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County trio set for CIF State Track and Field finals Saturday | Local Roundup

Soquel High senior Jonelle Scott was one of 12 athletes to qualify for the final in the girls’ pole vault at the 104th CIF State Championships at Buchanan High in Clovis at Buchanan High on Friday.

SV’s Nathaniel Guillory, Soquel’s Jonelle Scott crowned as champions at CCS Finals | High school track and field

On a breezy afternoon great for flying kites, Scotts Valley resident Nathaniel Guillory and Soquel High senior Jonelle Scott were both flying high after they won events at the Central Coast Section Track and Field Finals at Gilroy High on Saturday.

More than a dozen locals move on from CCS Track and Field Semifinals

Santa Cruz County track and field athletes battled the heat and the best from throughout the section in the Central Coast Section Semifinals at Gilroy High on Saturday.

Scotts Valley softball beats SLV, wins SCCAL title outright | Local Roundup

Junior Abby Howell doubled, homered, drove in four runs, and scored a run, and the Scotts Valley High softball team beat San Lorenzo Valley 9-4 to lock up the Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League title outright on Friday.

Soquel’s Braylon Noble steals show with four wins; thrower Logan Brantley leads Aptos to team title | Boys track and field

It was mostly the usual suspects at the boys’ SCCAL Track and Field Championships at Soquel High on Monday, plus a few eye-opening finishes.

Aptos wins seven events, SCCAL Championships team title | Girls track and field

Aptos High’s girls track and field team won seven events and benefitted from its depth to win the team title at the SCCAL Championships at Soquel High on Monday.

SC surfer Nat Young scores stellar 9.33 wave in heat win in Australia | Local Roundup

Santa Cruz’s Nat Young won his opening heat at the World Surf League’s Bonsoy Gold Coast Pro, the season opener on the Challenger Series, in Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia, on Saturday.

Cabrillo baseball edges Monterey Peninsula to close regular season | Local Roundup

First baseman Matt Morrison singled home outfielder Jacob Pappas with the go-ahead run in the seventh inning, and the Cabrillo College baseball team held off host Monterey Peninsula 3-2 to close the teams’ regular season Thursday.

SV’s Ashlyn Boothby, Soquel’s Jonelle Scott earn wins at CCS Top 8 | Girls track and field

Scotts Valley High senior Ashlyn Boothby turned in one of the most exciting finishes at the 43rd CCS Top 8 Invite at Los Gatos High on Saturday. And with it, her immediate future on the track is tentative.

SV resident Nathaniel Guillory, SC’s 4×800 relay team speed to CCS Top 8 wins | Boys track and field

It was nothing but congestion on nearby Highway 17 with all the beach-goers, but at the 43rd Central Coast Section Top 8 Invite at Los Gatos High on Saturday, Los Altos High’s Nathaniel Guillory had an open lane to accelerate.

Cabrillo baseball falls to Ohlone in Coast Conference battle | Local Roundup

Anthony Karagiannopoulos had two hits, one walk, one RBI, and a run scored, but Cabrillo College’s baseball team lost 4-2 to visiting Ohlone in the teams’ Coast Conference South Division game Thursday. 

Aptos shows out at inaugural Santa Cruz County Meet of Champions | Track and field

No team scores were kept at the Santa Cruz County Meet of Champions, but event host Aptos High didn’t need a point total to know how it did in the inaugural track and field meet on a cold, rainy Saturday.

Henry Spitzer wins tiebreaker, lifts Scotts Valley’s boys tennis team over SC | Local Roundup

Senior Henry Spitzer edged Julian Arulanantham 7-6 (7-4), 5-7, 1-0 (10-8) at No. 3 singles to clinch Scotts Valley High’s 4-3 boys tennis win Thursday.

Medalist Keenan Buntz paces unbeaten SLV in latest golf win | Local Roundup

Match medalist Keenan Buntz shot even-par 31 at Boulder Creek Golf and Country Club, and San Lorenzo Valley High’s boys golf team beat Soquel 176-203 to stay unbeaten in Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League play Wednesday.

Inaugural Santa Cruz County Meet of Champions takes place at Aptos | Track and field

Every high school in Santa Cruz County has been extended an invitation to have its track and field programs compete in the inaugural Santa Cruz County Meet of Champions, which takes place at Aptos High on Saturday beginning at 10 a.m.

Soquel’s Braylon Noble takes second in decathlon at Arcadia Invitational | Local Roundup

Soquel senior Braylon Noble, an all-Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League talent in football and basketball, continued to prove himself as one of Santa Cruz County’s top all-around athlete. He took second place in the decathlon on Day 2 of the prestigious Arcadia Invitational at Arcadia High on Saturday.

Scotts Valley’s 4×800 relay teams blaze at Arcadia Invitational | Local Roundup

Scotts Valley High seniors Ashlyn Boothby and Diana Alivov, and sophomores Ava Decleve and Jenni Brownfield shined together again, this time on Day 1 of the prestigious Arcadia Invitational at Arcadia High on Friday.

Athletes represent county well on eventful track and field weekend | Local Roundup

A pair of senior track and field talents, Scotts Valley High’s Ashlyn Boothby and Soquel’s Jonelle Scott, earned top-three finishes at the Stanford Invitational on Saturday.

Aptos thrower Logan Brantley, SV’s boys DMR team earn big wins | Local Roundup

Aptos High junior Logan Brantley won two events at the Bob Pryor Memorial Invite at Veterans Stadium in Merced on Friday.

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.

Scotts Valley breaks school, meet records at Firebird Relays | Local Roundup

Scotts Valley High’s girls track and field team won three races and posted top-five finishes in four events at the Firebird Relays at Fremont High in Sunnyvale on Saturday.

Mariners’ track and field teams crush the competition at Avis Kelley Invitational | Local Roundup

Aptos High’s girls track and field team produced eight top-three finishes to help the Mariners take second place at the 51st Avis Kelley Invitational, which drew athletes from 39 school to Gilroy High on Saturday.

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.