10 innings | Local Roundup
Gracie Poston scored on an error in the 10th inning to lead San Lorenzo Valley High’s softball team over Aptos 8-7 in Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League play Tuesday.
Locals Ashlyn Boothby, Evie Marheineke run to school marks at Arcadia Invitational | Local Roundup
Scotts Valley junior Ashlyn Boothby took fourth in the 1-mile Invitational race in a school-record 4:47.59 at the Arcadia Invitational at Arcadia High on Saturday.
SV resident Kyleigh Mace throws perfect game for Archbishop Mitty softball | Local Roundup
Scotts Valley resident Kyleigh Mace, a 5-foot-6 freshman pitcher, threw a perfect game as Archbishop Mitty beat host Sacred Heart Cathedral 13-0 in their six inning West Catholic Athletic League game Wednesday.
Locals athletes shine on big weekend for track and field | Local Roundup
Scotts Valley High junior Ashlyn Boothby took second place in the 1,600-meter race at the Stanford Invitational on Saturday. She finished in 4 minutes, 52.49 seconds.
Quinn Turowski’s grand slam helps SV baseball hand Harbor first loss | Local Roundup
Quinn Turowski hit a grand slam in the sixth inning — his second home run of the season — to help Scotts Valley High’s baseball team beat previously unbeaten Harbor 12-4 in Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League action Friday.
SC surfer Sam Coffey advanced to the quarterfinals in Barbados | Local Roundup
Santa Cruz’s Sam Coffey advanced to the quarterfinals of the World Surf League’s Barbados Surf Pro on Thursday at Soup Bowl in Bathsheba, Barbados.
Santa Cruz surfer Autumn Hays wins her opening heat in Barbados | Local Roundup
Santa Cruz’s Autumn Hays won her opening heat Tuesday at the World Surf League’s Barbados Surf Pro, a Qualifying Series 5,000-point event at Soup Bowl in Bathsheba, Barbados.
SJSU commit Langston Burkett strikes out 14 in SC’s narrow baseball win over SLV | Local Roundup
Santa Cruz High’s baseball team scored twice in the first inning, and San Jose State committed pitcher Langston Burkett made the lead hold up in the Cardinals’ 2-1 win over San Lorenzo Valley on Monday.
MVC’s JoJo Keldsen throws no-hitter, homers twice in DH sweep of Watsonville | Local Roundup
Senior JoJo Keldsen threw a no-hitter as Monte Vista Christian opened its doubleheader sweep with a 14-0 win in five innings over visiting Watsonville on Saturday.
Aptos softball slips past Scotts Valley in eight innings | Local Roundup
Sophomore Lilly McGee and freshman Lanies Nunez each had a hit, two RBI, and a run scored as the Aptos High softball team beat visiting Scotts Valley 10-9 in the teams’ eight inning Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League game Friday.
Tosh Woods paces Aptos in track meet against SLV | Local Roundup
Senior Tosh Woods took first in the 100-meter run (11.46), long jump (19 feet, 5 inches) and high jump (5-8) and Aptos High’s track and field team took first in every event Thursday in a Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League meet against visiting San Lorenzo Valley.
Scotts Valley girls lacrosse hands MVC first loss | Local Roundup
Scotts Valley High’s girls lacrosse team knocked Monte Vista Christian from the unbeaten ranks with its 17-8 win over the host Mustangs on Wednesday night.
Aptos favored with Gabe Gaeckle on mound | High school baseball preview
Even with three other college-bound pitchers on the Aptos High baseball team’s stacked pitching staff last season, Gabe Gaeckle stood out.
Harbor’s Raul Calles named SCCAL MVP | Boys soccer
Harbor High senior soccer talent Raúl Calles was named MVP of the Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League after leading the Pirates to the league title and the Central Coast Section D-II playoffs.