Notre Dame-San Jose's volleyball team arrived in Santa Cruz on Halloween hiding behind its sub-.500 record and non-threatening seed. Their No. 7 seed wasn't their doing, but it was a ruse.
Santa Cruz High's boys water polo team returned to the site of its last league loss and earned some redemption on Saturday. More than that, actually, the Cardinals prevailed 8-6 on in their grudge match against rival Soquel to claim the Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League Tournament title.
Cal Poly San Luis Obispo cross country runner Isabel Sanchez, a Santa Cruz High alumna, took 15th out of 85 runners to help the Mustangs win the team title at the Big West Championships at Blacklake Golf Resort in Nipomo on Friday.