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Santa Cruz quartet set for Super Girl Surf Festival in Oceanside | Local Roundup
Four of Santa Cruzans top female surfer — Kaikora Nauenberg, Kirra Huntress, Riviera Hunter, and Isla Hardy — will compete in the World Surf League’s 2026 Super Girl Surf Festival, a Qualifying Series 4,000-point event that begins Friday and runs through Sunday in Oceanside.
Photos | WNBA guard Haley Jones returns to area as Valkyries defeat Wings
WNBA guard Haley Jones hugged her father Pat after her Dallas Wings played the Golden State Valkyries at Chase Center in a WNBA game on Monday. Jones grew up in Santa Cruz and starred at Archbishop Mitty High School in San Jose before leading Stanford University to the NCAA championship in 2021.
Gabriel Gonzales, 42, takes over as Santa Cruz’s boys basketball coach
It took Santa Cruz High’s hiring committee three shots, but a successor to recently retired Lawan Milhouse, the Cardinals’ wildly successful boys basketball coach, was officially named last week.
Santa Cruz’s Haley Jones rejoins WNBA’s Dallas Wings with development contract | Local Roundup
Santa Cruz basketball star Haley Jones, 25, a former All-American at Stanford University, is back with the WNBA’s Dallas Wings.
Mount Madonna boys volleyball pulls off reverse sweep, makes CCS D-II quarterfinals | Local Roundup
The No. 4 seed Mount Madonna School boys volleyball team pulled off a thrilling reverse sweep, 27-29, 20-25, 25-12, 25-22, 15-12, to oust No. 13 University Prep of San Jose in the first round of the Central Coast Section Division II playoffs in Watsonville on Monday.
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.
GBA all-star basketball game rosters
GBA all-star boys and girls basketball game rosters
Hard-nosed, successful Cardinals coach Lawan Milhouse steps down | Boys basketball
Each of the past five seasons, Lawan Milhouse, 48, indicated that he planned to step down as Santa Cruz High’s highly successful boys basketball coach. By season’s end, his desire to see another player through til his graduation always delayed said plans.
Ella Boyes, Kenzie Culbertson earn wins as Aptos girls take third at Avis Kelley Invitational track meet | Local Roundup
Girls track and field athletes from Santa Cruz County took first place in five events at the 53rd Avis Kelley Invitational at Gilroy High on Saturday.
Cole McGillicuddy homers, earns win as Aptos baseball stuns Soquel | Local Roundup
Cole McGillicuddy hit his fifth home run of the season and finished with two hits, two RBI, and two runs scored, as Aptos High’s baseball team stunned visiting Soquel 8-6 in Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League action Friday.
Local collegiate women’s volleyball players return to Main Beach for West Coast Challenge | Local Roundup
Three local collegiate women’s beach volleyball players return to their old stomping grounds to compete in the West Coast Challenge at Main Beach in Santa Cruz on Friday and Saturday.
Noah Solano stays hot at the plate, as Harbor baseball rallies for 11-9 win over host Aptos | Local Roundup
Harbor High’s baseball team trailed Aptos 4-0 through three innings, but rallied with a seven-run fourth inning and beat the host Mariners 11-9 in Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League action on Tuesday.
Isabelle Jas, Scotts Valley’s freshman double-double dynamo, named MVP | 2025-26 All-SCCAL girls basketball
Scotts Valley High’s Isabelle Jas didn’t waste any time making an impact.
Soquel’s Connor Corlett named MVP after leading Knights to historic season | 2025-26 All-SCCAL boys basketball
Soquel High basketball talent Connor Corlett gave opponents fits in the paint this season.
Poor shooting night dooms SC in G League loss to host Cleveland | Local Roundup
The Santa Cruz Warriors shot 40.2% from the field (37 of 92) and an abysmal 15.4% (6 of 39) from beyond the arc in their 130-110 loss to the Cleveland Charge in NBA G League action Saturday night at Public Auditorium.
Warriors blasted in third quarter of NBA G League loss to host Charge | Local Roundup
The Santa Cruz Warriors held a one-point lead at the half, but were outscored 49-29 in the third quarter of their 138-116 loss to the host Cleveland Charge at Public Auditorium on Friday night.
Scotts Valley girls, Soquel boys win NorCal Regional openers | High school basketball roundup
Scotts Valley High star freshman center Isabelle Jas turned in a postseason performance for the ages, and a throng of Falcons girls basketball fans stormed the court to celebrate one of the biggest wins in program history Tuesday night.
Scotts Valley tops Notre Dame-Belmont for first section title | CCS girls basketball roundup
Scotts Valley High has added plenty of championship banners to its gymnasium walls since opening in 1999, just none for basketball — boys or girls — entering this season. Falcons coaches often joked about the irony.
UC Santa Cruz guard Emilie Ngo named Coast To Coast Conference’s 2026 Player of the Year | Local Roundup
UC Santa Cruz women’s basketball talent Emilie Ngo was named the Coast To Coast Conference’s 2026 Player of the Year in addition to being an all-conference first-team selection.
Santa Cruz, Scotts Valley advance to section championships | CCS girls basketball roundup
Junior wing Mila Conn scored 17 points, and the No. 2 seed Santa Cruz High girls basketball team beat No. 3 Pioneer 54-47 in the Division III semifinals in Santa Cruz on Thursday night.
Santa Cruz Warriors come up short against host Remix in NBA G League action | Local Roundup
Double-doubles from center Charles Bassey and guard Deivon Smith weren’t enough to save the Santa Cruz Warriors from enduring a tough, 128-126 loss to the Rip City Remix in NBA G League action at the Chiles Center in Portland, Oregon, on Tuesday.
Four county squads move into semifinals | CCS basketball roundup
The No. 2 seed Scotts Valley High girls basketball team wasn’t at its best, and still it rolled to a 63-36 win over No. 7 Stevenson of Pebble Beach in the Central Coast Section Division IV quarterfinals on Tuesday.
Jayson Schmeisser’s career day helps Cabrillo baseball blast De Anza 26-7 | Local Roundup
Leadoff hitter Jayson Schmeisser was 7-for-7 batting with two doubles, six RBI, and five runs scored, and Cabrillo College’s baseball team blasted host De Anza 26-7 in the teams’ nonconference game in Cupertino on Saturday.
St. Francis’ boys, girls move into quarters, joined by Aptos girls | CCS basketball roundup
Robert Gomez Jr. had a hot hand again, but he wasn’t the only one as the No. 8 seed St. Francis High boys basketball beat unseeded North Valley Baptist 79-52 in the second round of the Central Coast Section Division V playoffs in Watsonville on Saturday.
SCCAL champ Soquel awarded top seed in CCS D-III playoffs | Boys basketball
Soquel High’s boys basketball team, enjoying the program’s first Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League title since 2013, received the No. 1 seed in Division III in the upcoming Central Coast Section playoffs.