Ten Santa Cruz groms made finals at the four-day National Scholastic Surfing Association West Coast Championships, which concluded Sunday at Huntington Beach Pier in Huntington Beach.
More than two dozen athletes from Santa Cruz County took part in the Wildflower, a three-day party celebrating multi-sport, music wellness and outdoor adventure, held in Bradley over the weekend.
Jason Graff threw a complete-game one hitter, and Santa Cruz High’s baseball team beat Harbor 5-0 in the teams’ Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League opener Friday.
Harbor High volleyball talent Sabine Kemos announced on social media that she will continue her athletic career at NCAA Division III Claremont-Mudd-Scripps while studying at Claremont McKenna College.
Santa Cruz beach volleyball talent Ciara Cantlen has transferred from University of Hawaii to compete for Santa Clara University, the Broncos announced Friday.
Junior Abby Howell doubled, homered, drove in four runs, and scored a run, and the Scotts Valley High softball team beat San Lorenzo Valley 9-4 to lock up the Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League title outright on Friday.
Santa Cruz’s Nat Young won his opening heat at the World Surf League’s Bonsoy Gold Coast Pro, the season opener on the Challenger Series, in Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia, on Saturday.
A pair of senior track and field talents, Scotts Valley High’s Ashlyn Boothby and Soquel’s Jonelle Scott, earned top-three finishes at the Stanford Invitational on Saturday.
Santa Cruz’s John Mel tied for fifth place at the World Surf League’s Ron Jon Quiksilver Pro at Shepard Beach Park in Cocoa Beach, Florida, on Saturday. Capitola’s Maddie Storrer tied for 13th place and earned 295 points at the WSL’s Roxy Pro
The UC Santa Cruz men’s volleyball team, ranked No. 10 nationally among NCAA Division III programs, closed its seven-match road trip with a pair of wins Sunday in Wauwatosa, Wisconsin.
Rylee Gomez had two home runs and three RBI, and Watsonville High’s softball team scored three runs in the fifth inning to rally past St. Francis 5-4 in the Watsonville Tournament on Saturday. Junior outfielder Abreanna Alba hit for the cycle in a win over Stevenson.