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Santa Cruz Masters coach Joel Wilson sets world record as CRUZ shines at U.S. Masters Swimming Summer National Championships | Local Roundup
Santa Cruz Masters Swimming (CRUZ) took 27th out of more than 200 teams at the five-day U.S. Masters Swimming Summer National Championships, which concluded Sunday at North Natomas Aquatic Complex in Sacramento.
Santa Cruz golfer Peter Wood moves into Round of 16 at 2026 NCGA Senior Match Play Championship | Local Roundup
Santa Cruz’s Peter Wood and Jud Spencer advanced from stroke play at the 20th NCGA Senior Match Play Championship on Monday.
SC’s Eli Fitchen-Young withdraws from World Athletics U20 Championships with injury | Local Roundup
Santa Cruz track and field talent Eli Fitchen-Young suffered an ill-timed injury that forced him to withdraw from the 2026 World Athletics U20 Championships in Eugene, Oregon.
Soquel’s Jedidiah Del Favero earns USA Lacrosse academic honor | Local Roundup
Soquel High midfielder Jedidiah Del Favero was named a USA Lacrosse 2026 High School Boys’ All-Academic honoree. The Knights’ Troy Kusanovich was chosen as one of the Coaches of the Year.
Scotts Valley golfer Ashley Gettleman misses cut at 77th U.S. Girls’ Junior Championship | Local Roundup
Scotts Valley golfer Ashley Gettleman narrowly missed the cut after two rounds of stroke play at the 77th U.S. Girls’ Junior Championship in Durham, N.C.
Santa Cruz’s Brendan Bobo to compete in Frontier League’s 2026 Y’all Star Game | Local Roundup
Santa Cruz’s Brendan Bobo, 24, was chosen to compete in the Frontier League’s 2026 Y’all Star Game at Thomas More Stadium in Florence. Kentucky, on July 15.
Aptos native Nikki Hiltz wins 800 at LA Grand Prix | Local Roundup
Aptos native Nikki Hiltz, 31, named to Time’s The 100 Most Influential People in Sports 2026 earlier this week, won the women’s 800 meters ‘A’ final at the USATF Los Angeles Grand Prix at Allyson Felix Field on…
Soquel’s Daniel Meisel takes 20th at Escape from Alcatraz Triathlon | Local Roundup
Soquel’s Daniel Meisel took 20th out of 1,537 athletes at the 2026 Escape from Alcatraz Triathlon on Sunday. He finished in 2 hours, 32 minutes, 25 seconds.
Santa Cruz’s Neil Ostermann wins second Santa Cruz City Amateur title in four-hole playoff | Local Roundup
Santa Cruz’s Neil Ostermann earned his second Santa Cruz City Amateur title in five years in dramatic fashion at DeLaveaga Golf Course on Sunday.
Soquel’s Hudson Ward wins CCS singles opener, gets ousted in second round by No. 2 seed | Local Roundup
Gannon Buhr and Ohn Scoggins repeated as champions at the 2026 Santa Cruz Masters Cup professional tournament, a three-day event at DeLaveaga Disc Golf Course that concluded Sunday.
Aptos baseball secures sole possession of second in SCCAL | Local Roundup
Freshman James Reilly had four hits and four RBI, and Aptos High’s baseball team routed host San Lorenzo Valley 19-3 in its regular-season finale on Friday to secure sole possession of second place in the Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League.
Aptos tops Scotts Valley, secures first softball title since 2018 | Local Roundup
Junior Kalina Healy hit her sixth home run of the season, and Aptos High’s softball team beat visiting Scotts Valley 7-2 on Tuesday to secure the Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League title outright for the first time since 2018.
Beauty and the Beast: Field cherishes grueling test in US Open Local Qualifying at Pasatiempo G.C.
Wave by wave, foursomes made their way to the scorer’s table on Wednesday afternoon to sign their scorecards. They did so with smiles on their faces and a bounce in their step.
Local golfers struggle at Laguna Seca in CCS Qualifying Tournaments
Soquel High sophomore Riley Shank, the Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League’s individual golf champion, shot 7-over-par 78 to lead Santa Cruz County’s contingent at Central Coast Section Qualifying. He tied for 41st.
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.
Soquel’s Riley Shank slips past Aptos’ Nick Bjorn in playoff, wins SCCAL Championship | Boys golf
Soquel High sophomore Riley Shank not only turned in his best round at Pasatiempo Golf Club, he secured the Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League boys golf individual championship in stunning fashion Tuesday evening.
Scotts Valley boys volleyball earns sweep of Watsonville | Local Roundup
Senior setter Troy Thompson served seven aces, and made 28 assists, four digs, and two kills to help Scotts Valley High’s boys volleyball team earn a 25-9, 25-8, 25-18 sweep of visiting Watsonville in the teams’ nonleague match Tuesday.
Santa Cruz’s Tobin Ortenblad takes fourth in Fuego XL at 2026 Sea Otter Classic | Local Roundup
Santa Cruz mountain biker Tobin Ortenblad, 31, took fourth place out of 535 riders in the prestigious Fuego XL at the 2026 Sea Otter Classic in Salinas on Sunday.
Soquel freshman Kiyomi Dunlap pitches no-hitter against SLV | Local Roundup
Freshman Kiyomi Dunlap threw a no-hitter with 10 strikeouts, and Soquel High’s softball team shut out San Lorenzo Valley 4-0 in Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League action Thursday.
7-run outburst fuels Cabrillo’s softball win over West Valley | Local Roundup
Cabrillo College’s softball team produced a seven-run third inning and held on to stun host West Valley 7-6 in Coast Conference action Tuesday.
Arizona’s Taishi Moto, Chattanooga’s Evan Rogers share lead after opening round of 79th Western Intercollegiate | Local Roundup
University of Arizona’s Taishi Moto and Chattanooga’s Evan Rogers are the co-leaders after completing the opening round of the 79th Western Intercollegiate at Pasatiempo Golf Club on Monday.
Cabrillo softball uses 8-run sixth inning to rally for season sweep of San Jose City | Local Roundup
Cabrillo College’s softball team erupted for eight runs in the bottom of the sixth inning to rally past visiting San Jose City for an 8-2 win in Coast Conference
Scotts Valley girls track and field posts three top-10 finishes at Stanford Invitational | Local Roundup
Scotts Valley High’s girls track and field team posted three top-10 finishes at the two-day Stanford Invitational, which ended Saturday night at Stanford University.
Aptos softball holds off SLV, stays unbeaten in SCCAL | Local Roundup
Aptos High’s softball team held a six-run lead through four innings, but feisty San Lorenzo Valley battled back with five unanswered runs, as the Mariners held on for narrow, 6-5 win to stay unbeaten in Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League play Thursday.