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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 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.
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.
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 girls tennis team beats Soquel, stays perfect in SCCAL | Local Roundup
Neci Hoeptner and Julie Blevins beat Lucy Federspiel and Ayla Hymes 6-1, 3-6, 1-0 (10-2) at No. 1 doubles to help Aptos High’s unbeaten girls tennis team secure a 6-1 win over Soquel in Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League play Thursday.
Soquel girls water polo takes fourth at prestigious Arroyo Grande Fall Classic | Local Roundup
Soquel High’s girls water polo team went 3-2 and took fourth place at the prestigious Arroyo Grande Fall Classic on Saturday.
Aptos, Pajaro Valley post lopsided softball wins | Local Roundup
Sophomore Emma Burgueno had three hits, three RBI, and scored twice, and Aptos High’s softball team beat Harbor 16-2 in the teams’ Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League four inning game Monday.
Cabrillo baseball qualifies for NorCal Regional playoffs | Local Roundup
Cabrillo College’s baseball team qualified for the California Community College Athletic Association NorCal Regional playoffs, it was announced Sunday at the seeding meeting.
Santa Cruz’s Brody Price earns win at West Coast Prime Series event at Steamer Lane | Local Roundup
Santa Cruz’s Brody Price took first place in the U16 boys division on the final day of USA Surfing’s West Coast Prime Series at Steamer Lane, his hometown break, on Sunday.
Watsonville’s Katelynn Ruiz, PCS’s Iris Paten run to PCAL cross country titles | Local Roundup
Watsonville High senior Katelynn Ruiz and Pacific Collegiate freshman Iris Paten won division titles at the Pacific Coast Athletic League Cross Country Championships at Palo Corona Regional Park in Carmel on Saturday.
‘Quakes roll after Santa Cruz’s Jeff Kendall fires ceremonial siren | Local Roundup
Apparently, Santa Cruz’s Jeff Kendall is good luck for the San Jose Earthquakes.
Harbor volleyball rallies past Scotts Valley for five-set win | Local Roundup
Harbor High’s girls volleyball team, the defending Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League and Central Coast Section Division IV champion, held off Scotts Valley 13-25, 25-18, 17-25, 26-24, 15-11 in the teams’ league match Tuesday.
Scotts Valley volleyball sweeps St. Francis, moves to 4-1 | Local Roundup
Scotts Valley High’s girls volleyball team swept St. Francis 25-5, 25-13, 25-16 in the teams’ nonleague match Monday.
SC’s Wyatt Harrison, teammate take third at AVP Virginia Beach Open | Local Roundup
Santa Cruz’s Wyatt Harrison and teammate Brian Miller of Mercer Island, Washington, tied for third place on Sunday at the Virginia Beach Open in Virginia, an Association of Volleyball Professionals contender event.
UCSC alum Jackson Zabierek selected in Major League Rugby Collegiate Draft | Local Roundup
Jackson Zabierek, a 2023 UC Santa Cruz graduate, became the university’s first alum to get drafted by a Major League Rugby team.
Aptos boys golf moves to 9-0; SV tops SC for first win | Local Roundup
Scotts Valley High’s boys golf team beat Santa Cruz 222-242 and lost to Aptos 197-222 in the teams’ SCCAL matches at DeLaveaga Golf Course on Monday.
Cabrillo soccer teams post shutouts, stay unbeaten in conference play | Local Roundup
Andrea Estanquero had two goals and an assist, and the Cabrillo College women’s soccer team routed Foothill 12-0 in the teams’ Coast Conference South Division match Tuesday in Aptos.
San Bruno’s Aleksei Averchenko, San Jose’s Anna Guzman win Santa Cruz Triathlon titles | Local Roundup
San Bruno’s Aleksei Averchenko and San Jose’s Anna Guzman won titles in the Olympic distance race at the Santa Cruz Triathlon on Sunday.
Scotts Valley, Mount Madonna and Harbor win volleyball openers | Local Roundup
Senior setter and captain Morgan Lipman 28 assists and seven digs to help Scotts Valley High’s girls volleybal team beat Monte vista Christian 25-14, 25-19, 25-21 on Friday.
Aptos softball rallies for walk-off win over Scotts Valley in 8 innings | Local Roundup
Bailey Fulton was 2 for 4 with the game-winning RBI in the eighth inning, as Aptos High’s softball team earned a 4-3, walk-off win over visiting Scotts Valley in the teams’ Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League thriller Monday.
Santa Cruz’s Karl Schnaitter shines at Big Sur International Marathon | Local Roundup
Karl Schnaitter, a 39-year-old from Santa Cruz, took 15th place out of 4,880 runners at the Big Sur International Marathon on Sunday.
Santa Cruz freshman Eli Fitchen-Young wins 1,600 race in Sunnyvale | Local Roundup
Santa Cruz High freshman Eli Fitchen-Young won the 1,600-meter run at the Firebird Relays at Fremont High in Sunnyvale on Saturday.
St. Francis baseball slips past Alisal, moves to 5-1 | Local Roundup
Freshman Nash Horton double produced the game winning run, and St. Francis High’s baseball team slipped past host Alisal 5-4 in the teams’ noneleague game Monday.
Tennessee Titans lineman Ty Sambrailo, 29, retires | Local Roundup
The Tennessee Titans announced on Oct. 12 that 29-year-old offensive tackle Ty Sambrailo, their primary backup at that position, retired. The team placed him on the Reserve-Retired list.