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Kat Buckley leads PCS girls basketball team to Pescadero Hoop Dreams title | Local Roundup
Junior forward Kat Buckley produced another double-double, and Pacific Collegiate School’s girls basketball team beat Pescadero 43-16 in the championship of the Pescadero Hoop Dreams tournament on Saturday.
Santa Cruz surfer John Mel moves into quarterfinals at Morro Bay | Local Roundup
Santa Cruz’s John Mel advanced to the Round of 16 at the World Surf League’s SLO CAL Open Morro Bay, a Qualifying Series 2,000-point event, in Morro Bay on Saturday.
Santa Cruz surfer John Mel advances at SLO CAL Open Morro Bay | Local Roundup
Santa Cruz’s John Mel advanced to the Round of 32 at the World Surf League’s SLO CAL Open Morro Bay, a Qualifying Series 2,000-point event, in Morro Bay on Friday.
Emilie Ngo helps UC Santa Cruz rally past UC Merced in OT at KP Arena | Local Roundup
Sophomore guard Emilie Ngo continued her offensive ways, and the UC Santa Cruz women’s basketball team, an NCAA Division III squad, rallied past D-II UC Merced 79-72 at Kaiser Permanente Arena on Tuesday.
Kat Buckley paces PCS past Soquel in girls basketball | Local Roundup
Junior forward Kat Buckley had 25 points, seven rebounds and five blocks to lead the Pacific Collegiate School girls basketball team past host Soquel 39-18 in nonleague action Monday.
Scotts Valley girls produce their best team finish at CIF Cross Country Championships
A pair of runners from Santa Cruz County, Scotts Valley High senior Ava Decleve and Aptos senior Maya Schiro, posted top-five finishes in the Division IV race at the CIF State Cross Country Championships in Fresno on Saturday.
Soquel’s girls, boys water polo teams suffer narrow losses in CIF NorCal Regional playoffs
Sophomore Grace Graessle scored a season-high nine goals on 12 shots, but the No. 6 seed Soquel High’s girls water polo team lost 13-12 to No. 3 Acalanes in double overtime in the CIF Division I NorCal Regional quarterfinals on Tuesday.
Scotts Valley’s Hanna Shehorn, Ava Decleve finish 1-2, help Falcons repeat in D-IV | CCS Cross Country Championships
Scotts Valley High junior Hanna Shehorn and UCLA-bound senior teammate Ava Decleve finished 1-2 to lead the Falcons to the girls’ Division IV team title at the Central Coast Section Cross Country Championships in Belmont on Saturday.
Soquel water polo earns sweep of SCCAL Tournament titles | Local Roundup
Soquel High’s boys water polo team outscored visiting Santa Cruz 4-0 in the fourth quarter to rally for an 11-8 win in the SCCAL Tournament championship match on Saturday.
Water polo finalists set for SCCAL Tournaments | Local Roundup
Senior Adelaide Friedley scored three goals, and the No. 2 seed Aptos High girls water polo team beat No. 3 Santa Cruz 5-3 in the Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League Tournament semifinals at Harbor High on Thursday.
Aptos native Caspar Corbeau swims to World Record in 200 breaststroke | Local Roundup
Aptos native Caspar Corbeau, 24, became the first swimmer to break two minutes in the 200-meter breaststroke at the World Aquatics Swimming World Cup – Toronto 2025 at Toronto Pan Am Sports Centre in Toronto, Canada, on Saturday.
Santa Cruz girls volleyball earns sweep of Soquel, remains in second place in SCCAL | Local Roundup
Senior outside hitter Natalie Monroe had 18 kills, and Santa Cruz High’s girls volleyball team earned a 25-20, 26-24, 27-25 sweep of visiting Soquel in the teams’ Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League match Thursday.
Soquel flag football holds off Santa Cruz in tight SCCAL game | Local Roundup
Soquel High’s flag football team held off Santa Cruz 21-15 in the teams’ Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League game at Aptos High on Wednesday.
Cabrillo football falls to Coalinga, sees losing skid reach five | Local Roundup
Cabrillo College’s football team led at the half despite giving up a last-minute score in the second quarter, but Coalinga flipped the script in the second half and rallied for a 35-26 win in the teams’ Coast Conference opener in Aptos on Saturday night.
Denise Corrales helps Cabrillo top De Anza in women’s soccer | Local Roundup
Denise Corrales, a freshman forward out of Watsonville High, had a goal and an assist to help the Cabrillo College women’s soccer team roll past visiting De Anza 4-0 in the teams’ Coast Conference crossover match Friday.
Aptos girls tennis team beats Soquel, stays perfect in SCCAL | Local Roundup
Neci Hoeptner and Julie Blevins beat Lucy Federspiel and Ayla Hymes 6-1, 3-6, 1-0 (10-2) at No. 1 doubles to help Aptos High’s unbeaten girls tennis team secure a 6-1 win over Soquel in Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League play Thursday.
Aptos girls water polo holds off Santa Cruz | Local Roundup
Senior Madi Knudsen made three goals, including a 5-meter penalty shot, and an assist, and Aptos High’s girls water polo team beat Santa Cruz 7-4 in the Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League play Wednesday.
Soquel girls water polo takes fourth at prestigious Arroyo Grande Fall Classic | Local Roundup
Soquel High’s girls water polo team went 3-2 and took fourth place at the prestigious Arroyo Grande Fall Classic on Saturday.
San Jose’s Katie McIndoe takes first at 21st Mermaid Sprint Triathlon | Local Roundup
San Jose’s Katie McIndoe took first out of 128 athletes in the 21st Mermaid Sprint Triathlon in Capitola on Saturday.
Scotts Valley girls volleyball slips past Santa Cruz in five sets | Local Roundup
Outside hitter Hayden Smith had 21 kills, 12 digs, and three blocks to lead Scotts Valley High’s girls volleyball team to a 25-21, 20-25, 25-12, 18-25, 20-18 win over host Santa Cruz in Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League action Thursday.
Peyton Orradre helps St. Francis volleyball team earn sweep of Mount Madonna | Local Roundup
Senior outside hitter Peyton Orradre had nine kills and 11 digs, and St. Francis High’s girls volleyball team earned a 25-17, 25-18, 25-15 nonleague sweep of Mount Madonna in Watsonville on Wednesday.
Soquel boys water polo goes 2-0 in doubleheader | Local Roundup
Soquel High’s boys water polo team earned a sweep in its nonleague doubleheader on Saturday. The Knights posted a 17-6 win over Carmel and 20-12 win over Leland of San Jose.
Ava Decleve, Hanna Shehorn pace Scotts Valley past Santa Cruz in cross country action | Local Roundup
UCLA-committed Ava Decleve (15:06) held off teammate Hanna Shehorn (15:16) for the individual win, as they helped the Falcons earn a 22 to 39 win over Santa Cruz on the Falcons’ 2.59-mile course in Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League action Thursday.
Bryan Bunker, Cabrillo men’s water polo pull away from Ohlone | Local Roundup
Bryan Bunker had a monster second half to help the Cabrillo College men’s water polo team knock off visiting Ohlone 20-16 in the teams’ Coast Conference match in Aptos on Wednesday.
Santa Cruz’s Kaikoura Nauenberg advances to Round of 32 at World Surf League’s Super Girl Surf Pro | Local Roundup
Santa Cruz’s Kaikoura Nauenberg advanced to the Round of 32 at the World Surf League’s Nissan Super Girl Surf Pro, a Women’s Qualifying Series 4,000-point event in Oceanside on Saturday.