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,
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.
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.
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.
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.
The UC Santa Cruz women’s golf team, led by freshman Samantha Shaw, took seventh place out of 12 teams at the UC Santa Cruz Invite at Pacific Grove Golf Links on Saturday.
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.
Cheyenne Owen had two hits, including a solo home run, and the San Lorenzo Valley High softball team edged visiting Soquel 5-4 in the teams’ Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League game on Thursday.
Senior Kaleb Wing struck out nine batters over 4 2/3 and scoreless innings, and Scotts Valley High’s baseball team earned a 2-1 walk-off win over visiting Santa Teresa in nonleague action Tuesday.
UC Santa Cruz’s Eric Anderson and Elena Stanciu posted top-10 finishes at the NCAA Division III Indoor Track and Field Championships at Nazareth University in Rochester, New York, on Saturday.
Jaxson Hoye was dominant on the mound, and Harbor High’s baseball team shut out visiting Thomas More of San Jose, 5-0, in the teams’ nonleague game Tuesday.
Sophomore Evan Vessey had three hits, three RBI and scored a run, and Monte Vista Christian School’s baseball team beat visiting North Salinas 12-2 in the teams’ five inning nonleague game Tuesday.
Guard Yuri Collins recorded his 10th double-double of the season, but the Santa Cruz Warriors lost 125-117 to Memphis in NBA G League action at Kaiser Permanente Arena on Saturday night.
A pair of locals, San Lorenzo Valley High junior Gabriel Attia and Aptos High sophomore Cruz Contreras, met their goals of earning a win at the CIF State Championships at Mechanics Bank Arena in Bakersfield on Friday.
Aptos native Nikki Hiltzl who competes for lululemon, took first place in the 3,000-meter race at the 2025 USATF U.S. Indoor Championships, at Ocean Breeze Athletic Complex in Staten Island, N.Y., on Saturday.
Nami Banks scored in each half, and Aptos High’s boys soccer team locked up the Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League title with their 5-1 win over Scotts Valley on Friday.
Scarlet Stateler and Alexa Castaneda each had two goals and an assist, and Aptos High’s girls soccer team recorded its 10th shutout with its 9-0 win over visiting Santa Cruz on Tuesday.
Harbor High’s youth-laden and inexperienced girls basketball upset shorthanded Aptos 27-26 in the teams’ Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League finale on Saturday.
Senior Valeria Acosta scored twice in the second half, and Pajaro Valley High’s girls soccer team rallied for a 2-1 win over host Carmel in the teams’ Pacific Coast Athletic League Mission Division match Wednesday.
Senior Nash Horton recorded his 14th double-double of the season, and St. Francis High’s boys basketball team took a huge step toward the Pacific Coast Athletic League Cypress Division title with its 60-54 win over Soledad on Monday.