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Cabrillo women’s basketball motors past Modesto, pushes win streak to six | Local Roundup
Sophomore forward Renee Parker scored a game-high 19 points, and the Cabrillo College women’s basketball team beat visiting Modesto 65-48 for its sixth straight win in nonconference play Tuesday.
Santa Cruz Warriors pull to .500 with win over South Bay Lakers | Local Roundup
Forward Kevin Knox II scored a team-high 18 points, and the Santa Cruz Warriors beat the visiting South Bay Lakers 89-76 at Kaiser Permanente Arena on Saturday night.
UCSC cross country runner Kenzie Seymour earns All-American honors at D-III Championships | Local Roundup
UC Santa Cruz sophomore Kenzie Seymour took 21st place at the NCAA Division III Women’s Cross Country Championships in Terre Haute, Indiana, on Saturday and became the program’s first-ever All-American.
Andrew Ferrara-Jones buries game-winning 3 to help UCSC beat CMS | Local Roundup
Andrew Ferrara-Jones drained the game winning 3-pointer with 17 seconds left, and the UC Santa Cruz men’s basketball team beat Claremont-Mudd-Scripps 67-64 at Kaiser Permanente Arena in Santa Cruz on Friday night.
Santa Cruz’s John Mel takes 9th at Pacifico Surf Open Cerritos in Mexico | Local Roundup
Santa Cruz’s John Mel tied for ninth place at the World Surf League’s Pacifico Surf Open Cerritos, a Qualifying Series 1,000-point event, in Baja California Sur, Mexico, on Friday.
UC Santa Cruz women’s soccer drops PK shootout in NCAA D-III Tournament opener | Local Roundup
The UC Santa Cruz women’s soccer team was eliminated by host Pomona-Pitzer 5-4 on penalty kicks in the first round of the NCAA D-III Tournament o Saturday in Claremont.
Kevin Knox scores 24 points, as Santa Cruz knocks off South Bay Lakers | Local Roundup
Forward Kevin Knox II scored a team-high 24 points, and the Santa Cruz Warriors beat the visiting South Bay Lakers 128-118 in the teams’ NBA G League game at Kaiser Permanente Arena on Friday night.
Aptos girls tennis team suffers narrow loss in CCS Team Tournament opener | Local Roundup
Aptos High’s girls tennis team suffered a narrow, 4-3 loss to Stevenson in Pebble Beach in the first round of the Central Coast Section Team Tournament on Tuesday.
Sammy Rebbert scores winning TD to lift SV’s flag football team to SCCAL Tournament title | Local Roundup
Junior receiver Sammy Rebbert scored in the final minute, and the No. 2 seed Scotts Valley High girls flag football team topped No. 3 Aptos 12-7 in the Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League Tournament championship at Harbor High on Saturday.
7-foot center Quinten Post posts double-double as Santa Cruz Warriors win season opener | Local Roundup
Quinten Post, a two-way center for Golden State, posted a double-double, and the Santa Cruz Warriors won their NBA G League season opener 133-118 over the visiting Valley Suns at Kaiser Permanente Arena on Friday night.
Santa Cruz’s Evie Marheineke wins her third WCAL cross country title | Local Roundup
Archbishop Mitty High senior Evangeline “Evie” Marheineke, a Santa Cruz resident, won her third West Catholic Athletic League individual cross country championship on Wednesday.
Finals set for SCCAL Girls Tennis Championships | Local Roundup
Aptos High tennis teammates Kiana Safari and Aviana Andrews advanced to the singles final at the Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League championships in Aptos on Tuesday. Scotts Valley’s Sofia Niklaus and Erin Szymanski, and Aptos’ Isabella Calderon and Coral Collins advanced to the doubles final.
Five county water polo teams seeded in CCS playoffs | Local Roundup
Five local teams qualified for the Central Coast Section water polo playoffs, and all five will play their quarterfinal matches in Santa Cruz County on Saturday, it was determined at Monday’s section seeding meetings in San Jose.
Watsonville’s Katelynn Ruiz, PCS’s Iris Paten run to PCAL cross country titles | Local Roundup
Watsonville High senior Katelynn Ruiz and Pacific Collegiate freshman Iris Paten won division titles at the Pacific Coast Athletic League Cross Country Championships at Palo Corona Regional Park in Carmel on Saturday.
UCSC men, women win conference cross country titles | Local Roundup
The UC Santa Cruz men’s and women’s cross country teams won titles at the Coast-To-Coast Athletic Conference Championships on Saturday.
Pajaro Valley girls volleyball team wins PCAL’s Santa Lucia Division with perfect record | Local Roundup
Junior Olivia Contreras had eight kills, three aces, and three digs, and the Pajaro Valley High girls volleyball team closed Pacific Coast Athletic League Santa Lucia Division play with a perfect record Tuesday.
Santa Cruz Warriors trade for returning player rights to forwards Kevin Knox II, Aaron Wheeler | Local Roundup
The Santa Cruz Warriors, the NBA G League affiliate of the Golden State Warriors, acquired the returning player rights to 6-foot-7 forward Kevin Knox II and 6-9 forward Aaron Wheeler in a three-team trade with the Rip City Remix and Westchester Knicks on Wednesday.
Lauren Ohlsson wins medalist honors as Scotts Valley girls golf team goes 10-0 in SCCAL | Local Roundup
Scotts Valley High’s Lauren Ohlsson earned medalist honors, and the Falcons’ girls golf team beat Soquel 138-161 to finish 10-0 in Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League on Tuesday.
UCSC men’s swim team wins Slug Shootout | Local Roundup
UC Santa Cruz’s Asher Kates took first in two events on Saturday, and the Banana Slugs’ men’s swim and dive team took first place with 908 points at the 2024 Slug Shootout.
Santa Cruz’s Raymond Valadez Ingersoll wins Westside Half Marathon | Local Roundup
Santa Cruz’s Raymond Valadez Ingersoll took first out of 541 runners in the Westside Half Marathon in Santa Cruz on Saturday.
MVC’s Kylie Brunelli, boys cross country team earn wins in Fresno | Local Roundup
Monte Vista Christian School senior Kylie Brunelli took first place out of 168 runners in the Medium Blue race during the 45th annual Asics Clovis Invitational at Woodward Park in Fresno on Friday.
Aptos girls tennis tops Santa Cruz, moves to 5-0 in SCCAL | Local Roundup
Kiana Safari, Aviana Andrew, Coral Collins and Isabella Calderon earned singles wins in straight sets, and Aptos High’s girls tennis team beat Santa Cruz 7-0 to remain unbeaten in Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League play on Wednesday.
Elizabeth Penny helps Soquel’s girls water polo team double up on Aptos | Local Roundup
Sophomore Elizabeth Penny stuffed the stat sheet with three goals, five assists, six steals, and four ejections drawn, and Soquel High’s girls water polo team started and finished strong in their 14-7 win over visiting Aptos in Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League play on Tuesday.
Rio Cruz scores twice in Cabrillo’s football loss to San Jose City | Local Roundup
Quarterback Jamari Vaughns threw a pair of touchdown passes to receiver Rio Cruz, but the Cabrillo College football team suffered a 32-13 loss to San Jose City in Aptos on Saturday night.
Luca Venturoli turns in hat trick in Cabrillo’s soccer rout of MPC | Local Roundup
Luca Venturoli, a freshman forward out of Bologna, Italy, scored three goals, and the Cabrillo College men’s soccer team routed host Monterey Peninsula 7-0 in a Coast Conference crossover match Friday.