Mason Carlton, a Soquel High alum who competes for Indiana University and Indiana Swim Club, shined in his opening race at the 2022 Phillips 66 National Championships in Irvine on Tuesday.
Soquel High water polo standout Quinn Healy, a club player for Stanford Water Polo Foundation, was named to the Team USA roster for the 2022 PanAm Junior Championship.
Mount Madonna School’s boys volleyball team took third place in the Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League this season, but there was little question that the Hawks boasted the top individual talent.
The Soquel High and San Lorenzo Valley softball teams earned a share of the Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League regular-season crown. The programs also earned a split when it came to top honors during all-league voting.
Aptos High’s baseball team rolled to the Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League regular season and tournament titles behind a pair of future NCAA Division I committed talents, and the Mariners were rewarded during all-league voting with a sweep of top honors.
Jeremy Kain lost his voice ahead of the 102nd CIF State Track and Field Championships. But, thank goodness, he didn’t lose his stamina and speed after graduating from Scotts Valley High on Thursday.
Santa Cruz surfer Nat Young, who survived the midseason cut on the World Surf League’s Championship Tour in his last event, continued his push to crack the top five in the rankings as the second half of the CT season kicked off Saturday.
Three athletes from Santa Cruz County advanced from the prelims at the 102nd CIF State Track and Field Championships on Friday at Veterans Memorial Stadium at Buchanan High in Clovis.
The first part of the Central Coast Section Track and Field Championships looked like a Santa Cruz County showcase. Winner from Soquel. Winner from Aptos. Winner from Scotts Valley. Another winner from Scotts Valley.
Soquel High’s softball team routed host King City 14-0 in the Central Coast Section Division III quarterfinals Saturday, which was called after five innings on the 10-run mercy rule.
Four Santa Cruz County softball teams qualified for the postseason and were placed in divisions. Joining Watsonville in postseason play are San Lorenzo Valley, St. Francis and Soquel.
Aptos High’s Koosha Safari, the runner-up in the Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League, was an alternate for the Central Coast Section Boys Tennis Championships at the outset of the week. By Tuesday afternoon, he was a surprise semifinalist in the stacked, 16-player bracket.
Soquel High junior Matthew Elliott produced two top-three finishes at the CIF State Swimming & Diving Championships at Clovis Olympic Swim Complex at Clovis West High on Saturday.
Down goes Frazier. Athletes and fans alike watched in both shock and amazement as shockwaves tore through the towering redwoods surrounding San Lorenzo Valley High’s track at the Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League Track and Field Championships on Saturday.
Aptos High senior Elizabeth Churchill was dominant in her final Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League Championships showing on a windy Saturday at San Lorenzo Valley High.
Soquel High juniors Matthew Elliot and Tenaya Winter both placed high in two freestyle races to lead the Santa Cruz County contingent at the Central Coast Section Swimming and Diving Championships at Saturday afternoon.
Harbor High sophomore Gwen Grigsby and freshman Isla Johnson defeated Scotts Valley’s Hannah Fleming and Morgan Lipman 21-11, 21-14 to win the inaugural Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League Beach Volleyball Championships on Saturday at Harbor High.