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James Ponzio paces MVC to third place at PCAL Cypress Division Finals | Local Roundup

Senior James Ponzio took first in the 1,600-meter race (4:37.28) and 3,200 (10:00.62), and Monte Vista Christian School placed third (85 points) at the Pacific Coast Athletic League Cypress Division Finals at Alvarez High on Friday.

Cabrillo baseball team’s title bid ends with loss to Mission | Local Roundup

Matt Lawton had three hits with a walk, double, home run, two RBI, and two runs scored, but the Cabrillo College baseball team blew an early lead in their 9-7 loss to Mission in Coast Conference South Division play Thursday.

Aptos native Nikki Hiltz produces record time in USATF 1 Mile Championship win | Local Roundup

Aptos native Nikki Hiltz produced fastest women’s time in event history at the USATF 1 Mile Championship on Tuesday night in Des Moines, Iowa.

Aptos tennis produces three of four finalists at league tournament | Local Roundup

Aptos High’s boys tennis team — the unbeaten Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League champion — produced three of the four finalists on opening day at the league tournament Tuesday. Championship matches will be held at Imperial Courts in Aptos on Wednesday at 3:30 p.m.

Aptos boys golf moves to 9-0; SV tops SC for first win | Local Roundup

Scotts Valley High’s boys golf team beat Santa Cruz 222-242 and lost to Aptos 197-222  in the teams’ SCCAL matches at DeLaveaga Golf Course on Monday.

Cabrillo’s rally falls short in baseball loss to Ohlone | Local Roundup

The Cabrillo College baseball team scored five runs in the ninth inning, but fell short in its 7-6 loss to Ohlone in Coast Conference South Division play Saturday.

SC’s Nat Young helps cause to survive WSL’s midseason cut | Local Roundup

Santa Cruz’s Nat Young advanced to the Round of 32 of Friday at the World Surf League’s Western Australia Margaret River Pro, event No. 5 on the Championship Tour.

Aptos boys golf tops SC, remains unbeaten in SCCAL | Local Roundup

Junior Andrew Cox and sophomore Ben Nowark shared medalist honors after each shot 4-over-par 38 on the front nine at DeLaveaga Golf Course on Wednesday to lead the Mariners to a 200-247 win over Santa Cruz.

Aptos boys tennis repeats as SCCAL team champion | Local Roundup

Koosha Safari, John McGowan and John Hickey earned singles wins, and Aptos High’s boys tennis team repeated as champion of the Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League on Tuesday.

UCSC men’s volleyball makes NCAA D-III Tournament | Local Roundup

The UC Santa Cruz men’s volleyball team, an independent program, was selected on Monday to compete in NCAA Division III Tournament for a fifth time in school history.

Santa Cruz surfs to title in SCSSL finale | Local Roundup

Santa Cruz High won the final Santa Cruz Scholastic Surf League contest of the 2022-23 season in small, but clean conditions at Pleasure Point on Saturday.

Scotts Valley boys tennis edges Santa Cruz in tight match | Local Roundup

The Scotts Valley High boys tennis team edged Santa Cruz 4-3 in the teams’ Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League match that features four third-set tiebreakers Friday.

MVC rolls to nonleague softball win over Santa Cruz | Local Roundup

Monte Vista Christian School’s softball team earned a 23-3 nonleague win over host Santa Cruz on Thursday.

SLV softball slips past Aptos in 10 innings | Local Roundup

Gracie Poston scored on an error in the 10th inning to lead San Lorenzo Valley High’s softball team over Aptos 8-7 in Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League play Tuesday.

Locals Ashlyn Boothby, Evie Marheineke run to school marks at Arcadia Invitational | Local Roundup

Scotts Valley junior Ashlyn Boothby took fourth in the 1-mile Invitational race in a school-record 4:47.59 at the Arcadia Invitational at Arcadia High on Saturday.

SV resident Kyleigh Mace throws perfect game for Archbishop Mitty softball | Local Roundup

Scotts Valley resident Kyleigh Mace, a 5-foot-6 freshman pitcher, threw a perfect game as Archbishop Mitty beat host Sacred Heart Cathedral 13-0 in their six inning West Catholic Athletic League game Wednesday.

Locals athletes shine on big weekend for track and field | Local Roundup

Scotts Valley High junior Ashlyn Boothby took second place in the 1,600-meter race at the Stanford Invitational on Saturday. She finished in 4 minutes, 52.49 seconds.

Quinn Turowski’s grand slam helps SV baseball hand Harbor first loss | Local Roundup

Quinn Turowski hit a grand slam in the sixth inning — his second home run of the season — to help Scotts Valley High’s baseball team beat previously unbeaten Harbor 12-4 in Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League action Friday.

SC surfer Sam Coffey advanced to the quarterfinals in Barbados | Local Roundup

Santa Cruz’s Sam Coffey advanced to the quarterfinals of the World Surf League’s Barbados Surf Pro on Thursday at Soup Bowl in Bathsheba, Barbados.

SJSU commit Langston Burkett strikes out 14 in SC’s narrow baseball win over SLV | Local Roundup

Santa Cruz High’s baseball team scored twice in the first inning, and San Jose State committed pitcher Langston Burkett made the lead hold up in the Cardinals’ 2-1 win over San Lorenzo Valley on Monday.

Aptos softball slips past Scotts Valley in eight innings | Local Roundup

Sophomore Lilly McGee and freshman Lanies Nunez each had a hit, two RBI, and a run scored as the Aptos High softball team beat visiting Scotts Valley 10-9 in the teams’ eight inning Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League game Friday.

Aptos’ Gabe Gaeckle strikes out 14 in complete-game one-hitter | High school baseball

With nearly a dozen MLB scouts watching his every move, Aptos High senior pitcher Gabe Gaeckle was nothing short of phenomenal in his second Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League start Friday.

Tosh Woods paces Aptos in track meet against SLV | Local Roundup

Senior Tosh Woods took first in the 100-meter run (11.46), long jump (19 feet, 5 inches) and high jump (5-8) and Aptos High’s track and field team took first in every event Thursday in a Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League meet against visiting San Lorenzo Valley.

Scotts Valley girls lacrosse hands MVC first loss | Local Roundup

Scotts Valley High’s girls lacrosse team knocked Monte Vista Christian from the unbeaten ranks with its 17-8 win over the host Mustangs on Wednesday night.

Aptos favored with Gabe Gaeckle on mound | High school baseball preview

Even with three other college-bound pitchers on the Aptos High baseball team’s stacked pitching staff last season, Gabe Gaeckle stood out.