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MVC stuns Soquel in nonleague volleyball match | Local Roundup
Monte Vista Christian School’s girls volleyball team has taken some lumps this season while competing in the Pacific Coast Athletic League’s top tier, the Gabilan Division.
UCSC women’s soccer scorches D-II Sunbirds on senior day | Local Roundup
The UC Santa Cruz women’s soccer team beat visiting Fresno Pacific 4-1 on senior day on Tuesday to push its unbeaten streak to five matches.
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The Monterey Herald’s boys and girls Athletes of the Week
Harbor girls volleyball rallies past Aptos for five-set win | Local Roundup
Harbor High’s girls volleyball team was pushed to five sets for the second time in Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League play, but rallied for 25-20, 23-25, 20-25, 25-13, 15-12 victory over host Aptos on Thursday evening to remain unbeaten.
Harbor girls volleyball tops SC, finishes first half of SCCAL unbeaten | Local Roundup
Home is where the heart is for Harbor High’s girls volleyball team, though the powerful Pirates have proven to be equally adept on the road.
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The Monterey Herald’s boys and girls Athletes of the Week
Aptos’ Matthew Quinn, SF’s Tamara Sanchez Ortiz earn titles at 2026 Santa Cruz Triathlon | Local Roundup
Aptos’ Matthew Quinn, 26, took first out of 455 athletes and San Francisco’s Tamara Sanchez Ortiz, 32, won the women’s title at the Santa Cruz Triathlon on Sunday.
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Soquel boys water polo sinks Valley Christian in double OT | Local Roundup
Soquel High’s boys water polo team, ranked No. 2 in the Central Coast Section by maxpreps.com, beat visiting No. 7 Valley Christian 8-6 in double overtime in the teams’ nonleague battle on Friday.
Harbor girls volleyball holds off Soquel in five-set thriller | Local Roundup
Senior outside hitter Cecile Novembre set a school record for kills in a match, and Harbor High’s girls volleyball team defeated host Soquel in five sets, 26-28, 25-22, 24-26, 25-22, 15-12 in the teams’ Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League thriller on Thursday evening.
Santa Cruz beats Soquel in five sets in SCCAL girls volleyball action | Local Roundup
Service sub Sydney Brady recorded three aces in the fifth set, and Santa Cruz High’s girls volleyball team beat visiting Soquel, 25-16, 25-18, 23-25, 20-25, 15-13, in the teams’ Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League match on Tuesday evening.
PURE Insurance Championships in Pebble Beach: Trinity Christian High’s Raymundo still soaking in being a champion
“It was amazing to play with (Stuart) Cink,” Raymundo said. “The advice he offered … It was invaluable.”
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The Monterey Herald’s boys and girls Athletes of the Week
College Athlete of the Week
The Monterey Herald’s College Athlete of the Week
Ella Dueck leads Aptos to sweep of Santa Cruz in SCCAL volleyball action | Local Roundup
Senior outside hitter Ella Dueck turned in another stellar outing, and Aptos High’s girls volleyball team swept Santa Cruz 26-24, 25-22, 25-21 in the teams’ tightly contested Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League match Thursday.
PURE Insurance Championship: Trinity’s Raymundo to represent First Tee
Trinity Christian golfer Naomi Raymundo will represent First Tee Monterey County this weekend at the PURE Insurance Championships at Pebble Beach
UC Santa Cruz golfer Samantha Shaw ties for first at CA State Intercollegiate | Local Roundup
UC Santa Cruz junior Samantha Shaw finished in a three-way tie for medalist honors at the California State Intercollegiate at Olivas Links in Ventura on Tuesday.
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The Monterey Herald’s boys and girls Athletes of the Week
Harbor girls volleyball knocks off Aptos in SCCAL opener | Local Roundup
Harbor High’s girls volleyball team dropped the first set of its Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League opener, but rallied to knock off Aptos 13-25, 25-14, 25-23, 25-20 on Tuesday.
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The Monterey Herald’s boys and girls Athletes of the Week
Santa Cruz’s Stefano Profumo wins Sandman Tri crown | Local Roundup
Santa Cruz’s Stefano Profumo, 48, and Kim Mangrobang, 35, of Boulder, Colorado, earned wins at the 38th Sandman Tri at Seacliff State Beach in Aptos on Sunday.
Santa Cruz’s Kaikora Nauenberg takes ninth at 20th Super Girl Surf Festival | Local Roundup
Kaikora “KK” Nauenberg’s run at the World Surf League’s 20th Super Girl Surf Festival came to a close in the Round of 16 in Oceanside on Sunday afternoon.
Clipboard: Nine individuals enshrined into the Salinas Valley Sports Hall of Fame
Nine individuals and one team were inducted over the weekend into the Salinas Valley Sports Hall of Fame
Santa Cruz surfer Kaikora ‘KK’ Nauenberg keeps truckin’ in Oceanside | Local Roundup
Santa Cruz’s Kaikora “KK” Nauenberg and Kirra Huntress opened Day 2 of the World Surf League’s 2026 Super Girl Surf Festival with successful showings in Oceanside on Saturday monring.
Santa Cruz surfers shred in Oceanside | Local Roundup
Santa Cruz’s Isla Hardy, Kirra Huntress, and Riviera Hunter advance to the Round of 64 at the World Surf League’s