Whether Santa Cruz High senior Eli Fitchen-Young has a good showing or not at an out-of-town track and field competition, it has become a thing for his mom, Kim, to blare ABBA’s Dancing Queen on the car stereo and the family to sing along.
Aptos High’s boys track and field team beat Scotts Valley 106-25 and Mount Madonna 131-0, and the Falcons beat the Hawks 77-0 in a Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League tri-meet at Aptos on Thursday.
Nash Horton hit a walk-off home run in the bottom of the seventh inning to help St. Francis High’s baseball team knock off division leading Carmel 6-5 in the teams’ Pacific Coast Athletic League Gabilan Division game Thursday,
Mia Espinoza’s triple was one Watsonville High’s three hits in a 10-0, five-inning loss to Everett Alvarez in Pacific Coast Athletic League Gabilan softball action Wednesday.
Watsonville High’s baseball team beat visiting Seaside 16-0 in the teams’ five inning game, and the Wildcatz remained unbeaten in the Pacific Coast Athletic League Cypress Division on Tuesday.
Santa Cruz Sentinel Sports Editor Jim Seimas was awarded fifth place and freelance photographer Raul Ebio received eighth place from the Associated Press Sports Editors in its annual national contest for work published in 2024.
There was no hiding Santa Cruz High’s DeMarco Hunter on the basketball court. Every opposing coach knew that if his team hoped to beat the Cardinals, his players had to limit the damage done by the 6-foot-6 forward, a third-year varsity talent.
Some of Santa Cruz County’s top high school track and field athletes turned in stellar performances at the 2025 Arcadia Invitational, held Friday and Saturday at Arcadia High.
Each and every match during the boys’ high school soccer season, senior Nami Banks did something special for Aptos, whether it made its way to the stat sheet or not.
Senior pitcher Nash Horton threw the first perfect game in St. Francis High baseball history on Saturday, and the Sharks edged Salinas 1-0 with a walk-off victory in Pacific Coast Athletic League Gabilan Division play.
Santa Cruz senior Eli Fitchen-Young and Soquel junior Ben Comilang posted top-three finishes and broke school records at the 2025 Stanford Invitational on Saturday.
Damos Deworken doubled, drew a walk, had two RBI, and scored twice in Santa Cruz High’s 8-3 win over Aptos in Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League baseball action Friday.
Seniors Casey MacConnell, Andrew Pursley, and Logan Brantley each won two individual events to lead Aptos High’s boys track and field team past Soquel 103-30 in the teams’ Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League meet Thursday.
James Dahlen shot 35 and earned medalist honors to lead San Lorenzo Valley High’s golf team past Santa Cruz 204-219 on the front nine at DeLaveaga Golf Course on Thursday.
Santa Cruz High’s softball team held a five-run lead through four innings and held on for a 7-6 win over San Lorenzo Valley in Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League action Wednesday.
Santa Cruz High’s Tobin Ortiz-McClendon shot 37 on the front nine at Pasatiempo Golf Club for medalist honors, and helped the Cardinals beat Harbor 226-237 in the teams’ Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League match on Tuesday.
Gina Castañeda’s decades of work leading youth-serving sports and mentorship programs has landed her as one of five finalists for the Sentinel’s annual series honoring everyday Santa Cruz County community members doing heroic work, both seen and unseen.
Jake Escalante had two hits, including a double, two RBI, and scored a run, and Soquel High’s baseball team edged visiting Aptos 6-5 in the teams’ Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League game Friday.
Senior Eli Fitchen-Young and junior Seb Williams each won two individual events for Santa Cruz High’s track and field team in its Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League tri-meet victory Thursday in Santa Cruz.
The Cabrillo College women’s basketball team, which rebounded from a 3-24 campaign a year earlier and secured its first playoff win since 2018-19, is looking for a new head coach.
Santa Cruz High’s baseball team edged host Soquel 3-2 in a zany finish in Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League action to knock the Knights from the unbeaten ranks Tuesday.