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.
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.
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.
Scotts Valley High’s girls tennis team finalized its 4-3 win over host Santa Cruz on Wednesday to remain unbeaten in Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League play with three matches remaining.
Senior Sonja Ukropina and junior Zoe Ann Watson each scored four goals, and the Santa Cruz High girls water polo team beat host Harbor 13-1 in the teams’ Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League match Wednesday night.
Santa Cruz’s Nat Young helped Team USA win the title at the 2022 ISA World Surf Games, securing the Americans one extra slot at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games.