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Santa Cruz’s Tobin Ortenblad takes fourth in Fuego XL at 2026 Sea Otter Classic | Local Roundup
Santa Cruz mountain biker Tobin Ortenblad, 31, took fourth place out of 535 riders in the prestigious Fuego XL at the 2026 Sea Otter Classic in Salinas on Sunday.
Aptos wrestler Cole Moules mauls competition, takes first at Pat Lovell Holiday Classic | Local Roundup
Aptos High wrestler Cole Moules took first place at the Pat Lovell Holiday Classic at Aptos High on Saturday.
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.
Aptos girls soccer loses standout Scarlett Stateler to injury in win over Watsonville | Local Roundup
Isabella Hartnett scored twice, and Aptos High’s girls soccer team beat host Watsonville 5-0 in the teams’ nonleague match Tuesday.
MVC girls basketball slips past Soquel for first win | Local Roundup
Freshman Karina Fromm scored a game-high 15 points, and the Monte Vista Christian School girls basketball team slipped past visiting Soquel 37-35 in nonleague action Monday to earn its first win.
Scotts Valley Trouble Fastpitch, Siltanen Park to host large, youth softball tournament this weekend | Local Roundup
The Rally in the Valley Invitational — the first major girls softball tournament held in the community since 2018 — takes place Friday through Sunday at Siltanen Park in Scotts Valley.
Soquel edged by powerhouse Valley Christian in low scoring battle | CCS baseball roundup
Soquel High’s baseball team, enjoying one of the finest seasons in Santa Cruz County history, gave powerhouse Valley Christian all it could handle in the first round of the Central Coast Section Division I playoffs Saturday.
Six county teams advance to CCS baseball playoffs
Six of Santa Cruz County’s 10 high schools with varsity baseball programs qualified for the Central Coast Section playoffs.
Soquel girls soccer team stuns No. 1 seed Fremont, advances to CCS D-IV final
To be the best, you have to beat the best. Soquel High’s girls soccer team, despite having leading scorer Isis Tumason sidelined by a season ending knee injury sustained in the opening round of the Central Coast Section playoffs four days ago, appears intent on proving itself as such.
Javan Johnson scores 22 in SC Warriors’ OT loss to Valley Suns | Local Roundup
Forward Javan Johnson made six 3-pointers and scored a season-high 22 points, but the Santa Cruz Warriors suffered a 121-118 loss in overtime to the Valley Suns in their NBA G League game at Mullett Arena in Tempe, Arizona, on Thursday night.
Scotts Valley breaks school, meet records at Firebird Relays | Local Roundup
Scotts Valley High’s girls track and field team won three races and posted top-five finishes in four events at the Firebird Relays at Fremont High in Sunnyvale on Saturday.
UCSC’s Peyton Tazelaar, Kelly Ann Greene and Emily Pasion earn Academic All-District honors | Local Roundup
UC Santa Cruz women’s volleyball players Peyton Tazelaar, Kelly Ann Greene and Emily Pasion were named Academic All-District by the College Sports Communicators.
Wildcatz grateful for postseason experience after narrow loss in D-I opener | CCS girls basketball
Winning isn’t everything.
Santa Cruz boys make Open Division for first time since 2016 | CCS basketball
Santa Cruz High’s boys basketball team is back in the Open Division for the Central Coast Section playoffs for the first time since 2016. In total, six boys teams and seven girls teams made the playoffs.
Pajaro Valley girls soccer stops Watsonville in PK shootout, reaches championship | Local Roundup
Pajaro Valley High’s girls soccer team beat crosstown rival Watsonville 3-2 in a penalty-kick shootout to advance to the Gold Division championship at the 16th annual Watsonville Tournament on Thursday.
Scotts Valley’s Kain wins two of county’s five titles | CCS Track and Field Championships
The first part of the Central Coast Section Track and Field Championships looked like a Santa Cruz County showcase. Winner from Soquel. Winner from Aptos. Winner from Scotts Valley. Another winner from Scotts Valley.
Gannon Buhr, Sarah Hokom win titles at Santa Cruz Masters Cup | Local Roundup
Disc golfer Gannon Buhr of Urbandale, Iowa, won the Open division title at the 2022 Santa Cruz Masters Cup at DeLaveaga Golf Course on Sunday. Sarah Hokom, out of Caldwell, Idaho, won the women’s Open title.
Wildcatz wrestler Vincent Mosqueda one of four county placers at Apple Cider Classic | Local Roundup
Watsonville High’s Vincent Mosqueda was one of four Santa Cruz County wrestlers who placed at the 29-team Apple Cider Classic on Saturday at Watsonville High.
Jazmine Castaneda helps Aptos flatten Fremont | Girls soccer
Aptos High soccer talent Jazmine Castaneda saw her streak of 28 regular-season games with a goal come to an end in a rout of North Salinas on Saturday. In a nonleague game against fellow unbeaten Fremont on Tuesday night, Castaneda started anew. She had two goals and an assist in 4-0 blanking of the Firebirds.
Soquel boys suffer narrow loss in Open Division | CCS water polo roundup
A goal by Valley Christian High’s Mattin Sarhaddi proved to be the difference as the No. 5 seed Soquel boys water polo team fell 10-9 in the Central Coast Section Open Division playoffs on Saturday.
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.