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Clipboard: Hartnell College announces 2026 Hall of Fame Class
Hartnell College announces 2026 Hall of Fame Class
Hartnell College announces 2026 Hall of Fame Class
Hartnell College announces 2026 Hall of Fame Class
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
Local trio to compete in 2026 USATF Outdoor Championships | Local Roundup
Three former Santa Cruz County residents — Aptos High alumna Nikki Hiltz and Scotts Valley alumna Jessica Kain and Vanessa Fraser — will compete at the 2026 Toyota USATF Outdoor Championships.
Santa Cruz surfer Riviera Hunter wins two titles at NSSA National Championships | Local Roundup
Santa Cruz’s Riviera Hunter made four finals and earned the Open women’s and Girls Air Show titles at the National Scholastic Surfing Association National Championships, which concluded Thursday in Huntington Beach.
High School sports: A year to savor while saying goodbye to a prominent school
A year filled with celebrations, milestones, titles and some sadness.
Rest of the best: County’s best prep female athletes
Here is a peek at the top female athletes in the county this past season, who were considered for the Monterey Herald’s Female Athlete of the Year honor.
High School softball: Lee creates own legacy with record-breaking season
DaNae Lee put up historic numbers at the plate this year for Monterey in being named the Monterey Herald’s Softball Player of the Year
Aptos’ Kalina Healy, Soquel’s Emma Niizawa share MVP honor | All-SCCAL softball
Two junior softball standouts, Kalina Healy of champion Aptos High and Emma Niizawa of runner-up Soquel, shared Most Valuable Player honors during 2026 All-Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League voting.
Preps of the Week
The Monterey Herald’s boys and girls Athletes of the Week
NorCal DIV softball final: Late rally comes up short for Alisal
A seventh inning rally comes up short as Alisal falls 4-2 to Escalon in the CIF State NorCal Division IV softball finals.
Scotts Valley resident Kyleigh Mace shares WCAL Pitcher of the Year honor | Local Roundup
Archbishop Mitty High senior softball star Kyleigh Mace, a Scotts Valley resident, repeated as West Catholic Athletic League’s co-Pitcher of the Year. She shared the honor with Saint Francis sophomore Mercedes Coller. (As a junior, Mace share the accolade with Lancers senior Ava Bulanti.)
NorCal DIV softball: Smith’s walk-off lifts Alisal into finals
Brooklyn Smith’s walk-off single scores Aubrey Jones, propelling Alisal to a 5-4 win over Live Oak in 11 innings in the State NorCal Division IV softball semifinals
State NorCal DIII softball: Monterey falls to Chico in extra innings
Chico pushes across three runs in the eighth inning Thursday to knock off Monterey 5-2 in the State NorCal Division III softball semifinals
SC surfer Isla Hardy wins Rip Curl GromSearch’s West Coast Region title | Local Roundup
Santa Cruz surfer Isla Hardy won the Rip Curl GromSearch West Coast Region title in the Girls U16 division in Huntington Beach on Sunday.
NorCal DIV softball playoffs: Alisal pounds Newark Memorial
Alisal opens the State Northern California Division IV softball playoffs with a 12-0 five inning win over Newark Memorial
PV’s Hemeria Delatorre, St. Francis’ Neveah Padilla receive special honors | 2026 All-PCAL softball
Pajaro Valley High junior pitcher/corner infielder Hemeria Delatorre works out regularly, twice over. She works on her hitting during and after the Grizzlies’ practices in the offseason, too. And, she also hits the weights at the gym.
Preps of the Week
The Monterey Herald’s boys and girls Athletes of the Week
Youth-laden Soquel unable to counter Monterey’s late surge in CCS D-II final | High school softball
Soquel High’s youth-laden softball team needed some late-game heroics if it was going to secure its first Central Coast Section title in program history Saturday.
CCS DII softball finals: Monterey secures third title in five years
Nicole Seal strikes out 12, as Monterey wins its third CCS Division II softball title in five years after a 9-1 win over Soquel.
CCS DI softball finals: Alisal brings home first ever CCS title
Chloe Ruvalcaba’s first home run propels Alisal to its first ever Central Coast Section softball title after a 4-2 decision over Hillsdale in the Division I finals
Soquel knocks off Woodside, advances to first section championship game since 2012 | CCS softball
Soquel High’s softball team won five games last season. They’ve turned things around with an infusion of young blood and a new coaching staff.
CCS playoff semifinals: Pacific Grove, Palma punch their ticket to baseball title games
Pacific Grove and Palma are both headed to the CCS baseball finals in their respective divisions; Pacific Grove is ousted in the DIV softball semifinals