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Santa Cruz’s GJ Hill steals his way into MiLB’s record book | Local Roundup
Santa Cruz’s GJ Hill sprinted his way to one of professional baseball’s all-time performances on Tuesday night.
Santa Cruz soccer talent Cassandra Travers commits to Duke
Santa Cruz soccer talent Cassandra Travers, a member of the U.S. U-16 Girls’ National Team, followed in her sister Jocelyn’s footsteps and committed to Duke University.
Santa Cruz Little League’s 50-70 All-Stars win D-39 title | Local Roundup
Santa Cruz Little League’s 50-70 All-Stars beat Capitola-Soquel 7-6 in the District 39 championship on Friday.
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.
Scotts Valley resident Kyleigh Mace shares WCAL Pitcher of the Year honor | Local Roundup
Archbishop Mitty High senior softball star Kyleigh Mace, a Scotts Valley resident, repeated as West Catholic Athletic League’s co-Pitcher of the Year. She shared the honor with Saint Francis sophomore Mercedes Coller. (As a junior, Mace share the accolade with Lancers senior Ava Bulanti.)
Santa Cruz’s Haley Jones among three players waived by WNBA’s Portland Fire | Local Roundup
Santa Cruz’s Haley Jones, a 6-foot-1 forward/guard, was one of three players waived by the WNBA’s Portland Fire or Thursday.
Watsonville soccer talent Diego Guillen signs with Centralia College in Washington | Local Roundup
Watsonville High soccer talent Diego Guillen has signed with Centralia College, a community college in Centralia, Washington, that offers athletic scholarships.
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.
Inaugural Central Coast Senior Girls Soccer All-Star Game set for Sunday at Santa Cruz
The Reggie Stephens Foundation (RSF), in partnership with the Gino Panelli Foundation, will host the inaugural Central Coast Senior Girls Soccer All-Star Game at Santa Cruz High on Sunday.
Santa Cruz midfielder Cutler Bauscher commits to NCAA D-I San Jose State | Boys soccer
Santa Cruz High senior Cutler “Cutty” Bauscher has committed to play NCAA Division I soccer at San Jose State University.
No. 11 UCSC men’s volleyball falls to No. 4 Cal Lutheran in regular-season finale | Local Roundup
The UC Santa Cruz men’s volleyball team, ranked No. 11 in the AVCA Division III Poll, lost to No. 4 Cal Lutheran 25-22, 26-24, 16-25, 25-22 in their regular-season finale in Santa Cruz on Saturday.
Cabrillo baseball falls to visiting Monterey Peninsula | Local Roundup
Ferris Vitali had two hits and two RBI for Cabrillo College’s baseball team in its 5-2 loss to visiting Monterey Peninsula in Coast Conference South Division action Friday.
Santa Cruz’s Grace Bailey makes her U.S. Women’s Beach Soccer National Team debut | Local Roundup
Santa Cruz’s Grace Bailey made her U.S. Women’s Beach Soccer National Team debut at the 2026 BSWW Acapulco Beach Soccer Cup — one of the team’s biggest tournaments of the year — in Mexico on Thursday.
Aptos talent Alexa Castaneda commits to NCAA D-I Fresno State | Girls soccer
Aptos High soccer talent Alexa Castaneda, a two-time All-Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League Player of the Year and four-time first-team honoree, announced on social media that she has committed to NCAA Division I Fresno State University.
CCS’s leading scorer Andres Reyes of Harbor named MVP | 2025-26 All-SCCAL boys soccer
Harbor High’s Andres Reyes scored early and often, which not only took opponents out of their comfort zone, but forced them to shift their strategy and personnel.
Player of the Year honors shared by rivals | 2025-26 All-SCCAL girls soccer
Aptos High senior Alexa Castaneda and Santa Cruz senior Lia Gularte were named co-Players of the Year for the 2025-26 Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League girls soccer season.
Scotts Valley High’s stadium, complex project to begin Monday | Glimpse of the Action
Scotts Valley High’s $22 million stadium and complex project, funded by Measure O, begins Monday. The project will take between nine and 12 months to complete, meaning the Falcons’ football and soccer teams will play their home games on the road for a second straight season in 2026-27.
Watsonville’s championship soccer teams to be honored at Monterey Bay FC match on Saturday| Local Roundup
Watsonville High’s boys and girls championship soccer programs will be among four local teams honored at Monterey Bay FC’s home match against San Antonio FC at Cardinale Stadium in Seaside on Saturday at 7 p.m.
Offensive POY Diego Guillen led Wildcatz on field, in clubhouse | All-PCAL boys soccer
Watsonville High senior forward Diego Guillen was named Offensive Player of the Year in the Mission Division during 2025-26 All-Pacific Coast Athletic League boys soccer voting.
Watsonville edged by Los Alamitos in inaugural state final | Boys soccer
The final whistle sounded and Watsonville High’s boys soccer players collapsed simultaneously to the ground in defeat.
Watsonville enters inaugural state championship ‘confident’ | Boys soccer
Legendary Watsonville High boys soccer coach Roland Hedgpeth doesn’t know much about Los Alamitos, the Wildcatz’s opponent in the inaugural CIF Division III State Championship this weekend.
Watsonville wins first NorCal title, advances to D-III state final | Boys soccer
Once again, Watsonville High’s boys’ soccer team gave up an early goal. And once again, the Wildcatz came back to win 3-1.
Watsonville boys rally, advance to NorCal Regional D-III title match | High school soccer roundup
An early deficit didn’t faze Watsonville High’s boys soccer team in its CIF Division III NorCal Regional playoff game against Pioneer of Woodland on Thursday night.
Watsonville and Aptos boys, Wildcatz’s girls advance to NorCal Regional semifinals | High school soccer roundup
Damian Moreno scored twice in the first half, and the No. 1 seed Watsonville High boys soccer team knocked off No. 8 Valley of Sacramento 2-0 in the CIF NorCal Regional D-III quarterfinals on Tuesday.