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Harbor edges Soquel in five-set thriller | High school volleyball roundup

In a tight, thrilling match of mini surges, Harbor High’s girls volleyball team gained a lead and rival Soquel rallied back.

Defending champ Santa Cruz opens SCCAL with sweep of Mount Madonna | Local Roundup

Santa Cruz High’s girls volleyball team cruised to a 25-13, 25-10, 25-9 sweep of Mount Madonna on Tuesday night to open its title defense in Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League play.

UCSC women’s volleyball goes 5-0 at Slugfest to open season | Local Roundup

The UC Santa Cruz women’s volleyball team swept Hamline 25-14, 25-16, 25-9 at the West Field House on Sunday to finish with a 5-0 mark in the UCSC Slugfest to open its season.

SC native Lynden Gooch, 27, signs two-year deal with Stoke City F.C. | Local Roundup

Lynden Gooch, a 27-year-old Santa Cruz native and former Soquel High standout, has signed a two-year deal with Stoke City F.C. of the English Football League Championship.

Sae Ackerstein, Madalyn Price to compete at International Surf Rescue Challenge | Local Roundup

Two Santa Cruz athletes, Sae Ackerstein and Madalyn “Munchie” Price, have been selected to represent the United States as part of the Youth National Team at the International Surf Rescue Challenge at South Padre Island, Texas, on Sept 17-24.

UCSC names head coaches for men’s tennis, women’s basketball | Local Roundup

UC Santa Cruz announced the hiring of head coaches for the men’s tennis and women’s basketball programs.

Harbor girls volleyball takes second at Rumble at the Rock in Morro Bay | Local Roundup

Harbor High’s girls volleyball team went 6-2 to place second at the Rumble at the Rock Tournament in Morro Bay on Saturday.

Santa Cruz’s Kona Hickey named SCCAL MVP | Boys volleyball

Senior middle blocker/outside hitter Kona Hickey didn’t have eye popping numbers on the court for Santa Cruz High’s successful and balanced boys volleyball team, but his talent, leadership and passion for the game were undeniable.

Cabrillo eliminated in pool play at CCCAA Beach Volleyball State Championships | Local Roundup

The Cabrillo College women’s beach volleyball team was eliminated by Grossmont 3-2 in pool play at the 2023 CCCAA Beach Volleyball State Championships at West Valley College on Thursday.

Harbor’s postseason magic ends vs. No. 1 seed Harker in D-II semifinals | CCS boys volleyball

Harbor HIgh boys volleyball coach Kendall Ronzano has been told by fans who’ve seen her team play that its hard to tell if it’s winning or losing. The Pirates love to have fun, smile, and celebrate most every point.

Harbor stuns St. Ignatius, moves into D-II semifinals | CCS boys volleyball

On consecutive nights in the Central Coast Section Division II boys volleyball playoffs, Harbor High faced teams from entirely different ends of the spectrum. In Monday’s first round, they swept Cristo Rey, a small San Jose school with a work-study program for underserved students. In Tuesday’s quarterfinals, they traveled to San Francisco to face St. Ignatius, an academic/athletic powerhouse from the highly-competitive West Catholic Athletic League.

Scotts Valley, MVC seeded for CCS girls lacrosse playoffs | Local Roundup

Scotts Valley High’s unbeaten girls lacrosse team received the No. 3 seed in the Central Coast Section playoffs, and Monte Vista Christian qualified as the No. 9 seed.

SC boys volleyball seeded No. 6 in Open Division; Harbor is No. 5 in D-II | Local Roundup

Santa Cruz High’s boys volleyball team, the Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League’s regular season and tournament champion, was awarded the No. 6 seed in the prestigious Open Division for the Central Coast Section at the seeding meeting on Saturday.

SC boys volleyball sweeps Harbor for SCCAL Tournament title

Round 3 between the Santa Cruz High and Harbor boys volleyball teams came in the Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League Tournament championship match. And when the Cardinals complemented their powerful attack with a fierce defense and strong serving, they looked unstoppable Thursday night.

Scotts Valley runs to pair of 4×800 relay titles at SCCAL Prelims | Local Roundup

Scotts Valley High’s (Ashlyn Boothby, Diana Alivov, Ava Decleve, and Rafaela Putnam) won the 4×800-meter relay title in 9:37.34 at the SCCAL Prelims at Santa Cruz High on Wednesday. Scotts Valley (Aiden Boothby, Spencer George, Ben George, and Mason Lantz) won the boys’ 4×800-meter relay title in 8:06.75.

Cabrillo baseball team’s title bid ends with loss to Mission | Local Roundup

Matt Lawton had three hits with a walk, double, home run, two RBI, and two runs scored, but the Cabrillo College baseball team blew an early lead in their 9-7 loss to Mission in Coast Conference South Division play Thursday.

Aptos native Nikki Hiltz produces record time in USATF 1 Mile Championship win | Local Roundup

Aptos native Nikki Hiltz produced fastest women’s time in event history at the USATF 1 Mile Championship on Tuesday night in Des Moines, Iowa.

Aptos tennis produces three of four finalists at league tournament | Local Roundup

Aptos High’s boys tennis team — the unbeaten Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League champion — produced three of the four finalists on opening day at the league tournament Tuesday. Championship matches will be held at Imperial Courts in Aptos on Wednesday at 3:30 p.m.

Santa Cruz rallies past Harbor, locks up SCCAL title | Boys volleyball

Harbor High’s boys volleyball team edged rival Santa Cruz in the first set of Tuesday’s battle for first place in the Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League. And that just made the Cardinals angry.

Cabrillo’s rally falls short in baseball loss to Ohlone | Local Roundup

The Cabrillo College baseball team scored five runs in the ninth inning, but fell short in its 7-6 loss to Ohlone in Coast Conference South Division play Saturday.

Andre Yarme, Harbor make quick work of Aptos in sweep | Boys volleyball

After earning a narrow, five-set win over host Aptos High last week, Harbor’s boys volleyball team took some of the suspense out of their rematch against the Mariners on Thursday night in Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League action.

Aptos boys golf tops SC, remains unbeaten in SCCAL | Local Roundup

Junior Andrew Cox and sophomore Ben Nowark shared medalist honors after each shot 4-over-par 38 on the front nine at DeLaveaga Golf Course on Wednesday to lead the Mariners to a 200-247 win over Santa Cruz.

Aptos boys tennis repeats as SCCAL team champion | Local Roundup

Koosha Safari, John McGowan and John Hickey earned singles wins, and Aptos High’s boys tennis team repeated as champion of the Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League on Tuesday.

UCSC men’s volleyball makes NCAA D-III Tournament | Local Roundup

The UC Santa Cruz men’s volleyball team, an independent program, was selected on Monday to compete in NCAA Division III Tournament for a fifth time in school history.

Scotts Valley boys tennis edges Santa Cruz in tight match | Local Roundup

The Scotts Valley High boys tennis team edged Santa Cruz 4-3 in the teams’ Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League match that features four third-set tiebreakers Friday.