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Santa Cruz surfer John Mel advances at WSL event in Mexico | Local Roundup
Santa Cruz’s John Mel advanced to the Round of the 32 at the World Surf League’s Corona Cero Surf Open Cerritos in Los Cerritos, Baja California Sur, Mexico, on Friday.
UCSC women’s soccer advances to C2C Tournament championship | Local Roundup
Camille Anneet made a penalty kick in the seventh minute, and the No. 3 seed UC Santa Cruz women’s soccer team stunned No. 2 Mary Washington 1-0 in the Coast-To-Coast Conference Tournament semifinals in Salisbury, Maryland, on Friday.
Cabrillo men’s basketball moves to 2-0 on young season | Local Roundup
Four Cabrillo College players reached double-digits in scoring, and the Seahawks’ men’s basketball team pulled away in the second half to earn a 94-62 win American River in the teams’ nonconference game in Aptos on Sunday.
Soquel water polo earns sweep of SCCAL Tournament titles | Local Roundup
Soquel High’s boys water polo team outscored visiting Santa Cruz 4-0 in the fourth quarter to rally for an 11-8 win in the SCCAL Tournament championship match on Saturday.
Cabrillo men’s soccer suffers chippy loss to No. 3 state-ranked Evergreen Valley | Local Roundup
The Cabrillo College men’s soccer team lost 2-0 to No. 3 state-ranked Evergreen Valley in the teams’ Coast Conference crossover match on Friday.
Santa Cruz girls volleyball sweeps Aptos to claim SCCAL Tournament title | Local Roundup
Senior outside hitter Natalie Monroe, a four-year starter committed to UNLV, had a career night, and that paid dividends for Santa Cruz High’s girls volleyball team.
MVC runners Gavin Beckman, Finley Castro earn wins at 77th annual Mt. SAC Invitational | Local Roundup
Monte Vista Christian School cross country standouts Gavin Beckman and Finley Castro earned wins in their respective races at the 77th annual Mt. SAC Invitational on Saturday.
Aptos flag football repeats as SCCAL champ after sharing title in ’24 | Local Roundup
Aptos High’s flag football team beat Harbor 30-2 to win their third straight Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League title on Wednesday.
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.
Soquel boys water polo beats Serra in battle of CCS ranked teams | Local Roundup
Senior Stryder Stelck had six goals, two assists, and two steals, and Soquel High’s boys water polo team, ranked No. 3 in the Central Coast Section by maxpreps.com, beat No. 10 Junipero Serra 14-9 in nonleague action Friday.
Soquel flag football holds off Santa Cruz in tight SCCAL game | Local Roundup
Soquel High’s flag football team held off Santa Cruz 21-15 in the teams’ Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League game at Aptos High on Wednesday.
Aptos girls water polo holds off Santa Cruz | Local Roundup
Senior Madi Knudsen made three goals, including a 5-meter penalty shot, and an assist, and Aptos High’s girls water polo team beat Santa Cruz 7-4 in the Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League play Wednesday.
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.
Peyton Orradre helps St. Francis volleyball team earn sweep of Mount Madonna | Local Roundup
Senior outside hitter Peyton Orradre had nine kills and 11 digs, and St. Francis High’s girls volleyball team earned a 25-17, 25-18, 25-15 nonleague sweep of Mount Madonna in Watsonville on Wednesday.
Soquel’s boys water polo team holds off Los Gatos | Local Roundup
Senior Stryder Stelck had five goals and steal, and Soquel High’s boys water polo team, ranked No. 5 in the Central Coast Section, held off No. 6 Los Gatos 9-7 in the teams’ nonleague match Friday.
Cabrillo football leveled by Los Medanos, 76-29 | Local Roundup
Cabrillo College quarterback Mario Cosma threw three touchdown passes, but the Seahawks’ football team gave up 70 or more points for the first time since 2022 and suffered a 76-29 loss to host Los Medanos in Pittsburg on Saturday.
Santa Cruz’s Kaikoura Nauenberg advances to Round of 32 at World Surf League’s Super Girl Surf Pro | Local Roundup
Santa Cruz’s Kaikoura Nauenberg advanced to the Round of 32 at the World Surf League’s Nissan Super Girl Surf Pro, a Women’s Qualifying Series 4,000-point event in Oceanside on Saturday.
Aptos flag football pulls away for SCCAL win | Local Roundup
Senior quarterback Ella Porter ran for four touchdowns and threw for another, and Aptos High’s flag football team earned a 33-12 win over Harbor in Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League play at Soquel High on Wednesday.
Aptos native Nikki Hiltz advances to women’s 1,500 semifinals at World Athletics Championships | Local Roundup
Aptos native Nikki Hiltz advanced to the women’s 1,500-meter semifinals at 2025 World Athletics Championships in Tokyo on Saturday.
Scotts Valley’s Ava Decleve, Hanna Shehorn run to titles at 4,000-meter Baylands Invitational | Local Roundup
Scotts Valley High’s Ava Decleve won the Senior Girls race at the 4,000-meter Baylands Invitational at Baylands Park in Sunnyvale on Saturday. The UCLA-committed runner took first out of 50 athletes in 14:14.21.
Aptos runner Sam Hansen earns win at 3-mile Jackie Henderson Memorial Invitational | Local Roundup
Aptos High junior Sam Hansen took first out of 219 runners and senior teammate Brady Bliesner was third at the sixth annual Jackie Henderson Memorial Invitational at North Monterey County High in Castroville on Saturday.
UCSC men’s, women’s soccer teams post shutout wins | Local Roundup
Soren Groessl and Joaquin Greenberg scored in the first 23 minutes, and the UC Santa Cruz men’s soccer team beat Puget Sound 2-0 in Tacoma, Washington, on Friday.
Santa Cruz’s Chris White takes 20th at Golden Gate Sharkfest Swim | Local Roundup
Santa Cruz County was well represented at the 14th annual Golden Gate Sharkfest Swim on Monday.
UCSC’s Eric Anderson takes sixth in 1,500 at NCAA D-III Track and Field Championships | Local Roundup
UC Santa Cruz had four student-athletes — senior Eric Anderson, junior Graeme Maclean, and sophomores Evan Hofstetter and Kenzie Seymour — compete in the 2025 NCAA Division III Outdoor Track and Field Championships, which were held at the SPIRE Institute in Geneva, Ohio, on Thursday through Saturday.
Santa Cruz Warriors close Tip-Off Tournament with loss, head to Florida for G League Winter Showcase | Local Roundup
Two-way center Quinten Post scored a game-high 24 points, but Santa Cruz Warriors lost 120-108, to the San Diego Clippers at Kaiser Permanente Arena on Sunday night to close play in the Tip-Off Tournament.