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Aptos native Nikki Hiltz advances to women’s 1,500 semifinals at World Athletics Championships | Local Roundup
Aptos native Nikki Hiltz advanced to the women’s 1,500-meter semifinals at 2025 World Athletics Championships in Tokyo on Saturday.
Aptos runner Sam Hansen earns win at 3-mile Jackie Henderson Memorial Invitational | Local Roundup
Aptos High junior Sam Hansen took first out of 219 runners and senior teammate Brady Bliesner was third at the sixth annual Jackie Henderson Memorial Invitational at North Monterey County High in Castroville on Saturday.
Freshman defender Jocelyn Travers scores first collegiate goal for No. 3 Duke | Local Roundup
Freshman defender Jocelyn Travers, a Santa Cruz High alumna, scored her first collegiate goal, and the No. 3 ranked Duke University women’s soccer team trounced Virginia Military Institute 9-0 victory Thursday night at Koskinen Stadium in Durham, N.C.
Santa Cruz native Luke Rockhold, 40, retires from competitive fighting | Local Roundup
Santa Cruz native Luke Rockhold, a former UFC middleweight champion, is stepping away from combat sports.
Aptos’ Evan ‘Spike’ Sorensen, MVC’s Zach Binder receive special honors | All-PCAL boys lacrosse
Two Santa Cruz County boys lacrosse standouts — Aptos High senior midfielder Evan “Spike” Sorensen and Monte Vista Christian junior midfielder Zach Binder — received special honors during All-Pacific Coast Athletic League voting, which was conducted at the conclusion of the season by league coaches.
SV’s Sofia Niklaus, Aptos’ Aryel Reyes Mager, Soquel’s Reilly Kerko receive special honors | All-PCAL girls lacrosse
A pair of standout senior midfielders in girls lacrosse, Scotts Valley High’s Sofia Niklaus and Stevenson’s Macey Torres, were named co-Players of the Year in the Gabilan Division, the top tier of the Pacific Coast Athletic League.
MVC’s Brady Cortez, Watsonville’s Patrick Miller-Brown receive special honors | 2025 All-PCAL baseball
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MVC’s Kayla Fullalove-Silveira honored for offensive prowess | 2025 All-PCAL softball
Monte Vista Christian School’s softball team finished in sixth place in the Pacific Coast Athletic League’s Mission Division. That said, it didn’t take much of a pitch from Mustangs coach Gerry Vargas to get star senior Kayla Fullalove-Silveira recognized with special honors during all-league voting.
Scotts Valley junior Ava Decleve surges for girls’ 800 win | CCS Track and Field Championships
Scotts Valley High junior Ava Decleve cut wide down the stretch, stole the victory, and stole the show for local athletes competing at the Central Coast Section Track and Field Championships at Gilroy High on Saturday.
Soquel edged by powerhouse Valley Christian in low scoring battle | CCS baseball roundup
Soquel High’s baseball team, enjoying one of the finest seasons in Santa Cruz County history, gave powerhouse Valley Christian all it could handle in the first round of the Central Coast Section Division I playoffs Saturday.
Six county teams advance to CCS baseball playoffs
Six of Santa Cruz County’s 10 high schools with varsity baseball programs qualified for the Central Coast Section playoffs.
Santa Cruz Boardriders take fifth at nationals, qualify for World Club Championship | Local Roundup
The Santa Cruz Boardriders club took fifth place at the U.S. Boardriders National Championships at Lower Trestles on Saturday, and secured a berth to the World Club Championship.
Nearly two dozen locals advance to CCS Championships | High school track and field
Nearly two dozen athletes from Santa Cruz County advanced from the Central Coast Section Track and Field Semifinals at Gilroy High on Saturday to next week’s championship.
Postseason-bound MVC baseball team takes second in PCAL Mission Division | Local Roundup
Senior Carter Wright had two hits and one RBI, and the playoff-bound Monte Vista Christian School baseball team beat visiting Alisal 4-1 in the teams’ Pacific Coast Athletic League Mission Division finale on Wednesday.
Scotts Valley High girls lacrosse team ousted in CCS D-II quarterfinals | Local Roundup
Sofia Niklaus had three goals and one assist, but the No. 8 seed Scotts Valley High girls lacrosse team suffered a 13-5 loss to No. 1 Archbishop Mitty in the Central Coast Section Division II quarterfinals in San Jose on Tuesday.
Soquel boys volleyball wins CCS first-round match; Harbor to host Burlingame | Local Roundup
The No. 5 seed Soquel High’s boys volleyball team beat No. 12 Summit Shasta 24-26, 25-20, 25-23, 25-22 in the first round of the Central Coast Section Division II playoffs on Monday.
Local trio shines in finals at CCS Swimming Championships
Santa Cruz County had just three swimmers make finals at the Central Coast Section Championships, but the trio did themselves, their school and coach, and friends and family proud with their showings at Independence High on Saturday.
Locals go the distance for records at PCAL Masters Meet | High school track and field roundup
Several Santa Cruz County track and field athletes went faster and further than their respective schools had ever seen before at the Pacific Coast Athletic League Masters Meet at King City High on Friday.
Unbeaten Pirates’ duo claims SCCAL pairs beach volleyball title | Local Roundup
Harbor High seniors Isla Johnson and Maren O’Farrell defeated Santa Cruz senior Shelby Leonardich and freshman Haisley Flanagan 21-15, 21-12 in the finals to win the Mark Brewer SCCAL Beach Volleyball Pairs Tournament.
Watsonville’s Cypress champion boys volleyball team swept in CCS play-in match | Local Roundup
Watsonville High’s boys volleyball team suffered a 3-0 loss to visiting Alisal in a Central Coast Section play-in match on Thursday night.
Soquel’s Oliver Santana sets two PRs in prelims, advances to CCS finals | Boys swimming
Santa Cruz County qualified a hearty group of swimmers for the Central Coast Section Championships at Independence High. By the end the boys’ prelims on Thursday, Soquel High senior Oliver Santana was the only local remaining.
Soquel’s boys tennis team falls to Burlingame in CCS Team Tournament | Local Roundup
Soquel High’s first loss during its historic 2025 boys tennis campaign was also its last.
Santa Cruz, Harbor boys volleyball teams advance to SCCAL Tournament final | Local Roundup
Julien Pally and Leo Sapunor paced Santa Cruz High’s boys volleyball team on offense, and the No. 1 seed Cardinals beat No. 4 Mount Madonna 25-20, 25-13, 25-11 in the Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League Tournament semifinals at Santa Cruz High on Tuesday.
Harbor’s Kaden Dunton advances from CCS Regionals | Boys golf
Harbor High senior Kaden Dunton, the 2024 Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League champion, advanced from the Central Coast Section Regional Championships at Laguna Seca Golf Ranch in Monterey on Tuesday.
Kayla Fullalove-Silveira, Ava Alvarado homer in third straight game for MVC softball | Local Roundup
Senior Kayla Fullalove-Silveira and sophomore Ava Alvarado each homered for the third straight game, and Monte Vista Christian School’s softball team beat Santa Cruz 15-4 in the teams’ nonleague contest, which was called on the 10-run rule after five innings on Monday.