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Troy Kusanovich helps Soquel boys lacrosse blast Santa Cruz 18-5 | Local Roundup
Freshman Troy Kusanovich had four goals and two assists, and Soquel High’s boys lacrosse team beat host Santa Cruz 16-5 in Pacific Coast Athletic League Mission Division action on Monday night.
Saratoga’s Garrett Macquiddy, Montara’s Claire Yerby earn wins in inaugural The Santa Cruz Mile road race | Running
Saratoga’s Garrett Macquiddy and Montara’s Claire Yerby, both 24, were victorious in their respective elite races at the inaugural The Santa Cruz Mile on Sunday morning.
Poor shooting night dooms SC in G League loss to host Cleveland | Local Roundup
The Santa Cruz Warriors shot 40.2% from the field (37 of 92) and an abysmal 15.4% (6 of 39) from beyond the arc in their 130-110 loss to the Cleveland Charge in NBA G League action Saturday night at Public Auditorium.
Warriors blasted in third quarter of NBA G League loss to host Charge | Local Roundup
The Santa Cruz Warriors held a one-point lead at the half, but were outscored 49-29 in the third quarter of their 138-116 loss to the host Cleveland Charge at Public Auditorium on Friday night.
Scotts Valley, Aptos boys golf teams win SCCAL matches by one stroke | Local Roundup
Zane Seichen sank a suspenseful, 20-foot putt on the ninth green to lift Scotts Valley High to a 209-210 win over San Lorenzo Valley on the front nine at DeLaveaga Golf Course on Thursday.
Organizers, entrants hyped for inaugural The Santa Cruz Mile road race | Running
Aptos’ Tim Schenone remembers being overcome with the feels. The former University of Colorado runner had just completed the heralded Fifth Avenue Mile in New York City — widely considered as the most popular annual road race in the U.S. — and loved it. Thing is, he had to travel 3,000 miles to experience it.
SLV softball rallies for win with 11-run sixth inning | Local Roundup
San Lorenzo Valley High’s softball team scored 11 runs in the bottom of the sixth inning, and the Cougars rallied for a 12-2 win over Alvarez in nonleague action Wednesday.
Santa Cruz’s boys volleyball team rolls in SCCAL opener | Local Roundup
Senior outside hitter Lucas Kamalani had a team-high nine kills, and Santa Cruz High’s boys volleyball team swept Scotts Valley 25-13, 25-13, 25-21 to open Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League play Tuesday.
Cabrillo softball posts 20-0 win for DH split with Feather River | Local Roundup
The Cabrillo College softball team earned a doubleheader split with Feather River in Aptos on Friday, losing 4-2 in seven innings and winning 20-0 in five innings.
Watsonville boys rally, advance to NorCal Regional D-III title match | High school soccer roundup
An early deficit didn’t faze Watsonville High’s boys soccer team in its CIF Division III NorCal Regional playoff game against Pioneer of Woodland on Thursday night.
Watsonville and Aptos boys, Wildcatz’s girls advance to NorCal Regional semifinals | High school soccer roundup
Damian Moreno scored twice in the first half, and the No. 1 seed Watsonville High boys soccer team knocked off No. 8 Valley of Sacramento 2-0 in the CIF NorCal Regional D-III quarterfinals on Tuesday.
Aptos edges Carlmont for first section title; Watsonville wins PK shootout for 13th | CCS boys soccer roundup
Aptos High’s boys soccer team didn’t wilt under the pressure, nor the scorching sun. They smiled — at least, when the outcome was secured — in the face of adversity.
Aptos, Watsonville win first titles in program history | CCS girls soccer roundup
The No. 1 seed Aptos High girls soccer team captured its first Central Coast Section Championship in program history on Saturday, dumping No. 2 The King’s Academy 1-0 in the Division III finale at Del Mar High.
UC Santa Cruz guard Emilie Ngo named Coast To Coast Conference’s 2026 Player of the Year | Local Roundup
UC Santa Cruz women’s basketball talent Emilie Ngo was named the Coast To Coast Conference’s 2026 Player of the Year in addition to being an all-conference first-team selection.
Cabrillo basketball tops Los Medanos, advances to second round of NorCal playoffs | Local Roundup
One by one, three veterans on the Cabrillo College men’s basketball team came to the bench early in the second half on Wednesday, a result of either foul trouble or injury.
Sensational South County: Aptos, Watsonville advance boys, girls teams to section finals | CCS soccer roundup
If effort counts for anything, and it does in coach Michael Vahradian’s book, the No. 4 seed Harbor High boys soccer team was victorious in the Central Coast Section Division II semifinals on Wednesday.
St. Francis’ boys, girls move into quarters, joined by Aptos girls | CCS basketball roundup
Robert Gomez Jr. had a hot hand again, but he wasn’t the only one as the No. 8 seed St. Francis High boys basketball beat unseeded North Valley Baptist 79-52 in the second round of the Central Coast Section Division V playoffs in Watsonville on Saturday.
Five local squads move into section semifinals | CCS soccer roundup
Aptos High’s girls soccer program snapped a six-game postseason skid and secured its first playoff win since 2019 on Saturday.
County advances five from CCS Masters Finals to state tournament | CCS wrestling
Wrestlers Gabriel Attia of San Lorenzo Valley High and Vera Bentley of Santa Cruz took second place in their respective weight divisions at the Central Coast Section Masters Finals at Watsonville High on Saturday.
Aptos blasts Pajaro Valley in D-III opener, faces Live Oak next | CCS boys basketball roundup
The No. 9 seed Aptos High’s boys basketball team opened with a 17-0 run and beat unseeded Pajaro Valley 61-15 in the teams’ Central Coast Section Division III play-in game in Aptos on Friday.
Aptos girls soccer team earns No. 1 seed again, this time in CCS D-III
Aptos High earned the No. 1 seed in Division III and was the highest seed of the four teams from Santa Cruz County to qualify for the Central Coast Section playoffs, it was revealed at Thursday’s seeding meeting.
Santa Cruz County qualifies three boys soccer teams for CCS playoffs
Santa Cruz County advanced three high school boys soccer teams — up one from last season with the re-emergence of Watsonville — for the 2026 Central Coast Section playoffs.
Anthony Romero named Cabrillo’s interim head football coach | Local Roundup
Anthony Romero has been named Cabrillo College’s interim head football coach, the Seahawks’ athletic department announced Wednesday evening.
SLV junior Gabriel Attia is the lone local champion crowned at CCS Southern Regional | High school wrestling
San Lorenzo Valley High junior Gabriel Attia took first place and Santa Cruz sophomore Vera Bentley took second in their respective weight division at the Central Coast Section Southern Regional Wrestling Championships at Watsonville High on Saturday.
Nikki Hiltz runs to 3,000 win at ASICS Sound Invite in NC | Local Roundup
Runner Nikki Hiltz, an Aptos native competing for Lululemon, took first place in the women’s 3,000-meter ASICS race at the ASICS Sound Invite in Winston-Salem, N.C., on Saturday.