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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 men’s water polo team beats Ohlone in home opener | Local Roundup
Will Duheme scored eight goals and Joaquin McGuigan scored seven, as the Cabrillo College men’s water polo team beat visiting Ohlone 21-14 in its home opener on Friday.
Aptos native Eric Kubota wins 2025 Baseball America Tony Gwynn Award | Local Roundup
Aptos native Eric Kubota, the A’s director of scouting, has been named the winner of the 2025 Baseball America Tony Gwynn Award, a lifetime achievement honor presented annually by the publication.
Cabrillo women’s volleyball ties for second in conference, awaits playoffs | Local Roundup
Natalia Cash made key contributions late, and the No. 25 state-ranked Cabrillo College women’s volleyball team pulled out a grueling 23-25, 25-15, 23-25, 25-17, 15-7 win over De Anza in the teams’ regular-season finale on Friday.
Soquel girls water polo takes fourth at prestigious Arroyo Grande Fall Classic | Local Roundup
Soquel High’s girls water polo team went 3-2 and took fourth place at the prestigious Arroyo Grande Fall Classic on Saturday.
Cabrillo football leveled by Los Medanos, 76-29 | Local Roundup
Cabrillo College quarterback Mario Cosma threw three touchdown passes, but the Seahawks’ football team gave up 70 or more points for the first time since 2022 and suffered a 76-29 loss to host Los Medanos in Pittsburg on Saturday.
UCSC men’s, women’s soccer teams post shutout wins | Local Roundup
Soren Groessl and Joaquin Greenberg scored in the first 23 minutes, and the UC Santa Cruz men’s soccer team beat Puget Sound 2-0 in Tacoma, Washington, on Friday.
UC Santa Cruz women’s basketball team holds on for narrow win over Whittier | Local Roundup
Freshman forward Claire Galbo made a 3-pointer to give UC Santa Cruz women’s basketball team an eight-point lead with 4:21 remaining, and the Banana Slugs held on for a 47-46 victory over Whittier at Kaiser Permanente Arena on Sunday.
Kevin Knox scores 24 points, as Santa Cruz knocks off South Bay Lakers | Local Roundup
Forward Kevin Knox II scored a team-high 24 points, and the Santa Cruz Warriors beat the visiting South Bay Lakers 128-118 in the teams’ NBA G League game at Kaiser Permanente Arena on Friday night.
Aptos’ Brady Bliesner, MVC’s Kylie Brunelli lead local cross country runners at Jackie Henderson Memorial | Local Roundup
Aptos High’s Brady Bliesner took seventh and teammate Sam Hansen was eighth at the fifth annual Jackie Henderson Memorial Cross Country Invitational at North Monterey County High on Saturday..
MVC, PCS boys cross country teams earn titles at PCAL Championships | Local Roundup
Monte Vista Christian School junior Justin McCullick (17:14.90) took first place and led the Mustangs to the team title at the PCAL Mission Division Championships on Saturday at Palo Corona Regional Park’s 5,000-meter course.
Scotts Valley, Soquel volleyball teams take different paths to reach SCCAL Tournament semifinals | Local Roundup
Scotts Valley HIgh’s girls volleyball team rallied from a two-set deficit to edge Aptos in five sets, 23-25, 21-25, 25-18, 25-21, 15-12, in the first round of the Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League Tournament on Monday night.
Evie Marheineke, Ashlyn Boothby, and Eli Fitchen-Young win titles at cross country races | Local Roundup
Local standouts Evie Marheineke, Ashlyn Boothby and Eli Fitchen-Young won cross country races on Saturday.
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.
Pajaro Valley football team beats SLV, records first shutout since 2017 | Local Roundup
Pajaro Valley High’s football team turned in a solid all-around effort and beat San Lorenzo Valley 26-0 in the teams’ Pacific Coast Athletic League Santa Lucia Division opener Saturday in Watsonville.
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.
SV’s Jeremy Kain runs to win at Lowell Invitational | Local Roundup
Jeremy Kain earned the win and Ryder Brabo took 10th to lead the Scotts Valley High boys cross country team to fifth place at the 26-team Lowell Invitational on Saturday.
SC’s Autumn Hays advances at WRV Outer Banks Pro | Local Roundup
Santa Cruz’s Autumn Hays won her opening heat at the World Surf League’s WRV Outer Banks Pro, a QS1,000 event on Thursday in Nags Head, North Carolina.