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Santa Cruz’s late rally comes up short in loss to Santa Clara | High school football roundup
Santa Cruz High’s football team threatened to score late, but came up short and dropped a 28-25 thriller to Santa Clara in a battle of unbeatens on Saturday afternoon.
Flag football games postponed due to excessive heat | Local Roundup
Multiple Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League flag football games slated to take place at Aptos High on Wednesday evening were postponed due to excessive heat.
Soquel’s Daniel Meisel takes 20th at Escape from Alcatraz Triathlon | Local Roundup
Soquel’s Daniel Meisel took 20th out of 1,537 athletes at the 2026 Escape from Alcatraz Triathlon on Sunday. He finished in 2 hours, 32 minutes, 25 seconds.
CCS playoff semifinals: Lee’s record tying homer propels Monterey into softball finals
Monterey is returning the CCS Division II softball finals for the fourth time in five years, while Alisal will make its first ever DI softball final appearance
Local collegiate women’s volleyball players return to Main Beach for West Coast Challenge | Local Roundup
Three local collegiate women’s beach volleyball players return to their old stomping grounds to compete in the West Coast Challenge at Main Beach in Santa Cruz on Friday and Saturday.
Troy Kusanovich helps Soquel boys lacrosse blast Santa Cruz 18-5 | Local Roundup
Freshman Troy Kusanovich had four goals and two assists, and Soquel High’s boys lacrosse team beat host Santa Cruz 16-5 in Pacific Coast Athletic League Mission Division action on Monday night.
Aptos boys basketball falls to Willow Glen in tourney semifinals | Local Roundup
Jack Tovani had 12 points, two rebounds, and two assists to lead Aptos High’s boys basketball team, but the Mariners fell Willow Glen 67-53 in the semifinals of the 12th annual Aptos High/Santa Cruz Warriors NorCal Invitational at Kaiser Permanente Arena on Tuesday.
Cabrillo basketball wins 2025 Andrel Gaines Memorial Classic title in Gilroy | Local Roundup
Freshman guard Damani Wilkerson scored 21 points to help the Cabrillo College men’s basketball team beat Feather Rover 86-75 in the fourth annual Andrel Gaines Memorial Classic championship at Gavilan College on Saturday.
Scotts Valley girls basketball wins The King’s Academy Tournament title | Local Roundup
Scotts Valley High’s girls basketball team crushed Gunn 52-21 in the championship game at The King’s Academy Tournament in Sunnyvale on Saturday.
Clipboard: Dale brothers making an imprint in the water at UC Irvine
Stevenson graduate’s Wyley and Jasper Dale have produced 40 goals and 18 assists this year for the nationally ranked UC Irvine water polo team
San Jose’s Katie McIndoe takes first at 21st Mermaid Sprint Triathlon | Local Roundup
San Jose’s Katie McIndoe took first out of 128 athletes in the 21st Mermaid Sprint Triathlon in Capitola on Saturday.
Sharks blanked by No. 8 seed Santa Clara in Division IV section final | CCS baseball
St. Francis High’s baseball team, coming off a thrilling nine-inning, walk-off win in the Central Coast Section semifinals three days earlier, was greeted with 90-degree temperature, intensified by Santa Clara University all-turf field in Friday’s Division IV section final.
Harbor, Santa Cruz have multiple sports teams honored for academic success | Local Roundup
When it comes to balancing athletics and athletics, multiple Harbor and Santa Cruz high teams more than made the grade.
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.
Santa Cruz edged by Wisconsin ahead of Sunday’s Chase Center game | Local Roundup
Santa Cruz saw Wisconsin’s Stephen Thompson make a pair of free throws with 3.9 seconds left, and the Warriors were edged by the Herd, 112-110, in the teams’ NBA G League game at Kaiser Permanente Arena on Friday night.
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.
Santa Cruz girls water polo rallies big, edges Leigh | Local Roundup
Senior attacker Kat Fanni scored the game-winning goal with six seconds left, and Santa Cruz High’s girls water polo team overcame a five-goal deficit to beat visiting Leigh of San Jose 8-7 on Saturday.
MVC wins with potent pass game; SLV benefits from running QB | High school football roundup
Senior quarterback Dominic Pierini threw five touchdown passes, and Monte Vista Christian School’s football team rolled past Santa Clara 42-6 in the teams’ nonleague game Friday night.
John Mel takes fifth, Maddie Storrer 13th at surf events in Florida | Local Roundup
Santa Cruz’s John Mel tied for fifth place at the World Surf League’s Ron Jon Quiksilver Pro at Shepard Beach Park in Cocoa Beach, Florida, on Saturday. Capitola’s Maddie Storrer tied for 13th place and earned 295 points at the WSL’s Roxy Pro
SC surfer John Mel wins another heat in Ron Jon Quiksilver Pro in Florida | Local Roundup
Santa Cruz’s John Mel tacked on another heat win Friday to advance in the World Surf League’s Ron Jon Quiksilver Pro, a Qualifying Series 1,000-point event at Shepard Beach Park in Cocoa Beach, Florida.
Dozen county athletes finalize their college plans | Local Roundup
A dozen more senior student-athletes in Santa Cruz County participated in signing ceremonies over the past month, finalizing their commitments to four-year universities across the nation.
UCSC men’s basketball falls to red-hot Menlo at KP Arena | Local Roundup
Joe Espy had 19 points and four rebounds for the UC Santa Cruz men’s basketball team, but the Banana Slugs suffered an 80-71 loss to Menlo at Kaiser Permanente Arena on Tuesday.
UCSC runner Eric Jackson earns All-American status at NCAA Championships | Local Roundup
Senior cross country runner Eric Jackson became UC Santa Cruz’s first All-American in over 40 years with his finish at the 2023 Division III Championships on Saturday at Big Spring High in Carlisle, Pennsylvania.