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Santa Cruz’s Mitchell Sweetman, Menlo Park’s Annika Porteous win 2026 Tri Santa Cruz titles | Local Roundup
Santa Cruz’s Mitchell Sweetman and Menlo Park’s Annika Porteous earned wins in the international distance triathlon at the 20th Tri Santa Cruz on Sunday.
High School sports: A year to savor while saying goodbye to a prominent school
A year filled with celebrations, milestones, titles and some sadness.
Alisal’s Jones to be inducted into California Wrestling Hall of Fame
Former Alisal High wrestler Wayne Jones is being inducted into the California Wrestling Hall of Fame
Soquel baseball throws one-hitter against SV to open title defense | Local Roundup
UC Santa Barbara committed junior pitcher Luke Shoemaker struck out 10 batters in five innings, and the Soquel High baseball team began its Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League title defense with a 10-0 win over visiting Scotts Valley on Friday.
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State wrestling: Alvarez’s Perez, Palma’s Garcia and Alisal’s Rodriguez podium
Alvarez’s Jacob Perez, Palma’s Aiden Garcia and Alisal’s Areli Rodriguez all podium Saturday at the State Wrestling Championships
CIF State wrestling: Palma’s Garcia, Alvarez’s Perez advance to semifinals
Palma’s Aiden Garcia and Alvarez’s Jacob Perez are still undefeated and headed to Saturday’s State Wrestling semifinals
UC Santa Cruz guard Emilie Ngo named Coast To Coast Conference’s 2026 Player of the Year | Local Roundup
UC Santa Cruz women’s basketball talent Emilie Ngo was named the Coast To Coast Conference’s 2026 Player of the Year in addition to being an all-conference first-team selection.
CIF State wrestling: Four county wrestlers advance to quarterfinals
Palma’s Aiden Garcia, Alvarez’s Jacob Perez, and Alisal’s Fabian Martinez and Areli Rodriguez all advance to the CIF State wrestling quarterfinals after winning their first two matches Thursday.
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County advances five from CCS Masters Finals to state tournament | CCS wrestling
Wrestlers Gabriel Attia of San Lorenzo Valley High and Vera Bentley of Santa Cruz took second place in their respective weight divisions at the Central Coast Section Masters Finals at Watsonville High on Saturday.
CCS wrestling: Garcia wins third consecutive title for Palma
Palma’s Aiden Garcia, Alvarez’s Jacob Perez and Alisal’s Areli Rodriguez defend their CCS wrestling titles.
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The Monterey Herald’s boys and girls Athletes of the Week
SLV junior Gabriel Attia is the lone local champion crowned at CCS Southern Regional | High school wrestling
San Lorenzo Valley High junior Gabriel Attia took first place and Santa Cruz sophomore Vera Bentley took second in their respective weight division at the Central Coast Section Southern Regional Wrestling Championships at Watsonville High on Saturday.
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The Monterey Herald’s boys and girls Athletes of the Week
MVC’s Jacob Wong, Megan Merson, Watsonville’s Angel Barragan-Marquez post top-three finishes | PCAL Wrestling Championships
Monte Vista Christian School senior wrestler Jacob Wong took second place in his weight division at the Pacific Coast Athletic League Championships at Watsonville High on Saturday. The Mustangs’ Megan Merson took third in the girls tournament.
High School wrestling: Palma’s Garcia wins third PCAL wrestling title
Aiden Garcia of Palma won his third straight PCAL wrestling title in a third different weight class, going undefeated at 120 pounds
Aptos boys, Santa Cruz girls pin down title repeats | SCCAL wrestling championships
Aptos High’s boys wrestling team repeated as the Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League Tournament champion in runaway fashion on its home turf Friday night.
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Soquel’s boys basketball team silences Aptos, secures no worse than a share of SCCAL title | Local Roundup
Soquel High’s boys basketball team shined again on defense, and the Knights beat host Aptos 52-23 on Saturday to secure no worse than a share of the Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League title.
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The Monterey Herald’s boys and girls Athletes of the Week
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The Monterey Herald’s boys and girls Athletes of the Week
Vera Bentley, Onyx Escobar, and Kira Demma wrestle to titles at Ladies Coast Classic | Local Roundup
Santa Cruz High wrestlers Vera Bentley and Onyx Escobar, and Harbor’s Kira Demma took first place in their respective weight classes at the sixth annual Ladies Coast Classic at Santa Cruz High on Saturday.
SLV wrestler Ollin Bates takes fourth at Apple Cider Classic after enduring injury | Local Roundup
Santa Cruz County wrestlers had a tough go of things at the 17th Apple Cider Classic at Watsonville High on Saturday.
Wrestlers Aliyah Marcus, Vera Bentley win titles at La Manazanita Ladies Classic | Local Roundup
Two local wrestlers, Soquel High freshman Aliyah Marcus and Santa Cruz sophomore Vera Bentley, won titles at the fifth annual La Manazanita Ladies Classic at Watsonville High on Thursday.