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Santa Cruz’s John Mel surfs into Round of 24 in South Africa | Local Roundup
Santa Cruz’s John Mel advanced from his Round of 48 heat at the World Surf League’s Ballito Pro on Wednesday in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa.
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.
Santa Cruz surfer Nat Young takes second in Opening Round in Brazil | Local Roundup
Santa Cruz’s Nat Young took second in his Opening Round heat at the World Surf League’s Oi Rio Pro at Saquarema in Rio de Janeiro on Thursday.
Santa Cruz surfer Nat Young ties for 17th in El Salvador | Local Roundup
Santa Cruz’s Nat Young tied for 17th at the World Surf League’s Surf City El Salvador Pro at Punta Roca in La Libertad, El Salvador, on Thursday.
Santa Cruz’s Nat Young begins second-half push to crack WSL’s top 5 | Local Roundup
Santa Cruz surfer Nat Young, who survived the midseason cut on the World Surf League’s Championship Tour in his last event, continued his push to crack the top five in the rankings as the second half of the CT season kicked off Saturday.
Five local surfers compete in finals at NSSA West Coast Championships | Local Roundup
Santa Cruz’s Maddie Storrer took second in the Explorer Women’s final to lead Santa Cruz County surfers who qualified for finals at the NSSA West Coast Championships at Huntington Beach Pier on Sunday.
UCSC track and field standouts Abby McPhillips, Shea Wissler earn All-West Region honors | Local Roundup
Three UC Santa Cruz track and field athletes competed in the Redlands Last Chance meet at Ted Runner Stadium on Thursday to close out the 2022 season.
Santa Cruz’s Autumn Hays, John Mel take fifth at Jack’s Surfboards Pro | Local Roundup
Santa Cruz’s Autumn Hays tied for fifth place Sunday at the World Surf League’s Jack’s Surfboards Pro, a Women’s Qualifying Series 1,000-point event in Huntington Beach.
Aptos’ Elizabeth Churchill places in top 5 in three events at Stanford Invite | Local Roundup
Aptos senior Elizabeth Churchill won the high jump and took fourth in the 100-meter hurdles on Day 2 of the Stanford Invitational in Palo Alto on Saturday.
Santa Cruz surfer Autumn Hays advances in Barbados | Local Roundup
Santa Cruz’s Autumn Hays on Thursday advanced from her opening heat at the World Surf League’s Barbados Surf Pro, a Women’s Qualifying Series 3,000-point event at Soup Bowl in Bathsheba, Barbados.
Aptos pitching staff records 19 strikeouts in six-inning win over Burlingame | Local Roundup
Junior right-hander Gabe Gaeckle struck out 16 batters in five innings of work, and Aptos High’s baseball beat visiting Burlingame 10-0 in a nonleague game called after six innings on the mercy rule Saturday.
Aptos boys win Wildcat Relays; Mariner girls take second | Local Roundup
Aptos High’s boys track and field athletes won six events and claimed the team title at the 49th Wildcat Relays at Watsonville High on Saturday. Aptos senior Elizabeth Churchill was part of five top-three finishes and helped the Mariners take second
Santa Cruz surfer Sam Coffey advances in Cocoa Beach, Florida | Local Roundup
Santa Cruz surfer Sam Coffey advanced to the Round of 16 at the World Surf League’s Ron Jon Quiksilver Pro, a Men’s Qualifying Series 1,000-point event at Shepard Beach Park in Cocoa Beach, Florida. Coffey, No. 20 in the North America QS rankings, placed second to Evan Geiselman (12.00) of New Smyrna Beach, Florida, in […]
SV native Vanessa Fraser runs to 13th at The Ten, as American records fall | Local Roundup
Nike Bowerman Track Club’s Vanessa Fraser finished 13th out of 26 runners in Sound Running’s The Ten at JSerra Catholic High in San Juan Capistrano on Sunday night.
SC surfer Nat Young advances at CT event in Portugal | Local Roundup
Santa Cruz surfer Nat Young advanced from his opening heat Friday at the World Surf League’s MEO Pro Portugal, event No. 3 on the Men’s Championship Tour in Peniche, Portugal. Young, ranked No. 16 of the CT through two events, took second in the final heat of the Opening Round. He posted a two-wave score […]
Santa Cruz surfer Sam Coffey ties for ninth in Morro Bay | Local Roundup
Santa Cruz surfer Sam Coffey tied for ninth place at the World Surf League’s SLO CAL Open at Morro Bay, a Men’s Qualifying Series 1,000-point event, on Saturday.
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.
UCSC rally falls short against nation’s top-ranked D-III women’s basketball team | Local Roundup
Junior guard/forward Ashley Kowack scored 25 points, but the UC Santa Cruz women’s basketball team suffered a 74-70 loss to Christopher Newport, the nation’s top-ranked NCAA Division III team, on Saturday.
SC’s Nat Young ties for 17th at Billabong Pro Pipeline in Oahu | Local Roundup
Santa Cruz’s Nat Young was eliminated by Italy’s Leonardo Fioravanti 9.66-7.33 Tuesday in the Round of 32 at the World Surf League’s Billabong Pro Pipeline in Hawaii, the season opener for the 11-event Championship Tour.
SC’s Qwentin Brown, SV’s Nolan Smith receive all-state football honors | Local Roundup
Santa Cruz High’s Qwentin Brown and Scotts Valley’s Nolan Smith were named to Cal-High Sports’ All-State football team for small schools.
Local surfers Alex Fry, Shaun Burns eliminated in Pismo Beach | Local Roundup
A trio of locals remain in the World Surf League’s SLO CAL Open at Pismo Beach, a a QS 1,000 event. The competition window opened Thursday and runs through Sunday.
Santa Cruz’s Max St. Denis falls shy of title at USA Surfing Prime Steamer Lane
It, quite literally, rained on Max St. Denis’ parade on Monday morning, but he was still one happy, little surfer.
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.
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.
Santa Cruz surfers John Mel, Autumn Hays win O’Neill Freak Show titles | Local Roundup
Santa Cruz surfers John Mel and Autumn Hays won titles at the 2021 O’Neill Freak Show Pro, held Friday through Sunday at Steamer Lane. Both earned $2,500 for their finishes.