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Santa Cruz’s Haley Jones rejoins WNBA’s Dallas Wings with development contract | Local Roundup
Santa Cruz basketball star Haley Jones, 25, a former All-American at Stanford University, is back with the WNBA’s Dallas Wings.
Santa Cruz Little League’s 50-70 All-Stars win D-39 title | Local Roundup
Santa Cruz Little League’s 50-70 All-Stars beat Capitola-Soquel 7-6 in the District 39 championship on Friday.
Scotts Valley senior Ava Decleve repeats as 800 champ at CCS Track and Field Championships
Scotts Valley High senior Ava Decleve didn’t turn in her best time in the 800 meters race at the Central Coast Section Track and Field Championships at Gilroy High on Saturday.
Six local girls, four boys advance from CCS Track and Field semifinals
Scotts Valley High senior Ava Decleve and Aptos senior Ella Boyes advanced in two individual events from the Central Coast Section Track and Field Semifinals at Gilroy High on Saturday.
Locals earn six event wins at PCAL Masters Meet | High school track and field
Monte Vista Christian School sophomore Anna Conca took first place in two running events on her home oval at the Pacific Coast Athletic League Masters Track and Field Meet in Watsonville on Friday.
High School track: Masters Meet provides impressive marks
Palma breaks a 25-year-old county record in the girls 400 relay Friday at the Masters Meet at Monte Vista Christian
MVC girls earn top spot at PCAL Mission Division Championships | High school track and field roundup
Monte Vista Christian School sophomore Anna Conca was victorious in the four events, three individual and one relay, to help the Mustangs’ girls track and field squad win the team title at the Pacific Coast Athletic League Mission Division Championships at Watsonville High on Friday.
Santa Cruz’s John Mel ties for 13th at WSL’s Jack’s Surfboards Pro | Local Roundup
Mother Nature did Santa Cruz’s John Mel no favors on Finals Day at the World Surf League’s Vans Jack’s Surfboards Pro in Huntington Beach on Sunday.
Scotts Valley’s Ava Decleve, Aaron Weiss earn wins at CCS Top 8 Invitational | High school track and field
Some of the top high school track and field athletes in the Central Coast Section gathered at Los Gatos High on Saturday to test their mettle against top-notch competition at the 45th annual CCS Top 8 Invitational.
Two Scotts Valley seniors, UCLA-bound Ava Decleve and Aaron Weiss, earned victories, giving them a good idea of where they stand on a bigger scale before likely dominating at the Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League Championships at the end of the month.
Harbor baseball rallies past Scotts Valley | Local Roundup
Harbor High’s baseball team scored three runs in the bottom of the sixth inning to rally past visiting Scotts Valley for a 4-2 win in Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League action on Friday.
Ella Boyes, Kenzie Culbertson earn wins as Aptos girls take third at Avis Kelley Invitational track meet | Local Roundup
Girls track and field athletes from Santa Cruz County took first place in five events at the 53rd Avis Kelley Invitational at Gilroy High on Saturday.
Aptos softball uses five-run seventh to top Soquel 7-2 | Local Roundup
Aptos High softball team scored five runs in the top of the seventh inning and the Mariners beat host Soquel 7-2 in Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League action on Thursday.
Oliver Dooley, Jacob Jimenez, Lisandro Pantoja and Ella Boyes among double winners at Meet of Champions | Local Roundup
Aptos High’s Ella Boyes, Kirby’s Oliver Dooley, St. Francis’ Jacob Jimenez, and Watsonville’s Lisandro Pantoja each earned a pair of individual wins at the Santa Cruz County Meet of Champions track and field competition at Aptos High on Saturday.
Poor shooting night dooms SC in G League loss to host Cleveland | Local Roundup
The Santa Cruz Warriors shot 40.2% from the field (37 of 92) and an abysmal 15.4% (6 of 39) from beyond the arc in their 130-110 loss to the Cleveland Charge in NBA G League action Saturday night at Public Auditorium.
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.
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.
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.
Watsonville’s Nathaniel Aceves-Aguilar among standouts at Mission Championships | PCAL track and field roundup
Watsonville High senior Nathaniel Aceves-Aguilar took first in three individual events at the Pacific Coast Athletic League Mission Division Boys Track and Field Championships at Rancho San Juan High in Salinas on Friday.
Santa Cruz’s Tiera O’Connor to continue basketball career at San Francisco State | Local Roundup
Santa Cruz High senior guard Tiera O’Connor, who didn’t play for the Cardinals in the winter after helping lead the program to back-to-back Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League titles, will continue her basketball and academic careers at NCAA Division II San Francisco State University.
Eli Fitchen-Young breaks his own school record in CCS Top 8 Invitational win | Track and field
Whether Santa Cruz High senior Eli Fitchen-Young has a good showing or not at an out-of-town track and field competition, it has become a thing for his mom, Kim, to blare ABBA’s Dancing Queen on the car stereo and the family to sing along.
County’s top track and field athletes turn in stellar marks at Arcadia Invitational | Local Roundup
Some of Santa Cruz County’s top high school track and field athletes turned in stellar performances at the 2025 Arcadia Invitational, held Friday and Saturday at Arcadia High.
MVC softball storms past Stevenson | Local Roundup
Sophomore Ava Alvarado had two doubles, two RBI, and scored twice, and Monte Vista Christian School’s softball team beat Stevenson 13-2 in the teams’ six inning Pacific Coast Athletic League Mission Division game Thursday.
Santa Cruz’s Joy Roberts, St. Francis’ Peyton Orradre win multiple events at O’Condon Invitational | Local Roundup
Santa Cruz County girls track and field athletes produced nine event wins at the 22-team O’Condon Invitational at North Monterey County High on Saturday.
Santa Cruz softball holds off SLV, moves to 3-0 in SCCAL | Local Roundup
Santa Cruz High’s softball team held a five-run lead through four innings and held on for a 7-6 win over San Lorenzo Valley in Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League action Wednesday.
Aptos boys win five events, team title at 52nd Avis Kelley Invitational | Local Roundup
Aptos High’s boys track and field team took first out of 21 schools competing at the 52nd Avis Kelley Invitational at Gilroy High on Saturday.