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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.
Freshman defender Jocelyn Travers scores first collegiate goal for No. 3 Duke | Local Roundup
Freshman defender Jocelyn Travers, a Santa Cruz High alumna, scored her first collegiate goal, and the No. 3 ranked Duke University women’s soccer team trounced Virginia Military Institute 9-0 victory Thursday night at Koskinen Stadium in Durham, N.C.
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.
UC Santa Cruz women’s golf team takes seventh in tournament at Pacific Grove | Local Roundup
The UC Santa Cruz women’s golf team, led by freshman Samantha Shaw, took seventh place out of 12 teams at the UC Santa Cruz Invite at Pacific Grove Golf Links on Saturday.
Sharks’ boys and girls basketball teams remain unbeaten in Cypress Division action | Local Roundup
Senior Nash Horton recorded his 14th double-double of the season, and St. Francis High’s boys basketball team took a huge step toward the Pacific Coast Athletic League Cypress Division title with its 60-54 win over Soledad on Monday.
Former Soquel star Ciara Cantlen transfers from Hawaii to Santa Clara for beach volleyball | Local Roundup
Santa Cruz beach volleyball talent Ciara Cantlen has transferred from University of Hawaii to compete for Santa Clara University, the Broncos announced Friday.
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.
Alessandro Castro helps UCSC men’s soccer earn draw to stay unbeaten | Local Roundup
Alessandro Castro scored the equalizer in the 56th minute on a pass from Kotetsu Horike, and the UC Santa Cruz men’s soccer team earned a 1-all draw against visiting William Jessup to remain unbeaten on the season Wednesday.
Mark Climaco beats Victor Dias in LFA 192 main event | Local Roundup
Mark Climaco defeated Victor Dias by unanimous decision to win the main event at Legacy Fighting Alliance 192 at Kaiser Permanente Arena in Santa Cruz on Friday.
Soquel alums at US Olympic Swim Team Trials | Local Roundup
Soquel High alums Mason Carlton and Kailyn Winter each have one event remaining at the U.S. Olympic Swim Team Trials at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis.
County runners hit the streets of SF for Bay to Breakers | Local Roundup
More than four dozen runners from Santa Cruz County were among the 14,000 finishers at the111th Bay to Breakers, a 12-kilometer San Francisco race best known for its costumed participants, on Sunday.
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.
SC native Lynden Gooch, 27, signs two-year deal with Stoke City F.C. | Local Roundup
Lynden Gooch, a 27-year-old Santa Cruz native and former Soquel High standout, has signed a two-year deal with Stoke City F.C. of the English Football League Championship.
Girls lacrosse champ Scotts Valley caps perfect PCAL season | Local Roundup
Scotts Valley High’s girls lacrosse team capped its perfect run through Pacific Coast Athletic League play with a decisive, 22-8 win over Stevenson on Thursday.
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.
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.
Santa Cruz’s Autumn Hays, Keanna Miller set for Nissan Super Girl Surf Pro | Local Roundup
Santa Cruz’s Autumn Hays and Keanna Miller are set to compete in the World Surf League’s Nissan Super Girl Surf Pro, a Women’s QS 3,000 event in Oceanside. The competition window opens Friday and runs through Sunday.
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.