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Santa Cruz surfer Nat Young will open against Kelly Slater in Australia | Local Roundup

Santa Cruz’s Nat Young will face 11-time world champion Kelly Slater of Cocoa Beach, Florida, and Owen Wright of Australia in the Opening Round of the World Surf League’s Rip Curl Pro Bells Beach.

St. Francis’ Julian Vargas, Scotts Valley’s DMR take third at Stanford Invitational | Local Roundup

St. Francis High senior Julian Vargas took third in the 3,200-meter race at the prestigious Stanford Invitational in Palo Alto on Friday, and Scotts Valley’s girls took third in the Distance Medley Relay.

Jojo Keldsen Jr. strikes out 12 in MVC’s win over Watsonville | Local Roundup

Junior right-hander Jojo Keldsen Jr. delivered a masterful outing in the Monte Vista Christian School’s 3-1 baseball win at crosstown foe Watsonville on Wednesday.

Cabrillo softball routs Chabot | Local Roundup

Ella Giguiere had a hit and three RBI, and the Cabrillo College softball team beat Chabot 10-0 in five innings in the teams’ Coast Conference game Tuesday in Aptos.

Harbor beach volleyball sweeps Scotts Valley, moves to 4-0 | Local Roundup

Gwen Grigsby and Maren O’Farrell beat Hannah Fleming and Morgan Lipman, 21-13, 17-21, 15-8  in the No. 1 match, and Harbor High’s beach volleyball team beat Scotts Valley 5-0 on Friday.

Falcons’ girls lacrosse team blasts MVC | Local Roundup

Taylor Santos, Siena Wong and Ellie Raffo each scored four goals as Scotts Valley High’s girls lacrosse team defeated Monte Vista Christian 16-2 on Thursday.

Adam Hazel steps down as St. Francis athletic director | Local Roundup

Adam Hazel will step down as athletic director of St. Francis High at the end of the 2021-22 school year, the school announced Wednesday.

Scotts Valley sophomore Ashlyn Boothby gets PR in 1,600 at Dublin Distance Fiesta | Local Roundup

Scotts Valley High sophomore Ashlyn Boothby took sixth out of 516 runners in the 1,600-meter race at the Dublin Distance Fiesta at Dublin High on Saturday.

St. Francis baseball produces back-to-back no-hitters | Local Roundup

Freshman Nash Horton’s dominant outing gave St. Francis High’s baseball team its second no-hitter in Pacific Coast Athletic League Mission Division play this week. Horton recorded nine strikeouts and gave up one walk over six innings as the Sharks won 10-0 over North Monterey County on Friday in a game shortened by the mercy rule. […]

Kai Price throws no-hitter in St. Francis’ baseball win over North Salinas | Local Roundup

Kai Price threw a five-inning no-hitter as the St. Francis High baseball team beat host North Salinas 12-1 in a game shortened by the mercy rule Wednesday.

St. Francis’ Alicia Mendez, SLV’s Bella Reynolds post three-homer games | Local Roundup

Alicia Mendez had a career day. She threw a no-hitter and hit three solo home runs to lead St. Francis High’s softball team past Monte Vista Christian 15-0 on Tuesday. She became the second Santa Cruz County athlete to hits three home runs in a game this season. Aptos’ Mileena Carbajal accomplished the feat last […]

Watsonville midfielder Adrian Rebollar, 22, signs with Monterey Bay F.C. | Local Roundup

Midfielder Adrian Rebollar, a 22-year-old Watsonville High alum, signed a pro contract with Monterey Bay F.C. in advance of its inaugural USL Championship campaign, pending league and federation approval. A former Santa Cruz Breakers Academy player, Rebollar recorded 16 goals, including seven game-winners, and 14 assists in his four-year career at California State University Monterey […]

Mileena Carbajal’s monster day at plate helps Aptos softball edge SLV | Local Roundup

Mileena Carbajal had three hits Thursday and each left the ballpark. She finished with three home runs, including a grand slam, six RBI. Aptos High’s softball team needed every bit of her offense in a 9-8 win over San Lorenzo Valley. Aptos’ Bailey Fulton was 4 for 4 with three runs scored and two stolen […]

SC surfer Nat Young takes 9th at Portugal’s Supertubos | Local Roundup

Santa Cruz’s Nat Young took ninth place at the World Surf League’s MEO Pro Portugal at Supertubos in Peniche, Portugal, event No. 3 on the Championship Tour. The 30-year-old goofy-footer earned 3,320 points for his finish, boosting his season total to 7,970. Young, ranked No. 16 on the CT through two events, was eliminated by […]

PCS girls fall short against Cristo Rey in D-V playoffs | CCS Basketball Roundup

Pacific Collegiate School’s girls basketball team continued to build for the future in its final game of the season Saturday night.

Dez Litel lifts St. Francis over MVC with OT 3-pointer | Local Roundup

Dez Litel produced the game winning 3-pointer in overtime as St. Francis High’s boys basketball beat crosstown rival Monte Vista Christian 59-57 on senior night Friday.

Santa Cruz’s unbeaten girls soccer team earns SCCAL title outright | Local Roundup

Julia Moore had two goals and an assist to help Santa Cruz High’s girls soccer team beat host Harbor 6-0 and win the Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League title outright Thursday night.

Santa Cruz tops SLV in shortened match, clinches SCCAL girls soccer title | Local Roundup

The Santa Cruz High girls soccer team clinched no worse than a share of the Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League title with its 8-0 win over host San Lorenzo Valley on Tuesday.

UCSC women’s basketball scores school-record 117 points in rout of La Verne | Local Roundup

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.

Aptos’ Vito Riccabona named to Cal-Hi Sports’ All-State Football Team | Local Roundup

Aptos High’s Vito Riccabona was honored on Cal-Hi Sports’ All-State Football Team for medium-sized enrollment schools.

Ella Giguiere’s double-double helps Seahawks edge Mission | Local Roundup

Ella Giguiere had 23 points and 16 rebounds, and the Cabrillo College women’s basketball team edged Mission 69-67 in the teams’ Coast Conference South Division game Wednesday.

Kaitlin Imai reaches 1,000-point milestone in Falcons’ win | Local Roundup

Kaitlin Imai reached the 1,000-point milestone in her Scotts Valley High basketball career as the Falcons posted a 70-11 win over Harbor on senior night Tuesday.

PCS misses two late shots, chance to pull into tie for first place | Local Roundup

Pacific Collegiate School’s boys basketball team fell short in its bid to pull into a tie for first place in the Pacific Coast Athletic League’s Cypress Division standings on Friday.

SC’s Qwentin Brown, SV’s Nolan Smith receive all-state football honors | Local Roundup

Santa Cruz High’s Qwentin Brown and Scotts Valley’s Nolan Smith were named to Cal-High Sports’ All-State football team for small schools.

Watsonville’s boys soccer team hands nationally ranked Alisal first loss | Local Roundup

Watsonville High’s boys soccer team received goals from two unlikely sources and stunned nationally ranked Alisal 2-0 in the teams’ Pacific Coast Athletic League Gabilan Division match Tuesday night in Salinas.