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Santa Cruz’s Haisley Flanagan, teammate take second at AVP Juniors National Championships | Beach volleyball
Santa Cruz’s Haisley Flanagan and teammate Madison Gillinger took second place in the Girls 16U division at the 2026 AVP Juniors National Championships, which ran July 22-24 in Hermosa Beach.
Chattanooga Lookouts slugger Ruben Ibarra homers twice, including 489-foot blast | Local Roundup
Watsonville’s Ruben Ibarra, 27, produced the longest home run in the Cincinnati Reds’ farm system this season and led the Double-A Chattanooga Lookouts to a 9-3 win over the Rocket City Trash Pandas in the teams’ Southern League game at Toyota Field in Madison, Alabama, on Sunday.
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.
Harbor outside hitter Cooper Lastition named MVP | 2026 All-SCCAL boys volleyball
Harbor High 6-foot-4 senior outside hitter Cooper Lastition was a driving force behind the Pirates’ boys volleyball team’s success this season, and league coaches rewarded his showing by naming him the Santa Cruz Coast Athletic…
MVC’s Easton Alanis swims to pair of sixth-place finishes at state championships | Local Roundup
Monte Vista Christian School sophomore Easton Alanis shined at the 2026 CIF Swimming & Diving Championships at Clovis West High on Saturday.
Santa Cruz’s Haisley Flanagan, Leela Whiting and MVC’s Mayla Spahn, Jessie Ingram win beach volleyball titles | Local Roundup
Santa Cruz High’s Haisley Flanagan and Leela Whiting took first place in the Mark Brewer Memorial Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League Pairs Beach Volleyball Tournament ‘A’ Final at Main Beach on Friday.
Harbor boys volleyball, pushed to extra points in three sets by SC, earns sweep for SCCAL Tournament title
The top-seeded Harbor High’s boys volleyball team received a furious challenge No. 2 Santa Cruz in the Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League championship match at Cabrillo College on Thursday.
Harbor, SC’s sixth volleyball meeting to decide SCCAL Tournament champion | Local Roundup
Seniors Cooper Lastition and Josh Rejfir each made eight kills, and the No. 1 seed Harbor High boys volleyball team swept No. 4 San Lorenzo Valley 25-19, 25-18, 25-14 in the Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League Tournament semifinals at Harbor High on Tuesday night.
Mount Madonna, SLV’s boys volleyball teams advance to semifinals in SCCAL Tournament | Local Roundup
Nikowa D’Costa Hemp made 24 kills, and the No. 3 seed Mount Madonna School boys volleyball team earned a 25-22, 25-17, 25-18 sweep of No. 6 Soquel in the first round of the Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League Tournament in Watsonville on Monday night.
Santa Cruz’s Jesse Dueck helps UCLA win beach volleyball national title | Local Roundup
Santa Cruz’s Jesse Dueck helped the No. 3 seed UCLA’s beach volleyball team win the NCAA Division I championship at Gulf Beach Place in Gulf Shores, Alabama, on Sunday.
Harbor volleyball sweeps SC, celebrates first league title since 2009 | Local Roundup
Cooper Lastition, a 6-foot-4 outside hitter, shined on senior night, and Harbor High’s boys volleyball team won the 2026 Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League title outright with its 25-18, 25-21, 25-22 sweep of visiting Santa Cruz in the teams’ regular-season finale on Thursday.
Soquel’s SCCAL-leading baseball team knocks off second-place Aptos | Local Roundup
Senior Jake Escalante hit two doubles and drove in three runs, and Soquel High’s baseball team beat visiting Aptos 9-3 in a matchup of the top two teams in the Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League standings on Tuesday.
Chicago White Sox rookie Tanner Murray fractures shoulder, will likely miss the remainder of the season | Local Roundup
Chicago White Sox rookie Tanner Murray suffered a left shoulder dislocation and fracture making a diving catch on Sunday and will likely miss the remainder of the season, MLB.com reported.
Santa Cruz boys tennis wins first league title since 2015 | Local Roundup
Junior Jeremy Arulanantham, freshman Lukas Novotny, senior Ian Burchell, and sophomore Anders Laurberg won their singles matches in straight sets on Friday to help Santa Cruz High’s boys tennis team beat Harbor 6-1 in a make-up match and secure its first Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League team title since 2015.
Addie Somerville’s goal with 32 seconds left lifts Soquel’s girls lacrosse team | Local Roundup
Senior midfielder Addie Somerville scored the decisive goal with 32 seconds remaining, and Soquel High’s girls lacrosse team edged host Harker 8-7 in the teams’ nonleague match in San Jose on Thursday.
Aptos’ bats stay hot in SCCAL baseball win over Harbor | Local Roundup
Aptos High’s baseball team handed host Harbor a 10-4 loss to secure its grip on second place in the teams’ Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League make-up game on Wednesday.
Santa Cruz’s Tobin Ortenblad takes fourth in Fuego XL at 2026 Sea Otter Classic | Local Roundup
Santa Cruz mountain biker Tobin Ortenblad, 31, took fourth place out of 535 riders in the prestigious Fuego XL at the 2026 Sea Otter Classic in Salinas on Sunday.
Aptos baseball rebounds from loss to SC with rout of Cardinals | Local Roundup
Freshman James Reilly had three hits, five RBI, and scored a run, as Aptos High’s baseball team beat visiting Santa Cruz 18-6 in the teams’ Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League game Saturday.
Soquel freshman Kiyomi Dunlap pitches no-hitter against SLV | Local Roundup
Freshman Kiyomi Dunlap threw a no-hitter with 10 strikeouts, and Soquel High’s softball team shut out San Lorenzo Valley 4-0 in Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League action Thursday.
MVC, St. Francis shine on offense in softball wins | Local Roundup
Monte Vista Christian School’s softball team matched its season high for runs in a game in its 23-10, five-inning rout of host Greenfield in Pacific Coast Athletic League Cypress Division action Wednesday.
7-run outburst fuels Cabrillo’s softball win over West Valley | Local Roundup
Cabrillo College’s softball team produced a seven-run third inning and held on to stun host West Valley 7-6 in Coast Conference action Tuesday.
Arizona’s Taishi Moto, Chattanooga’s Evan Rogers share lead after opening round of 79th Western Intercollegiate | Local Roundup
University of Arizona’s Taishi Moto and Chattanooga’s Evan Rogers are the co-leaders after completing the opening round of the 79th Western Intercollegiate at Pasatiempo Golf Club on Monday.
Scotts Valley girls track and field posts three top-10 finishes at Stanford Invitational | Local Roundup
Scotts Valley High’s girls track and field team posted three top-10 finishes at the two-day Stanford Invitational, which ended Saturday night at Stanford University.
Aptos softball holds off SLV, stays unbeaten in SCCAL | Local Roundup
Aptos High’s softball team held a six-run lead through four innings, but feisty San Lorenzo Valley battled back with five unanswered runs, as the Mariners held on for narrow, 6-5 win to stay unbeaten in Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League play Thursday.
Watsonville’s championship soccer teams to be honored at Monterey Bay FC match on Saturday| Local Roundup
Watsonville High’s boys and girls championship soccer programs will be among four local teams honored at Monterey Bay FC’s home match against San Antonio FC at Cardinale Stadium in Seaside on Saturday at 7 p.m.