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Santa Cruz Masters coach Joel Wilson sets world record as CRUZ shines at U.S. Masters Swimming Summer National Championships | Local Roundup
Santa Cruz Masters Swimming (CRUZ) took 27th out of more than 200 teams at the five-day U.S. Masters Swimming Summer National Championships, which concluded Sunday at North Natomas Aquatic Complex in Sacramento.
Santa Cruz’s Mitchell Sweetman, Menlo Park’s Annika Porteous win 2026 Tri Santa Cruz titles | Local Roundup
Santa Cruz’s Mitchell Sweetman and Menlo Park’s Annika Porteous earned wins in the international distance triathlon at the 20th Tri Santa Cruz on Sunday.
Sumo wrestling to rumble into KP Arena in September | World Elite Sumo
Just like shiko, the traditional leg-lifting and stomping exercise performed by sumo wrestlers, World Elite Sumo made an announcement Monday that it hopes sends aftershocks throughout Santa Cruz County, the Monterey Bay region and beyond.
Soquel baseball throws one-hitter against SV to open title defense | Local Roundup
UC Santa Barbara committed junior pitcher Luke Shoemaker struck out 10 batters in five innings, and the Soquel High baseball team began its Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League title defense with a 10-0 win over visiting Scotts Valley on Friday.
UC Santa Cruz guard Emilie Ngo named Coast To Coast Conference’s 2026 Player of the Year | Local Roundup
UC Santa Cruz women’s basketball talent Emilie Ngo was named the Coast To Coast Conference’s 2026 Player of the Year in addition to being an all-conference first-team selection.
St. Francis’ Gustavo Paz honored as 2025-26 Central Coast Section Winter Sports Honor Coach | Local Roundup
St. Francis High wrestling coach Gustavo “Gus” Paz was honored as a 2025-26 Central Coast Section Winter Sports Honor Coach at the CCS Master Finals tournament at Watsonville High on Saturday.
County advances five from CCS Masters Finals to state tournament | CCS wrestling
Wrestlers Gabriel Attia of San Lorenzo Valley High and Vera Bentley of Santa Cruz took second place in their respective weight divisions at the Central Coast Section Masters Finals at Watsonville High on Saturday.
SLV junior Gabriel Attia is the lone local champion crowned at CCS Southern Regional | High school wrestling
San Lorenzo Valley High junior Gabriel Attia took first place and Santa Cruz sophomore Vera Bentley took second in their respective weight division at the Central Coast Section Southern Regional Wrestling Championships at Watsonville High on Saturday.
MVC’s Jacob Wong, Megan Merson, Watsonville’s Angel Barragan-Marquez post top-three finishes | PCAL Wrestling Championships
Monte Vista Christian School senior wrestler Jacob Wong took second place in his weight division at the Pacific Coast Athletic League Championships at Watsonville High on Saturday. The Mustangs’ Megan Merson took third in the girls tournament.
Aptos boys, Santa Cruz girls pin down title repeats | SCCAL wrestling championships
Aptos High’s boys wrestling team repeated as the Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League Tournament champion in runaway fashion on its home turf Friday night.
Soquel’s boys basketball team silences Aptos, secures no worse than a share of SCCAL title | Local Roundup
Soquel High’s boys basketball team shined again on defense, and the Knights beat host Aptos 52-23 on Saturday to secure no worse than a share of the Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League title.
Vera Bentley, Onyx Escobar, and Kira Demma wrestle to titles at Ladies Coast Classic | Local Roundup
Santa Cruz High wrestlers Vera Bentley and Onyx Escobar, and Harbor’s Kira Demma took first place in their respective weight classes at the sixth annual Ladies Coast Classic at Santa Cruz High on Saturday.
SLV wrestler Ollin Bates takes fourth at Apple Cider Classic after enduring injury | Local Roundup
Santa Cruz County wrestlers had a tough go of things at the 17th Apple Cider Classic at Watsonville High on Saturday.
Wrestlers Aliyah Marcus, Vera Bentley win titles at La Manazanita Ladies Classic | Local Roundup
Two local wrestlers, Soquel High freshman Aliyah Marcus and Santa Cruz sophomore Vera Bentley, won titles at the fifth annual La Manazanita Ladies Classic at Watsonville High on Thursday.
Aptos wrestler Cole Moules mauls competition, takes first at Pat Lovell Holiday Classic | Local Roundup
Aptos High wrestler Cole Moules took first place at the Pat Lovell Holiday Classic at Aptos High on Saturday.
Santa Cruz Warriors rally from 24-point deficit, stun host Austin Spurs | Local Roundup
Center Charles Bassey recorded a double-double, and the Santa Cruz Warriors rallied from a 24-point deficit to sink the Austin Spurs 112-105 in the teams’ NBA G League game at the H-E-B Center at Cedar Park in Texas on Friday.
Santa Cruz Warriors open NBA G League regular season with win streak | Local Roundup
Katrina And The Waves aren’t the only ones “Walking On Sunshine.” The Santa Cruz Warriors were feeling pretty good after winning again in the Sunshine State on Sunday.
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.
Soquel’s rally comes up short in basketball loss to powerful Palma | Local Roundup
Soquel High boys basketball team battled back with a solid fourth quarter, but suffered a 59-52 loss to host Palma in the semifinals of the Luis & Lucille Scattini Memorial Tournament in Salinas on Friday night.
Kat Buckley leads PCS girls basketball team to Pescadero Hoop Dreams title | Local Roundup
Junior forward Kat Buckley produced another double-double, and Pacific Collegiate School’s girls basketball team beat Pescadero 43-16 in the championship of the Pescadero Hoop Dreams tournament on Saturday.
Santa Cruz Warriors blow 25-point lead, fall to Valley Suns in overtime | Local Roundup
Santa Cruz had three players score 20-plus points, but the Warriors lost to the Valley Suns 124-119 in overtime in the teams’ NBA G League game at Mullet Arena in Tempe, Arizona, on Wednesday.
SLV’s Gabriel Attia, Aptos’ Cruz Contreras meet goals at CIF State Wrestling Championships | Local Roundup
A pair of locals, San Lorenzo Valley High junior Gabriel Attia and Aptos High sophomore Cruz Contreras, met their goals of earning a win at the CIF State Championships at Mechanics Bank Arena in Bakersfield on Friday.
Wrestlers Cruz Contreras of Aptos, Gabriel Attia of SLV qualify for state | CCS Masters
Two Santa Cruz County wrestlers, Aptos High’s Cruz Contreras and San Lorenzo Valley’s Gabriel Attia, shined at the Central Coast Section Masters Championships at Independence High on Saturday to extend their season.
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Santa Cruz freshman wrestler Vera Bentley takes first at CCS Southern Regionals | Local Roundup
Santa Cruz freshman Vera Bentley took first place in her weight division at the Central Coast Section Southern Regional Wrestling Championships at Watsonville High on Saturday.