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Aptos’ Elizabeth Churchill wins four events at Avis Kelley Invitational | Girls track and field roundup

Aptos High’s Elizabeth Churchill won four events at the Avis Kelley Invitational at Gilroy High on Saturday.

Harbor beach volleyball sweeps Scotts Valley, moves to 4-0 | Local Roundup

Gwen Grigsby and Maren O’Farrell beat Hannah Fleming and Morgan Lipman, 21-13, 17-21, 15-8  in the No. 1 match, and Harbor High’s beach volleyball team beat Scotts Valley 5-0 on Friday.

Falcons’ girls lacrosse team blasts MVC | Local Roundup

Taylor Santos, Siena Wong and Ellie Raffo each scored four goals as Scotts Valley High’s girls lacrosse team defeated Monte Vista Christian 16-2 on Thursday.

Aptos boys tennis rolls past Scotts Valley | Local Roundup

Aptos High singles players Koosha Safari, Aaron Buchanan and Heath Hegna didn’t lose a game in their straight-sets wins, and the Mariners’ boys tennis team beat host Scotts Valley 6-1 in Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League play Tuesday.

Aptos softball talent Ada Neu signs with San Diego Christian

Aptos High senior pitcher Ada Neu signed a National Letter of Intent to play softball for NAIA program San Diego Christian College beginning in 2023.

Scotts Valley’s Jeremy Kain runs to school record in 3,200 | Local Roundup

Scotts Valley High senior Jeremy Kain took ninth out of 420 runners in the 3,200-meter race at the Dublin Distance Fiesta at Dublin High on Saturday night.

St. Francis baseball produces back-to-back no-hitters | Local Roundup

Freshman Nash Horton’s dominant outing gave St. Francis High’s baseball team its second no-hitter in Pacific Coast Athletic League Mission Division play this week. Horton recorded nine strikeouts and gave up one walk over six innings as the Sharks won 10-0 over North Monterey County on Friday in a game shortened by the mercy rule. […]

Aptos boys tennis tops Soquel, stays unbeaten in SCCAL | Local Roundup

Sean Spencer and Nick Hambright won 6-4, 6-7, 7-6 at No. 2 doubles to help Aptos High’s tennis team beat host Soquel to stay unbeaten in the Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League on Thursday.

Kai Price throws no-hitter in St. Francis’ baseball win over North Salinas | Local Roundup

Kai Price threw a five-inning no-hitter as the St. Francis High baseball team beat host North Salinas 12-1 in a game shortened by the mercy rule Wednesday.

Adan Rivas hoping to be X factor for Wildcatz | Boys track and field preview

Before misfortune cruelly intervened and deprived him of one full track and field season and part of another, Adan Rivas appeared headed to become an elite sprinter for Watsonville High. Judging by the junior’s performance at last spring’s Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League meet, he still could. He’s just not as far along in his […]

St. Francis’ Alicia Mendez, SLV’s Bella Reynolds post three-homer games | Local Roundup

Alicia Mendez had a career day. She threw a no-hitter and hit three solo home runs to lead St. Francis High’s softball team past Monte Vista Christian 15-0 on Tuesday. She became the second Santa Cruz County athlete to hits three home runs in a game this season. Aptos’ Mileena Carbajal accomplished the feat last […]

Versatile Kaitlin Seigle of SLV one of county’s best | Girls track and field preview

As track-and-field runners go, Kaitlin Seigle is hard to classify. Whereas runners typically fit neatly into one of four categories – sprinters, hurdlers, or middle- or long-distance runners – the San Lorenzo Valley High junior straddles the line between sprints and middle-distance: She’s the Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League’s reigning champion in both the 400- […]

Aptos boys win Wildcat Relays; Mariner girls take second | Local Roundup

Aptos High’s boys track and field athletes won six events and claimed the team title at the 49th Wildcat Relays at Watsonville High on Saturday. Aptos senior Elizabeth Churchill was part of five top-three finishes and helped the Mariners take second

Aptos’ offense unable to back Quinn Hocom in loss | High school baseball roundup

There has been a lot of talk about Aptos High’s stellar starting rotation, which features a pair of future Division I pitchers in UC Santa Barbara-committed senior Reed Moring and UCLA-committed junior Gabe Gaeckle.

Santa Cruz rallies past Scotts Valley with timely hitting | High school baseball roundup

Santa Cruz High’s baseball team is still putting things together as it hopes to make a run at the Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League baseball title this season. It took a step forward in its latest game, thanks to some timely hitting and solid middle relief pitching in its 5-2 win over Scotts Valley on Friday.

Watsonville midfielder Adrian Rebollar, 22, signs with Monterey Bay F.C. | Local Roundup

Midfielder Adrian Rebollar, a 22-year-old Watsonville High alum, signed a pro contract with Monterey Bay F.C. in advance of its inaugural USL Championship campaign, pending league and federation approval. A former Santa Cruz Breakers Academy player, Rebollar recorded 16 goals, including seven game-winners, and 14 assists in his four-year career at California State University Monterey […]

Koosha Safari, Aptos look to defend titles | Boys tennis preview

Koosha Safari isn’t just in the hunt for the Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League’s singles title in boys tennis this season. Having captured the league crown as a freshman last year, the Aptos High sophomore is now the one being hunted. In fact, consider him a big-game trophy – no SCCAL player has been able […]

Mileena Carbajal’s monster day at plate helps Aptos softball edge SLV | Local Roundup

Mileena Carbajal had three hits Thursday and each left the ballpark. She finished with three home runs, including a grand slam, six RBI. Aptos High’s softball team needed every bit of her offense in a 9-8 win over San Lorenzo Valley. Aptos’ Bailey Fulton was 4 for 4 with three runs scored and two stolen […]

Santa Cruz junior forward Aden Cury named MVP | All-SCCAL Boys Basketball

Santa Cruz High basketball talent Aden Cury unveiled a new-and-improved version of himself this season — the old version was also pretty darn good — and it was too much for league coaches to overlook.

Santa Cruz surfer Sam Coffey advances in Cocoa Beach, Florida | Local Roundup

Santa Cruz surfer Sam Coffey advanced to the Round of 16 at the World Surf League’s Ron Jon Quiksilver Pro, a Men’s Qualifying Series 1,000-point event at Shepard Beach Park in Cocoa Beach, Florida. Coffey, No. 20 in the North America QS rankings, placed second to Evan Geiselman (12.00) of New Smyrna Beach, Florida, in […]

Kirby boys volleyball tops PCS for first time in over a decade | Local Roundup

Senior opposite Zack Stack had 12 kills, 10 digs and three aces as Kirby School’s boys volleyball team rallied for its first win over Pacific Collegiate in more than a decade, 22-25, 25-13, 27-25, 17-25, 15-9, on Tuesday night.

Scotts Valley’s Kaitlin Imai named SCCAL MVP | Girls basketball

Scotts Valley High senior Kaitlin Imai was named MVP of the Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League at a recent vote by league basketball coaches.

Pitching talent, depth has Aptos as SCCAL title frontrunner | High school baseball preview

A veritable parade of pitching talent has been marching through Aptos High’s baseball program in recent years – and the parade’s not over yet.

SC surfer Nat Young takes 9th at Portugal’s Supertubos | Local Roundup

Santa Cruz’s Nat Young took ninth place at the World Surf League’s MEO Pro Portugal at Supertubos in Peniche, Portugal, event No. 3 on the Championship Tour. The 30-year-old goofy-footer earned 3,320 points for his finish, boosting his season total to 7,970. Young, ranked No. 16 on the CT through two events, was eliminated by […]

Santa Cruz surfers Sam Coffey, John Mel eliminated from Dominican Republic contest | Local Roundup

Eddie Brooks and Logan Manildi won multiple races to help Harbor High’s boys swim team past Aptos 72-48 in the teams’ Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League opener Friday in Aptos.