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Local trio to compete in 2026 USATF Outdoor Championships | Local Roundup
Three former Santa Cruz County residents — Aptos High alumna Nikki Hiltz and Scotts Valley alumna Jessica Kain and Vanessa Fraser — will compete at the 2026 Toyota USATF Outdoor Championships.
Santa Cruz surfer Riviera Hunter wins two titles at NSSA National Championships | Local Roundup
Santa Cruz’s Riviera Hunter made four finals and earned the Open women’s and Girls Air Show titles at the National Scholastic Surfing Association National Championships, which concluded Thursday in Huntington Beach.
Aptos’ Kalina Healy, Soquel’s Emma Niizawa share MVP honor | All-SCCAL softball
Two junior softball standouts, Kalina Healy of champion Aptos High and Emma Niizawa of runner-up Soquel, shared Most Valuable Player honors during 2026 All-Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League voting.
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.)
SC surfer Isla Hardy wins Rip Curl GromSearch’s West Coast Region title | Local Roundup
Santa Cruz surfer Isla Hardy won the Rip Curl GromSearch West Coast Region title in the Girls U16 division in Huntington Beach on Sunday.
PV’s Hemeria Delatorre, St. Francis’ Neveah Padilla receive special honors | 2026 All-PCAL softball
Pajaro Valley High junior pitcher/corner infielder Hemeria Delatorre works out regularly, twice over. She works on her hitting during and after the Grizzlies’ practices in the offseason, too. And, she also hits the weights at the gym.
Youth-laden Soquel unable to counter Monterey’s late surge in CCS D-II final | High school softball
Soquel High’s youth-laden softball team needed some late-game heroics if it was going to secure its first Central Coast Section title in program history Saturday.
Soquel knocks off Woodside, advances to first section championship game since 2012 | CCS softball
Soquel High’s softball team won five games last season. They’ve turned things around with an infusion of young blood and a new coaching staff.
Aptos’ powerful offense shut out for first time; sees season end in D-I semis | CCS softball
Aptos High’s softball team came out on the short end of a pitchers’ duel Tuesday evening, ending the season for the Mariners.
Aptos, Soquel move into CCS semifinals with offensive outbursts | High school softball
Junior Nova Neu doubled and homered for Aptos High’s softball team, and the No. 3 seed Mariners made quick work of No. 6 Palo Alto in Central Coast Section Division I quarterfinals.
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.
Four county softball teams seeded for CCS playoffs
Four Santa Cruz County high school softball teams — Aptos, Soquel, SLV and Watsonville — qualified for the Central Coast Section playoffs, which begin with Saturday’s quarterfinals.
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.
MVC’s Easton Alanis swims to pair of sixth-place finishes at state championships | Local Roundup
Monte Vista Christian School sophomore Easton Alanis shined at the 2026 CIF Swimming & Diving Championships at Clovis West High on Saturday.
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.
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.
Mount Madonna boys volleyball pulls off reverse sweep, makes CCS D-II quarterfinals | Local Roundup
The No. 4 seed Mount Madonna School boys volleyball team pulled off a thrilling reverse sweep, 27-29, 20-25, 25-12, 25-22, 15-12, to oust No. 13 University Prep of San Jose in the first round of the Central Coast Section Division II playoffs in Watsonville on Monday.
Santa Cruz’s Haisley Flanagan, Leela Whiting and MVC’s Mayla Spahn, Jessie Ingram win beach volleyball titles | Local Roundup
Santa Cruz High’s Haisley Flanagan and Leela Whiting took first place in the Mark Brewer Memorial Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League Pairs Beach Volleyball Tournament ‘A’ Final at Main Beach on Friday.
Aptos softball tops Soquel, stays unbeaten in SCCAL | Local Roundup
Aptos High’s softball team beat host Soquel 8-1 on Thursday to remain unbeaten in the Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League with three games remaining.
Harbor, SC’s sixth volleyball meeting to decide SCCAL Tournament champion | Local Roundup
Seniors Cooper Lastition and Josh Rejfir each made eight kills, and the No. 1 seed Harbor High boys volleyball team swept No. 4 San Lorenzo Valley 25-19, 25-18, 25-14 in the Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League Tournament semifinals at Harbor High on Tuesday night.
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.
Cabrillo softball sees season end in first-round NorCal playoff series | Local Roundup
The No. 7 seed Cabrillo College softball team lost 8-1 to No. 10 Cosumnes River in Game 3 of the teams’ 3C2A NorCal Regional first round playoff series on Saturday and saw its season come to a close.
Addie Somerville helps Soquel girls lacrosse secure win on senior night | Local Roundup
Soquel High senior midfielder Addie Somerville scored four goals, and the Knights girls lacrosse team beat visiting Santa Cruz 10-2 in Pacific Coast Athletic League action Friday.
Harbor volleyball sweeps SC, celebrates first league title since 2009 | Local Roundup
Cooper Lastition, a 6-foot-4 outside hitter, shined on senior night, and Harbor High’s boys volleyball team won the 2026 Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League title outright with its 25-18, 25-21, 25-22 sweep of visiting Santa Cruz in the teams’ regular-season finale on Thursday.
Harbor beach volleyball closes regular season with sweep of Soquel | Local Roundup
Harbor High’s beach volleyball team swept visiting Soquel 5-0 in its Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League finale and senior day on Wednesday.