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Community College football: Eddy, Forges carry Hartnell past Merced
Ryan Eddy rushes for 147 yards and two touchdowns as Hartnell opens conference play with a 30-7 win over Merced
Football: After a week off, Monterey County JCs are back in action
Community College Previews: MPC-Sequoias; Merced-Hartnell
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.
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’s football team amped to start anew | KICKOFF 2026
Anthony Romero, the first-year interim head football coach at Cabrillo College, and his staff beat the pavement in the offseason with the hopes that their efforts would translate into beating more opponents this fall.
Football tour: Day 19: Hartnell – Last year’s challenges should help Panthers this season
After years of playing with a roster in the mid 30’s, Hartnell has 85 players looking to build off of last year’s late charge
Latvia’s Arturs Medveds set for title defense at 2026 Wharf to Wharf Race
A slew of injuries has drastically reduced to the Wharf to Wharf Race’s international field this year, but event officials expect that the 54th running of the 5.91-mile road race will be every bit as spectacular as previous editions.
Oliver Dooley, Jacob Jimenez, Lisandro Pantoja and Ella Boyes among double winners at Meet of Champions | Local Roundup
Aptos High’s Ella Boyes, Kirby’s Oliver Dooley, St. Francis’ Jacob Jimenez, and Watsonville’s Lisandro Pantoja each earned a pair of individual wins at the Santa Cruz County Meet of Champions track and field competition at Aptos High on Saturday.
NorCal girls water polo: Stevenson’s season ends in DIII semifinals
Stevenson falls in the State Northern California Division III girls water polo semifinals to top seed Merced
MVC runners Gavin Beckman, Finley Castro earn wins at 77th annual Mt. SAC Invitational | Local Roundup
Monte Vista Christian School cross country standouts Gavin Beckman and Finley Castro earned wins in their respective races at the 77th annual Mt. SAC Invitational on Saturday.
Game of the Week: Potential playoff bids at stake in Carmel-Monterey battle
Carmel and Monterey are going in opposite directions as the two teams look to keep their playoff hopes alive Friday
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.
Harbor, Aptos volleyball teams win titles at Harbor Tournament | Local Roundup
Harbor High’s girls volleyball team picked up two more wins on Saturday to claim the Gold Division title at the two-day Harbor Tournament in Santa Cruz.
Aptos native Nikki Hiltz advances to women’s 1,500 semifinals at World Athletics Championships | Local Roundup
Aptos native Nikki Hiltz advanced to the women’s 1,500-meter semifinals at 2025 World Athletics Championships in Tokyo on Saturday.
Sammy Rebbert scores winning TD to lift SV’s flag football team to SCCAL Tournament title | Local Roundup
Junior receiver Sammy Rebbert scored in the final minute, and the No. 2 seed Scotts Valley High girls flag football team topped No. 3 Aptos 12-7 in the Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League Tournament championship at Harbor High on Saturday.
7-foot center Quinten Post posts double-double as Santa Cruz Warriors win season opener | Local Roundup
Quinten Post, a two-way center for Golden State, posted a double-double, and the Santa Cruz Warriors won their NBA G League season opener 133-118 over the visiting Valley Suns at Kaiser Permanente Arena on Friday night.
Alessandro Castro helps UCSC men’s soccer earn draw to stay unbeaten | Local Roundup
Alessandro Castro scored the equalizer in the 56th minute on a pass from Kotetsu Horike, and the UC Santa Cruz men’s soccer team earned a 1-all draw against visiting William Jessup to remain unbeaten on the season Wednesday.
Local athletes solidify college plans on first day of NLI signing period | Local Roundup
The first day of National Letter of Intent signing period for all student-athletes competing in sports other than football opened Wednesday. The early signing period runs through Division I basketball runs through Wednesday. The period for all other athletes runs through Aug. 1.
Cabrillo men’s water polo takes third at conference championships | Local Roundup
The Cabrillo College men’s water polo team took third place at the Coast Conference Championships at Merced College over the weekend.
St. Francis football shuts out visiting Santa Cruz | Local Roundup
St. Francis High junior quarterback Javier Fonseca passed for three touchdowns in the first half, and the Sharks knocked off visiting Santa Cruz 39-0 in the teams’ Pacific Coast Athletic League Mission North Division game Saturday.
Aptos girls water polo team sails past Harbor in SCCAL match | Local Roundup
Senior Fiona Carey had seven goals and one assist, and Aptos High’s youth-laden girls water polo squad sailed past Harbor 21-1 in its Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League match Tuesday.
Cabrillo goes 1-1 to open men’s water polo season | Local Roundup
The Cabrillo College men’s water polo opened its season by going 1-1 on Day 1 of the William Anttila Tournament at San Joaquin Delta College in Stockton on Friday.
Scotts Valley’s boys basketball team advances to final at Watsonville Tournament | Local Roundup
Tristan Roure scored 15 points, and the Scotts Valley High boys basketball team beat Alisal 54-52 in the Watsonville Tournament on Thursday.
Warriors earn first win streak with sweep of Stockton | Local Roundup
The Santa Cruz Warriors had three players scored 20 points for the second straight night, as they beat the host Stockton Kings 125-114 Saturday to earn their first win streak in Showcase Cup play.