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Santa Cruz surfer Nat Young will open against Kelly Slater in Australia | Local Roundup

Santa Cruz’s Nat Young will face 11-time world champion Kelly Slater of Cocoa Beach, Florida, and Owen Wright of Australia in the Opening Round of the World Surf League’s Rip Curl Pro Bells Beach.

Cabrillo baseball scores season-high 19 runs in rout of De Anza | Local Roundup

Kinsal Plunkett, Javier Felix and Lucas Rexin each had three hits, and Cabrillo College’s baseball team routed De Anza 19-5 in the teams’ Coast Conference South Division game Thursday in Aptos.

Aptos’ Elizabeth Churchill places in top 5 in three events at Stanford Invite | Local Roundup

Aptos senior Elizabeth Churchill won the high jump and took fourth in the 100-meter hurdles on Day 2 of the Stanford Invitational in Palo Alto on Saturday.

Aptos’ Trent Nosky a double winner at Avis Kelley Invitational | Boys track and field roundup

Aptos High’s Trent Nosky won two individual events at the 49th Avis Kelley Invitational at Gilroy High on Saturday. The Mariners junior took first in the 800 (1:57.60) and 1,600 (4:31.20).

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.

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.

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.

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 […]

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

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 […]

St. Francis wins softball opener with walk-off double against Scotts Valley | Local Roundup

Alicia Mendez hit an RBI double to give St. Francis High’s softball team a 5-4, walk-off win against Scotts Valley in its season opener Monday.

SV native Vanessa Fraser runs to 13th at The Ten, as American records fall | Local Roundup

Nike Bowerman Track Club’s Vanessa Fraser finished 13th out of 26 runners in Sound Running’s The Ten at JSerra Catholic High in San Juan Capistrano on Sunday night.

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 […]

SC surfer Nat Young advances at CT event in Portugal | Local Roundup

Santa Cruz surfer Nat Young advanced from his opening heat Friday at the World Surf League’s MEO Pro Portugal, event No. 3 on the Men’s Championship Tour in Peniche, Portugal. Young, ranked No. 16 of the CT through two events, took second in the final heat of the Opening Round. He posted a two-wave score […]

Locals make college commitments official on Signing Day

Monte Vista Christian School senior Bella Primavera was one of more than a dozen Santa Cruz County who made their college commitments official Wednesday, NLI Signing Day, the opening day of a signing period that runs through Aug. 1 for most NCAA Division I and II sports.