Senior Henry Spitzer edged Julian Arulanantham 7-6 (7-4), 5-7, 1-0 (10-8) at No. 3 singles to clinch Scotts Valley High’s 4-3 boys tennis win Thursday.
Pitcher Alicia Mendez shined in the circle, and the No. 16 state-ranked Cabrillo College softball team knocked off No. 3 San Mateo 5-1 in the teams’ Coast Conference game in Aptos on Tuesday.
Jorden Espinoza recorded 11 strikeouts over 6 2/3 innings, and Aptos High’s baseball team gained sole possession of the Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League lead with its 4-2 win over visiting Santa Cruz on Thursday.
Midfielders Skylar Dufour, Sofia Niklaus, and Dillon Fiorita worked as a unit to command the draws, and Scotts Valley High’s girls lacrosse team knocked off host Soquel 20-3 a Pacific Coast Athletic League non-divisional game on Thursday.
Natalie Allen, Adelaide Friedley, and Alexia Fajardo each won two individual events for Aptos High’s girls swim team in a 93-79 win over host Soquel in the teams’ Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League meet Wednesday.
Aptos High senior right-hander Gabe Gaeckle struck out 17 batters in his compete-game, two-hit shutout Tuesday, a 4-0 win over visiting Harbor to repeat as Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League champion.
Matt Lawton had three hits with a walk, double, home run, two RBI, and two runs scored, but the Cabrillo College baseball team blew an early lead in their 9-7 loss to Mission in Coast Conference South Division play Thursday.
Aptos High’s boys tennis team — the unbeaten Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League champion — produced three of the four finalists on opening day at the league tournament Tuesday.
Championship matches will be held at Imperial Courts in Aptos on Wednesday at 3:30 p.m.
Santa Cruz’s Nat Young advanced to the Round of 32 of Friday at the World Surf League’s Western Australia Margaret River Pro, event No. 5 on the Championship Tour.
The UC Santa Cruz men’s volleyball team, an independent program, was selected on Monday to compete in NCAA Division III Tournament for a fifth time in school history.
Senior Tosh Woods took first in the 100-meter run (11.46), long jump (19 feet, 5 inches) and high jump (5-8) and Aptos High’s track and field team took first in every event Thursday in a Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League meet against visiting San Lorenzo Valley.
Second baseman Dillyn Vasconcellos hit for the cycle — single, double, triple and home run — drove in three runs and scored twice as the Cabrillo College softball team routed Mendocino 13-0 in the opener of their nonconference doubleheader Friday.
UC Santa Cruz senior forward Kaylee Murphy was named an NCAA Division III Honorable Mention All-American by the Women’s Basketball Coaches Association on Thursday.
Sophomore Alyssa Struthers hit two doubles, had three RBI and scored twice as the San Lorenzo Valley High’s softball team rolled Aptos 15-1 in its mercy-rule shortened, five inning Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League game Thursday.
Santa Clara University committed slugger Mariah Montalvo had three hits, including a solo home run, and the St. Francis High softball team beat host Stevenson 3-1 in Pebble Beach on Wednesday.
Ben Pearson had 36 kills and 14 aces, and Mount Madonna School’s boys volleyball team rallied for a 23-25, 30-28, 25-20, 25-23 win over Soquel on the Knights’ senior night.
Aaron Buchanan and Heath Hegna earned singles wins in straight sets, and the Aptos High boys tennis team knocked off Soquel 4-3 in Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League play Tuesday.