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Sophia Forbus scores twice as Harbor flag football avenges loss to Soquel | Local Roundup
Sophomore receiver Sophia Forbus scored twice, and Harbor High’s girls flag football team stunned Soquel 12-6 in Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League action on Wednesday to avenge its loss to the Knights earlier this season and surpass it 2025 win total.
UCSC women’s soccer scorches D-II Sunbirds on senior day | Local Roundup
The UC Santa Cruz women’s soccer team beat visiting Fresno Pacific 4-1 on senior day on Tuesday to push its unbeaten streak to five matches.
Santa Cruz boys water polo gets defensive, posts shutout vs. Aptos | Local Roundup
Senior goalie Laird Bowser made 17 saves and Santa Cruz High’s boys water polo team recorded its first shutout since 2024 in its 10-0 win over visiting Aptos in the teams’ Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League game on Wednesday.
Harbor girls volleyball holds off Soquel in five-set thriller | Local Roundup
Senior outside hitter Cecile Novembre set a school record for kills in a match, and Harbor High’s girls volleyball team defeated host Soquel in five sets, 26-28, 25-22, 24-26, 25-22, 15-12 in the teams’ Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League thriller on Thursday evening.
Soquel tops Harbor 13-6, moves to 2-0 in flag football action | Local Roundup
Soquel High’s flag football team knocked off host Harbor 13-6 in the teams’ Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League game Wednesday night.
Lake Tahoe’s Matt Nolan beats Santa Cruz’s Brent Thiebout in CCFC 8 main event | Local Roundup
Lake Tahoe’s Matt Nolan earned a unanimous decision over Santa Cruz’s Brent Thiebout in their MMA bout at 215 pounds in the main event of Central Coast Fighting Championship 8 — “The Lost Boys” Muay Thai — at The Grove at Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk on Saturday.
Cabrillo women’s volleyball goes 1-1 in Weed to open season | Local Roundup
The Cabrillo College women’s volleyball team went 1-1 at the Siskiyous Tri in Weed to open its season on Friday.
Soquel goalie Rafael Suarez-Abraham selected MVP | All-SCCAL boys water polo
When boys water polo coaches in the Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League gather each fall to conduct all-league voting, it has been rare to see a goalie chosen as MVP.
Santa Cruz talent Violet Rubin caps four-year career with MVP honor | All-SCCAL girls water polo
All eyes were on Santa Cruz High water polo talent Violet Rubin from the outset of the season.
Aptos stuns SV, will face Santa Cruz for SCCAL Tournament crown | Local Roundup
The Aptos High and Santa Cruz girls volleyball teams will square off for the SCCAL Tournament title at Cabrillo College on Wednesday at 7:30 p.m.
Santa Cruz’s Bob Camacho, 70, to be inducted into Pop Warner National Hall of Fame | Local Roundup
Santa Cruz’s Bob Camacho, 70, of the Pacific Northwest Region, is one of 15 honorees who are part of the first class being inducted into the new Pop Warner National Hall of Fame.
Aptos flag football repeats as SCCAL champ after sharing title in ’24 | Local Roundup
Aptos High’s flag football team beat Harbor 30-2 to win their third straight Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League title on Wednesday.
Soquel flag football holds off Santa Cruz in tight SCCAL game | Local Roundup
Soquel High’s flag football team held off Santa Cruz 21-15 in the teams’ Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League game at Aptos High on Wednesday.
Aptos girls water polo holds off Santa Cruz | Local Roundup
Senior Madi Knudsen made three goals, including a 5-meter penalty shot, and an assist, and Aptos High’s girls water polo team beat Santa Cruz 7-4 in the Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League play Wednesday.
SCYC’s Kilian Kesting, Reuben Wax win Club Flying Junior class at U.S. Junior Olympic Sailing Regatta | Local Roundup
Santa Cruz Yacht Club’s Kilian Kesting and Reuben Wax teamed up for the title in the Club Flying Junior (CFJ) class at the U.S. Junior Olympic Sailing Regatta — also the 2025 Bay Area Youth Sailing Winter Series opener — on the Monterey Bay over the weekend.
Aptos flag football pulls away for SCCAL win | Local Roundup
Senior quarterback Ella Porter ran for four touchdowns and threw for another, and Aptos High’s flag football team earned a 33-12 win over Harbor in Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League play at Soquel High on Wednesday.
Santa Cruz native Luke Rockhold, 40, retires from competitive fighting | Local Roundup
Santa Cruz native Luke Rockhold, a former UFC middleweight champion, is stepping away from combat sports.
Santa Cruz’s Matthias Cruz earns second MVP honor | All-SCCAL boys water polo
Senior water polo talent Matthias Cruz didn’t lead Santa Cruz High in any statistical categories this season. A team captain, Cruz led with a number of intangible skills.
Soquel goalie Madison Barwick plays big, earns top honor | All-SCCAL girls water polo
Soquel High water polo talent Madison Barwick loves blocking 5-meter shots. The senior goalie, considered undersized for the position at 5-foot-6, also loves shining in 1-on-1 situations. She knows it hypes up her teammates.
Aptos, Soquel girls water polo teams to square off in SCCAL Tournament final | Local Roundup
The No. 3 seed Aptos High girls water polo team edged No. 2 Santa Cruz 5-4 in the SCCAL Tournament semifinals at Soquel High on Wednesday.
Pajaro Valley girls volleyball team wins PCAL’s Santa Lucia Division with perfect record | Local Roundup
Junior Olivia Contreras had eight kills, three aces, and three digs, and the Pajaro Valley High girls volleyball team closed Pacific Coast Athletic League Santa Lucia Division play with a perfect record Tuesday.
Eli Fitchen-Young sets course record in Cardinals’ race at UCSC | Local Roundup
Senior Eli Fitchen-Young broke Santa Cruz High’s 16-year-old course record at UC Santa Cruz and led the Cardinals to a 15-50 win over Harbor, 15-50, on Thursday. Mount Madonna had an incomplete squad in the tri-Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League meet.
Lauren Ohlsson wins medalist honors as Scotts Valley girls golf team goes 10-0 in SCCAL | Local Roundup
Scotts Valley High’s Lauren Ohlsson earned medalist honors, and the Falcons’ girls golf team beat Soquel 138-161 to finish 10-0 in Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League on Tuesday.
Three matches go to third-set tiebreakers as Aptos girls tennis knocks off Scotts Valley | Local Roundup
Aptos High’s girls tennis team won three singles matches and two doubles matches to secure a 5-2 win over Scotts Valley in the teams’ Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League match on Tuesday.
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.