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.
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.
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.
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.
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 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 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.
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.
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.
Guard Yuri Collins recorded his 10th double-double of the season, but the Santa Cruz Warriors lost 125-117 to Memphis in NBA G League action at Kaiser Permanente Arena on Saturday night.
A pair of locals, San Lorenzo Valley High junior Gabriel Attia and Aptos High sophomore Cruz Contreras, met their goals of earning a win at the CIF State Championships at Mechanics Bank Arena in Bakersfield on Friday.
Cabrillo College freshman forward Gabby Brooks scored a game-high 27 points, and the short-handed Seahawks women’s basketball team needed every one in its playoff opener Wednesday night in Aptos.
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.
Nami Banks scored in each half, and Aptos High’s boys soccer team locked up the Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League title with their 5-1 win over Scotts Valley on Friday.
Scarlet Stateler and Alexa Castaneda each had two goals and an assist, and Aptos High’s girls soccer team recorded its 10th shutout with its 9-0 win over visiting Santa Cruz on Tuesday.
Harbor High’s youth-laden and inexperienced girls basketball upset shorthanded Aptos 27-26 in the teams’ Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League finale on Saturday.
Senior Valeria Acosta scored twice in the second half, and Pajaro Valley High’s girls soccer team rallied for a 2-1 win over host Carmel in the teams’ Pacific Coast Athletic League Mission Division match Wednesday.
Minus some of their top contributors, the Santa Cruz Warriors turned in a golden performance in their 146-132 win over the Grand Rapids Gold in front of 2,476 fans at the teams’ NBA G League game at Kaiser Permanente Arena on Saturday night.
Junior Lia Gularte scored a hat trick, and Santa Cruz High’s girls soccer team earned a 3-1 win over San Lorenzo Valley in Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League play in Felton Tuesday.
Santa Cruz beach volleyball talent Ciara Cantlen has transferred from University of Hawaii to compete for Santa Clara University, the Broncos announced Friday.
Golden State two-way guard Pat Spencer made four 3-pointers and scored a career-high 34 points in Santa Cruz’s 128-118 win over Salt Lake City in NBA G League action at Kaiser Permanente Arena on Saturday night.
More than a dozen student-athletes from Santa Cruz County have been chosen to compete in the 39th annual Central Coast High School Football All-Star Game.