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Banana Slugs win their opener at UCSC Thanksgiving Classic at KP Arena | Local Roundup

The Cabrillo College women’s volleyball team had three players, all sophomores, named to the 2023 All-Coast Conference North Division first team.

Peyton Hatten rushes for 347 yards as Cabrillo football stuns Hartnell | Local Roundup

Freshman running back Peyton Hatten rushed for 347 yards and a touchdown on 36 carries, and the Cabrillo College football team stunned host Hartnell, 28-13, in the teams’ Coast Conference game Saturday night.

Santa Cruz Warriors never trail, win NBA G League season opener | Local Roundup

Forward Trayce Jackson-Davis, on assignment from Golden State, had 28 points and 12 rebounds, and the Santa Cruz Warriors beat the visiting Stockton Kings, 125-114, to open the 2023-24 NBA G League season on Friday night.

Local surfers Keanna Miller, Maddie Storrer to square off in Florida | Local Roundup

Santa Cruz’s Keanna Miller and Capitola’s Maddie Storrer advanced from the opening round Friday and will square off in the next round of the World Surf League’s Air Force Super Girl Pro, a women’s Qualifying Series 3,000-point event in Jax Beach Pier in Jacksonville, Florida.

Local athletes solidify college plans on first day of NLI signing period | Local Roundup

The first day of National Letter of Intent signing period for all student-athletes competing in sports other than football opened Wednesday. The early signing period runs through Division I basketball runs through Wednesday. The period for all other athletes runs through Aug. 1.

UCSC women’s soccer advances to C2C Tournament Championship | Local Roundup

Camille Anneet scored the decisive goal in the 51st minute, as No. 2 seed UC Santa Cruz women’s soccer team defeated Salisbury 1-0 in the Coast-To-Coast Conference Tournament semifinals on Friday in Fredericksburg, Virginia.

SC runner Evie Marheineke repeats as WCAL champion | Local Roundup

Archbishop Mitty junior Evie Marheineke, a Santa Cruz resident, repeated as the West Catholic Athletic League’s individual champion at Crystal Springs XC Course on Wednesday in Belmont.

SC alumna Isabel Sanchez helps Cal Poly-SLO win cross country title | Local Roundup

Cal Poly San Luis Obispo cross country runner Isabel Sanchez, a Santa Cruz High alumna, took 15th out of 85 runners to help the Mustangs win the team title at the Big West Championships at Blacklake Golf Resort in Nipomo on Friday.

Santa Cruz native Natalia Grossman climbs to gold at Pan Am Games, qualifies for 2024 Paris Olympics | Local Roundup

Santa Cruz native Natalia Grossman topped the podium in women’s bouldering and lead at the Pan American Games in Santiago, Chile, on Tuesday to qualify for the 2024 Paris Olympics.

Cabrillo football shuts out West Hills Coalinga to guarantee .500 record | Local Roundup

Cabrillo College’s football team posted its first shutout of the season, a 24-0 win over host West Hills Coalinga on Saturday, to assure itself of at least a .500 record in its second year removed from the death penalty.

Scotts Valley girls golf beats Soquel for 10-0 finish in SCCAL | Local Roundup

All four scorers for Scotts Valley High’s girls golf team shot 33 or better at DeLaveaga Golf Course on Tuesday, and the Falcons beat Soquel 120-157 to post a perfect season in the Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League.

Cabrillo earns pair of routs of San Mateo in water polo | Local Roundup

Belene Rodriguez had six goals and two assists and Sadie Bigler had five goals and two assists as the Cabrillo College women’s water polo team routed San Mateo 19-4 on Wednesday in Aptos.

St. Francis football shuts out visiting Santa Cruz | Local Roundup

St. Francis High junior quarterback Javier Fonseca passed for three touchdowns in the first half, and the Sharks knocked off visiting Santa Cruz 39-0 in the teams’ Pacific Coast Athletic League Mission North Division game Saturday.

Cabrillo men’s water polo goes 2-0 to open Bruce Watson Invitational | Local Roundup

The Cabrillo College men’s water polo team went 2-0 on the opening day of the Bruce Watson Invitational at West Valley College in Saratoga on Friday.

Sophomore Ava Decleve leads Scotts Valley runners in Daly City | Local Roundup

Scotts Valley High sophomore Ava Decleve took second out of 83 runners in the girls’ varsity race No. 1 at the Westmoor Ram Invitational in Daly City on Saturday.

GoFundMe page set up for injured MVC football player Taylor Fernandez | Local Roundup

Several Monte Vista Christian School parents have created a GoFundMe page to help support Mustangs football player Taylor Fernandez: “Support Taylor Fernandez Road to Recovery #51.”

Madalyn Price, Sae Ackerstein shine at International Surf Rescue Challenge in Texas | Local Roundup

Madalyn ‘Munchie’ Price (Capitola) and Sae Ackerstein (Santa Cruz City), competing for Team USA, turned in stellar performances at the week-long  International Surf Rescue Challenge in South Padre Island, Texas, which ended Saturday.

UCSC women’s soccer team sneaks past Menlo for third straight win | Local Roundup

Amanda Scott scored in the 75th minute, and the UC Santa Cruz women’s soccer team knocked of host Menlo 2-1 in Atherton on Friday for its third straight win. 

Santa Cruz girls water polo slips past Aptos in tight SCCAL battle | Local Roundup

Senior Zoe Ann Watson had two goals and two assists, and Santa Cruz High’s girls water polo team edged host Aptos 5-4 in the teams’ Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League battle Thursday. 

Pajaro Valley football ends shutout skid, but St. Francis prevails in nonleague game | Local Roundup

Javier Fonseca threw two touchdown passes and rushed for another, and St. Francis High’s football team beat visiting Pajaro Valley 28-13 on Saturday in Watsonville.

Cabrillo goes 1-1 to open men’s water polo season | Local Roundup

The Cabrillo College men’s water polo opened its season by going 1-1 on Day 1 of the William Anttila Tournament at San Joaquin Delta College in Stockton on Friday.

Belene Rodriguez leads Cabrillo to water polo win in shootout | Local Roundup

The Cabrillo College women’s water polo team, competing for the first time in two years, beat host Marin 21-17 in its season opener Wednesday.

UCSC men’s soccer wins home opener | Local Roundup

Luca Bravo and Adrian Jacobs scored goals to help the UC Santa Cruz men’s soccer team beat Pacific University 2-0 in its UCSC Tournament opener and home opener Friday.

Abigail Higgins scores 10 goals in Harbor’s girls water polo rout of Hollister | Local Roundup

Junior Abigail Higgins scored a career-high 10 goals to go along with two assists, and three steals, and the Harbor High girls water polo team routed Hollister 26-4 in the teams’ nonleague game in Santa Cruz on Thursday.