The Wharf to Wharf race organization on Wednesday announced the launch of a formal community grant program to fund schools, organizations, and programs working to increase access to youth running and athletics throughout Santa Cruz County.
Soquel High sophomore Riley Shank, the Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League’s individual golf champion, shot 7-over-par 78 to lead Santa Cruz County’s contingent at Central Coast Section Qualifying. He tied for 41st.
Santa Cruz’s Grace Bailey made her U.S. Women’s Beach Soccer National Team debut at the 2026 BSWW Acapulco Beach Soccer Cup — one of the team’s biggest tournaments of the year — in Mexico on Thursday.
Scotts Valley High’s girls lacrosse team, the only team from Santa Cruz County to make the 2025 Central Coast Section playoffs, regardless of gender, received the No. 8 seed in Division II at Sunday’s seeding meeting.
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.
Santa Cruz senior Eli Fitchen-Young and Soquel junior Ben Comilang posted top-three finishes and broke school records at the 2025 Stanford Invitational on Saturday.
‘I can’t think of anyone better’: Riordan coach Joey Curtin makes case for his team being CCS’s all-time best after completing undefeated run through section play with rout of St. Ignatius.
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 High senior Eli Fitchen-Young and Scotts Valley junior Ava Decleve ran personal bests to secure individual titles in Division IV at the Central Coast Section Cross Country Championships on Saturday.
Sophomore Elizabeth Penny had three goals, two assists, and a steal, and the No. 2 seed Soquel High girls water polo team beat No. 7 St. Ignatius of San Francisco 12-7 in the CCS Open Division quarterfinals on Saturday.
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 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.
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.