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Santa Cruz’s Eli Fitchen-Young a blazing quick success story | High school cross country
Eli Fitchen-Young may only be a sophomore, but he has goals and dreams that he’s chasing. His pursuit of greatness isn’t a vote of confidence for those trying to keep pace with the budding Santa Cruz High star on cross country courses throughout the greater Bay Area.
County trio sweeps podium at Bellarmine’s Terry Ward Invitational | Local Roundup
Santa Cruz County produced the top three individuals at Bellarmine’s 10-team Terry Ward Invitational in Sunnyvale on Saturday.
Aptos stuns previously unbeaten Salinas to stay perfect in Gabilan Division | High school football roundup
Aptos HIgh’s Caden Prichard clenched his fists and yelled emphatically after producing his third touchdown run of the second half, which essentially sealed the Mariners’ huge, 44-41 win over previously unbeaten Salinas on Friday night.
Santa Cruz closes in on SCCAL title with win over Harbor | Girls volleyball roundup
After a roller-coaster first-set deuce defeat, Santa Cruz High’s girls volleyball team tightened its defense and diversified its offense to roll to a 28-30, 25-18, 25-21, 25-14 victory to take control of the Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League race Thursday night.
Scotts Valley girls tennis sweeps Harbor, stays unbeaten in SCCAL | Local Roundup
Scotts Valley High’s girls tennis team won all seven matches in straight sets in a 7-0 sweep of Harbor in Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League action Thursday.
Cabrillo soccer teams post shutouts, stay unbeaten in conference play | Local Roundup
Andrea Estanquero had two goals and an assist, and the Cabrillo College women’s soccer team routed Foothill 12-0 in the teams’ Coast Conference South Division match Tuesday in Aptos.
UCSC women’s soccer rallies for win over Redlands | Local Roundup
Angela Bradbury scored on a pass from Julia Hernandez in the 89th minute, and the UC Santa Cruz women’s soccer team rallied past visiting Redlands 2-1 at Lower East Field on Saturday.
Aptos thumps Alvarez, sets stage for battle against unbeaten Salinas | High school football roundup
Aptos High’s football team beat Alvarez 54-24 to set the stage for its anticipated Pacific Coast Athletic League Gabilan Division showdown with Salinas by surpassing 50-plus points for the third straight game Friday night.
Powerhouse Soquel girls water polo poised for more success
Soquel High’s girls water polo team streaking toward another Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League title, and, it’s hoping, another long postseason run.
UCSC removes interim tag for soccer coach Lilia Dosalmas | Local Roundup
Susan Harriman, UC Santa Cruz’s Director of Athletics and Recreation, named Lilia Dosalmas the head coach of the Banana Slugs’ women’s soccer team on Tuesday, the school reported.
Santa Cruz volleyball stuns host Soquel in five-set thriller | Local Roundup
“Crazy” might be an understatement in describing Santa Cruz High’s girls volleyball victory over host Soquel on Monday.
UCSC volleyball posts hot start at C2C Invitational in Virginia | Local Roundup
The UC Santa Cruz women’s volleyball team earned a pair of sweeps on the opening day of the Coast-to-Coast Invitational in Newport News, Virginia, on Saturday.
Santa Cruz falls on road to unbeaten Salinas | High school football roundup
Myles Reber scored on a long pass from Dominic Lopezzi but Santa Cruz High’s football team suffered a 55-7 league loss to host Salinas at The Pit on Friday night.
Scotts Valley tops SC in SCCAL cross country meet | Local Roundup
Santa Cruz High cross country runner Eli Fitchen-Young finished the 2.08-mile course at UC Santa Cruz with a time of 11:06 but Scotts Valley won the teams’ Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League meet 23-32 on Thursday.
Santa Cruz native Tom Urbani, 54, a former MLB pitcher who coached youth baseball, dies
Former MLB pitcher Thomas Urbani, a loving husband and father, avid fisherman, and baseball man through and through, died Wednesday morning at the age of 54.
Santa Cruz girls water polo rolls over Harbor | Local Roundup
Senior Sonja Ukropina and junior Zoe Ann Watson each scored four goals, and the Santa Cruz High girls water polo team beat host Harbor 13-1 in the teams’ Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League match Wednesday night.
Harbor rallies past upset-minded Aptos | Girls volleyball roundup
The logjam of contenders for the Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League girls volleyball title is beginning to thin.
Photo | Warm up for local water polo teams at Harbor High
After a 9-7 victory over Campolindo on Sunday the Soquel girls have won six straight matches and have a 10-1 overall record with a 2-0 mark in Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League play.
SC’s Kees Van Der Meer, Sae Ackerstein victorious at Lifesaving World Championships | Local Roundup
Two locals, Santa Cruz’s Kees Van Der Meer and Sae Ackerstein, won events in the FIN Rescue World Cup at the Lifesaving World Championships, which began Sept. 18 and run though Monday in Riccione, Italy.
Aspiring lawyer Kylee Eze a force on the volleyball court for Soquel
As if being 6-foot-2 wasn’t enough, Soquel High senior volleyball talent Kylee Eze is blessed with length and a 31-inch vertical jump. So when the Nigerian-American elevates for a block, opponents have two options, try to go through her — not the wisest choice — or go around.
San Bruno’s Aleksei Averchenko, San Jose’s Anna Guzman win Santa Cruz Triathlon titles | Local Roundup
San Bruno’s Aleksei Averchenko and San Jose’s Anna Guzman won titles in the Olympic distance race at the Santa Cruz Triathlon on Sunday.
SC’s Nat Young helps Team USA secure title in Huntington Beach | Local Roundup
Santa Cruz’s Nat Young helped Team USA win the title at the 2022 ISA World Surf Games, securing the Americans one extra slot at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games.
Soquel wins battle in trenches, surprises Scotts Valley 21-3 | High school football roundup
Jordan McCord, a junior wide receiver and cornerback for Soquel High’s football team, was his usual sensation self Friday night. He tacked two more touchdown receptions onto his rapidly growing season total, and caused a fumble on defense
SC’s Nat Young roars into Round 7 at ISA World Surf Games | Local Roundup
Team USA’s Nat Young is one of four surfers who have advanced into Round 7 at the 2022 ISA World Surf Games in Huntington Beach.
Santa Cruz rebounds from loss, sinks Aptos in four sets | SCCAL girls volleyball roundup
Santa Cruz High’s girls volleyball team traveled south to face Aptos on Thursday, looking to rebound from a loss to Harbor two days earlier. A win was crucial for the Cardinals to remain in contention for their first league title since 2001.