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Aptos’ Matthew Quinn, SF’s Tamara Sanchez Ortiz earn titles at 2026 Santa Cruz Triathlon | Local Roundup
Aptos’ Matthew Quinn, 26, took first out of 455 athletes and San Francisco’s Tamara Sanchez Ortiz, 32, won the women’s title at the Santa Cruz Triathlon on Sunday.
Tessa Jeffries sends Santa Cruz water polo past Valley Christian with OT winner | Local Roundup
Senior co-captain and attacker Tessa Jeffries scored the decisive goal with 14 seconds left in overtime to help Santa Cruz High’s girls water polo team stun visiting Valley Christian in the teams’ nonleague battle Wednesday.
Aptos native Nikki Hiltz takes third in 1,500 at World Athletics Ultimate Championship in Hungary | Local Roundup
Aptos native Nikki Hiltz took third out of 12 runners in the women’s 1,500 final at the inaugural World Athletics Ultimate Championship at National Athletics Centre in Budapest, Hungary, on Saturday.
Cabrillo men’s water polo blasts Delta in WK Antilla Memorial opener | Local Roundup
Freshman Will Duheme scored nine goals, and the Cabrillo College men’s water polo team routed San Joaquin Delta 28-6 to open play in the 41st WK Antilla Memorial in Stockton on Friday.
The Monterey Herald’s Game of the Week: Traditional powerhouse Salinas not shaken by winless start
The last time Salinas started the season 0-2, it went on to capture the Gabilan Division title
Monterey County prep football Week 1 – Weekend scoreboard, how Top 10 fared
High school football 2026: Results from Week 1 games played across the Bay Area.
High School football roundup: Big second half carries Clovis past Salinas
Jaylen Ward has two touchdown catches as Alvarez beats Alisal 13-2
High School football tour: Day 12: Salinas
Owners of the second longest playoff streak in the PCAL, Salinas has the best record in the Gabilan Division over the last eight years
Soquel’s rally comes up short in basketball loss to powerful Palma | Local Roundup
Soquel High boys basketball team battled back with a solid fourth quarter, but suffered a 59-52 loss to host Palma in the semifinals of the Luis & Lucille Scattini Memorial Tournament in Salinas on Friday night.
UCSC men’s, women’s soccer teams post shutout wins | Local Roundup
Soren Groessl and Joaquin Greenberg scored in the first 23 minutes, and the UC Santa Cruz men’s soccer team beat Puget Sound 2-0 in Tacoma, Washington, on Friday.
High School football roundup: Duarte’s four touchdowns pace Alisal past Alvarez
Jayden Duarte rushes for 246 yards and four touchdowns as Alisal opens its season with a statement winning 34-14 decision over Alvarez
Aptos’ Cruz Contreras takes second at Pat Lovell Holiday Classic | High school wrestling roundup
Aptos High’s Cruz Contreras (132 pounds) took second place in his weight division at the 60-team Pat Lovell Holiday Classic at Aptos High on Saturday.
Santa Cruz’s Raymond Valadez Ingersoll wins Westside Half Marathon | Local Roundup
Santa Cruz’s Raymond Valadez Ingersoll took first out of 541 runners in the Westside Half Marathon in Santa Cruz on Saturday.
Game of the week: No secrets when Monterey, Salinas meet
Salinas and Monterey will meet Friday at MPC in a battle of unbeatens in the Gabilan Division
Friday night lights roundup: Salinas corralled by unbeaten Clovis
Salinas can’t keep up with Central Section power Clovis in suffering its first loss of the season; Carmel extends regular season winning streak to 15 games
High School Game of the Week: Palma braces for the heat in Yuma
Palma will embark on a 10-hour bus trip to face the top ranked Division 4A team in the state of Arizona in Yuma Catholic
Aptos wins by two touchdowns — on the soccer pitch | Local Roundup
Eddie Alvarez scored four goals in the first 16 minutes and he also recorded an assist, as the Aptos High boys soccer team routed visiting Anzar 14-0 in nonleague action on Thursday night.
UCSC women’s soccer team sneaks past Menlo for third straight win | Local Roundup
Amanda Scott scored in the 75th minute, and the UC Santa Cruz women’s soccer team knocked of host Menlo 2-1 in Atherton on Friday for its third straight win.
Cabrillo soccer teams seeded for NorCal Regional playoffs | Local Roundup
The Cabrillo College women’s soccer team (13-5-1), the Coast Conference’s South Division champion, received the No. 8 seed for the CCCAA NorCal Regional playoffs.
Oscar Herrera’s last-second goal secures tie for Cabrillo soccer | Local Roundup
Oscar Herrera scored on a pass from Eric Vazquez in the 90th minute to help Cabrillo College’s men’s soccer team secure a 2-all draw with visiting Monterey Peninsula on Friday night in Aptos.
Powerhouse Soquel girls water polo poised for more success
Soquel High’s girls water polo team streaking toward another Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League title, and, it’s hoping, another long postseason run.
Santa Cruz surfer Sam Coffey ties for 25th at WRV Outer Banks Pro in NC | Local Roundup
Santa Cruz’s Sam Coffey took 25th place at the World Surf League’s WRV Outer Banks Pro, a Qualifying Series 1,000-point event at Nags Head, North Carolina, on Saturday.
Scotts Valley’s Jeremy Kain breezes to second at CIF State Track and Field Championships
Jeremy Kain lost his voice ahead of the 102nd CIF State Track and Field Championships. But, thank goodness, he didn’t lose his stamina and speed after graduating from Scotts Valley High on Thursday.
Santa Cruz sweeps Scotts Valley in SCCAL volleyball opener | Local Roundup
Santa Cruz High’s girls volleyball team beat visiting Scotts Valley 25-15, 25-16, 25-18 in the teams’ Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League opener Tuesday night.