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Santa Cruz’s Zephyr Dew to play in El Salvador NORCECA Beach Volleyball Tour | Local Roundup
Santa Cruz’s Zephyr Dew, a member of the U21 Beach National Team roster, and partner Charlie Siragusa will be one of the USA teams in El Salvador NORCECA Beach Volleyball Tour.
Lester Quinones scores 35 points in Warriors’ loss to Ontario | Local Roundup
Golden State Warriors two-way guard Lester Quinones had 35 points, eight rebounds, and four assists, but the Santa Cruz Warriors fell 119-109 to host Ontario in NBA G League action at Toyota Arena on Tuesday night.
SC surfers fair well at SLO CAL Open at Morro Bay | Local Roundup
Four Santa Cruzans, John Mel, Shaun Burns, Adam Bartlett and Sam Coffey, advanced to the Round of 32 at the World Surf League’s SLO CAL Open at Morro Bay, a Qualifying Series 1,000-point event, on Tuesday.
Harbor libero Gwen Grigsby plays big, earns league MVP honor | All-SCCAL girls volleyball
Senior libero Gwen Grigsby, who checks in at 5-foot-1, made huge contributions to Harbor High’s girls volleyball team this season and was named MVP of the Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League during all-league voting.
Cabrillo men’s basketball team wins Saltwater Classic, moves to 10-0 | Local Roundup
The No. 13 state ranked and unbeaten Cabrillo College men’s basketball team knocked off No. 6 Columbia 102-80 in the championship game at the third annual Saltwater Classic in Aptos on Sunday.
Cabrillo men’s basketball scores 100-plus again, reaches Saltwater Classic final | Local Roundup
Darius Best scored 19 points, and the Cabrillo College men’s basketball team beat Folsom Lake 102-72 in the Saltwater Classic in Aptos on Saturday night.
SC’s Eli Fitchen-Young earns All-America honors at Nike Cross Nationals | High school cross country
Santa Cruz High junior distance runner Eli Fitchen-Young earned All-America honors at the Nike Cross Nationals in Portland, Oregon, on Saturday.
Santa Cruz rallies past defending CCS champ Monterey for Dad’s Club title | Boys basketball
Santa Cruz High’s boys basketball looked at home in its impressive 72-52 win over powerful Monterey in Dad’s Club Tournament championship at an off-campus site on Saturday night.
Santa Cruz, Monterey to square off in Dad’s Club Tournament final | Local Roundup
DeMarco Hunter scored 17 points, and Santa Cruz High’s boys basketball team knocked off Central Catholic 53-37 in the Dad’s Club Tournament semifinals on Friday night.
Will Shilling scores 31, but Scotts Valley drops Dad’s Club opener; SC moves into semifinals | Local Roundup
Will Shilling scored 31 points for Scotts Valley High’s boys basketball team, but the Falcons lost 79-71 to Santa Teresa in the teams’ first-round game at the Dad’s Club Tournament at Santa Cruz High on Thursday.
Dad’s Club’s future at Santa Cruz Civic Auditorium up in the air | Boys basketball
The long running Emmett Thompson Memorial Dad’s Club Basketball Tournament won’t be held at its usual home, historic Santa Cruz Civic Auditorium, this year due to an on-site accident involving one of its basketball hoops.
PCS girls soccer knocks off host Santa Cruz | Local Roundup
Pacific Collegiate School’s girls varsity soccer team opened its season with a 2-1 win at Santa Cruz on Tuesday night.
SLV girls soccer opens season with win over St. Francis | Local Roundup
San Lorenzo Valley High’s girls soccer team opened the season with a 2-0 nonleague win over St. Francis in Felton on Monday.
Santa Cruz suffers first loss in NBA G League Showcase Cup play | Local Roundup
Jackson Rowe came off the bench and had 19 points and four rebounds, but the Santa Cruz Warriors suffered their first loss is Showcase Cup play, 123-99, to the host Ontario Clippers in NBA G League action.
County gets three top-10 finishes at CIF State Cross Country Championships
Santa Cruz County produced three top-10 finishers — Santa Cruz junior Eli Fitchen-Young, Scotts Valley senior Ashlynn Boothby, and Archbishop Mitty junior Evie Marheineke — at the CIF State Cross Country Championships on Saturday.
Banana Slugs win their opener at UCSC Thanksgiving Classic at KP Arena | Local Roundup
The Cabrillo College women’s volleyball team had three players, all sophomores, named to the 2023 All-Coast Conference North Division first team.
UCSC men’s basketball falls to red-hot Menlo at KP Arena | Local Roundup
Joe Espy had 19 points and four rebounds for the UC Santa Cruz men’s basketball team, but the Banana Slugs suffered an 80-71 loss to Menlo at Kaiser Permanente Arena on Tuesday.
UCSC runner Eric Jackson earns All-American status at NCAA Championships | Local Roundup
Senior cross country runner Eric Jackson became UC Santa Cruz’s first All-American in over 40 years with his finish at the 2023 Division III Championships on Saturday at Big Spring High in Carlisle, Pennsylvania.
Unbeaten Santa Cruz makes 17 3-pointers in rout of G League Ignite | Local Roundup
The Santa Cruz Warriors recorded 36 assists, buried 17 3-pointers, and finished with three 20-point scorers in their 125-101 Showcase Cup win over NBA G League Ignite in front of 1,235 fans at The Dollar Loan Center in Henderson, Nevada, on Sunday.
Santa Cruz’s Jay Thomson, Maine’s Sarah Kletzer win Turkey Trot 10K titles | Local Roundup
Santa Cruz’s Jay Thomson and Sarah Kletzer of Waterville, Maine, won 10K titles at the Turkey Trot in Santa Cruz on Saturday.
Santa Cruz Warriors beat NBA G League Ignite, move to 3-0 | Local Roundup
Forward Gui Santos and two-way guard Lester Quinones paced Santa Cruz to a 121-112 win over NBA G League Ignite, 121-112, on Friday night as the Warriors improved to 3-0 at Kaiser Permanente Arena in front of a sold-out crowd.
Local trials winner Adam Bartlett steals show on opening day of O’Neill Cold Water Classic | Surfing
The threat of an approaching storm didn’t dampen action on the opening day of the 2023 O’Neill Cold Water Classic at iconic Steamer Lane in Santa Cruz on Wednesday.
Heat draws released for O’Neill Cold Water Classic | Local Roundup
The World Surf League released the heat draw for the O’Neill Cold Water Classic, which opens Wednesday at iconic Steamer Lane in Santa Cruz.
SC’s Maya Letona to wrestle in Bill Farrell Memorial International in NYC | Local Roundup
Current U.S. Senior National Team wrestler Maya Letona will compete at 62 kg in the women’s freestyle division at the Bill Farrell Memorial International at New York Athletic Club in New York City on Friday.
Locals make it look easy at CCS Cross Country Championships
Scotts Valley High senior Ashlyn Boothby earned her third straight individual Division IV title and the Falcons won their third straight team title at the Central Coast Section Cross Country Championships in Belmont on Saturday.