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Aptos swimmer Jessa Melcer breaks 50 free record, earns three medals at Special Olympics | Local Roundup
Santa Cruz swimmer Jessa Melcer earned three medals, including two golds, and broke an event record at the Special Olympics USA Games Minnesota 2026, held in Minneapolis from June 20 through Friday.
SC surfer Adam Bartlett eliminated on opening day in Barbados | Local Roundup
Santa Cruz’s Adam Bartlett was eliminated on the opening day of action at the World Surf League’s BTMI Barbados Surf Pro at Soup Bowl, Bathsheba, Barbados, on Monday.
SC’s Jay Thomson, Mari Friedman earn wins at Surfer’s Path Half Marathon | Local Roundup
A pair of Santa Cruzans, Jay Thomson and Mari Friedman, earned wins at the Surfer’s Path Half Marathon in Santa Cruz on Sunday.
Santa Cruz native Juli Inkster ties for fifth at U.S. Senior Women’s Open | Local Roundup
Santa Cruz native Juli Inkster tied for fifth place at the 4th U.S. Senior Women’s Open in Kettering, Ohio, on Sunday.