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Santa Cruz beach volleyball talent Haisley Flanagan commits to Santa Clara
Santa Cruz High beach volleyball standout Haisley Flanagan, a 5-foot-8 defender/split entering her junior year, has committed to NCAA Division I Santa Clara University.
Santa Cruz’s Haley Jones rejoins WNBA’s Dallas Wings with development contract | Local Roundup
Santa Cruz basketball star Haley Jones, 25, a former All-American at Stanford University, is back with the WNBA’s Dallas Wings.
Santa Cruz soccer talent Cassandra Travers commits to Duke
Santa Cruz soccer talent Cassandra Travers, a member of the U.S. U-16 Girls’ National Team, followed in her sister Jocelyn’s footsteps and committed to Duke University.
Santa Cruz Little League’s 50-70 All-Stars win D-39 title | Local Roundup
Santa Cruz Little League’s 50-70 All-Stars beat Capitola-Soquel 7-6 in the District 39 championship on Friday.
Harbor outside hitter Cooper Lastition named MVP | 2026 All-SCCAL boys volleyball
Harbor High 6-foot-4 senior outside hitter Cooper Lastition was a driving force behind the Pirates’ boys volleyball team’s success this season, and league coaches rewarded his showing by naming him the Santa Cruz Coast Athletic…
Santa Cruz’s Eli Fitchen-Young qualifies for World Athletics U20 Championships in 3,000 steeplechase win | Track and Field
Eli Fitchen-Young’s finish in the men’s 3,000 meters steeplechase at the 2026 USATF U20 Outdoor Championships was sensational and his reward was stupendous.
Santa Cruz Warriors unveil commemorative 15th anniversary logo | NBA G League
The Santa Cruz Warriors, the NBA G League affiliate of the Golden State Warriors, will celebrate the franchise’s 15th anniversary throughout the upcoming 2026-27 season.
Hundreds gather in Capitola for 2026 Santa Cruz Paddle Classic
Soquel’s Rob Gibbs and Santa Cruz’s Yohei Rosen, who compete for Kua Nalu Canoe Club in Santa Cruz, medaled in the Long Course OC1 division at the 2026 Santa Cruz Paddle Classic at Capitola Beach on Sunday.
Soquel two-way star Jake Escalante repeats as Player of the Year | All-SCCAL baseball
Soquel High two-way baseball star Jake Escalante posted even better numbers this season than he did a year ago, when he was voted the Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League’s Player of the Year.
Aptos’ Kalina Healy, Soquel’s Emma Niizawa share MVP honor | All-SCCAL softball
Two junior softball standouts, Kalina Healy of champion Aptos High and Emma Niizawa of runner-up Soquel, shared Most Valuable Player honors during 2026 All-Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League voting.
Soquel’s Daniel Meisel takes 20th at Escape from Alcatraz Triathlon | Local Roundup
Soquel’s Daniel Meisel took 20th out of 1,537 athletes at the 2026 Escape from Alcatraz Triathlon on Sunday. He finished in 2 hours, 32 minutes, 25 seconds.
SC surfer Isla Hardy wins Rip Curl GromSearch’s West Coast Region title | Local Roundup
Santa Cruz surfer Isla Hardy won the Rip Curl GromSearch West Coast Region title in the Girls U16 division in Huntington Beach on Sunday.
Soquel, Santa Cruz dealt tough losses in NorCal Regional playoffs | High school baseball
The Soquel High and Santa Cruz baseball teams both traveled four-plus hours, round trip, to play in the CIF NorCal Regional playoffs in the Greater Sacramento area on Tuesday, and both saw their seasons come to a close in tough-to-swallow losses.
Former UCSC head coach, USF assistant Todd Kent, 53, takes over SLV’s boys basketball program
When San Lorenzo Valley High announced head coaching vacancies for its boys’ and girls’ basketball teams this spring, it got an applicant so impressive, it let him choose which program he’d like to lead.
Soquel, Santa Cruz baseball teams head to Greater Sacramento area for NorCal quarterfinals | Local Roundup
The Soquel High baseball team was placed in Division I and Santa Cruz was placed in D-III during the California Interscholastic Federation NorCal Regional playoffs seeding meeting on Sunday.
Santa Cruz caps historic postseason with first state championship | Boys volleyball
For the CIF State Division III boys volleyball championship match, SoCal champ Central East took a nine-mile trip across town to Fresno City College. NorCal king Santa Cruz traveled much further, bussing 154 miles to the Central Valley.
Santa Cruz rides Adam Fowler’s 1-hitter to program’s second section title | CCS baseball
Sophomore right-handed pitcher Adam Fowler delivered his second stellar postseason outing in five days on Thursday, and Santa Cruz High’s youth-laden baseball team made another huge statement: The future is now.
Aptos drops nine inning heartbreaker to No. 1 seed Menlo in D-III semis | CCS baseball roundup
In an thrilling, emotional rollercoaster of a game, the No. 5 seed Aptos High baseball team dropped a 7-6, nine-inning heartbreaker to No. 1 Menlo in the Central Coast Section Division III semifinals at Santa Clara University’s Stephen Schott Stadium on Tuesday night.
Soquel’s Jedidiah Del Favero, MVC’s Zach Binder receive special honors in Mission Division | 2026 All-PCAL Boys Lacrosse
Two Santa Cruz County boys lacrosse players, Soquel High’s Jedidiah Del Favero and Monte Vista Christian senior midfielder Zach Binder, received special honors in the Mission Division during coaches’ Pacific Coast Athletic League all-league voting.
Santa Cruz’s Neil Ostermann wins second Santa Cruz City Amateur title in four-hole playoff | Local Roundup
Santa Cruz’s Neil Ostermann earned his second Santa Cruz City Amateur title in five years in dramatic fashion at DeLaveaga Golf Course on Sunday.
County’s baseball teams go 5 for 5 in CCS quarterfinals
Pitchers Cole McGillicuddy and Jacob Kissinger threw a combined four-hitter, and the No. 5 seed Aptos High baseball team slipped past No. 4 Sacred Heart Prep 3-1 in the Central Coast Section Division III quarterfinals on Saturday.
Santa Cruz’s monumental rally brings program’s first NorCal title | Boys volleyball
A sounding fire alarm delayed the start of the CIF Division III Boys Volleyball NorCal Regional Championship by an hour on Saturday.
Perhaps it was foreshadowing, because by the time the third set rolled around, the slow starting Santa Cruz High Cardinals were en fuego.
Santa Cruz’s Haley Jones among three players waived by WNBA’s Portland Fire | Local Roundup
Santa Cruz’s Haley Jones, a 6-foot-1 forward/guard, was one of three players waived by the WNBA’s Portland Fire or Thursday.
Santa Cruz posts another sweep, moves into regional championship for first time | Boys volleyball
The top-seeded Santa Cruz HIgh’s boys volleyball team added to its unforgettable postseason on Thursday night by sweeping No. 4 Beyer of Modesto 25-21, 25-15, 25-23 in the CIF Division III NorCal Regional semifinals to enter uncharted territory.
Wharf to Wharf race organization launches grant program | Local Roundup
The Wharf to Wharf race organization on Wednesday announced the launch of a formal community grant program to fund schools, organizations, and programs working to increase access to youth running and athletics throughout Santa Cruz County.