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.
Neci Hoeptner and Julie Blevins beat Lucy Federspiel and Ayla Hymes 6-1, 3-6, 1-0 (10-2) at No. 1 doubles to help Aptos High’s unbeaten girls tennis team secure a 6-1 win over Soquel in Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League play Thursday.
Five local teams qualified for the Central Coast Section water polo playoffs, and all five will play their quarterfinal matches in Santa Cruz County on Saturday, it was determined at Monday’s section seeding meetings in San Jose.
Soquel High senior water polo star Kelsey Matthies was selected as the All-Central Coast Section Player of the Year by a panel of coaches following the section playoffs.