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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.

Santa Cruz’s Joy Roberts, St. Francis’ Peyton Orradre win multiple events at O’Condon Invitational | Local Roundup

Santa Cruz County girls track and field athletes produced nine event wins at the 22-team O’Condon Invitational at North Monterey County High on Saturday.

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.

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.

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’s Keanna Miller advances from opening heat in Barbados | Local Roundup

Santa Cruz’s Keanna Miller advanced from her opening heat at the World Surf League’s BTMI Barbados Surf Pro at Soup Bowl, Bathsheba, Barbados, on Tuesday.

SC surfer Adam Bartlett eliminated on opening day in Barbados | Local Roundup

Santa Cruz’s Adam Bartlett was eliminated on the opening day of action at the World Surf League’s BTMI Barbados Surf Pro at Soup Bowl, Bathsheba, Barbados, on Monday.

Jason Graff throws one-hitter to help Santa Cruz win SCCAL opener | Local Roundup

Jason Graff threw a complete-game one hitter, and Santa Cruz High’s baseball team beat Harbor 5-0 in the teams’ Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League opener Friday.

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.

Santa Cruz’s Brody Price earns win at West Coast Prime Series event at Steamer Lane | Local Roundup

Santa Cruz’s Brody Price took first place in the U16 boys division on the final day of USA Surfing’s West Coast Prime Series at Steamer Lane, his hometown break, on Sunday.

Santa Cruz edged by Wisconsin ahead of Sunday’s Chase Center game | Local Roundup

Santa Cruz saw Wisconsin’s Stephen Thompson make a pair of free throws with 3.9 seconds left, and the Warriors were edged by the Herd, 112-110, in the teams’ NBA G League game at Kaiser Permanente Arena on Friday night.

Aptos native Nikki Hiltz wins 3,000 race at USATF Indoor Championships in NY | Local Roundup

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.

Sharks’ boys and girls basketball teams remain unbeaten in Cypress Division action | Local Roundup

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.

Scotts Valley softball beats SLV, wins SCCAL title outright | Local Roundup

Junior Abby Howell doubled, homered, drove in four runs, and scored a run, and the Scotts Valley High softball team beat San Lorenzo Valley 9-4 to lock up the Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League title outright on Friday.

Santa Cruz native Natalia Grossman wins 10th Boulder World Cup Gold | Local Roundup

Santa Cruz native Natalia Grossman, a 22-year-old who lives and trains in Salt Lake City, continued her dominance in front of friends and family by winning IFSC World Cup Series 2024 stop in Utah on Sunday.

Cabrillo baseball rallies for upset over Fresno City in playoff series opener | Local Roundup

Cabrillo College’s baseball team scored 10 runs over the final three innings and rallied past host Fresno City 14-11 to open its best-of-three NorCal Regional playoffs opener Thursday.

Santa Cruz native Luke Rockhold prevails with KO in Karate Combat 45 | Local Roundup

Santa Cruz native Luke Rockhold, 39, a former UFC and Strikeforce middleweight champion, earned a third-round knockout of Joe Schilling in the main event of Karate Combat 45 in Dubai on Saturday.

SC’s Jay Thomson, Mari Friedman earn wins at Surfer’s Path Half Marathon | Local Roundup

A pair of Santa Cruzans, Jay Thomson and Mari Friedman, earned wins at the Surfer’s Path Half Marathon in Santa Cruz on Sunday.

Aptos thrower Logan Brantley, SV’s boys DMR team earn big wins | Local Roundup

Aptos High junior Logan Brantley won two events at the Bob Pryor Memorial Invite at Veterans Stadium in Merced on Friday.

SC boys volleyball seeded No. 6 in Open Division; Harbor is No. 5 in D-II | Local Roundup

Santa Cruz High’s boys volleyball team, the Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League’s regular season and tournament champion, was awarded the No. 6 seed in the prestigious Open Division for the Central Coast Section at the seeding meeting on Saturday.

Santa Cruz Longboard Union takes third at Logjam! 2023 | Local Roundup

Santa Cruz Longboard Union took third place with 9,475 points at the two-day Logjam! 2023 contest, which concluded Sunday at Pleasure Point.

Cabrillo softball team upsets No. 4 state ranked MPC | Local Roundup

Cabrillo College’s softball team used a three-run fourth inning to rally past No. 4 state ranked Monterey Peninsula College 3-2 in the teams’ Coast Conference game in Aptos on Tuesday.

Aptos native Nikki Hiltz wins women’s 1,500 race at USATF Indoor Championships | Local Roundup

Lululemon runner Nikki Hiltz, an Aptos native, took first place in the women’s 1,500-meter race at the USA Track and Field Indoor Championships in Albuquerque, New Mexico, on Saturday.

UCSC’s Kaylee Murphy posts 50th double-double in rout | Local Roundup

UC Santa Cruz senior forward Kaylee Murphy posted her 15th double-double of the season and 50th of her career in a rout Sunday at Kaiser Permanente Arena.