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Nikki Hiltz runs to 3,000 win at ASICS Sound Invite in NC | Local Roundup
Runner Nikki Hiltz, an Aptos native competing for Lululemon, took first place in the women’s 3,000-meter ASICS race at the ASICS Sound Invite in Winston-Salem, N.C., on Saturday.
Soquel basketball rallies past SC, goes unbeaten in league for first time since ’03 | Local Roundup
Perfection belonged to Soquel High’s boys basketball team on Saturday night.
Emilie Santiago’s hat trick helps Aptos secure fourth straight soccer title outright | Local Roundup
Sophomore Emilie Santiago scored the first of her three goals in the opening minute, and Aptos High’s girls soccer team earned its fourth straight Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League title outright with its 7-0 rout of San Lorenzo Valley in Felton on Tuesday.
Diego Guillen scores five goals as Watsonville soccer scorches King City | Local Roundup
Senior Diego Guillen had five goals and one assist, and the Watsonville High boys soccer team rolled past host King City 7-2 in the teams’ Pacific Coast Athletic League Mission Division game Friday.
Aptos girls soccer edges Santa Cruz to remain unbeaten in SCCAL play | Local Roundup
One goal decided a showdown between the top two girls soccer teams in the Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League standings on Thursday.
Harbor’s unbeaten beach volleyball team repeats as SCCAL champ | Local Roundup
Harbor High’s beach volleyball team swept Soquel 5-0 to cap a perfect regular season at Main Beach in Santa Cruz on Friday.
Sofia Niklaus scores six goals as Scotts Valley girls lacrosse mauls Monterey | Local Roundup
Sofia Niklaus had six goals and three assists, and Scotts Valley High’s girls lacrosse team beat visiting Monterey 19-2 In Pacific Coast Athletic League Gabilan Divison match on Tuesday.
Soquel baseball picks up another walk-off win | Local Roundup
Soquel High’s baseball team scored in the bottom of the seventh to pull out a 2-1, walk-off win over visiting Hughson in nonleague action Saturday.
Nash Horton lifts St. Francis past Carmel with walk-off home run | Local Roundup
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 baseball posts another rout, remains unbeaten in PCAL’s Cypress Division | Local Roundup
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.
County’s top track and field athletes turn in stellar marks at Arcadia Invitational | Local Roundup
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.
MVC softball storms past Stevenson | Local Roundup
Sophomore Ava Alvarado had two doubles, two RBI, and scored twice, and Monte Vista Christian School’s softball team beat Stevenson 13-2 in the teams’ six inning Pacific Coast Athletic League Mission Division game Thursday.
St. Francis baseball edged by Palma in Gabilan Division battle | Local Roundup
Nash Horton had two hits, including a solo home run, and scored three runs, but St. Francis High’s baseball team lost 5-4 to Palma in the teams’ Pacific Coast Athletic League Gabilan Division game Tuesday.
Pepperdine commit Nash Horton pitches perfect game, as Sharks earn thrilling, walk-off win over Salinas | Local Roundup
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.
SLV golf stays unbeaten with win over Santa Cruz | Local Roundup
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 softball holds off SLV, moves to 3-0 in SCCAL | Local Roundup
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.
UC Santa Cruz women’s golf team takes seventh in tournament at Pacific Grove | Local Roundup
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.
SLV golf team stays unbeaten with narrow win over Aptos | Local Roundup
High school golfers at Boulder Creek Golf & Country Club dealt with rain as they teed off and were treated to rainbows when they finished on Thursday.
Santa Cruz baseball slips past previously unbeaten Soquel in zany finish | Local Roundup
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.
SC’s Eli Fitchen-Young continues to amaze with another record run | Local Roundup
Santa Cruz High star senior runner Eli Fitchen-Young broke another school record in as many weeks.
SLV softball edges Soquel in SCCAL action | Local Roundup
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.
Scotts Valley’s baseball team earns walk-off win over Santa Teresa | Local Roundup
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, Elena Stanciu post top-10 finishes at D-III Indoor Track and Field Championships | Local Roundup
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 has stellar outing in Harbor’s baseball win over Thomas More | Local Roundup
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.
Kaleb Wing’s two HRs, eight RBI pace SV’s baseball rout of Watsonville | Local Roundup
Loyola Marymount University committed Kaleb Wing had a career day, and Scotts Valley High’s baseball team routed visiting Watsonville 21-1 in the teams’ five inning nonleague game Saturday.