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Santa Cruz surfer Sam Coffey advances in Cocoa Beach, Florida | Local Roundup

Santa Cruz surfer Sam Coffey advanced to the Round of 16 at the World Surf League’s Ron Jon Quiksilver Pro, a Men’s Qualifying Series 1,000-point event at Shepard Beach Park in Cocoa Beach, Florida. Coffey, No. 20 in the North America QS rankings, placed second to Evan Geiselman (12.00) of New Smyrna Beach, Florida, in […]

SV native Vanessa Fraser runs to 13th at The Ten, as American records fall | Local Roundup

Nike Bowerman Track Club’s Vanessa Fraser finished 13th out of 26 runners in Sound Running’s The Ten at JSerra Catholic High in San Juan Capistrano on Sunday night.

SC surfer Nat Young takes 9th at Portugal’s Supertubos | Local Roundup

Santa Cruz’s Nat Young took ninth place at the World Surf League’s MEO Pro Portugal at Supertubos in Peniche, Portugal, event No. 3 on the Championship Tour. The 30-year-old goofy-footer earned 3,320 points for his finish, boosting his season total to 7,970. Young, ranked No. 16 on the CT through two events, was eliminated by […]

Santa Cruz surfers Sam Coffey, John Mel eliminated from Dominican Republic contest | Local Roundup

Eddie Brooks and Logan Manildi won multiple races to help Harbor High’s boys swim team past Aptos 72-48 in the teams’ Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League opener Friday in Aptos. 

SC surfer Nat Young advances at CT event in Portugal | Local Roundup

Santa Cruz surfer Nat Young advanced from his opening heat Friday at the World Surf League’s MEO Pro Portugal, event No. 3 on the Men’s Championship Tour in Peniche, Portugal. Young, ranked No. 16 of the CT through two events, took second in the final heat of the Opening Round. He posted a two-wave score […]

Scotts Valley native Dominique Parrish wrestles to bronze at Yasar Dogu International in Turkey | Local Roundup

Team USA wrestler Dominique Parrish earned bronze in the women’s 53-kilogram freestyle division at the 50th Yasar Dogu International 2022 in Istanbul, Turkey, on Saturday.

Aptos’ upset bid derailed on penalty kicks | CCS Soccer Roundup

Aptos High’s boys soccer team, the No. 8 seed, nearly stunned top-seeded Aragon in the Central Coast Section Division I quarterfinals Saturday night in San Mateo.

Santa Cruz’s Nat Young ties for ninth at Hurley Pro Sunset Beach | Local Roundup

The waves were there, but the ones Santa Cruz’s Nat Young dropped in on didn’t offer him much during his afternoon heat at the World Surf League’s Hurley Pro Sunset Beach on Wednesday in Oahu, Hawaii.

Wildcatz’s boys basketball team wins share of PCAL’s Santa Lucia Division title | Local Roundup

At the outset of each basketball season, Watsonville High coach Marcus Northcutt and assistant Mike Blum tell the Wildcatz how cool it would be if they won a league title: In addition to adding a championship banner to the school’s gymnasium walls, years later, they could come back and see their banner and cherish that […]

UCSC rally falls short against nation’s top-ranked D-III women’s basketball team | Local Roundup

Junior guard/forward Ashley Kowack scored 25 points, but the UC Santa Cruz women’s basketball team suffered a 74-70 loss to Christopher Newport, the nation’s top-ranked NCAA Division III team, on Saturday.

Dez Litel lifts St. Francis over MVC with OT 3-pointer | Local Roundup

Dez Litel produced the game winning 3-pointer in overtime as St. Francis High’s boys basketball beat crosstown rival Monte Vista Christian 59-57 on senior night Friday.

Santa Cruz tops Soquel, earns share of SCCAL boys basketball title with Aptos | Local Roundup

Aden Cury and Kosi Warren-House posted double-doubles to help Santa Cruz High’s boys basketball team beat Soquel 76-25 on Tuesday and earn a share of the Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League title with Aptos.

Santa Cruz tops SLV in shortened match, clinches SCCAL girls soccer title | Local Roundup

The Santa Cruz High girls soccer team clinched no worse than a share of the Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League title with its 8-0 win over host San Lorenzo Valley on Tuesday.

Austin James scores 33 points, Joe Rush produces game winner in Cabrillo’s narrow road win | Local Roundup

Joe Rush III scored with 10 seconds left and the Cabrillo College men’s basketball team edged host Napa Valley 79-78 in nonconference action Monday.

Danisha Nunez becomes first Watsonville female to win PCAL wrestling title | Local Roundup

Junior Danisha Nunez became the first Watsonville High athlete to win a title at the Pacific Coast Athletic League Girls Wrestling Championships at Alvarez High on Saturday.

UCSC women’s basketball scores school-record 117 points in rout of La Verne | Local Roundup

Harbor High junior wrestler Diallo Thomas won the title at 162 pounds at the 12th annual Colt Invitational at El Camino High in South San Francisco on Saturday.

Renee Parker posts triple-double as Cabrillo gets first win streak | Local Roundup

Renee Parker recorded a triple-double, and Cabrillo College’s women’s basketball team crushed Hartnell 52-23 in Coast Conference South Division action on Friday night.

Aptos’ Vito Riccabona named to Cal-Hi Sports’ All-State Football Team | Local Roundup

Aptos High’s Vito Riccabona was honored on Cal-Hi Sports’ All-State Football Team for medium-sized enrollment schools.

Ella Giguiere’s double-double helps Seahawks edge Mission | Local Roundup

Ella Giguiere had 23 points and 16 rebounds, and the Cabrillo College women’s basketball team edged Mission 69-67 in the teams’ Coast Conference South Division game Wednesday.

Kaitlin Imai reaches 1,000-point milestone in Falcons’ win | Local Roundup

Kaitlin Imai reached the 1,000-point milestone in her Scotts Valley High basketball career as the Falcons posted a 70-11 win over Harbor on senior night Tuesday.

SC’s Nat Young ties for 17th at Billabong Pro Pipeline in Oahu | Local Roundup

Santa Cruz’s Nat Young was eliminated by Italy’s Leonardo Fioravanti 9.66-7.33 Tuesday in the Round of 32 at the World Surf League’s Billabong Pro Pipeline in Hawaii, the season opener for the 11-event Championship Tour.

Wildcatz overcome monstrously huge deficit late, win in OT to stay unbeaten | Local Roundup

Watsonville High’s boys basketball team rallied from a 19-point deficit in the final four minutes of its game against Rancho San Juan to force overtime and emerged with a thrilling, 79-72 win in front of dozens of energetic fans Saturday.

PCS misses two late shots, chance to pull into tie for first place | Local Roundup

Pacific Collegiate School’s boys basketball team fell short in its bid to pull into a tie for first place in the Pacific Coast Athletic League’s Cypress Division standings on Friday.

SC’s Qwentin Brown, SV’s Nolan Smith receive all-state football honors | Local Roundup

Santa Cruz High’s Qwentin Brown and Scotts Valley’s Nolan Smith were named to Cal-High Sports’ All-State football team for small schools.

Local surfers Alex Fry, Shaun Burns eliminated in Pismo Beach | Local Roundup

A trio of locals remain in the World Surf League’s SLO CAL Open at Pismo Beach, a a QS 1,000 event. The competition window opened Thursday and runs through Sunday.