Santa Cruz mountain biker Tobin Ortenblad, 31, took fourth place out of 535 riders in the prestigious Fuego XL at the 2026 Sea Otter Classic in Salinas on Sunday.
Neci Hoeptner and Julie Blevins beat Lucy Federspiel and Ayla Hymes 6-1, 3-6, 1-0 (10-2) at No. 1 doubles to help Aptos High’s unbeaten girls tennis team secure a 6-1 win over Soquel in Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League play Thursday.
The No. 5 seed Soquel High’s boys volleyball team beat No. 12 Summit Shasta 24-26, 25-20, 25-23, 25-22 in the first round of the Central Coast Section Division II playoffs on Monday.
Julien Pally and Leo Sapunor paced Santa Cruz High’s boys volleyball team on offense, and the No. 1 seed Cardinals beat No. 4 Mount Madonna 25-20, 25-13, 25-11 in the Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League Tournament semifinals at Santa Cruz High on Tuesday.
Sophomore Emma Burgueno had three hits, three RBI, and scored twice, and Aptos High’s softball team beat Harbor 16-2 in the teams’ Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League four inning game Monday.
Harbor High’s girls volleyball team, the defending Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League and Central Coast Section Division IV champion, held off Scotts Valley 13-25, 25-18, 17-25, 26-24, 15-11 in the teams’ league match Tuesday.
Santa Cruz’s Wyatt Harrison and teammate Brian Miller of Mercer Island, Washington, tied for third place on Sunday at the Virginia Beach Open in Virginia, an Association of Volleyball Professionals contender event.
Andrea Estanquero had two goals and an assist, and the Cabrillo College women’s soccer team routed Foothill 12-0 in the teams’ Coast Conference South Division match Tuesday in Aptos.
Senior setter and captain Morgan Lipman 28 assists and seven digs to help Scotts Valley High’s girls volleybal team beat Monte vista Christian 25-14, 25-19, 25-21 on Friday.
Harbor High junior wrestler Diallo Thomas won the title at 162 pounds at the 12th annual Colt Invitational at El Camino High in South San Francisco on Saturday.
Renee Parker recorded a triple-double, and Cabrillo College’s women’s basketball team crushed Hartnell 52-23 in Coast Conference South Division action on Friday night.