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No firsts? No problem. Harbor claims first team title since ’04 behind depth | Girls’ SCCAL Swimming Championships
Harbor High won the team title at the Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League Swimming Championships on Saturday for the first time since 2004, perhaps before any members of this year’s winning team was born.
Gabe Porter paces Harbor to first league title since ’06 | Boys’ SCCAL Swimming Championships
Harbor High senior speedster Gabe Porter contributed top-two finishes in four events to pace the Pirates to the boys title at Saturday’s Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League Swimming Championships on Saturday in their pool.
Santa Cruz’s Autumn Hays, John Mel take fifth at Jack’s Surfboards Pro | Local Roundup
Santa Cruz’s Autumn Hays tied for fifth place Sunday at the World Surf League’s Jack’s Surfboards Pro, a Women’s Qualifying Series 1,000-point event in Huntington Beach.
Harbor wins finale, earns share of SCCAL beach volleyball title | Local Roundup
Harbor High’s beach volleyball team used three forfeits for a 5-0 sweep of Mount Madonna on Friday to finish the Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League regular season with a share of the title.
Soquel’s Cloe Hubbard back in the 100, and faster than ever | High school track and field
Santa Cruz county has a new speed demon in girls track.
Cougars softball team pounces on Mariners in Felton | Local Roundup
Sophomore Alyssa Struthers hit two doubles, had three RBI and scored twice as the San Lorenzo Valley High’s softball team rolled Aptos 15-1 in its mercy-rule shortened, five inning Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League game Thursday.
Soquel’s Jack Van Ness gets long-awaited singles title | SCCAL Boys Tennis Championships
Soquel High’s Jack Van Ness won the SCCAL singles tennis title on Wednesday, and Aptos’ John McGowan and Bennett Biscotti earned the doubles crown in a three-set thriller.
Mount Madonna boys volleyball rallies past Soquel | Local Roundup
Ben Pearson had 36 kills and 14 aces, and Mount Madonna School’s boys volleyball team rallied for a 23-25, 30-28, 25-20, 25-23 win over Soquel on the Knights’ senior night.
Santa Cruz’s Karl Schnaitter shines at Big Sur International Marathon | Local Roundup
Karl Schnaitter, a 39-year-old from Santa Cruz, took 15th place out of 4,880 runners at the Big Sur International Marathon on Sunday.
Santa Cruz’s Nat Young competes in final CT event before midseason cut | Local Roundup
Santa Cruz’s Nat Young will compete in the World Surf League’s Margaret River Pro this week at Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia. It’s the final event before the WSL makes its newly implemented midseason cut.
Scotts Valley’s Jeremy Kain, MVC’s Clayton King produce big outings at CCS Top 8 meet | Boys track and field
Scotts Valley High senior Jeremy Kain and Monte Vista Christian senior Clayton King had huge showings at the prestigious CCS Top 8 track and field meet in Los Gatos on Friday.
Aptos’ boys golf team slips past SC, wins SCCAL title | Local Roundup
Aptos High’s golf team pulled out a 209-214 win over Santa Cruz to remain unbeaten and claim the Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League title Thursday at DeLaveaga Golf Course.
James Gaynor replaces retiring Hollis O’Brien as Harbor’s athletics director
James Gaynor Jr. has stepped down as Harbor High’s football coach and will take over as interim athletics director, a replacement for retiring Hollis O’Brien.
Santa Cruz’s beach volleyball win over Harbor creates logjam atop standings | Local Roundup
Santa Cruz High’s girls beach volleyball team knocked off host Harbor 4-1 on Wednesday and create a three-team tie atop the SCCAL standings.
SCCAL tennis champion Mariners hold off Soquel | Local Roundup
Aaron Buchanan and Heath Hegna earned singles wins in straight sets, and the Aptos High boys tennis team knocked off Soquel 4-3 in Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League play Tuesday.
Ally Carmona, Rylee Gomez homer in Wildcatz’s win | Local Roundup
Ally Carmona and Rylee Gomez hit home runs and Watsonville High’s softball team beat North Salinas 9-5 in the teams’ Pacific Coast Athletic League Gabilan Division on Monday.
Aptos talent Elizabeth Churchill wins four events at Soquel Invitational | High school track and field roundup
Elizabeth Churchill posted four of her team’s five wins to lead the Aptos High track and field team to the girls’ title at the 17-team Soquel Invitational on Saturday.
Harbor boys swimming slips past Santa Cruz | Local Roundup
Gabe Porter and Conall Barber each won two individual events to lead Harbor High’s boys swim team slip past Santa Cruz 81-80 in their Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League meet Friday.
Scotts Valley High to host memorial service for late football star Carlton Keegan on Saturday | Local Roundup
A memorial service for Scotts Valley High senior Carlton Keegan, 18, will be held on the school’s football field on Saturday at 11 a.m.
Aptos pulls away late for rout of Santa Cruz, sole possession of SCCAL lead | High school baseball
Flamethrower Gabe Gaeckle provided all the run support he needed when he scored on a passed ball in the first inning.
Amelia Sizemore, SLV sneak past Aptos in SCCAL softball action | Local Roundup
San Lorenzo Valley High’s softball team had two hits and four walks, as well as Amelia Sizemore in the circle, and that was enough to post a 4-2 win over Aptos on Tuesday in Felton.
Santa Cruz stuns Aptos, sets up grudge match Thursday for SCCAL co-leaders | High school baseball roundup
Aptos High has three college committed arms in its starting rotation. Rival Santa Cruz proved Tuesday that it has some quality pitching, too.
Scotts Valley’s Jeremy Kain runs to another school record in Arcadia | Local Roundup
Scotts Valley High senior Jeremy Kain set the school record in the men’s 1-mile run at the prestigious Arcadia Invitational at Arcadia High School on Saturday.
Santa Cruz surfer Nat Young will open against Kelly Slater in Australia | Local Roundup
Santa Cruz’s Nat Young will face 11-time world champion Kelly Slater of Cocoa Beach, Florida, and Owen Wright of Australia in the Opening Round of the World Surf League’s Rip Curl Pro Bells Beach.
Hot bats help SLV baseball earn first win streak | Local Roundup
Blaine Mitchell had two hits, two RBI and a run scored in San Lorenzo Valley High’s 11-3 win over Monte Vista Christian in nonleague baseball action Tuesday.