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Hundreds gather in Capitola for 2026 Santa Cruz Paddle Classic

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Soquel’s Rob Gibbs and Santa Cruz’s Yohei Rosen, who compete for Kua Nalu Canoe Club in Santa Cruz, medaled in the Long Course OC1 division at the 2026 Santa Cruz Paddle Classic at Capitola Beach on Sunday.

Cap-Soquel forces winner-take-all game with Aptos for D-39 Majors’ T.O.C. title | Glimpse of the Action

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Capitola-Soquel tops previously unbeaten Aptos, forces winner-take-all game Tuesday in the Majors’ District 39 Tournament of Champions championship at Live Oak Little League.

Soquel two-way star Jake Escalante repeats as Player of the Year | All-SCCAL baseball

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Soquel High two-way baseball star Jake Escalante posted even better numbers this season than he did a year ago, when he was voted the Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League’s Player of the Year.

Aptos’ Kalina Healy, Soquel’s Emma Niizawa share MVP honor | All-SCCAL softball

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Two junior softball standouts, Kalina Healy of champion Aptos High and Emma Niizawa of runner-up Soquel, shared Most Valuable Player honors during 2026 All-Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League voting.

Aptos star Ella Porter commits to Cal Poly-SLO’s first-year flag football program

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Flag football star Ella Porter, who competed in professionally with the Golden State Storm after shining for four seasons at Aptos High, continues to make HERstory.

Scotts Valley resident Kyleigh Mace shares WCAL Pitcher of the Year honor | Local Roundup

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Archbishop Mitty High senior softball star Kyleigh Mace, a Scotts Valley resident, repeated as West Catholic Athletic League’s co-Pitcher of the Year. She shared the honor with Saint Francis sophomore Mercedes Coller. (As a junior, Mace share the accolade with Lancers senior Ava Bulanti.)

Former Oregon State star Andy Levitre makes 2027 College Football Hall of Fame ballot

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Ben Lomond native Andy Levitre, 40, a former NFLer who is considered one of the most technically sound offensive linemen in Oregon State University history, is on the ballot for 2027 College Football Hall of Fame induction.

SC surfer Isla Hardy wins Rip Curl GromSearch’s West Coast Region title | Local Roundup

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Santa Cruz surfer Isla Hardy won the Rip Curl GromSearch West Coast Region title in the Girls U16 division in Huntington Beach on Sunday.

Aptos drops nine inning heartbreaker to No. 1 seed Menlo in D-III semis | CCS baseball roundup

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In an thrilling, emotional rollercoaster of a game, the No. 5 seed Aptos High baseball team dropped a 7-6, nine-inning heartbreaker to No. 1 Menlo in the Central Coast Section Division III semifinals at Santa Clara University’s Stephen Schott Stadium on Tuesday night.

Aptos’ powerful offense shut out for first time; sees season end in D-I semis | CCS softball

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Aptos High’s softball team came out on the short end of a pitchers’ duel Tuesday evening, ending the season for the Mariners.

Soquel’s Jedidiah Del Favero, MVC’s Zach Binder receive special honors in Mission Division | 2026 All-PCAL Boys Lacrosse

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Two Santa Cruz County boys lacrosse players, Soquel High’s Jedidiah Del Favero and Monte Vista Christian senior midfielder Zach Binder, received special honors in the Mission Division during coaches’ Pacific Coast Athletic League all-league voting.

Santa Cruz’s Neil Ostermann wins second Santa Cruz City Amateur title in four-hole playoff | Local Roundup

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Santa Cruz’s Neil Ostermann earned his second Santa Cruz City Amateur title in five years in dramatic fashion at DeLaveaga Golf Course on Sunday.

County’s baseball teams go 5 for 5 in CCS quarterfinals

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Pitchers Cole McGillicuddy and Jacob Kissinger threw a combined four-hitter, and the No. 5 seed Aptos High baseball team slipped past No. 4 Sacred Heart Prep 3-1 in the Central Coast Section Division III quarterfinals on Saturday. 

Scotts Valley senior Ava Decleve repeats as 800 champ at CCS Track and Field Championships

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Scotts Valley High senior Ava Decleve didn’t turn in her best time in the 800 meters race at the Central Coast Section Track and Field Championships at Gilroy High on Saturday.

Aptos, Soquel move into CCS semifinals with offensive outbursts | High school softball

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Junior Nova Neu doubled and homered for Aptos High’s softball team, and the No. 3 seed Mariners made quick work of No. 6 Palo Alto in Central Coast Section Division I quarterfinals.

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Five county baseball teams make CCS playoffs

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Five Santa Cruz County high school baseball teams — Soquel, Aptos, Harbor, Santa Cruz, and St. Francis — qualified for the 2026 Central Coast Section playoffs.

Four county softball teams seeded for CCS playoffs

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Four Santa Cruz County high school softball teams — Aptos, Soquel, SLV and Watsonville — qualified for the Central Coast Section playoffs, which begin with Saturday’s quarterfinals.

Soquel’s Hudson Ward wins CCS singles opener, gets ousted in second round by No. 2 seed | Local Roundup

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Gannon Buhr and Ohn Scoggins repeated as champions at the 2026 Santa Cruz Masters Cup professional tournament, a three-day event at DeLaveaga Disc Golf Course that concluded Sunday. 

Six local girls, four boys advance from CCS Track and Field semifinals

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Scotts Valley High senior Ava Decleve and Aptos senior Ella Boyes advanced in two individual events from the Central Coast Section Track and Field Semifinals at Gilroy High on Saturday.

MVC’s Easton Alanis swims to pair of sixth-place finishes at state championships | Local Roundup

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Monte Vista Christian School sophomore Easton Alanis shined at the 2026 CIF Swimming & Diving Championships at Clovis West High on Saturday.

Aptos baseball secures sole possession of second in SCCAL | Local Roundup

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Freshman James Reilly had four hits and four RBI, and Aptos High’s baseball team routed host San Lorenzo Valley 19-3 in its regular-season finale on Friday to secure sole possession of second place in the Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League.

Watsonville soccer talent Diego Guillen signs with Centralia College in Washington | Local Roundup

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Watsonville High soccer talent Diego Guillen has signed with Centralia College, a community college in Centralia, Washington, that offers athletic scholarships.

Aptos tops Scotts Valley, secures first softball title since 2018 | Local Roundup

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Junior Kalina Healy hit her sixth home run of the season, and Aptos High’s softball team beat visiting Scotts Valley 7-2 on Tuesday to secure the Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League title outright for the first time since 2018.