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SC’s Eli Fitchen-Young withdraws from World Athletics U20 Championships with injury | Local Roundup
Santa Cruz track and field talent Eli Fitchen-Young suffered an ill-timed injury that forced him to withdraw from the 2026 World Athletics U20 Championships in Eugene, Oregon.
Scotts Valley girls produce their best team finish at CIF Cross Country Championships
A pair of runners from Santa Cruz County, Scotts Valley High senior Ava Decleve and Aptos senior Maya Schiro, posted top-five finishes in the Division IV race at the CIF State Cross Country Championships in Fresno on Saturday.
Photos | Santa Cruz County on the run
Santa Cruz County is well represented as the Central Coast Section girls D-IV cross country championship race gets underway at the Crystal Springs course in Belmont Saturday. Scotts Valley High won the team title with a score of 52 followed closely by Aptos in second with 52. Scotts Valley High’s Hanna Shehorn won the individual […]
Scotts Valley’s Hanna Shehorn, Ava Decleve finish 1-2, help Falcons repeat in D-IV | CCS Cross Country Championships
Scotts Valley High junior Hanna Shehorn and UCLA-bound senior teammate Ava Decleve finished 1-2 to lead the Falcons to the girls’ Division IV team title at the Central Coast Section Cross Country Championships in Belmont on Saturday.
Aptos senior Brady Bliesner wins first title, Scotts Valley’s Ava Decleve repeats | SCCAL Cross County Championships
Aptos High senior Brady Bliesner and junior teammate Sam Hansen traded the lead down the home stretch at the Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League Cross Country Championships as fans cheered them on.
Soquel water polo earns sweep of SCCAL Tournament titles | Local Roundup
Soquel High’s boys water polo team outscored visiting Santa Cruz 4-0 in the fourth quarter to rally for an 11-8 win in the SCCAL Tournament championship match on Saturday.
Brady Bliesner, Sam Hansen, Anthony Sandford-Carroll lead Mariners to cross country win | Local Roundup
Senior Brady Bliesner, who announced his commitment to NCAA Division II Chico State on social media earlier this week, took first out of 54 runners to lead the Aptos High’s boys cross country team to a SCCAL tri-meet win Thursday.
Harbor, Aptos volleyball teams win titles at Harbor Tournament | Local Roundup
Harbor High’s girls volleyball team picked up two more wins on Saturday to claim the Gold Division title at the two-day Harbor Tournament in Santa Cruz.
Santa Cruz girls volleyball earns sweep of Soquel, remains in second place in SCCAL | Local Roundup
Senior outside hitter Natalie Monroe had 18 kills, and Santa Cruz High’s girls volleyball team earned a 25-20, 26-24, 27-25 sweep of visiting Soquel in the teams’ Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League match Thursday.
Cabrillo football falls to Coalinga, sees losing skid reach five | Local Roundup
Cabrillo College’s football team led at the half despite giving up a last-minute score in the second quarter, but Coalinga flipped the script in the second half and rallied for a 35-26 win in the teams’ Coast Conference opener in Aptos on Saturday night.
Aptos girls tennis team beats Soquel, stays perfect in SCCAL | Local Roundup
Neci Hoeptner and Julie Blevins beat Lucy Federspiel and Ayla Hymes 6-1, 3-6, 1-0 (10-2) at No. 1 doubles to help Aptos High’s unbeaten girls tennis team secure a 6-1 win over Soquel in Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League play Thursday.
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 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.
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 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.
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.
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.
Scotts Valley junior Ava Decleve commits to UCLA | High school track and field
Family first. That’s why Scotts Valley High star junior runner Ava Decleve planned to wear a special shirt to a recent track and field practice, revealing her college decision to teammates before she announced it on social media earlier this week.
Local Olympians Nikki Hiltz, Dominique Parrish had an unforgettable 2024 | Sports Newsmaker of the Year
Aptos native Nikki Hiltz and Scotts Valley native Dominique “Domino” Parrish — both Olympic qualifiers — are the 2024 Sentinel Sports Newsmakers of the Year.
Photos | The Santa Cruz Sentinel’s top sports photos of 2024
To close out 2024, Sentinel staff photographer Shmuel Thaler selected his favorite sports photos of the year.
Santa Cruz’s Eli Fitchen-Young runs to 34th place at Nike Cross Nationals | Local Roundup
Santa Cruz High distance runner Eli Fitchen-Young took 34th at the Nike Cross Nationals (NXN) in Portland, Oregon, on Saturday.
Santa Cruz senior Eli Fitchen-Young wins D-IV race at CIF State Cross Country Championships
Santa Cruz High senior Eli Fitchen-Young made his statement by winning the Division IV race at the CIF State Cross Country Championships in Fresno on Saturday.
SC’s Eli Fitchen-Young, SV’s Ava Decleve run to D-IV cross country titles | CCS Championships Roundup
Santa Cruz High senior Eli Fitchen-Young and Scotts Valley junior Ava Decleve ran personal bests to secure individual titles in Division IV at the Central Coast Section Cross Country Championships on Saturday.