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Santa Cruz surfer Kaikora ‘KK’ Nauenberg keeps truckin’ in Oceanside | Local Roundup

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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.

Local trampoline talents Nate Swanepoel, Kyle Schottgen, and Taj Gleitsman to compete in World Age Group Competitions in China | Local Roundup

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Santa Cruz County has three athletes who will represent USA Gymnastics at the World Age Group Competitions in Nanjing, China, on Nov. 12-15, the organization announced Thursday when it released its rosters.

Track and field: Salinas’ Adams wins gold in 1,600 relay in World U20’s

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Former North Salinas sprinter Clara Adams ran a leg on Team USA’s U20 gold medal winning and national record 1,600-meter relay team

Aptos native Nikki Hiltz runs to record-setting mile victory at 2026 Prefontaine Classic | Track and Field

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Star middle distance runner Nikki Hiltz, 31, produced more fireworks on the track with a record-setting performance on the Fourth of July.

Local Olympians Nikki Hiltz, Dominique Parrish had an unforgettable 2024 | Sports Newsmaker of the Year

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Aptos native Nikki Hiltz and Scotts Valley native Dominique “Domino” Parrish — both Olympic qualifiers — are the 2024 Sentinel Sports Newsmakers of the Year.

SC surfer Nat Young scores stellar 9.33 wave in heat win in Australia | Local Roundup

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Santa Cruz’s Nat Young won his opening heat at the World Surf League’s Bonsoy Gold Coast Pro, the season opener on the Challenger Series, in Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia, on Saturday.

SC surfer Nat Young upsets two-time WSL champion John John Florence in Hawaii | WSL Championship Tour

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It was one heck of a 24-hour window for Nat Young at the Hurley Pro Sunset Beach in Oahu, Hawaii.

Santa Cruz’s Nat Young advances to Round of 16 at Hurley Pro Sunset Beach | Local Roundup

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Santa Cruz’s Nat Young won his second straight heat and advanced to the Round of 16 at the World Surf League’s Hurley Pro Sunset Beach in Oahu, Hawaii, event No. 2 on the Championship Tour season.

SC’s Nat Young helps Team USA secure title in Huntington Beach | Local Roundup

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Santa Cruz’s Nat Young helped Team USA win the title at the 2022 ISA World Surf Games, securing the Americans one extra slot at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games.

Former Soquel swimmer Mason Carlton shines in opening race at Phillips 66 National Championships | Local Roundup

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Mason Carlton, a Soquel High alum who competes for Indiana University and Indiana Swim Club, shined in his opening race at the 2022 Phillips 66 National Championships in Irvine on Tuesday.

SC surfer Nat Young advances at CT event in Portugal | Local Roundup

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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’s Nat Young tops Olympics champ and 2 others, produces another heat win in Portugal | Surfing Roundup

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Santa Cruz’s Nat Young won his second straight heat to advance to the Round of 24 at the World Surf League’s MEO Vissla Pro Ericeira, a Men’s Challenger Series event, in Portugal on Tuesday.