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Santa Cruz’s Mitchell Sweetman, Menlo Park’s Annika Porteous win 2026 Tri Santa Cruz titles | Local Roundup
Santa Cruz’s Mitchell Sweetman and Menlo Park’s Annika Porteous earned wins in the international distance triathlon at the 20th Tri Santa Cruz on Sunday.
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.
Santa Cruz beach volleyball talent Haisley Flanagan commits to Santa Clara
Santa Cruz High beach volleyball standout Haisley Flanagan, a 5-foot-8 defender/split entering her junior year, has committed to NCAA Division I Santa Clara University.
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…
Santa Cruz caps historic postseason with first state championship | Boys volleyball
For the CIF State Division III boys volleyball championship match, SoCal champ Central East took a nine-mile trip across town to Fresno City College. NorCal king Santa Cruz traveled much further, bussing 154 miles to the Central Valley.
Santa Cruz’s monumental rally brings program’s first NorCal title | Boys volleyball
A sounding fire alarm delayed the start of the CIF Division III Boys Volleyball NorCal Regional Championship by an hour on Saturday.
Perhaps it was foreshadowing, because by the time the third set rolled around, the slow starting Santa Cruz High Cardinals were en fuego.
Santa Cruz posts another sweep, moves into regional championship for first time | Boys volleyball
The top-seeded Santa Cruz HIgh’s boys volleyball team added to its unforgettable postseason on Thursday night by sweeping No. 4 Beyer of Modesto 25-21, 25-15, 25-23 in the CIF Division III NorCal Regional semifinals to enter uncharted territory.
Harbor’s sensational season comes to a close with five-set loss in D-II NorCal Regional opener | Boys volleyball roundup
Harbor High’s boys volleyball team, competing in the CIF NorCal Regional playoffs for a second straight year, came up short against Liberty of Brentwood in a back-and-forth donnybrook that featured numerous momentum swings.
Harbor junior pin Cecile Novembre commits to NCAA Division I University of Idaho | Girls volleyball
Harbor High junior volleyball star Cecile Novembre loves Santa Cruz, but yearned for a change of scenery when marketing herself to prospective four-year schools. She introduced herself in emails, which included links to her highlights, and sent them to coaches at dozens of universities throughout the country.
Harbor, Santa Cruz learn NorCal playoff assignments | Boys volleyball
The Harbor and Santa Cruz High boys volleyball teams found out their division placements and seeds for the upcoming CIF NorCal Regional playoffs on Sunday.
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.
Cardinals earn sweep for historic first title | CCS Boys volleyball
Carmel High’s boys volleyball team was the top seed in the Central Coast Section Division II playoffs. But it was second-seeded Santa Cruz that was dominant throughout in Saturday’s final.
Santa Cruz sweeps SHC, advances to third section final since ’22 | CCS boys volleyball
Santa Cruz High’s boys volleyball team came out on fire in its Central Coast Section Division II semifinal and swept No. 3 Sacred Heart Cathedral 25-16, 25-19, 25-17 on Thursday evening.
SCCAL advances three boys volleyball teams into CCS semifinals
Harbor High’s history-making boys volleyball season continues. The Pirates, in their first-ever Central Coast Section Open Division competition, used late rallies to take the first two sets and rolled to a 26-24, 25-20, 25-18 sweep of Harker in quarterfinals on Tuesday evening.
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.
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.
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.