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Scotts Valley girls slip past Aptos in SCCAL cross country action | Local Roundup
The Shehorn sisters finished one-two to help Scotts Valley High’s girls cross country team slip past Aptos 26-29 in the teams’ Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League meet on Thursday. Harbor fielded an incomplete team.
Flag football games postponed due to excessive heat | Local Roundup
Multiple Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League flag football games slated to take place at Aptos High on Wednesday evening were postponed due to excessive heat.
Harbor girls volleyball knocks off Aptos in SCCAL opener | Local Roundup
Harbor High’s girls volleyball team dropped the first set of its Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League opener, but rallied to knock off Aptos 13-25, 25-14, 25-23, 25-20 on Tuesday.
Cabrillo men’s water polo team beats Ohlone in home opener | Local Roundup
Will Duheme scored eight goals and Joaquin McGuigan scored seven, as the Cabrillo College men’s water polo team beat visiting Ohlone 21-14 in its home opener on Friday.
Soquel tops Harbor 13-6, moves to 2-0 in flag football action | Local Roundup
Soquel High’s flag football team knocked off host Harbor 13-6 in the teams’ Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League game Wednesday night.
Harbor’s volleyball sweep has nice ring to it | Local Roundup
Harbor High’s girls volleyball team continued to ring in its 2026 campaign with anther victory, a 25-23, 25-23, 25-21 sweep of Monterey on Tuesday, following a prematch ceremony honoring its championship ’25 squad.
Lake Tahoe’s Matt Nolan beats Santa Cruz’s Brent Thiebout in CCFC 8 main event | Local Roundup
Lake Tahoe’s Matt Nolan earned a unanimous decision over Santa Cruz’s Brent Thiebout in their MMA bout at 215 pounds in the main event of Central Coast Fighting Championship 8 — “The Lost Boys” Muay Thai — at The Grove at Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk on Saturday.
Cabrillo women’s volleyball goes 1-1 in Weed to open season | Local Roundup
The Cabrillo College women’s volleyball team went 1-1 at the Siskiyous Tri in Weed to open its season on Friday.
Harbor edges Mills, snaps program’s 17-game losing streak | High school football roundup
By the hair of its chinny chin chinstrap. Harbor High’s football team slipped past Mills 7-6 in its season opener on Friday night to snap a 17-game losing streak dating back to Sept. 5, 2024.
Santa Cruz’s Kaikora Nauenberg takes ninth at 20th Super Girl Surf Festival | Local Roundup
Kaikora “KK” Nauenberg’s run at the World Surf League’s 20th Super Girl Surf Festival came to a close in the Round of 16 in Oceanside on Sunday afternoon.
High School football tour: Day 17: Seaside
Closing last season with three straight wins, there’s momentum coming into this fall for Seaside
Santa Lucia squads ready to battle for division title, spot in CCS D-VI semis | KICKOFF 2026
For the first time, teams competing in the Pacific Coast Athletic League’s Santa Lucia Division will be battling for more than a league title, they’ll be fighting for an automatic berth into the newly created Central Coast Section Division VI playoffs.
Santa Cruz County Football Jamboree | Glimpse of the Action
A glimpse of the action at the 2026 Santa Cruz County Football Jamboree at Harbor High on Saturday.
Santa Cruz surfer Kaikora ‘KK’ Nauenberg keeps truckin’ in Oceanside | Local Roundup
Santa Cruz’s Kaikora “KK” Nauenberg and Kirra Huntress opened Day 2 of the World Surf League’s 2026 Super Girl Surf Festival with successful showings in Oceanside on Saturday monring.
Santa Cruz surfers shred in Oceanside | Local Roundup
Santa Cruz’s Isla Hardy, Kirra Huntress, and Riviera Hunter advance to the Round of 64 at the World Surf League’s
County’s high school football teams prepare for ’26 campaign with scrimmages this weekend
All 10 high school football teams from Santa Cruz County will see their first live action, full pads, against real opponents during scrimmages this weekend.
High School football tour: Day 4: Marina
No longer the homecoming opponent, two of Marina’s three career winning seasons have come in the last four years
Soquel grad Dylan Hull commits to UC Davis baseball program
Recent Soquel High graduate Dylan Hull, a talented and successful right-handed pitcher on the Knights’ league championship baseball team, was all set to continue his academic and athletic careers at Cabrillo College in the fall.
Harbor outside hitter Cooper Lastition named MVP | 2026 All-SCCAL boys volleyball
Harbor High 6-foot-4 senior outside hitter Cooper Lastition was a driving force behind the Pirates’ boys volleyball team’s success this season, and league coaches rewarded his showing by naming him the Santa Cruz Coast Athletic…
Soquel two-way star Jake Escalante repeats as Player of the Year | All-SCCAL baseball
Soquel High two-way baseball star Jake Escalante posted even better numbers this season than he did a year ago, when he was voted the Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League’s Player of the Year.
Aptos’ Kalina Healy, Soquel’s Emma Niizawa share MVP honor | All-SCCAL softball
Two junior softball standouts, Kalina Healy of champion Aptos High and Emma Niizawa of runner-up Soquel, shared Most Valuable Player honors during 2026 All-Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League voting.
Aptos drops nine inning heartbreaker to No. 1 seed Menlo in D-III semis | CCS baseball roundup
In an thrilling, emotional rollercoaster of a game, the No. 5 seed Aptos High baseball team dropped a 7-6, nine-inning heartbreaker to No. 1 Menlo in the Central Coast Section Division III semifinals at Santa Clara University’s Stephen Schott Stadium on Tuesday night.
County’s baseball teams go 5 for 5 in CCS quarterfinals
Pitchers Cole McGillicuddy and Jacob Kissinger threw a combined four-hitter, and the No. 5 seed Aptos High baseball team slipped past No. 4 Sacred Heart Prep 3-1 in the Central Coast Section Division III quarterfinals on Saturday.
Harbor’s sensational season comes to a close with five-set loss in D-II NorCal Regional opener | Boys volleyball roundup
Harbor High’s boys volleyball team, competing in the CIF NorCal Regional playoffs for a second straight year, came up short against Liberty of Brentwood in a back-and-forth donnybrook that featured numerous momentum swings.
Five county baseball teams make CCS playoffs
Five Santa Cruz County high school baseball teams — Soquel, Aptos, Harbor, Santa Cruz, and St. Francis — qualified for the 2026 Central Coast Section playoffs.