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No. 4 nationally ranked Soquel girls water polo knocks off two more powers | Local Roundup
Soquel High’s girls water polo team, which climbed five spots to No. 4 in maxpreps.com’s national rankings after winning the prestigious Arroyo Grande Fall Classic last weekend, returned home with plenty of mojo.
MVC’s Anna Conca, SV’s Hanna Shehorn, Aptos’ Sam Hansen earn big wins | High school cross country
Monte Vista Christian School junior Anna Conca took first out of 122 runners in the Green ‘A’ Division race at the 45th annual Woodbridge Classic at Great Park in Irvine on Saturday.
Scotts Valley’s Hanna Shehorn, Ava Decleve finish 1-2, help Falcons repeat in D-IV | CCS Cross Country Championships
Scotts Valley High junior Hanna Shehorn and UCLA-bound senior teammate Ava Decleve finished 1-2 to lead the Falcons to the girls’ Division IV team title at the Central Coast Section Cross Country Championships in Belmont on Saturday.
Aptos senior Brady Bliesner wins first title, Scotts Valley’s Ava Decleve repeats | SCCAL Cross County Championships
Aptos High senior Brady Bliesner and junior teammate Sam Hansen traded the lead down the home stretch at the Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League Cross Country Championships as fans cheered them on.
Brady Bliesner, Sam Hansen, Anthony Sandford-Carroll lead Mariners to cross country win | Local Roundup
Senior Brady Bliesner, who announced his commitment to NCAA Division II Chico State on social media earlier this week, took first out of 54 runners to lead the Aptos High’s boys cross country team to a SCCAL tri-meet win Thursday.
Aptos girls tennis team beats Soquel, stays perfect in SCCAL | Local Roundup
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.
Soquel boys water polo goes 2-0 in doubleheader | Local Roundup
Soquel High’s boys water polo team earned a sweep in its nonleague doubleheader on Saturday. The Knights posted a 17-6 win over Carmel and 20-12 win over Leland of San Jose.
Ava Decleve, Hanna Shehorn pace Scotts Valley past Santa Cruz in cross country action | Local Roundup
UCLA-committed Ava Decleve (15:06) held off teammate Hanna Shehorn (15:16) for the individual win, as they helped the Falcons earn a 22 to 39 win over Santa Cruz on the Falcons’ 2.59-mile course in Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League action Thursday.
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 volleyball hands powerful Harbor first league loss since ’22 | Local Roundup
Senior outside hitter Hayden Smith had 21 kills, 12 digs, three aces, and five blocks for Scotts Valley High’s girls volleyball team, as the Falcons beat two-time defending league champion Harbor in five sets, 21-25, 25-20, 25-22, 25-20, 15-12, in Santa Cruz Coast Coast Athletic League play Thursday night.
Aptos runner Sam Hansen earns win at 3-mile Jackie Henderson Memorial Invitational | Local Roundup
Aptos High junior Sam Hansen took first out of 219 runners and senior teammate Brady Bliesner was third at the sixth annual Jackie Henderson Memorial Invitational at North Monterey County High in Castroville on Saturday.
Local Olympians Nikki Hiltz, Dominique Parrish had an unforgettable 2024 | Sports Newsmaker of the Year
Aptos native Nikki Hiltz and Scotts Valley native Dominique “Domino” Parrish — both Olympic qualifiers — are the 2024 Sentinel Sports Newsmakers of the Year.
Photos | The Santa Cruz Sentinel’s top sports photos of 2024
To close out 2024, Sentinel staff photographer Shmuel Thaler selected his favorite sports photos of the year.
Santa Cruz’s Eli Fitchen-Young runs to 34th place at Nike Cross Nationals | Local Roundup
Santa Cruz High distance runner Eli Fitchen-Young took 34th at the Nike Cross Nationals (NXN) in Portland, Oregon, on Saturday.
Santa Cruz senior Eli Fitchen-Young wins D-IV race at CIF State Cross Country Championships
Santa Cruz High senior Eli Fitchen-Young made his statement by winning the Division IV race at the CIF State Cross Country Championships in Fresno on Saturday.
High School State cross-country: Carmel’s Aldi places 15th in Division IV finals
Mack Aldi of Carmel was the highest local finisher Saturday at the State cross country championships in Fresno, placing 19th in the Division IV finals. CCS Division IV team champion Marina takes 15th. Yaretzi Cornelio shatters Alisal’s school course record.
Elite Santa Cruz Cardinals runner Eli Fitchen-Young makes college commitment
Elite Santa Cruz High senior runner Eli Fitchen-Young drew interest from some of the most prestigious four-year institutions in the country.
SC’s Eli Fitchen-Young, SV’s Ava Decleve run to D-IV cross country titles | CCS Championships Roundup
Santa Cruz High senior Eli Fitchen-Young and Scotts Valley junior Ava Decleve ran personal bests to secure individual titles in Division IV at the Central Coast Section Cross Country Championships on Saturday.
CCS cross country: Marina captures school’s first-ever section team title
Marina has won the school’s first ever Central Coast Section team title in any sport, running off with the Division IV boy’s cross-country championships
Santa Cruz’s Eli Fitchen-Young breaks course record in title repeat | Boys SCCAL Cross Country Championships
The closest thing to a lead pack was the congested start line at the Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League Cross Country Championships on Thursday. Santa Cruz High senior Eli Fitchen-Young made sure of it.
Scotts Valley’s Ava Decleve pulls away for win at Pinto Lake | Girls SCCAL Cross Country Championships
Scotts Valley High junior Ava Decleve pulled away from Aptos junior Maya Schiro and Santa Cruz freshman Isla Roake over the final mile and increased her stride through the finish line to take first place in dominant fashion at Pinto Lake County Park.
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.
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.
Aptos boys turn in photo finish in SCCAL cross country race | Local Roundup
Aptos High’s boys cross country team is fast and still improving.
Ava Decleve, Scotts Valley’s girls team take second at Artichoke Invitational | Local Roundup
Scotts Valley High junior Ava Decleve and Monte Vista Christian’s Kylie Brunelli posted top-five finishes in the small school division cross country race at the Artichoke Invitational in Half Moon Bay on Saturday.