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Record-setting pole vaulter Jonelle Scott will transfer to UCLA | Track and field
When star pole vaulter Jonelle Scott was trying to secure college plans three years ago, UCLA caught her attention.
Santa Cruz’s Haley Jones rejoins WNBA’s Dallas Wings with development contract | Local Roundup
Santa Cruz basketball star Haley Jones, 25, a former All-American at Stanford University, is back with the WNBA’s Dallas Wings.
Santa Cruz Little League’s 50-70 All-Stars win D-39 title | Local Roundup
Santa Cruz Little League’s 50-70 All-Stars beat Capitola-Soquel 7-6 in the District 39 championship on Friday.
Santa Cruz’s Eli Fitchen-Young qualifies for World Athletics U20 Championships in 3,000 steeplechase win | Track and Field
Eli Fitchen-Young’s finish in the men’s 3,000 meters steeplechase at the 2026 USATF U20 Outdoor Championships was sensational and his reward was stupendous.
Six local girls, four boys advance from CCS Track and Field semifinals
Scotts Valley High senior Ava Decleve and Aptos senior Ella Boyes advanced in two individual events from the Central Coast Section Track and Field Semifinals at Gilroy High on Saturday.
Aptos’ boys, girls earn team title repeats at SCCAL Track and Field Championships
Aptos High’s Ella Boyes and Scotts Valley’s Ava Decleve went out with a bang at the Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League Track and Field Championships at Harbor High on Saturday. The seniors both earned three individual event wins.
Aptos earns 4×800 titles; Soquel’s Jack Cash, Harbor’s Elise Dawson crowned pole vault champs | SCCAL Track and Field Trials
Aptos High took first place in the 4×800 meter relay for both boys and girls, and Soquel senior Jack Cash and Harbor junior Elise Dawson won pole vault titles at the Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League Track and Field Trials at Harbor High.
Santa Cruz boys tennis wins first league title since 2015 | Local Roundup
Junior Jeremy Arulanantham, freshman Lukas Novotny, senior Ian Burchell, and sophomore Anders Laurberg won their singles matches in straight sets on Friday to help Santa Cruz High’s boys tennis team beat Harbor 6-1 in a make-up match and secure its first Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League team title since 2015.
Scotts Valley’s Ava Decleve, Aaron Weiss earn wins at CCS Top 8 Invitational | High school track and field
Some of the top high school track and field athletes in the Central Coast Section gathered at Los Gatos High on Saturday to test their mettle against top-notch competition at the 45th annual CCS Top 8 Invitational.
Two Scotts Valley seniors, UCLA-bound Ava Decleve and Aaron Weiss, earned victories, giving them a good idea of where they stand on a bigger scale before likely dominating at the Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League Championships at the end of the month.
No. 11 UCSC men’s volleyball falls to No. 4 Cal Lutheran in regular-season finale | Local Roundup
The UC Santa Cruz men’s volleyball team, ranked No. 11 in the AVCA Division III Poll, lost to No. 4 Cal Lutheran 25-22, 26-24, 16-25, 25-22 in their regular-season finale in Santa Cruz on Saturday.
Harbor baseball rallies past Scotts Valley | Local Roundup
Harbor High’s baseball team scored three runs in the bottom of the sixth inning to rally past visiting Scotts Valley for a 4-2 win in Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League action on Friday.
Ella Boyes, Kenzie Culbertson earn wins as Aptos girls take third at Avis Kelley Invitational track meet | Local Roundup
Girls track and field athletes from Santa Cruz County took first place in five events at the 53rd Avis Kelley Invitational at Gilroy High on Saturday.
Aptos softball uses five-run seventh to top Soquel 7-2 | Local Roundup
Aptos High softball team scored five runs in the top of the seventh inning and the Mariners beat host Soquel 7-2 in Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League action on Thursday.
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.
Poor shooting night dooms SC in G League loss to host Cleveland | Local Roundup
The Santa Cruz Warriors shot 40.2% from the field (37 of 92) and an abysmal 15.4% (6 of 39) from beyond the arc in their 130-110 loss to the Cleveland Charge in NBA G League action Saturday night at Public Auditorium.
Local track and field talents shine at Nike Outdoor Nationals | Local Roundup
Scotts Valley Track Club’s relay teams posted three top-10 finishes, including a pair of top-five showings, at the four-day 2025 Nike Outdoor Nationals & USATF U20 Championships at Hayward Field in Eugene, Oregon.
2025 Wharf to Wharf Scholarship winners announced | Local Roundup
Four standout track and field athletes from Santa Cruz County — Evie Marheineke of Archbishop Mitty, Eli Fitchen-Young and Heidi Green of Santa Cruz, and Logan Brantley of Aptos — were named 2025 Wharf to Wharf Scholarship winners on Tuesday.
Santa Cruz’s Eli Fitchen-Young earns PR for sixth in mile race at Brooks PR Invitational | Track and field
Santa Cruz High graduate and Duke University commit Eli Fitchen-Young posted a PR to take sixth place in the Boys 1 Mile High School race to close the 2025 Brooks PR Invitational at Renton Memorial Stadium in Renton, Washington, on Sunday.
SC senior Eli Fitchen-Young takes fourth with PR in 3,200 at CIF State Championships | High school track and field
Santa Cruz High senior Eli Fitchen-Young challenged for the lead over the final 400 meters but was passed by two runners down the stretch and finished in fourth place in the uber competitive boys’ 3,200 race at the 2025 CIF State Track and Field Championships at Buchanan High in Clovis on Saturday night.
Aptos’ Logan Brantley advances from shot put prelims at state championships | High school track and field
Aptos High freshman Jonathan Espinoza, sophomore Ryder Yamaguchi, and seniors Colin Dagnall, and Dylan Guisado teamed up for first place in the boys’ 4×100 Unified relay on the opening day of the 105th CIF State Track and Field Championships at Buchanan High in Clovis on Friday.
Scotts Valley junior Ava Decleve commits to UCLA | High school track and field
Family first. That’s why Scotts Valley High star junior runner Ava Decleve planned to wear a special shirt to a recent track and field practice, revealing her college decision to teammates before she announced it on social media earlier this week.
Scotts Valley junior Ava Decleve surges for girls’ 800 win | CCS Track and Field Championships
Scotts Valley High junior Ava Decleve cut wide down the stretch, stole the victory, and stole the show for local athletes competing at the Central Coast Section Track and Field Championships at Gilroy High on Saturday.
Nearly two dozen locals advance to CCS Championships | High school track and field
Nearly two dozen athletes from Santa Cruz County advanced from the Central Coast Section Track and Field Semifinals at Gilroy High on Saturday to next week’s championship.
High School track: Adams records fastest times in the 200 and 400 at CCS trials
Sophomore Clara Adams ran the fastest times in the 200- and 400-meter sprints for North Salinas at the Central Coast Section track and field trials
Logan Walters leads Soquel, but Aptos repeats at SCCAL Championships | Boys track and field
Burgeoning decathlete Logan Walters, a senior track and field talent for Soquel High, put on a proverbial clinic at the Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League Championships at Aptos High on Saturday.