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Santa Cruz stumbles in Stockton; Warriors officially eliminated from G League playoff contention | Local Roundup
Center Marques Bolden notched his second consecutive 20-point performance, but the Santa Cruz Warriors lost 121-103 to the Stockton Kings at Adventist Health Arena on Sunday night and were officially eliminated from NBA G League playoff contention.
Nikki Hiltz runs to 3,000 win at ASICS Sound Invite in NC | Local Roundup
Runner Nikki Hiltz, an Aptos native competing for Lululemon, took first place in the women’s 3,000-meter ASICS race at the ASICS Sound Invite in Winston-Salem, N.C., on Saturday.
Vera Bentley, Onyx Escobar, and Kira Demma wrestle to titles at Ladies Coast Classic | Local Roundup
Santa Cruz High wrestlers Vera Bentley and Onyx Escobar, and Harbor’s Kira Demma took first place in their respective weight classes at the sixth annual Ladies Coast Classic at Santa Cruz High on Saturday.
SLV wrestler Ollin Bates takes fourth at Apple Cider Classic after enduring injury | Local Roundup
Santa Cruz County wrestlers had a tough go of things at the 17th Apple Cider Classic at Watsonville High on Saturday.
Santa Cruz Warriors drop to 0-7 with narrow loss to South Bay Lakers | Local Roundup
The Santa Cruz Warriors held an 18-point lead in the second quarter but were unable to hold on, and lost 108-105 to the South Bay Lakers in the teams’ NBA G League Showcase Cup Tournament game at the UCLA Health Training Center on Sunday night.
Aptos native Caspar Corbeau swims to World Record in 200 breaststroke | Local Roundup
Aptos native Caspar Corbeau, 24, became the first swimmer to break two minutes in the 200-meter breaststroke at the World Aquatics Swimming World Cup – Toronto 2025 at Toronto Pan Am Sports Centre in Toronto, Canada, on Saturday.
Locals shine at Wildflower in Bradley | Local Roundup
More than two dozen athletes from Santa Cruz County took part in the Wildflower, a three-day party celebrating multi-sport, music wellness and outdoor adventure, held in Bradley over the weekend.
Soquel baseball picks up another walk-off win | Local Roundup
Soquel High’s baseball team scored in the bottom of the seventh to pull out a 2-1, walk-off win over visiting Hughson in nonleague action Saturday.
Santa Cruz freshman wrestler Vera Bentley takes first at CCS Southern Regionals | Local Roundup
Santa Cruz freshman Vera Bentley took first place in her weight division at the Central Coast Section Southern Regional Wrestling Championships at Watsonville High on Saturday.
Aptos locks up boys soccer title with win over Scotts Valley | Local Roundup
Nami Banks scored in each half, and Aptos High’s boys soccer team locked up the Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League title with their 5-1 win over Scotts Valley on Friday.
Four county teams cap perfect league seasons | Local Roundup
Senior Valeria Acosta scored twice, and Pajaro Valley High’s girls soccer team beat visiting North Salinas 5-0 to finish unbeaten in the Pacific Coast Athletic League’s Mission Division on a rainy Thursday.
Watsonville boys soccer edges rival Pajaro Valley with late goal | Local Roundup
A late-game position change served Elisco Mora and Watsonville High’s boys soccer team well on Wednesday.
Aptos boys soccer ends Harbor’s 11-match unbeaten streak | Local Roundup
Aptos High’s boys soccer team helped its bid to repeat as Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League champion by beating host Harbor 3-1 in Santa Cruz on Friday.
St. Francis tops Soledad, gains sole possession of Cypress Division lead | Local Roundup
Sophomore guard Isaiah Villalobos scored 13 of his team-high 19 points in the fourth quarter, and St. Francis High boys basketball team knocked off Soledad to gain sole possession of the Pacific Coast Athletic League Cypress Division lead Saturday.
Soquel girls water polo takes ninth at NorCal Invitational | Local Roundup
Soquel High’s girls water polo team went 3-1 and took ninth place at the prestigious, two-day NorCal Invitational, which was hosted Sacred Heart Prep in Atherton and concluded Saturday.
Santa Cruz boys, Soquel girls lock up water polo titles | Local Roundup
Senior Pa’ kalani Vaka-Saxton had six goals and one steal, and Santa Cruz High’s boys water polo team beat Soquel 13-10 to lock up the Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League title on Thursday.
Santa Cruz Warriors beat NBA G League Ignite, move to 3-0 | Local Roundup
Forward Gui Santos and two-way guard Lester Quinones paced Santa Cruz to a 121-112 win over NBA G League Ignite, 121-112, on Friday night as the Warriors improved to 3-0 at Kaiser Permanente Arena in front of a sold-out crowd.
UCSC men’s volleyball breaks out broom at Slug Slam, records four sweeps | Local Roundup
UC Santa Cruz men’s volleyball team won two more matches Saturday at its tournament, UCSC Slug Slam, and finished the two-day event with a 4-0 record and four sweeps.
Santa Cruz’s Nat Young ties for ninth at Hurley Pro Sunset Beach | Local Roundup
The waves were there, but the ones Santa Cruz’s Nat Young dropped in on didn’t offer him much during his afternoon heat at the World Surf League’s Hurley Pro Sunset Beach on Wednesday in Oahu, Hawaii.
Ashley Kowack heats up in second half, rallies UCSC past Cal Lutheran | Local Roundup
Ashley Kowack scored 19 of her season-best 26 points in the second half, and the UC Santa Cruz women’s basketball team rallied past host Cal Lutheran 70-64 on Sunday.
Six county wrestlers win titles at Lynbrook | Local Roundup
Wrestlers Cristian Cruz of Harbor High, Daniel Evert of Santa Cruz and Lucas Zuniga-Marquez of Aptos won their respective weight divisions at the Lynbrook Second Man Challenge in San Jose on Saturday, while Scotts Valley’s Danica Kelley and Kayse Martinovsky, and Harbor’s Amy Gray won titles at the Lynbrook Ladies Challenge.
Wrestler Mike Pena leads Santa Cruz at Jim Root Memorial | Local Roundup
Santa Cruz High senior wrestler Mike Pena took third place at 132 pounds, and the Cardinals finished 14th out of 35 teams at the 58th Jim Root Memorial at Prospect High on Saturday.
Banana Slugs deliver new men’s basketball coach Matt Malone first win | Local Roundup
Santa Cruz High senior Keanna Miller placed in the top three in two divisions at the Santa Cruz Scholastic Surf Contest No. 2 at Steamer Lane in Saturday.