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Aptos baseball knocks off Santa Cruz, gains sole possession of SCCAL lead | Local Roundup

Jorden Espinoza recorded 11 strikeouts over 6 2/3 innings, and Aptos High’s baseball team gained sole possession of the Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League lead with its 4-2 win over visiting Santa Cruz on Thursday.

Trey Silva, St. Francis keep MVC in check in PCAL baseball battle | Local Roundup

Pitcher Trey Silva scattered five hits over six innings, and the St. Francis High baseball team beat host Monte Vista Christian 4-1 in the teams’ Pacific Coast Athletic League Gabilan Division game Wednesday.

Giancarlo Mendo’s three wins help Wildcatz win track meet | Local Roundup

Giancarlo Mendo won three individual events, and Watsonville High’s boys track and field team beat host North Monterey County 78-58 in the teams’ Pacific Coast Athletic League Mission Division meet Wednesday.

Local high school runners shine at Dublin Distance Fiesta | Local Roundup

Scotts Valley HIgh’s senior Ashlyn Boothby took first place in the 800-meter race at the Dublin Distance Fiesta at Dublin High on Saturday.

John Mel takes fifth, Maddie Storrer 13th at surf events in Florida | Local Roundup

Santa Cruz’s John Mel tied for fifth place at the World Surf League’s Ron Jon Quiksilver Pro at Shepard Beach Park in Cocoa Beach, Florida, on Saturday. Capitola’s Maddie Storrer tied for 13th place and earned 295 points at the WSL’s Roxy Pro

Evie Marheineke, Eli Fitchen-Young run to wins at K-Bell Classic | Local Roundup

Archbishop Mitty High junior Evangeline Marheineke, a Santa Cruz resident, and Santa Cruz junior Eli Fitchen-Young earned wins at the 41-team K-Bell Track and Field Classic on Saturday.

Cabrillo basketball team earns bye, second-round home game for playoffs | Local Roundup

The Cabrillo College men’s basketball team was seeded No. 7/8 for the CCCAA NorCal Regional Playoffs after posting the best regular-season record in school history under coach James Page.

PV, Watsonville boys soccer teams call match after lights go out | Local Roundup

Crosstown rivals Pajaro Valley and Watsonville highs ended their rainy, nonleague soccer match prematurely after a the lights on the field went out with 15 minutes remaining Saturday night.

Santa Cruz native Natalia Grossman, 21, wins third straight IFSC Boulder World Cup season title | Local Roundup

Santa Cruz native Natalia Grossman won the overall IFSC Boulder World Cup title for a third straight season with her silver medal finish at Innsbruck on Thurday.

Five Cabrillo women’s soccer players commit to D-II programs | Local Roundup

Star forward Aubree Westjohn and four other Cabrillo College women’s soccer players committed to NCAA Division II programs in a signing ceremony held in the Seahawks’ gymnasium on Friday evening.

Scotts Valley runs to pair of 4×800 relay titles at SCCAL Prelims | Local Roundup

Scotts Valley High’s (Ashlyn Boothby, Diana Alivov, Ava Decleve, and Rafaela Putnam) won the 4×800-meter relay title in 9:37.34 at the SCCAL Prelims at Santa Cruz High on Wednesday. Scotts Valley (Aiden Boothby, Spencer George, Ben George, and Mason Lantz) won the boys’ 4×800-meter relay title in 8:06.75.

James Ponzio paces MVC to third place at PCAL Cypress Division Finals | Local Roundup

Senior James Ponzio took first in the 1,600-meter race (4:37.28) and 3,200 (10:00.62), and Monte Vista Christian School placed third (85 points) at the Pacific Coast Athletic League Cypress Division Finals at Alvarez High on Friday.

Cabrillo baseball team’s title bid ends with loss to Mission | Local Roundup

Matt Lawton had three hits with a walk, double, home run, two RBI, and two runs scored, but the Cabrillo College baseball team blew an early lead in their 9-7 loss to Mission in Coast Conference South Division play Thursday.

Cabrillo’s rally falls short in baseball loss to Ohlone | Local Roundup

The Cabrillo College baseball team scored five runs in the ninth inning, but fell short in its 7-6 loss to Ohlone in Coast Conference South Division play Saturday.

SC’s Nat Young helps cause to survive WSL’s midseason cut | Local Roundup

Santa Cruz’s Nat Young advanced to the Round of 32 of Friday at the World Surf League’s Western Australia Margaret River Pro, event No. 5 on the Championship Tour.

Aptos boys golf tops SC, remains unbeaten in SCCAL | Local Roundup

Junior Andrew Cox and sophomore Ben Nowark shared medalist honors after each shot 4-over-par 38 on the front nine at DeLaveaga Golf Course on Wednesday to lead the Mariners to a 200-247 win over Santa Cruz.

MVC rolls to nonleague softball win over Santa Cruz | Local Roundup

Monte Vista Christian School’s softball team earned a 23-3 nonleague win over host Santa Cruz on Thursday.

Locals Ashlyn Boothby, Evie Marheineke run to school marks at Arcadia Invitational | Local Roundup

Scotts Valley junior Ashlyn Boothby took fourth in the 1-mile Invitational race in a school-record 4:47.59 at the Arcadia Invitational at Arcadia High on Saturday.

Locals athletes shine on big weekend for track and field | Local Roundup

Scotts Valley High junior Ashlyn Boothby took second place in the 1,600-meter race at the Stanford Invitational on Saturday. She finished in 4 minutes, 52.49 seconds.

SC surfer Sam Coffey advanced to the quarterfinals in Barbados | Local Roundup

Santa Cruz’s Sam Coffey advanced to the quarterfinals of the World Surf League’s Barbados Surf Pro on Thursday at Soup Bowl in Bathsheba, Barbados.

Santa Cruz surfer Autumn Hays wins her opening heat in Barbados | Local Roundup

Santa Cruz’s Autumn Hays won her opening heat Tuesday at the World Surf League’s Barbados Surf Pro, a Qualifying Series 5,000-point event at Soup Bowl in Bathsheba, Barbados.

Tosh Woods paces Aptos in track meet against SLV | Local Roundup

Senior Tosh Woods took first in the 100-meter run (11.46), long jump (19 feet, 5 inches) and high jump (5-8) and Aptos High’s track and field team took first in every event Thursday in a Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League meet against visiting San Lorenzo Valley.

Scotts Valley girls lacrosse hands MVC first loss | Local Roundup

Scotts Valley High’s girls lacrosse team knocked Monte Vista Christian from the unbeaten ranks with its 17-8 win over the host Mustangs on Wednesday night.

UCSC basketball talent Kaylee Murphy repeats as All-American | Local Roundup

UC Santa Cruz senior forward Kaylee Murphy was named an NCAA Division III Honorable Mention All-American by the Women’s Basketball Coaches Association on Thursday.

UCSC’s Shea Wissler qualifies for NCAA Indoor Championships | Local Roundup

UC Santa Cruz senior Shea Wissler qualified for the 2023 NCAA Indoor Championships with his first-place finish in the heptathlon at the Midwest Qualifier at Wartburg College in Waverly, Iowa, on Saturday.