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Santa Cruz’s Eli Fitchen-Young a blazing quick success story | High school cross country
Eli Fitchen-Young may only be a sophomore, but he has goals and dreams that he’s chasing. His pursuit of greatness isn’t a vote of confidence for those trying to keep pace with the budding Santa Cruz High star on cross country courses throughout the greater Bay Area.
County trio sweeps podium at Bellarmine’s Terry Ward Invitational | Local Roundup
Santa Cruz County produced the top three individuals at Bellarmine’s 10-team Terry Ward Invitational in Sunnyvale on Saturday.
Scotts Valley girls tennis sweeps Harbor, stays unbeaten in SCCAL | Local Roundup
Scotts Valley High’s girls tennis team won all seven matches in straight sets in a 7-0 sweep of Harbor in Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League action Thursday.
UCSC women’s soccer rallies for win over Redlands | Local Roundup
Angela Bradbury scored on a pass from Julia Hernandez in the 89th minute, and the UC Santa Cruz women’s soccer team rallied past visiting Redlands 2-1 at Lower East Field on Saturday.
Scotts Valley tops SC in SCCAL cross country meet | Local Roundup
Santa Cruz High cross country runner Eli Fitchen-Young finished the 2.08-mile course at UC Santa Cruz with a time of 11:06 but Scotts Valley won the teams’ Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League meet 23-32 on Thursday.
Local runners dominate at Jackie Henderson Memorial in Castroville | Local Roundup
Santa Cruz High sophomore Eli Fitchen-Young produced his third win on the young season, this time at the Jackie Henderson Memorial at North Monterey County on Saturday.
Santa Cruz boys run to perfect score at Soquel | Local Roundup
Santa Cruz High posted a perfect score of 15 in its Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League meet win over host Soquel (48) and Harbor (76) on Thursday.
SC’s Fitchen-Young, SV’s Boothby run to wins at Toro Park | Local Roundup
Santa Cruz High sophomore Eli Fitchen-Young and Scotts Valley junior Ashlyn Boothby won races at the 3-mile Monterey Bay Invitational at Toro Park on Saturday.
Scotts Valley’s Patrick Goodrich, SC’s Mari Friedman win 10k titles at Santa Cruz Firecracker | Local Roundup
Scotts Valley’s Patrick Goodrich and Santa Cruz’s Mari Friedman ran to 10k titles at the Santa Cruz Firecracker on Monday.
Sports Newsmakers 2021 | Pandemic didn’t limit massive accomplishments
Santa Cruz County produced dozens of magnificent sports feats in ’21, and it’s no surprise that surfing was among the sports that dominated headlines. The following is a recap of some of the most memorable feats of the year.
Santa Cruz’s Eli Fitchen-Young places fifth at Junior Olympic Cross Country National Championships | Local Roundup
Santa Cruz High freshman Eli Fitchen-Young, representing Santa Cruz Track Club, posted a top-five finish at the USATF Junior Olympic Cross Country National Championships in Paris, Kentucky, on Saturday.
Santa Cruz’s Evie Marheineke takes third at Nike Cross California Regional | Local Roundup
Santa Cruz’s Evie Marheineke placed third out of 55 runners in the girls championship at the NXR California Regional at Woodward Park in Fresno on Saturday.
SV’s Ashlyn Boothby takes third, Ryder Brabo ninth at CIF State Cross Country Championships
The Falcons turned out pretty special performances, too. Sophomore Ashlyn Boothby placed third in the D-IV girls race and Brabo placed ninth in the D-IV boys race. The boys took third and the girls took 12th.
Scotts Valley wunderkind Ashlyn Boothby to face test at CIF State Championships | High school cross country
While Scotts Valley High sophomore Ashlyn Boothby left little question to her greatness within the section — her 18:15.3 finish on Crystal Springs’ 2.95-mile course was the fourth-fastest time in any division, which totaled 423 runners — it’s already being debated whether or not she’s the best female runner to come out of Santa Cruz County, ever.
County has banner day at CCS Cross Country Championships
It was a banner day for Santa Cruz County at the Central Coast Section Cross Country Championships at Crystal Springs’ 2.95-mile course Saturday: two individual champions and four team champions.
Scotts Valley’s Jeremy Kain wins third straight SCCAL cross country title
Just like the last Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League Cross Country Championships, Scotts Valley High senior Jeremy Kain sprinted across the finish line first at Pinto Lake County Park.
Scotts Valley’s Ashlyn Boothby repeats as girls champ at SCCAL Cross Country Championships
With no other runners within earshot of her — perhaps, not even with a megaphone — Scotts Valley High sophomore Ashlyn Boothby didn’t have anyone to push her to another gear at the Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League Cross Country Championships on Thursday. So, she found it on her own.
Aptos sweeps Harbor, wins SCCAL girls tennis title | Local Roundup
Aptos High’s girls tennis team won 7-0 over Harbor, winning every match in straight sets, and earned no worse than a share of the Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League title Thursday.
Scotts Valley runs to team titles at Bellarmine Terry Ward Invitational | Local Roundup
Scotts Valley High’s girls and boys cross country teams won titles at the Bellarmine Terry Ward Invitational at Baylands Park’s 5k course in Sunnyvale on Saturday.
Aptos girls tennis moves into tie for first with Scotts Valley | Local Roundup
Holly Hegna, Autumn Zaretsky and Ashley Lavender earned singles wins, and Aptos High’s girls tennis team moved into a tie for first place with Scotts Valley by beating the Falcons 6-1 in their Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League match Thursday.
Ryder Brabo, Ashlyn Boothby wins help Scotts Valley earn team titles | High school cross country roundup
Scotts Valley High senior Ryder Brabo won the Small Schools race at the 17-team, 115-runner Artichoke Invitational in Half Moon Bay on Saturday. In girls action, Falcons sophomore Ashlyn Boothby won the eight-team, 65-runner Small Schools race.
Santa Cruz boys edge The King’s Academy for Puma Cowboy Classic title at Wilder Ranch | High school cross country roundup
Santa Cruz High’s Jim Ratliff, Eli Fitchen-Young and Will Trowbridge finished in the top six to help the Cardinals and win the eight-team Puma Cowboy Classic at Wilder Ranch’s 2.68-mile course on Thursday.
SC boys, Soquel girls shine at Puma Cross Town Classic | High school cross country roundup
Santa Cruz High junior Jim Ratliff took first place and helped the Cardinals win the eight-team Puma Cross Town Classic at Wilder Ranch on Thursday.
Jeremy Kain, Falcons have high goals | Boys cross country preview
Jeremy Kain has set some mile-high goals for himself to achieve in cross country this season.
Boothby sisters make Scotts Valley a title frontrunner | Girls cross country preview
As sisters, Ashlyn and Amber Boothby are close.
Not just in terms of the sisterly bond they share, though the Scotts Valley High runners are simultaneously each other’s biggest supporter and chief rival. They’re also close in terms of their cross-country times – and for the rest of the girls’ teams in the Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League, that spells trouble.