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Santa Cruz’s Eli Fitchen-Young places fifth at Junior Olympic Cross Country National Championships | Local Roundup
Santa Cruz High freshman Eli Fitchen-Young, representing Santa Cruz Track Club, posted a top-five finish at the USATF Junior Olympic Cross Country National Championships in Paris, Kentucky, on Saturday.
Mariners win Gilroy Tournament; Cameron Saldana named MVP | Local Roundup
Cameron Saldana had 19 points and five steals to help the Aptos High’s boys basketball team beat Lincoln 55-44 in the Bob Hagen Memorial Tournament championship at Gilroy High on Saturday.
Santa Cruz’s Jack Bacon, Qwentin Brown receive all-Mission Division special honors | PCAL football
The Cardinals were rewarded by league coaches for their Mission Division dominance: Jack Bacon was named Lineman of the Year and Qwentin Brown was named Offensive Player of the Year. Soledad’s Daniel Raso was named Defensive Player of the Year.
David Ibarra’s goal helps Wildcatz earn soccer draw with Los Gatos | Local Roundup
Senior David Ibarra scored on a pass from Mateo Arias in the second half and the Watsonville High boys soccer team earned a 1-1 draw with host Los Gatos in pool play for the Homestead Christmas Cup on Thursday night.
Falcons sweep top postseason honors in Cypress Division | All-PCAL Football
Scotts Valley High’s football team swept top honors when it came time for Pacific Coast Athletic League coaches to select the top players in the Cypress Division.
Wildcatz’s boys basketball team wins Watsonville Tournament opener | Local Roundup
Oswaldo Hernandez scored 12 points and Brody Legions added eight points as the Watsonville High boys basketball team beat Pacific Point Christian 54-28 in the first round of the Watsonville Tournament on Wednesday.
Harbor girls soccer rallies past Stevenson | Local Roundup
Senior Camille Dayton had a goal and assist in the final 10 minutes to rally Harbor High’s girls soccer team past Stevenson 3-2 in the teams’ nonleague game in Pebble Beach on Tuesday.
Santa Cruz surfer Nat Young qualifies for WSL’s ’22 Championship Tour | Local Roundup
Santa Cruz’s Nat Young, 30, is returning to the World Surf League’s Championship Tour. He finished 10th overall in four-event Challenger Series season with 12,100 points and advanced.
Santa Cruz’s Evie Marheineke takes third at Nike Cross California Regional | Local Roundup
Santa Cruz’s Evie Marheineke placed third out of 55 runners in the girls championship at the NXR California Regional at Woodward Park in Fresno on Saturday.
Santa Cruz topples Leigh for sixth straight Dad’s Club title | Boys basketball
It’s not always about how you start, but how you finish. And both went incredibly well for Santa Cruz High’s basketball team at the Dad’s Club Tournament on Saturday night.
Santa Cruz, Leigh to square off for Dad’s Club title
Josh Bendix had Santa Cruz High’s lone field goal in the fourth quarter, as the Cardinals held on for a 52-44 win over Monterey in the Dad’s Club semifinals at Santa Cruz Civic Auditorium on Friday night.
Santa Cruz stomps MVC in tournament opener | Dad’s Club Tournament Roundup
A suffocating Cardinal defense recorded one dozen steals and rolled to a 70-15 rout of outmanned Monte Vista Christian.
Two Santa Cruzans ace same hole at DeLaveaga | Local Roundup
Two Santa Cruzans aced the same hole, No. 3, at DeLaveaga Golf Course in Santa Cruz on Tuesday.
Santa Cruz’s Nat Young makes early exit in Hawaii | Local Roundup
Santa Cruz’s Nat Young, 30, will wait and see if the 12,500 points he earned in four World Surf League Challenger Series events is enough to return him to the Championship Tour.
SV’s Ashlyn Boothby takes third, Ryder Brabo ninth at CIF State Cross Country Championships
The Falcons turned out pretty special performances, too. Sophomore Ashlyn Boothby placed third in the D-IV girls race and Brabo placed ninth in the D-IV boys race. The boys took third and the girls took 12th.
Scotts Valley wunderkind Ashlyn Boothby to face test at CIF State Championships | High school cross country
While Scotts Valley High sophomore Ashlyn Boothby left little question to her greatness within the section — her 18:15.3 finish on Crystal Springs’ 2.95-mile course was the fourth-fastest time in any division, which totaled 423 runners — it’s already being debated whether or not she’s the best female runner to come out of Santa Cruz County, ever.
Banana Slugs deliver new men’s basketball coach Matt Malone first win | Local Roundup
Santa Cruz High senior Keanna Miller placed in the top three in two divisions at the Santa Cruz Scholastic Surf Contest No. 2 at Steamer Lane in Saturday.
Cardinals fall to Gunn in the NorCal D-III regional championship | Girls water polo
The Titans proved they were far more than Kenza Ashworth in the second half, and Cardinals ran out of time in their 10-6 loss in the CIF NorCal Division III regional championship at Soquel High.
UCSC’s tenacious defense helps sink Cal Maritime in women’s basketball | Local Roundup
The UC Santa Cruz women’s basketball team forced 24 turnovers in its 83-57 win over Cal Maritime on Friday night at West Field House in Santa Cruz.
Belene Rodriguez’s late goal lifts Santa Cruz into NorCal D-III regional championship | Girls water polo roundup
Belene Rodriguez was held to a first-quarter tally over the game’s opening 27 minutes and 13 seconds. Her second goal was worth the wait. She scored with 47 seconds left and the No. 1 seed Cardinals held on to edge No. 4 Rams 4-3 to advance to the CIF NorCal D-III regional championship.
Leah Murphy’s late heroics lift Soquel past Clovis West in 2 OTs in NorCal D-I quarterfinals | Girls water polo roundup
Sophomore Leah Murphy scored two goals 27 seconds apart in the first of two mandatory overtimes and the No. 3 seed Soquel High girls water polo team survived No. 6 Clovis West 16-15 in the teams’ physical and thrilling CIF NorCal Division I regional quarterfinal Tuesday night.
Santa Cruz’s historic girls volleyball season comes to a close in NorCal D-III regional final
Santa Cruz High’s girls volleyball team saw its historic season come to a close in Concord on Tuesday night.
SC’s Tallia Harper falls in CCS quarterfinals | Girls tennis
Santa Cruz High senior Tallia Harper, the Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League’s four time singles champion, went 1-1 at the Central Coast Section Singles Championship at Bay Club Courtside on Monday.
Santa Cruz’s Bubba Trumbull steps down as football coach after 15 seasons at helm
The decision was months in the making, but Santa Cruz High alum Bubba Trumbull broke the news to his Cardinals football players minutes after their loss to Wilcox in the Central Coast Section Division II quarterfinals Friday night: After 15 seasons at the helm, and 25 in the program, he was hanging up his whistle.
Knights, Cardinals to play NorCal water polo openers Tuesday at Soquel | Local Roundup
Santa Cruz County’s two newest section champions — Soquel and Santa Cruz — will open the NorCal Girls Water Polo Championships with home games, the California Interscholastic Federation announced Sunday.