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Aptos swimmer Jessa Melcer breaks 50 free record, earns three medals at Special Olympics | Local Roundup
Santa Cruz swimmer Jessa Melcer earned three medals, including two golds, and broke an event record at the Special Olympics USA Games Minnesota 2026, held in Minneapolis from June 20 through Friday.
Santa Cruz’s Karissa Cook rejoins Stanford’s beach volleyball program as assistant coach | Local Roundup
Santa Cruz’s Karissa Cook, 35, will rejoin Stanford University’s beach volleyball program for the 2027 season as an assistant coach, head coach Andrew Fuller announced Wednesday.
Soquel, Santa Cruz baseball teams head to Greater Sacramento area for NorCal quarterfinals | Local Roundup
The Soquel High baseball team was placed in Division I and Santa Cruz was placed in D-III during the California Interscholastic Federation NorCal Regional playoffs seeding meeting on Sunday.
Soquel, Santa Cruz play to a tie in SCCAL girls soccer action | Local Roundup
Senior Leah Tuttman scored off a set piece midway through the second half to knot the score, and Soquel High’s girls soccer team rallied for a 1-1 draw against host Santa Cruz in the teams’ Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League match Thursday.
Wrestlers Aliyah Marcus, Vera Bentley win titles at La Manazanita Ladies Classic | Local Roundup
Two local wrestlers, Soquel High freshman Aliyah Marcus and Santa Cruz sophomore Vera Bentley, won titles at the fifth annual La Manazanita Ladies Classic at Watsonville High on Thursday.
Harbor volleyball knocks off Salinas in nonleague battle of defending CCS finalists | Local Roundup
Harbor High’s girls volleyball team rallied past visiting Salinas 22-25, 28-26, 25-19, 26-24 in the teams’ marquee nonleague match Tuesday.
Aptos alum Gabe Gaeckle stellar in Arkansas’ loss to open College World Series | Local Roundup
Aptos High alum Gabe Gaeckle pitched brilliantly in relief for Arkansas, but the Razorbacks suffered a 4-1 loss to LSU in the teams’ opener at the College World Series in Omaha, Nebraska, on Saturday night.
Santa Cruz softball holds off SLV, moves to 3-0 in SCCAL | Local Roundup
Santa Cruz High’s softball team held a five-run lead through four innings and held on for a 7-6 win over San Lorenzo Valley in Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League action Wednesday.
Aptos boys soccer begins title defense with win | Local Roundup
Josiah Siqueiros, Ivan Zavala, and Ricardo Ortiz scored, and Aptos High’s boys soccer team earned a 3-0 win over San Lorenzo Valley in the teams’ Santa Cruz Athletic League opener in Felton on Wednesday.
Aptos girls tennis team suffers narrow loss in CCS Team Tournament opener | Local Roundup
Aptos High’s girls tennis team suffered a narrow, 4-3 loss to Stevenson in Pebble Beach in the first round of the Central Coast Section Team Tournament on Tuesday.
Harbor’s unbeaten girls water polo team holds on for win with Kallista Whitmore’s clutch save | Local Roundup
Sophomore goalie Kallista Whitmore made four saves, including a crucial stop in the last minute, and Harbor High’s girls water polo team held on for a 10-9 nonleague win over visiting Pioneer of San Jose on Tuesday.
Aptos’ Gabe Gaeckle receives All-American honors | Local Roundup
University of Arkansas freshman relief pitcher Gabe Gaeckle, an Aptos High alum, was a named a Freshman All-American by the National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association.
Aptos football talent Lawrence Ingram IV commits to Chapman | Local Roundup
Aptos High senior Lawrence Ingram IV will continue his academic and football careers at NCAA Division III Chapman University in Orange. He plans to play linebacker for the Panthers.
SC surfer Kaikora ‘KK’ Nauenberg among winners at SCSSL event | Local Roundup
Santa Cruz freshman Kaikora “KK” Nauenberg was among the four division winners, as the Santa Cruz Scholastic Surf League held Contest No. 4 of the 2023-2024 season at Pleasure Point.
Santa Cruz’s Zephyr Dew to play in El Salvador NORCECA Beach Volleyball Tour | Local Roundup
Santa Cruz’s Zephyr Dew, a member of the U21 Beach National Team roster, and partner Charlie Siragusa will be one of the USA teams in El Salvador NORCECA Beach Volleyball Tour.
UCSC volleyball climbs into national rankings, wins again | Local Roundup
The nationally ranked UC Santa Cruz women’s volleyball team opened its 14-match road trip with a 25-18, 25-18, 25-17 of host Caltech on Wednesday in Pasadena.
SLV boys soccer caps nonleague slate with win over St. Francis | Local Roundup
Forward Owen Garrahan scored twice, and San Lorenzo Valley High’s boys soccer team beat St. Francis 6-1 in Watsonville in the Cougars’ nonleague finale Thursday.
Scotts Valley, Aptos share SCCAL girls tennis title; playoff scheduled for CCS berth | Local Roundup
Scotts Valley High’s girls tennis team defeated visiting San Lorenzo Valley 7-0 on Thursday to finish Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League play tied with Aptos for first place.
Santa Cruz native Natalia Grossman climbs to another gold, season title | Local Roundup
Santa Cruz native Natalia Grossman, 20, won gold in the women’s boulder competition at the International Federation of Sport Climbing World Cup in Innsbruck, Austria, on Friday.
Harbor girls water polo tops Pioneer, continues hot start | Local Roundup
Junior Kaylee Gooch and senior Ava Carney each scored two goals and Harbor High’s girls water polo team beat Pioneer 7-4 in the teams’ nonleague game Tuesday in Santa Cruz.
Aptos cornerback Vito Riccabona honored by Cal-Hi Sports | Local Roundup
Aptos High senior football talent Vito Riccabona was named Cal-Hi Sports’ NorCal Defensive Player of the Week on Wednesday.