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Emilie Ngo helps UC Santa Cruz rally past UC Merced in OT at KP Arena | Local Roundup
Sophomore guard Emilie Ngo continued her offensive ways, and the UC Santa Cruz women’s basketball team, an NCAA Division III squad, rallied past D-II UC Merced 79-72 at Kaiser Permanente Arena on Tuesday.
Soquel flag football holds off Santa Cruz in tight SCCAL game | Local Roundup
Soquel High’s flag football team held off Santa Cruz 21-15 in the teams’ Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League game at Aptos High on Wednesday.
Dai’shaun Buie and Walzel Evans help Cabrillo men’s basketball team hold off Monterey Peninsula | Local Roundup
Junior forward Isis Tumanson had a pair of assists, and Soquel High’s girls soccer team beat Norte Dame of San Jose 3-1 to close their nonleague slate Friday.
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 surfer John Mel eliminated at Challenger Series event in Portugal | Local Roundup
Santa Cruz’s John Mel was eliminated in the Round of 80 at the World Surf League’s EDP Ericeira Pro, event No. 5 on the Challenger Series, in Ribeira D’Ilhas, Ericeira, Portugal, on Monday.
SC’s Jay Thomson, Mari Friedman earn wins at Surfer’s Path Half Marathon | Local Roundup
A pair of Santa Cruzans, Jay Thomson and Mari Friedman, earned wins at the Surfer’s Path Half Marathon in Santa Cruz on Sunday.
Aptos boys soccer wins first league title since 2014 | Local Roundup
Kaleb Plascencia had a goal and an assist, as Aptos High’s boys soccer team beat Scotts Valley 4-0 to win its first Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League title since 2014 on Monday night.
Banana Slugs’ unbeaten volleyball team keeps sweep train rolling | Local Roundup
The undefeated UC Santa men’s volleyball team, ranked No. 14 in the NVA/AVCA D-III Coaches Poll, swept UC Merced, an NAIA program, 25-23, 25-22, 31-29, at the West Field House on Thursday.
Cabrillo’s Aubree Westjohn scores five goals in rout, shares state lead in scoring | Local Roundup
Sophomore forward Aubree Westjohn scored five goals, and the Cabrillo College women’s soccer team routed visiting Ohlone 12-0 in the teams’ Coast Conference crossover match Tuesday.
Six county wrestlers win titles at Lynbrook | Local Roundup
Wrestlers Cristian Cruz of Harbor High, Daniel Evert of Santa Cruz and Lucas Zuniga-Marquez of Aptos won their respective weight divisions at the Lynbrook Second Man Challenge in San Jose on Saturday, while Scotts Valley’s Danica Kelley and Kayse Martinovsky, and Harbor’s Amy Gray won titles at the Lynbrook Ladies Challenge.
Watsonville’s Justin Carrancho, Santa Cruz’s Rebecca Paten post wins at Little Wharf 3-Miler | Local Roundup
Watsonville’s Justin Carrancho, 26, edged Aptos High senior Trent Nosky, 17, for the overall title at the Little Wharf 3-Miler on Saturday. Santa Cruz’s Rebecca Paten, 41, was the top female, finishing 10th overall in 17:34.
Aptos cornerback Vito Riccabona honored by Cal-Hi Sports | Local Roundup
Aptos High senior football talent Vito Riccabona was named Cal-Hi Sports’ NorCal Defensive Player of the Week on Wednesday.