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Harbor boys volleyball sweeps Santa Cruz | Local Roundup
Harbor High’s boys volleyball team earned a 25-22, 25-21, 26-24 sweep of host Santa Cruz in the teams’ Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League match Tuesday.
Cole McGillicuddy homers, earns win as Aptos baseball stuns Soquel | Local Roundup
Cole McGillicuddy hit his fifth home run of the season and finished with two hits, two RBI, and two runs scored, as Aptos High’s baseball team stunned visiting Soquel 8-6 in Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League action Friday.
Noah Solano stays hot at the plate, as Harbor baseball rallies for 11-9 win over host Aptos | Local Roundup
Harbor High’s baseball team trailed Aptos 4-0 through three innings, but rallied with a seven-run fourth inning and beat the host Mariners 11-9 in Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League action on Tuesday.
Oliver Dooley, Jacob Jimenez, Lisandro Pantoja and Ella Boyes among double winners at Meet of Champions | Local Roundup
Aptos High’s Ella Boyes, Kirby’s Oliver Dooley, St. Francis’ Jacob Jimenez, and Watsonville’s Lisandro Pantoja each earned a pair of individual wins at the Santa Cruz County Meet of Champions track and field competition at Aptos High on Saturday.
UC Santa Cruz guard Emilie Ngo named Coast To Coast Conference’s 2026 Player of the Year | Local Roundup
UC Santa Cruz women’s basketball talent Emilie Ngo was named the Coast To Coast Conference’s 2026 Player of the Year in addition to being an all-conference first-team selection.
Local baseball talents Jared Koenig, Brock Ketelsen to be honored at 40th annual Hot Stove of Santa Clara Valley banquet
Local baseball talents Jared Koenig and Brock Ketelsen will be honored at the 40th annual Hot Stove of Santa Clara Valley banquet at Villa Ragusa in Campbell on Jan. 13 at 5 p.m.
Junior pitchers Luke Shoemaker of Soquel, Cole McGillicuddy of Aptos commit to NCAA D-I programs | High school baseball
A pair of high school juniors, Soquel 6-foot-3 left-hander Luke Shoemaker and Aptos’ 6-2 right-hander Cole McGillicuddy, have committed to NCAA Division I baseball programs.
Santa Cruz native Luke Rockhold, 40, retires from competitive fighting | Local Roundup
Santa Cruz native Luke Rockhold, a former UFC middleweight champion, is stepping away from combat sports.
Soquel’s Jake Escalante, Scotts Valley’s Kaleb Wing receive special honors | 2025 All-SCCAL baseball
Baseball is a team game. It takes everybody to do their job to find success, especially the level of success Soquel High enjoyed this season. And, still, junior Jake Escalante shined bright.
Santa Cruz Boardriders take fifth at nationals, qualify for World Club Championship | Local Roundup
The Santa Cruz Boardriders club took fifth place at the U.S. Boardriders National Championships at Lower Trestles on Saturday, and secured a berth to the World Club Championship.
Santa Cruz Boardriders qualify for national championships | Local Roundup
Santa Cruz Boardriders Club took third place at The Wheat Cup at Lower Trestles in San Clemente on Friday to qualifier for the U.S. Boardriders Championship on Saturday.
Scotts Valley High girls lacrosse team ousted in CCS D-II quarterfinals | Local Roundup
Sofia Niklaus had three goals and one assist, but the No. 8 seed Scotts Valley High girls lacrosse team suffered a 13-5 loss to No. 1 Archbishop Mitty in the Central Coast Section Division II quarterfinals in San Jose on Tuesday.
Soquel boys volleyball wins CCS first-round match; Harbor to host Burlingame | Local Roundup
The No. 5 seed Soquel High’s boys volleyball team beat No. 12 Summit Shasta 24-26, 25-20, 25-23, 25-22 in the first round of the Central Coast Section Division II playoffs on Monday.
Unbeaten Pirates’ duo claims SCCAL pairs beach volleyball title | Local Roundup
Harbor High seniors Isla Johnson and Maren O’Farrell defeated Santa Cruz senior Shelby Leonardich and freshman Haisley Flanagan 21-15, 21-12 in the finals to win the Mark Brewer SCCAL Beach Volleyball Pairs Tournament.
Santa Cruz, Harbor boys volleyball teams advance to SCCAL Tournament final | Local Roundup
Julien Pally and Leo Sapunor paced Santa Cruz High’s boys volleyball team on offense, and the No. 1 seed Cardinals beat No. 4 Mount Madonna 25-20, 25-13, 25-11 in the Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League Tournament semifinals at Santa Cruz High on Tuesday.
Cabrillo baseball ousted from NorCal Regional playoffs | Local Roundup
Cabrillo College’s baseball season came to a close Friday, when the No. 21 seed Seahawks lost 11-5 to No. 4 Feather River in the CCCAA NorCal Regional playoffs in Quincy.
SC, Soquel set to square off in SCCAL tennis tournament finals | Local Roundup
Soquel High and Santa Cruz have shots to earn a sweep of the singles and doubles tennis finals at the Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League Championships on Wednesday.
Cabrillo baseball wins regular-season finale, awaits word on playoffs | Local Roundup
Kaiden Hoapili had three hits, three RBI, and scored a run, and Cabrillo College’s baseball team beat visiting Monterey Peninsula 10-5 in the teams’ Coast Conference South Division finale Thursday.
Sofia Niklaus scores six goals as Scotts Valley girls lacrosse mauls Monterey | Local Roundup
Sofia Niklaus had six goals and three assists, and Scotts Valley High’s girls lacrosse team beat visiting Monterey 19-2 In Pacific Coast Athletic League Gabilan Divison match on Tuesday.
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.
Watsonville baseball posts another rout, remains unbeaten in PCAL’s Cypress Division | Local Roundup
Watsonville High’s baseball team beat visiting Seaside 16-0 in the teams’ five inning game, and the Wildcatz remained unbeaten in the Pacific Coast Athletic League Cypress Division on Tuesday.
Pepperdine commit Nash Horton pitches perfect game, as Sharks earn thrilling, walk-off win over Salinas | Local Roundup
Senior pitcher Nash Horton threw the first perfect game in St. Francis High baseball history on Saturday, and the Sharks edged Salinas 1-0 with a walk-off victory in Pacific Coast Athletic League Gabilan Division play.
Santa Cruz baseball knocks off Aptos in SCCAL action | Local Roundup
Damos Deworken doubled, drew a walk, had two RBI, and scored twice in Santa Cruz High’s 8-3 win over Aptos in Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League baseball action Friday.
Santa Cruz softball holds off SLV, moves to 3-0 in SCCAL | Local Roundup
Santa Cruz High’s softball team held a five-run lead through four innings and held on for a 7-6 win over San Lorenzo Valley in Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League action Wednesday.
Aptos boys win five events, team title at 52nd Avis Kelley Invitational | Local Roundup
Aptos High’s boys track and field team took first out of 21 schools competing at the 52nd Avis Kelley Invitational at Gilroy High on Saturday.