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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 girls volleyball team hands Scotts Valley first SCCAL loss | Local Roundup
Natalie Barry closed the match with back to back aces, and Soquel High’s girls volleyball team knocked Scotts Valley from the unbeaten ranks with its 23-25, 25-21,21-25, 25-22, 16-14 win in Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League play on Tuesday.
Golden State Warriors sign Alex Toohey, Pat Spencer to two-way contracts | Local Roundup
The Golden State Warriors have signed 6-foot-8 Australian forward Alex Toohey, 21, and 6-3 guard Pat Spencer, 29, to two-way contracts, the team announced Monday.
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.
Natalie Monroe makes season-high 27 kills as Santa Cruz volleyball sweeps Soquel | Local Roundup
UNLV-committed Natalie Monroe, a senior outside hitter, made a season-high 27 kills, and Santa Cruz High’s girls volleyball team beat Soquel 22-25, 25-18, 26-24, 25-16 in the teams’ Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League match Tuesday.
Cabrillo football leveled by Los Medanos, 76-29 | Local Roundup
Cabrillo College quarterback Mario Cosma threw three touchdown passes, but the Seahawks’ football team gave up 70 or more points for the first time since 2022 and suffered a 76-29 loss to host Los Medanos in Pittsburg on Saturday.
Santa Cruz cancels football game against powerful McClymonds | Local Roundup
Santa Cruz High’s football program is in significantly better shape than it was at the outset of 2024, when then-first-year coach Sergio Escobar inherited an 0-10 squad that was held scoreless and forfeited four games.
Aptos flag football pulls away for SCCAL win | Local Roundup
Senior quarterback Ella Porter ran for four touchdowns and threw for another, and Aptos High’s flag football team earned a 33-12 win over Harbor in Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League play at Soquel High on Wednesday.
Scotts Valley girls volleyball wins another five-setter in SCCAL action | Local Roundup
Scotts Valley High’s girls volleyball team saw its match go down to the wire, yet again.
Aptos native Nikki Hiltz advances to women’s 1,500 semifinals at World Athletics Championships | Local Roundup
Aptos native Nikki Hiltz advanced to the women’s 1,500-meter semifinals at 2025 World Athletics Championships in Tokyo on Saturday.
Scotts Valley girls volleyball hands powerful Harbor first league loss since ’22 | Local Roundup
Senior outside hitter Hayden Smith had 21 kills, 12 digs, three aces, and five blocks for Scotts Valley High’s girls volleyball team, as the Falcons beat two-time defending league champion Harbor in five sets, 21-25, 25-20, 25-22, 25-20, 15-12, in Santa Cruz Coast Coast Athletic League play Thursday night.
Scotts Valley volleyball rallies for five-set win over Santa Cruz | Local Roundup
Senior outside hitters Rylee Giesen and Hayden Smith had big outings, and Scotts Valley High’s girls volleyball team recorded a reverse sweep in their 15-25, 17-25, 25-13, 27-25, 15-12, five-set win over visiting Santa Cruz in the teams’ Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League opener on Tuesday night.
Boulder Creek golfer Jennifer Serbin qualifies for her fourth U.S. Women’s Mid-Amateur in past five years | Local Roundup
Boulder Creek golfer Jennifer Serbin (née Brumbaugh), a Scotts Valley High and San Jose State University alumna, shot 2-over-par 73 to advance from U.S. Women’s Mid-Amateur Qualifying at Carmel Valley Ranch on Monday.
Aptos runner Sam Hansen earns win at 3-mile Jackie Henderson Memorial Invitational | Local Roundup
Aptos High junior Sam Hansen took first out of 219 runners and senior teammate Brady Bliesner was third at the sixth annual Jackie Henderson Memorial Invitational at North Monterey County High in Castroville on Saturday.
UCSC men’s, women’s soccer teams post shutout wins | Local Roundup
Soren Groessl and Joaquin Greenberg scored in the first 23 minutes, and the UC Santa Cruz men’s soccer team beat Puget Sound 2-0 in Tacoma, Washington, on Friday.
Freshman defender Jocelyn Travers scores first collegiate goal for No. 3 Duke | Local Roundup
Freshman defender Jocelyn Travers, a Santa Cruz High alumna, scored her first collegiate goal, and the No. 3 ranked Duke University women’s soccer team trounced Virginia Military Institute 9-0 victory Thursday night at Koskinen Stadium in Durham, N.C.
Santa Cruz native Luke Rockhold, 40, retires from competitive fighting | Local Roundup
Santa Cruz native Luke Rockhold, a former UFC middleweight champion, is stepping away from combat sports.
Locals go the distance for records at PCAL Masters Meet | High school track and field roundup
Several Santa Cruz County track and field athletes went faster and further than their respective schools had ever seen before at the Pacific Coast Athletic League Masters Meet at King City High on Friday.
Unbeaten Pirates’ duo claims SCCAL pairs beach volleyball title | Local Roundup
Harbor High seniors Isla Johnson and Maren O’Farrell defeated Santa Cruz senior Shelby Leonardich and freshman Haisley Flanagan 21-15, 21-12 in the finals to win the Mark Brewer SCCAL Beach Volleyball Pairs Tournament.
Santa Cruz, Harbor boys volleyball teams advance to SCCAL Tournament final | Local Roundup
Julien Pally and Leo Sapunor paced Santa Cruz High’s boys volleyball team on offense, and the No. 1 seed Cardinals beat No. 4 Mount Madonna 25-20, 25-13, 25-11 in the Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League Tournament semifinals at Santa Cruz High on Tuesday.
Kayla Fullalove-Silveira, Ava Alvarado homer in third straight game for MVC softball | Local Roundup
Senior Kayla Fullalove-Silveira and sophomore Ava Alvarado each homered for the third straight game, and Monte Vista Christian School’s softball team beat Santa Cruz 15-4 in the teams’ nonleague contest, which was called on the 10-run rule after five innings on Monday.
Depth serves Aptos boys, Soquel girls well at SCCAL Swimming Championships
Aptos High’s boys team produced just one event winner — junior Elijah Souza in the 50 freestyle (21.91) — but the Mariners’ depth carried them to the team title.