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SC surfer John Mel moves into quarterfinals in Mexico | Local Roundup
Santa Cruz’s John Mel, 26, advanced to the quarterfinals at the World Surf League’s Corona Cero Surf Open Cerritos in Los Cerritos, Baja California Sur, Mexico, on Saturday.
UCSC cross country teams shine at NCAA D-III West Regionals | Local Roundup
Five UCSC cross country runners, Luke Holland, Camden Jaureguy, Elena Stanciu, Helena Janku, and Kenzie Seymour, earned all-region honors at the NCAA D-III West Regionals on Saturday.
Harbor, Aptos volleyball teams win titles at Harbor Tournament | Local Roundup
Harbor High’s girls volleyball team picked up two more wins on Saturday to claim the Gold Division title at the two-day Harbor Tournament in Santa Cruz.
San Jose’s Katie McIndoe takes first at 21st Mermaid Sprint Triathlon | Local Roundup
San Jose’s Katie McIndoe took first out of 128 athletes in the 21st Mermaid Sprint Triathlon in Capitola on Saturday.
Ava Decleve, Hanna Shehorn pace Scotts Valley past Santa Cruz in cross country action | Local Roundup
UCLA-committed Ava Decleve (15:06) held off teammate Hanna Shehorn (15:16) for the individual win, as they helped the Falcons earn a 22 to 39 win over Santa Cruz on the Falcons’ 2.59-mile course in Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League action Thursday.
UC Santa Cruz women’s soccer drops PK shootout in NCAA D-III Tournament opener | Local Roundup
The UC Santa Cruz women’s soccer team was eliminated by host Pomona-Pitzer 5-4 on penalty kicks in the first round of the NCAA D-III Tournament o Saturday in Claremont.
UCSC men, women win conference cross country titles | Local Roundup
The UC Santa Cruz men’s and women’s cross country teams won titles at the Coast-To-Coast Athletic Conference Championships on Saturday.
UCSC men’s swim team wins Slug Shootout | Local Roundup
UC Santa Cruz’s Asher Kates took first in two events on Saturday, and the Banana Slugs’ men’s swim and dive team took first place with 908 points at the 2024 Slug Shootout.
Luca Venturoli turns in hat trick in Cabrillo’s soccer rout of MPC | Local Roundup
Luca Venturoli, a freshman forward out of Bologna, Italy, scored three goals, and the Cabrillo College men’s soccer team routed host Monterey Peninsula 7-0 in a Coast Conference crossover match Friday.
Aptos’ Maya Schiro, SC’s Eli Fitchen-Young run to Tom Leikam Invitational titles | Local Roundup
Aptos High junior Maya Schiro took first out of 66 runners at the nine-team Tom Leikam Invitational at Pinto Lake County Park, in Watsonville on Saturday.
Santa Cruz girls water polo rallies big, edges Leigh | Local Roundup
Senior attacker Kat Fanni scored the game-winning goal with six seconds left, and Santa Cruz High’s girls water polo team overcame a five-goal deficit to beat visiting Leigh of San Jose 8-7 on Saturday.
Peyton Hatten rushes for 347 yards as Cabrillo football stuns Hartnell | Local Roundup
Freshman running back Peyton Hatten rushed for 347 yards and a touchdown on 36 carries, and the Cabrillo College football team stunned host Hartnell, 28-13, in the teams’ Coast Conference game Saturday night.
Local surfers Keanna Miller, Maddie Storrer to square off in Florida | Local Roundup
Santa Cruz’s Keanna Miller and Capitola’s Maddie Storrer advanced from the opening round Friday and will square off in the next round of the World Surf League’s Air Force Super Girl Pro, a women’s Qualifying Series 3,000-point event in Jax Beach Pier in Jacksonville, Florida.
MVC, PCS boys cross country teams earn titles at PCAL Championships | Local Roundup
Monte Vista Christian School junior Justin McCullick (17:14.90) took first place and led the Mustangs to the team title at the PCAL Mission Division Championships on Saturday at Palo Corona Regional Park’s 5,000-meter course.
SC’s Rebecca Paten, Canada’s Michel Lavoie win Run By The Sea Half Marathon titles | Local Roundup
Santa Cruz’s Rebecca Paten and Michel Lavoie of Sainte-Adèle, Québec, Canada, won half marathon titles at the ninth annual Run By The Sea on Sunday.
UCSC men’s cross country team runs to first invitational win since 2019 | Local Roundup
UC Santa Cruz cross country runners Casey Orton and Eric Jackson led the Banana Slugs to the Pacific Collegiate Invitational title on Friday in Lodi.
James Wiseman posts double-double in Santa Cruz’s loss to South Bay | Local Roundup
Center James Wiseman produced a double-double in his season debut for Santa Cruz on Saturday night, but the Warriors fell 111-91 to the South Bay Lakers in front of 2,488 fans at Kaiser Permanente Arena on Saturday night.
County loses three teams from CCS girls volleyball playoffs | Local Roundup
The bad news? Santa Cruz County had all three of its first-round qualifiers in the Central Coast Section girls volleyball playoffs suffer losses Saturday.
County trio sweeps podium at Bellarmine’s Terry Ward Invitational | Local Roundup
Santa Cruz County produced the top three individuals at Bellarmine’s 10-team Terry Ward Invitational in Sunnyvale on Saturday.
Julian Garcia’s PK lifts Cabrillo soccer over Foothill | Local Roundup
Julian Garcia scored the winning goal on a penalty kick in the 44th minutes, and the Cabrillo College men’s soccer team knocked off host Foothill 2-1 in Coast Conference North Division action Friday.
Santa Cruz surfer Autumn Hays advances at Oceanside Pier | Local Roundup
Santa Cruz’s Autumn Hays advanced to the Round of 32 on Saturday at the 16th annual Nissan Super Girl Surf Pro at Oceanside Pier. It’s a 3,000-point event on the World Surf League’s Qualifying Series.
Santa Cruz surfer Sam Coffey ties for 25th at WRV Outer Banks Pro in NC | Local Roundup
Santa Cruz’s Sam Coffey took 25th place at the World Surf League’s WRV Outer Banks Pro, a Qualifying Series 1,000-point event at Nags Head, North Carolina, on Saturday.
Scotts Valley runs to team titles at Bellarmine Terry Ward Invitational | Local Roundup
Scotts Valley High’s girls and boys cross country teams won titles at the Bellarmine Terry Ward Invitational at Baylands Park’s 5k course in Sunnyvale on Saturday.
Isaac Ortiz scores four TDs in Pajaro Valley’s narrow loss to Stevenson | Local Roundup
Pajaro Valley High’s Isaac Ortiz ran for four touchdowns, but the Grizzlies football team lost 36-30 to visiting Stevenson in the teams’ Pacific Coast Athletic League Santa Lucia Division game Saturday.
Soquel girls water polo goes 4-0 at Autumn Invitational | Local Roundup
Soquel High’s girls water polo team won all four of its games at the Autumn Invitational, hosted by St. Francis of Mountain View over weekend.