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Aptos rolls in SCCAL tri-meet wins | Track and field roundup

Aptos High’s boys track and field team beat Scotts Valley 106-25 and Mount Madonna 131-0, and the Falcons beat the Hawks 77-0 in a Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League tri-meet at Aptos on Thursday.

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.

Santa Cruz’s Heidi Green commits to NCAA D-I Santa Clara University | Track and field

Santa Cruz High middle distance runner Heidi Green missed a good portion of her senior season with injury. Fortunately for the blossoming talent the injury won’t mean the end of the road to her competitive career.

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.

SC’s Eli Fitchen-Young, Soquel’s Ben Comilang set school records at Stanford Invitational | High school track and field

Santa Cruz senior Eli Fitchen-Young and Soquel junior Ben Comilang posted top-three finishes and broke school records at the 2025 Stanford Invitational on Saturday.

Santa Cruz baseball knocks off Aptos in SCCAL action | Local Roundup

Damos Deworken doubled, drew a walk, had two RBI, and scored twice in Santa Cruz High’s 8-3 win over Aptos in Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League baseball action Friday.

Casey MacConnell, Andrew Pursley, and Logan Brantley pace Aptos’ boys in win over Soquel | High school track and field roundup

Seniors Casey MacConnell, Andrew Pursley, and Logan Brantley each won two individual events to lead Aptos High’s boys track and field team past Soquel 103-30 in the teams’ Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League meet 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.

Aptos boys win five events, team title at 52nd Avis Kelley Invitational | Local Roundup

Aptos High’s boys track and field team took first out of 21 schools competing at the 52nd Avis Kelley Invitational at Gilroy High on Saturday.

Eli Fitchen-Young, Seb Williams pace SC in tri-meet win | High school track and field roundup

Senior Eli Fitchen-Young and junior Seb Williams each won two individual events for Santa Cruz High’s track and field team in its Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League tri-meet victory Thursday in Santa Cruz.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

High school track and field fans treated to stellar showings at Santa Cruz County Meet of Champions II

Aptos seniors Logan Brantley and Casey MacConnell each won two individual events, and the Mariners’ boys track and field team won eight total at the Santa Cruz County Meet of Champions II at Harbor High on Saturday.

UC Santa Cruz track talents Eric Anderson, Elena Stanciu advance to finals at D-III Indoor Championships | Local Roundup

UC Santa Cruz’s Eric Anderson and Elena Stanciu advanced from the prelims to the finals on the opening day of the NCAA Division III Indoor Track and Field Championships at Nazareth University in Rochester, New York, on Friday.

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.

Harbor volleyball talent Sabine Kemos commits to NCAA D-III C-M-S | Local Roundup

Harbor High volleyball talent Sabine Kemos announced on social media that she will continue her athletic career at NCAA Division III Claremont-Mudd-Scripps while studying at Claremont McKenna College.

SC Warriors lose to Memphis in NBA G League battle | Local Roundup

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.

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.

Youth-laden Harbor upsets short-handed Aptos in girls basketball | Local Roundup

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.

Former Soquel star Ciara Cantlen transfers from Hawaii to Santa Clara for beach volleyball | Local Roundup

Santa Cruz beach volleyball talent Ciara Cantlen has transferred from University of Hawaii to compete for Santa Clara University, the Broncos announced Friday. 

Local Olympians Nikki Hiltz, Dominique Parrish had an unforgettable 2024 | Sports Newsmaker of the Year

Aptos native Nikki Hiltz and Scotts Valley native Dominique “Domino” Parrish — both Olympic qualifiers — are the 2024 Sentinel Sports Newsmakers of the Year.