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Brady Bliesner, Sam Hansen, Anthony Sandford-Carroll lead Mariners to cross country win | Local Roundup
Senior Brady Bliesner, who announced his commitment to NCAA Division II Chico State on social media earlier this week, took first out of 54 runners to lead the Aptos High’s boys cross country team to a SCCAL tri-meet win Thursday.
Scotts Valley volleyball earns no worse than a share of SCCAL title | Local Roundup
Outside hitter Hayden Smith had 12 kills and one block, and Scotts Valley High’s girls volleyball team beat host San Lorenzo Valley 25-10, 25-13, 25-6 to secure no worse than a share of the Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League title on Tuesday.
St. Francis flag football secures PCAL Gabilan Division title | Local Roundup
Sophomore quarterback Liliana Whitmeyer passed for two touchdowns and rushed for another to help St. Francis High’s flag football team beat visiting Carmel 19-14 and secure the Pacific Coast Athletic League Gabilan Division title Monday.
Scotts Valley girls volleyball slips past Santa Cruz in five sets | Local Roundup
Outside hitter Hayden Smith had 21 kills, 12 digs, and three blocks to lead Scotts Valley High’s girls volleyball team to a 25-21, 20-25, 25-12, 18-25, 20-18 win over host Santa Cruz in Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League action Thursday.
Peyton Orradre helps St. Francis volleyball team earn sweep of Mount Madonna | Local Roundup
Senior outside hitter Peyton Orradre had nine kills and 11 digs, and St. Francis High’s girls volleyball team earned a 25-17, 25-18, 25-15 nonleague sweep of Mount Madonna in Watsonville on Wednesday.
Soquel girls volleyball team hands Scotts Valley first SCCAL loss | Local Roundup
Natalie Barry closed the match with back to back aces, and Soquel High’s girls volleyball team knocked Scotts Valley from the unbeaten ranks with its 23-25, 25-21,21-25, 25-22, 16-14 win in Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League play on Tuesday.
Natalie Monroe makes season-high 27 kills as Santa Cruz volleyball sweeps Soquel | Local Roundup
UNLV-committed Natalie Monroe, a senior outside hitter, made a season-high 27 kills, and Santa Cruz High’s girls volleyball team beat Soquel 22-25, 25-18, 26-24, 25-16 in the teams’ Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League match Tuesday.
Harbor girls volleyball repeats as SCCAL champ with sweep of SV | Local Roundup
Senior outside hitter Isla Johnson had 16 kills and Harbor High’s girls volleyball team repeated as Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League regular-season champion with its 25-17, 25-11, 27-25 sweep of Scotts Valley on Thursday.
Aptos boys turn in photo finish in SCCAL cross country race | Local Roundup
Aptos High’s boys cross country team is fast and still improving.
Elizabeth Penny helps Soquel’s girls water polo team double up on Aptos | Local Roundup
Sophomore Elizabeth Penny stuffed the stat sheet with three goals, five assists, six steals, and four ejections drawn, and Soquel High’s girls water polo team started and finished strong in their 14-7 win over visiting Aptos in Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League play on Tuesday.
Violet Rubin scores seven goals in Cardinals’ water polo win over Harbor | Local Roundup
Junior center Violet Rubin scored seven goals and drew two exclusions, and the Santa Cruz High girls water polo team emptied its bench in a 21-9 win over Harbor in the teams’ Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League match on Thursday night.
‘Quakes roll after Santa Cruz’s Jeff Kendall fires ceremonial siren | Local Roundup
Apparently, Santa Cruz’s Jeff Kendall is good luck for the San Jose Earthquakes.
Yoan Ponio lifts Cabrillo men’s soccer with second-half tally | Local Roundup
Yoan Ponio scored in the 65th minute, and the Cabrillo College men’s soccer team beat visiting Gavilan 1-0 in the teams’ Coast Conference crossover match on Tuesday.
Scotts Valley volleyball sweeps St. Francis, moves to 4-1 | Local Roundup
Scotts Valley High’s girls volleyball team swept St. Francis 25-5, 25-13, 25-16 in the teams’ nonleague match Monday.
Sadie Holden an ace in Soquel’s volleyball sweep of Hollister | Local Roundup
Sadie Holden served nine aces, and Soquel High’s girls volleyball team swept host Hollister 25-15, 26-24, 25-18 in the teams’ nonleague match Thursday.
MVC’s unbeaten girls volleyball team rallies past Scotts Valley for 5-set win | Local Roundup
Senior Elizabeth McCuistion had 11 kills, nine coming on tips, and three service aces, and Monte Vista Christian School rallied for a 15-25, 23-25, 25-23, 25-22, 15-9 nonleague win over Scotts Valley on Wednesday.
Soquel’s girls water polo team secures 13th straight league title | Local Roundup
Senior Amelie Stotland had five goals, one assist, and one steal to lead Soquel High’s girls water polo team beat visiting Santa Cruz 19-6 to secure no worse than a share of the Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League title on Thursday.
UCSC women’s soccer team sneaks past Menlo for third straight win | Local Roundup
Amanda Scott scored in the 75th minute, and the UC Santa Cruz women’s soccer team knocked of host Menlo 2-1 in Atherton on Friday for its third straight win.
Santa Cruz sweeps Aptos in SCCAL volleyball action | Local Roundup
Senior middle blocker Daisy Manako had eight kills and three blocks, and Santa Cruz High’s girls volleyball team swept visiting Aptos, 25-12, 25-15, 25-16, to stay unbeaten in Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League play Tuesday.
Sae Ackerstein, Madalyn Price to compete at International Surf Rescue Challenge | Local Roundup
Two Santa Cruz athletes, Sae Ackerstein and Madalyn “Munchie” Price, have been selected to represent the United States as part of the Youth National Team at the International Surf Rescue Challenge at South Padre Island, Texas, on Sept 17-24.
Scotts Valley tops SC in SCCAL cross country meet | Local Roundup
Santa Cruz High cross country runner Eli Fitchen-Young finished the 2.08-mile course at UC Santa Cruz with a time of 11:06 but Scotts Valley won the teams’ Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League meet 23-32 on Thursday.
Kaylee Gooch paces Harbor girls water polo past Pioneer | Local Roundup
Senior captain Kaylee Gooch had four goals and five steals to lead Harbor High’s girls water polo team to an 8-2 win over visiting Pioneer on Tuesday.
Five county volleyball players named to all-PCAL first teams | Local Roundup
Five county girls volleyball players were given all-Pacific Coast Athletic League first-team honors Monday, including Kirby setter Anna Shelton, who was named co-MVP of the Arroyo Division.
Runners Katelynn Ruiz, Monserrat Ramirez earn wins at PCAL Center Meet | Local Roundup
Watsonville High freshman Katelynn Ruiz took first place out of 44 runners and helped lead the Wildcatz to the team win in the Pacific Coast Athletic League’s third Cypress Division Center Meet on Wednesday. St. Francis sophomore Monserrat Ramirez took first place out of 28 runners in the Santa Lucia Division Center Meet.
Scotts Valley sophomore Ashlyn Boothby victorious at 42nd ASICS Clovis Invitational | Local Roundup
Scotts Valley High sophomore Ashlyn Boothby won the 176-runner, 25-team S Varsity Girls race at the 42nd ASICS Clovis Invitational at Woodward Park in Fresno on Saturday.