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Cabrillo water polo star Belene Rodriguez receives honor | Local Roundup

Cabrillo College star Belene Rodriguez was named the California Community College Water Polo Coaches Association Player of the Week.

GoFundMe page set up for injured MVC football player Taylor Fernandez | Local Roundup

Several Monte Vista Christian School parents have created a GoFundMe page to help support Mustangs football player Taylor Fernandez: “Support Taylor Fernandez Road to Recovery #51.”

Santa Cruz knocks off Soquel 12-10 in boys water polo | Local Roundup

Senior goalie Lucas Primovera made nine saves to help Santa Cruz High’s boys water polo team beat Soquel 12-10 in Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League action Tuesday.

SJ’s Anna Guzman wins fifth Santa Cruz Triathlon title; Foster City’s Antoine Francoeur wins first | Local Roundup

Foster City’s Antoine Francoeur and San Jose’s Anna Guzman won titles at the 41st Santa Cruz Triathlon on Sunday.

Madalyn Price, Sae Ackerstein shine at International Surf Rescue Challenge in Texas | Local Roundup

Madalyn ‘Munchie’ Price (Capitola) and Sae Ackerstein (Santa Cruz City), competing for Team USA, turned in stellar performances at the week-long  International Surf Rescue Challenge in South Padre Island, Texas, which ended Saturday.

UCSC women’s soccer team sneaks past Menlo for third straight win | Local Roundup

Amanda Scott scored in the 75th minute, and the UC Santa Cruz women’s soccer team knocked of host Menlo 2-1 in Atherton on Friday for its third straight win. 

Santa Cruz girls water polo slips past Aptos in tight SCCAL battle | Local Roundup

Senior Zoe Ann Watson had two goals and two assists, and Santa Cruz High’s girls water polo team edged host Aptos 5-4 in the teams’ Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League battle Thursday. 

Aptos native Nikki Hiltz immortalized with ‘World Record Way’ in Des Moines | Local Roundup

To commemorate the inaugural records Nikki Hiltz and Sam Prakel set at the championship on April 25, the City of Des Moines along with Drake Athletics has renamed 13th Street to “World Record Way.”

Aptos girls water polo team sails past Harbor in SCCAL match | Local Roundup

Senior Fiona Carey had seven goals and one assist, and Aptos High’s youth-laden girls water polo squad sailed past Harbor 21-1 in its Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League match Tuesday.

Soquel boys water polo goes 2-2 at Steve Martin Memorial Tournament | Local Roundup

Soquel High’s boys water polo team hosted the third annual Steve Martin Memorial Tournament and went 2-2 against teams throughout the greater Bay Area over the weekend.

Pajaro Valley football ends shutout skid, but St. Francis prevails in nonleague game | Local Roundup

Javier Fonseca threw two touchdown passes and rushed for another, and St. Francis High’s football team beat visiting Pajaro Valley 28-13 on Saturday in Watsonville.

Cabrillo goes 1-1 to open men’s water polo season | Local Roundup

The Cabrillo College men’s water polo opened its season by going 1-1 on Day 1 of the William Anttila Tournament at San Joaquin Delta College in Stockton on Friday.

MVC boys cross country team wins PCAL center meet | Local Roundup

Monte Vista Christian School sophomore cross country runners Conor Gilliam and Gavin Beckmen finished second and third, respectively, at the PCAL Mission Center Meet No. 1 on Thursday. Watsonville junior Katelynn Ruiz took first in the first in the girls race.

Belene Rodriguez leads Cabrillo to water polo win in shootout | Local Roundup

The Cabrillo College women’s water polo team, competing for the first time in two years, beat host Marin 21-17 in its season opener Wednesday.

Santa Cruz sweeps Aptos in SCCAL volleyball action | Local Roundup

Senior middle blocker Daisy Manako had eight kills and three blocks, and Santa Cruz High’s girls volleyball team swept visiting Aptos, 25-12, 25-15, 25-16, to stay unbeaten in Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League play Tuesday.

SF’s Tom De Bruyn, SJ’s Anna Guzman win Ironman 70.3 Santa Cruz titles | Local Roundup

San Francisco’s Tom De Bruyn and San Jose’s Anna Guzman won Ironman 70.3 Santa Cruz titles on Sunday.

UCSC men’s soccer wins home opener | Local Roundup

Luca Bravo and Adrian Jacobs scored goals to help the UC Santa Cruz men’s soccer team beat Pacific University 2-0 in its UCSC Tournament opener and home opener Friday.

Abigail Higgins scores 10 goals in Harbor’s girls water polo rout of Hollister | Local Roundup

Junior Abigail Higgins scored a career-high 10 goals to go along with two assists, and three steals, and the Harbor High girls water polo team routed Hollister 26-4 in the teams’ nonleague game in Santa Cruz on Thursday.

UCSC volleyball climbs into national rankings, wins again | Local Roundup

The nationally ranked UC Santa Cruz women’s volleyball team opened its 14-match road trip with a 25-18, 25-18, 25-17 of host Caltech on Wednesday in Pasadena.

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.

SC skateboarder Judi Oyama, 63, takes second at US slalom championships | Local Roundup

Santa Cruz slalom skateboarder Judi Oyama, 63, placed second at the U.S. National Championships, held in Vista over the weekend. 

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.