Nordic Naturals Challenger: Playful Bublik beats Broady for title
Bublik had plenty of fun both on the court and off of it at Sunday’s Nordic Naturals Challenger singles championship. The 20-year-old captured his second Challenger title of the year, beating crowd favorite Liam Broady, 6-2, 6-3, and then hopped into the
HS Football Preview, 2017: P.V. senior class stepping up to big challenge
Pajaro Valley, a school with an enrollment of a little more than 1,400 students, has just 13 seniors on its 27-player roster. Only six of those seniors, however, played varsity football last season. Diego Navarro, Irepan Romero, Jaylen Carreon, Adrian Sil
Nordic Naturals Challenger: Saturday's semifinals set
Sam Groth, Liam Broady, Alexander Bublik and Taylor Fritz all punched their ticket to today’s semifinal round of the 30th annual Nordic Naturals Challenger presented by Santa Cruz County Bank.
Nordic Naturals Challenger: Groth lives up to reputation on Day 3
Sam Groth sailed through to the quarterfinals of the $100,000 Nordic Naturals Challenger presented by Santa Cruz County Bank after defeating Jason Jung in the second round on Wednesday at the Seascape Sports Club in Aptos.
Nordic Naturals Challenger: Upsets continue on Day 4
Dennis Novikov knocked off No. 5 seed Mikhail Kukushkin and 20-year-old Alexander Bublik swept No. 3 seed Henri Laaksonen.
G League Basketball: Santa Cruz Warriors officially name Miles head coach
Miles, 34, becomes the franchise’s third head coach. He replaces Casey Hill, who stepped down earlier this summer after leading the Warriors for three seasons and winning a championship in 2015.
HS Football Preview, 2017: Condors like chances of competing in MBL-Pacific
Gomes said the 2017 Condors have several similarities to the 2009 team, which also had less than 15 seniors but battled its way to a 7-4 record and a Central Coast Section playoff berth.
Nordic Naturals Challenger: 4 of 8 seeded players ousted on Day 1
On the first day of the 30th annual $100,000 Nordic Naturals Challenger presented by Santa Cruz County Bank, four out of the eight seeded players in the tournament lost in the first round.
Nordic Naturals Challenger: Youth makes impression on Day 2
The young up-and-coming stars of the 30th annual $100,000 Nordic Naturals Challenger presented by Santa Cruz County Bank came to play on Tuesday at the Seascape Sports Club in Aptos.
Local Roundup, 8/8: Watsonville’s Carrancho wins Salinas Valley Half Marathon
Carrancho, a Watsonville High alumnus who runs for the University of Alaska Anchorage, completed the scenic 13.1-mile rural route past agricultural fields and vineyards in 1 hour, 12 minutes and 10 seconds. He shaved off more than four minutes from his ti