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Kevin Knox scores 24 points, as Santa Cruz knocks off South Bay Lakers | Local Roundup

Forward Kevin Knox II scored a team-high 24 points, and the Santa Cruz Warriors beat the visiting South Bay Lakers 128-118 in the teams’ NBA G League game at Kaiser Permanente Arena on Friday night.

Finals set for SCCAL Girls Tennis Championships | Local Roundup

Aptos High tennis teammates Kiana Safari and Aviana Andrews advanced to the singles final at the Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League championships in Aptos on Tuesday. Scotts Valley’s Sofia Niklaus and Erin Szymanski, and Aptos’ Isabella Calderon and Coral Collins advanced to the doubles final.

Santa Cruz Warriors trade for returning player rights to forwards Kevin Knox II, Aaron Wheeler | Local Roundup

The Santa Cruz Warriors, the NBA G League affiliate of the Golden State Warriors, acquired the returning player rights to 6-foot-7 forward Kevin Knox II and 6-9 forward Aaron Wheeler in a three-team trade with the Rip City Remix and Westchester Knicks on Wednesday.

Lauren Ohlsson wins medalist honors as Scotts Valley girls golf team goes 10-0 in SCCAL | Local Roundup

Scotts Valley High’s Lauren Ohlsson earned medalist honors, and the Falcons’ girls golf team beat Soquel 138-161 to finish 10-0 in Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League on Tuesday.

Three matches go to third-set tiebreakers as Aptos girls tennis knocks off Scotts Valley | Local Roundup

Aptos High’s girls tennis team won three singles matches and two doubles matches to secure a 5-2 win over Scotts Valley in the teams’ Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League match on Tuesday.

MVC’s Kylie Brunelli, boys cross country team earn wins in Fresno | Local Roundup

Monte Vista Christian School senior Kylie Brunelli took first place out of 168 runners in the Medium Blue race during the 45th annual Asics Clovis Invitational at Woodward Park in Fresno on Friday.

Ava Decleve, Scotts Valley’s girls team take second at Artichoke Invitational | Local Roundup

Scotts Valley High junior Ava Decleve and Monte Vista Christian’s Kylie Brunelli posted top-five finishes in the small school division cross country race at the Artichoke Invitational in Half Moon Bay on Saturday.

Rio Cruz scores twice in Cabrillo’s football loss to San Jose City | Local Roundup

Quarterback Jamari Vaughns threw a pair of touchdown passes to receiver Rio Cruz, but the Cabrillo College football team suffered a 32-13 loss to San Jose City in Aptos on Saturday night.

Luca Venturoli turns in hat trick in Cabrillo’s soccer rout of MPC | Local Roundup

Luca Venturoli, a freshman forward out of Bologna, Italy, scored three goals, and the Cabrillo College men’s soccer team routed host Monterey Peninsula 7-0 in a Coast Conference crossover match Friday.

2x Olympic medalist, former Santa Cruz resident Katie Zaferes to retire Saturday | Local Roundup

Former Santa Cruz resident Katie Zaferes, a two-time Olympic medalist and former world champion in triathlon, plans to retire after competing in Supertri Toulouse in France on Saturday.

Aptos’ Jack Rose, SC’s Mari Friedman win Little Wharf 3-Miler titles | Local Roundup

Aptos’ Jack Rose took first out of 2,915 runners in the 2024 Little Wharf 3-Miler in Capitola on Saturday. Santa Cruz’s Mari Friedman took ninth overall and repeated as the women’s champ.

Harbor volleyball rallies past Scotts Valley for five-set win | Local Roundup

Harbor High’s girls volleyball team, the defending Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League and Central Coast Section Division IV champion, held off Scotts Valley 13-25, 25-18, 17-25, 26-24, 15-11 in the teams’ league match Tuesday.

Santa Cruz Yacht Club’s Pegasus wins 2024 Moore 24 Nationals regatta | Local Roundup

Pegasus took first place at the three-day 2024 Moore 24 Nationals, which concluded Sunday afternoon on the Monterey Bay.

Local trio eliminated from Nissan Super Girl Surf Pro in Oceanside | Local Roundup

Santa Cruzan’s Keanna Miller, Riviera Hunter, and Esme Brigham were eliminated in the Round of 64 at the World Surf League’s Nissan Super Girl Surf Pro at Oceanside Pier on Saturday.

Aptos girls volleyball sweeps Santa Cruz in SCCAL action | Local Roundup

Sophomore outside hitter Ella Dueck had 15 kills and hit .333, and Aptos High’s girls volleyball team swept visiting Santa Cruz 25-21, 25-23, 25-16 in the teams’ Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League match Tuesday.

Santa Cruz girls water polo rallies big, edges Leigh | Local Roundup

Senior attacker Kat Fanni scored the game-winning goal with six seconds left, and Santa Cruz High’s girls water polo team overcame a five-goal deficit to beat visiting Leigh of San Jose 8-7 on Saturday.

Harbor unveils CCS volleyball banner, tops Soquel in tight league match | Local Roundup

Harbor High’s girls volleyball team unveiled its 2023 Central Coast Section championship banner in its first home match of the season Thursday, and added to its feel-good evening with a 26-28, 25-22, 25-20, 26-24 win over Soquel in the teams’ Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League match.

Sebastian Radilla, Serena Xue win Ironman 70.3 Santa Cruz titles | Local Roundup

San Diego’s Sebastian Radilla and Venice’s Serena Xue won titles at the 2024 Ironman 70.3 Santa Cruz on Sunday.

Santa Cruz falls in 3 sets to powerful Salinas | Local Roundup

Santa Cruz High’s girls volleyball team suffered a 25-18, 25-17, 26-24 loss to visiting Salinas in nonleague action Tuesday.

UCSC men’s soccer opens season with pair of wins | Local Roundup

The UC Santa Cruz men’s soccer team won a pair of matches over the weekend to start the season 2-0. 

SC basketball talent Jack Busenhart commits to Benedictine | Local Roundup

Former Santa Cruz High basketball talent Jack Busenhart has committed to Benedictine University, an NAIA school in Mesa, Arizona.

UCSC set to host Coast-To-Coast Conference Men’s Soccer Tournament | Local Roundup

UC Santa Cruz will host the Coast-To-Coast Conference Men’s Soccer Tournament on its Lower East Field, with matches taking place Thursday, Friday, and Sunday.

Cabrillo football shuts out West Hills Coalinga to guarantee .500 record | Local Roundup

Cabrillo College’s football team posted its first shutout of the season, a 24-0 win over host West Hills Coalinga on Saturday, to assure itself of at least a .500 record in its second year removed from the death penalty.

SC’s Rebecca Paten, Canada’s Michel Lavoie win Run By The Sea Half Marathon titles | Local Roundup

Santa Cruz’s Rebecca Paten and Michel Lavoie of Sainte-Adèle, Québec, Canada, won half marathon titles at the ninth annual Run By The Sea on Sunday.