Thursday, May 17, 2012
The Professional Disc Golf Association tour brings the biggest names in the sport to Santa Cruz this weekend with a $20K purse.
Eight former and defending disc golf world champions representing 34 titles are set to storm DeLaveaga Disc Golf Course for the 27th Annual “Steady Ed” Memorial Masters Cup which kicks off Friday morning and runs through Sunday. About 150 players are playing for a total prize pool of more than $20,000 at one of the worlds most well known and feared courses Current defending open division champion Nate Doss of Capitola and 2011 masters division victor John Baldwin of Scotts Valley are definitely two of the players to keep an eye on. Doss cruised to a seven stroke open division victory over the largest professional disc golf field in history in when the Worlds descended on the Monterey Bay in 2011. Baldwin who plays in the over-40 Masters …
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Monday, May 14, 2012
The accents included Australian, Iowan and New York. Santa Cruzans said they were happy to have this race in the county for business and public relations.
Business was brisk at the Bicycle Trip's booth in the fair that ran all day alongside the Amgen Tour of California finish line at Cabrillo College. Customers lined up to spin a wheel and win prizes and to see top of the line bicycles. "It's important to get the community back together," said Evan James who works at the shop and leads adventure bicycle tours. "The year it was gone it was really missed." The Amgen Tour, the biggest bicycle race in California, was rebuffed by Santa Cruz last year, because the city didn't have the money to pick up costs. Amazingly, a private enthusiast, Maura Noel, who got Santa Cruz County back in the running by bankrolling it, even if the race no longer passed through the city of Santa Cruz. "She deserves a …
The AMGEN Tour of California is making its stop at Cabrillo College on Monday.
The tour of bikers pedaled through the hills and toward Cabrillo College where Monday's leg of the race ended. Peter Sagan won the section that ended locally. "It was very hard but I thank my team," Sagan said. "I'm glad for a win today. Stage 1 Top-3 Jersey Winners See photos from the event above. Share your photos from the race by clicking the "Upload Photos and Videos" button above. Like what you see? You can keep up with all news in Santa Cruz on Patch. Subscribe to the daily newsletter; Like us on Facebook; follow us on Twitter.
South County Pro Ben Jacques-Maynes is in fifth place after the first stage in Santa Rosa after a hilly 119.6 miles.
Ben Jacques-Maynes of Watsonville will start Monday's second leg of the Amgen Tour of California in fifth place after a gruelling 119.6 mile day in the hills of Santa Rosa. His aggressive riding earned him the black Exergy Aggressive Rider Jersey, which he will wear in Monday's leg which starts in San Francisco at 11 a.m. and ends 117.1 miles later at Cabrillo College in Aptos between 3:40 and 4:30 p.m. Peter Sagan, 22, was in first place at the end of the day. The Slovakian who rides for the Liquigas-Cannondale team will wear the yellow jersey Monday when the cyclists shoot down Highway 1 before tackling the Santa Cruz mountains, first by climbing Bonny Doon Road and then heading down into the San Lorenzo Valley only to climb again up …
Sunday, May 13, 2012
The Amgen Tour of California will race through Santa Cruz County on Monday, finishing at Cabrillo College.
The Amgen Tour of Californiawill come to Santa Cruz County on Monday. Professional cyclists from across the world kicked off this year's Amgen Tour of California in the Bay Area on Sunday. The first leg started in Santa Rosa. The race will head through San Francisco, the Peninsula, Santa Cruz County, San Jose, Danville and Walnut Creek in the next two days. Of the nearly 100 cities statewide that applied to host a portion of the eight-stage race this year, Bay Area cites were chosen as the backdrop for more than a third of the event, according to race organizers. It's the third time in four years Santa Cruz County will host a stage finish. This year, the Tour of California finishes in front of Cabrillo College, on Soquel Drive in Aptos, …
Tuesday, May 1, 2012
The No. 15 Cabrillo Seahawks Beat No. 18 Los Ledanos Mustangs in the first match of the 2012 Nor Cal CCCAA playoffs.
The No. 15 Cabrillo College Seahawks (21-15) won 5-1 against the No. 18 Los Medanos College Mustangs (21-14-1) in the single elimination round of the 2012 Nor Cal CCCAA playoffs after a dominating performance by starting pitcher Josh Rodriguez. The game took place at the Cabrillo College baseball field on Tuesday in front of a hefty crowd of about 75 people who watched the Seahawks come away with the victory in what may be the final home game of the year. Last week the Seahawks failed to clinch second place and an automatic bid to the playoffs after they lost a nail biter to Cañada College and it looked as if Cabrillo’s dream of reaching the post season was all but over. However, the Seahawks managed to earn a well deserved playoff spot …
Friday, April 27, 2012
Brian Cook graduated from Soquel in 2010 and is a centerpiece in Palo Alto.
Over the hill in Palo Alto, the Stanford men's volleyball team is inching its way toward an NCAA tournament final four berth, and a local boy in right in the midst of the success. Brian Cook, who graduated from Soquel High School in 2010, is a sophomore at Stanford and is one of the Cardinal's outside hitters. So far this year, Cook has amassed 354 kills, good for second on the team. In his freshman season (2011), Cook started 22 of 24 games for Stanford and had double-digit kills in eight matches. Before college, he played for the national team in the Junior World Championships. Stanford is set to face UC Irvine on Saturday at 7 p.m. The match can be viewed on a free webcast here. If Cook's team is victorious, they will play in the …
Tuesday, April 24, 2012
The Pendaries Spring Classic, held in Rociada, New Mexico, had 90 disc golfers compete.
Friday, April 20, 2012
Britannia Arms is voted the best place to watch the game in the county.
In this week's "Readers' Choice" contest, 433 voters cast their ballots for the best place in all of Santa Cruz County to watch the big game (Giants, A's, etc.). And the winner is: Britannia Arms with 109 votes (25 percent). Last month, "The Brit" was also a Readers' Choice winner for best place to celebrate St. Patrick's Day. This week, the Capitola/Aptos pub barely edged out Bruno's BBQ in Scotts Valley with 101 votes and Cilantro's in Watsonville with 98 votes. See all the votes below. To leave a review for Britannia Arms, click here and comment away. Next week, Patch is launching another Readers' Choice contest. The voting begins at 4 a.m. on Monday. What do you think of the winner? Do you ever go watch sports at Britannia Arms? Tell …
Monday, April 16, 2012
Where is the best place to catch the Giants, A's, etc. in Santa Cruz County?
Finally, it's baseball season again. The Giants and A's have both had mediocre first weeks, but there's so much time left in the year, it's not worth dwelling on the first 10 games. So when you go out to catch a game, where do you go? There are plenty of places in the county. In Scotts Valley, there's Malone's and Bruno's BBQ. Santa Cruz has a bunch including 99 Bottles, Seabright Brewery, Rosie McCann's, The Parish, 1007 Club and Brady's Yacht Club. In Capitola-Soquel, sports fans check out Britannia Arms, Zelda's, Chili's and JJ's Saloon. In Aptos, people watch games at Village Host Pizza & Grill. Watsonville offers Cilantro's, Applebee's and Miramar. But which one is the best? Where do you go to check out the game and get a bite? Cast …
Jeff Martin
12:32 am on Friday, May 18, 2012
Thursday mountain biking hit a root ejected and sprain ankle and landed in full oak welcome! Good ride though more ›