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Scotts Valley High to host memorial service for late football star Carlton Keegan on Saturday | Local Roundup

A memorial service for Scotts Valley High senior Carlton Keegan, 18, will be held on the school’s football field on Saturday at 11 a.m.

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.

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’s Jeremy Kain runs to school record in 3,200 | Local Roundup

Scotts Valley High senior Jeremy Kain took ninth out of 420 runners in the 3,200-meter race at the Dublin Distance Fiesta at Dublin High on Saturday night.

Aptos boys tennis tops Soquel, stays unbeaten in SCCAL | Local Roundup

Sean Spencer and Nick Hambright won 6-4, 6-7, 7-6 at No. 2 doubles to help Aptos High’s tennis team beat host Soquel to stay unbeaten in the Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League on Thursday.

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 […]

Aptos boys win Wildcat Relays; Mariner girls take second | Local Roundup

Aptos High’s boys track and field athletes won six events and claimed the team title at the 49th Wildcat Relays at Watsonville High on Saturday. Aptos senior Elizabeth Churchill was part of five top-three finishes and helped the Mariners take second

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 […]

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 […]

Santa Cruz surfers Sam Coffey, John Mel eliminated from Dominican Republic contest | Local Roundup

Eddie Brooks and Logan Manildi won multiple races to help Harbor High’s boys swim team past Aptos 72-48 in the teams’ Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League opener Friday in Aptos. 

Scotts Valley native Dominique Parrish wrestles to bronze at Yasar Dogu International in Turkey | Local Roundup

Team USA wrestler Dominique Parrish earned bronze in the women’s 53-kilogram freestyle division at the 50th Yasar Dogu International 2022 in Istanbul, Turkey, on Saturday.

Aptos’ upset bid derailed on penalty kicks | CCS Soccer Roundup

Aptos High’s boys soccer team, the No. 8 seed, nearly stunned top-seeded Aragon in the Central Coast Section Division I quarterfinals Saturday night in San Mateo.

UCSC rally falls short against nation’s top-ranked D-III women’s basketball team | Local Roundup

Junior guard/forward Ashley Kowack scored 25 points, but the UC Santa Cruz women’s basketball team suffered a 74-70 loss to Christopher Newport, the nation’s top-ranked NCAA Division III team, on Saturday.

Santa Cruz tops Soquel, earns share of SCCAL boys basketball title with Aptos | Local Roundup

Aden Cury and Kosi Warren-House posted double-doubles to help Santa Cruz High’s boys basketball team beat Soquel 76-25 on Tuesday and earn a share of the Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League title with Aptos.

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.

Renee Parker posts triple-double as Cabrillo gets first win streak | Local Roundup

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.

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.

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.

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.

Austin James leads Cabrillo men’s basketball team past MPC | Local Roundup

Sophomore guard Austin James scored a game-high 26 points, and the Cabrillo College men’s basketball team beat Monterey Peninsula College 64-54 in the teams’ Coast Conference South Division game Friday night.

Back at full strength, Santa Cruz holds off Scotts Valley in girls basketball | Local Roundup

Senior Bella Stevens saw her first real action of the season, and Santa Cruz High’s girls basketball team knocked off Scotts Valley 51-44 in the teams’ make-up Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League game Thursday.

Sarah Eichhorn named MVC’s swim coach | Local Roundup

Sarah Eichhorn had been named swim coach at her high school alma mater, Monte Vista Christian School.