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JC Previews: MPC-Santa Rosa; Siskiyous-Hartnell
Community College previews: MPC at Santa Rosa; Siskiyous at Hartnell
Football tour: Day 20: Monterey Peninsula College
Having appeared in six straight bowl games, MPC will open its season on Thursday, visiting Laney College
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.
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.
Scotts Valley girls lacrosse team seeded 8th in CCS D-II playoffs | Local Roundup
Scotts Valley High’s girls lacrosse team, the only team from Santa Cruz County to make the 2025 Central Coast Section playoffs, regardless of gender, received the No. 8 seed in Division II at Sunday’s seeding meeting.
Cabrillo women’s basketball secures first playoff win since ’19 | Local Roundup
Cabrillo College freshman forward Gabby Brooks scored a game-high 27 points, and the short-handed Seahawks women’s basketball team needed every one in its playoff opener Wednesday night in Aptos.
Pat Spencer scores career-high 34 points, leads Santa Cruz past Salt Lake City in G League action | Local Roundup
Golden State two-way guard Pat Spencer made four 3-pointers and scored a career-high 34 points in Santa Cruz’s 128-118 win over Salt Lake City in NBA G League action at Kaiser Permanente Arena on Saturday night.
Cabrillo women’s basketball motors past Modesto, pushes win streak to six | Local Roundup
Sophomore forward Renee Parker scored a game-high 19 points, and the Cabrillo College women’s basketball team beat visiting Modesto 65-48 for its sixth straight win in nonconference play Tuesday.
Aptos flag football earns thrilling OT win over Hollister | Local Roundup
Aptos High junior quarterback Ella Porter completed 21 of 31 passes for 192 yards and three touchdowns, and the Mariners’ flag football team knocked off visiting Hollister 18-12 in overtime on Friday night.
Santa Cruz’s Jay Thomson, Maine’s Sarah Kletzer win Turkey Trot 10K titles | Local Roundup
Santa Cruz’s Jay Thomson and Sarah Kletzer of Waterville, Maine, won 10K titles at the Turkey Trot in Santa Cruz on Saturday.
Peyton Hatten rushes for 347 yards as Cabrillo football stuns Hartnell | Local Roundup
Freshman running back Peyton Hatten rushed for 347 yards and a touchdown on 36 carries, and the Cabrillo College football team stunned host Hartnell, 28-13, in the teams’ Coast Conference game Saturday night.
SC alumna Isabel Sanchez helps Cal Poly-SLO win cross country title | Local Roundup
Cal Poly San Luis Obispo cross country runner Isabel Sanchez, a Santa Cruz High alumna, took 15th out of 85 runners to help the Mustangs win the team title at the Big West Championships at Blacklake Golf Resort in Nipomo on Friday.
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.
Santa Cruz sweeps Aptos in SCCAL volleyball action | Local Roundup
Senior middle blocker Daisy Manako had eight kills and three blocks, and Santa Cruz High’s girls volleyball team swept visiting Aptos, 25-12, 25-15, 25-16, to stay unbeaten in Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League play Tuesday.
Cabrillo men’s soccer posts shutout, moves into second round of regional playoffs | Local Roundup
Gavin Keith and Eric Vazquez scored 12 minutes apart in the first half, and the Cabrillo College men’s soccer team beat Modesto 3-0 in the first round of the CCCAA NorCal Regional playoffs at Cal State University Monterey Bay on Wednesday.
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.
Falcons edge Cardinals, stay perfect in SCCAL tennis title hunt | Local Roundup
Scotts Valley High’s girls tennis team finalized its 4-3 win over host Santa Cruz on Wednesday to remain unbeaten in Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League play with three matches remaining.
SC’s Nat Young helps Team USA secure title in Huntington Beach | Local Roundup
Santa Cruz’s Nat Young helped Team USA win the title at the 2022 ISA World Surf Games, securing the Americans one extra slot at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games.
Watsonville boys get No. 2 seed in D-I; Unbeaten Santa Cruz girls left out | CIF NorCal soccer playoffs
Watsonville High’s boys soccer team, the Central Coast Section Open Division champion, was awarded the No. 2 seed for the CIF NorCal Regional playoffs on Sunday.
Knights, Cardinals to play NorCal water polo openers Tuesday at Soquel | Local Roundup
Santa Cruz County’s two newest section champions — Soquel and Santa Cruz — will open the NorCal Girls Water Polo Championships with home games, the California Interscholastic Federation announced Sunday.
Back injury forces SC native Luke Rockhold to withdraw from UFC 268 | Local Roundup
Santa Cruz native Luke Rockhold announced in an Instagram story last week that he is out of his scheduled bout against Sean Strickland at UFC 268 on Nov. 6 due to a herniated disk in his back.
SC surfers Nat Young, Autumn Hays advance in North Carolina | Local Roundup
Santa Cruz’s Nat Young got off to a hot start at the WRV Outer Banks Pro, a World Surf League Men’s QS 1,000 event in Nags Head, North Carolina, on Friday.