Ray Hacke
Santa Cruz Sentinel
San Jose, CA, United States
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Young Seahawks look to take flight
Lacking both depth and experience, the Cabrillo College softball team stumbled mightily out of the gate this season. → Read More
Former county standouts shining for College of Idaho
Dillon Danner is leading the College of Idaho’s baseball team in batting average despite playing the game’s most physically demanding position, catcher, and an even more physically taxing schedule.… → Read More
Cabrillo seeks daily improvement from young squad
When Cabrillo College baseball coach Scott Masik says he’s got a young team, he isn’t just referring to the players on his roster. → Read More
Aptos’ Natalia Ackerman playing big for Cal Poly-SLO
Natalia Ackerman aspires to one day do something few female college basketball players have ever done: Dunk during a game. → Read More
SC’s Janessa Yniguez seeing hard work pay off at Linfield
Many coaches in sports nowadays are fond of using the expression, “Either we win, or we learn.” → Read More
Gabby Giuffre opts for ‘fresh start,’ transfers to Nevada
Gabby Giuffre needed a fresh start. The Aptos High graduate is now playing basketball for the University of Nevada-Reno, having transferred there after two seasons at the University of San Diego. → Read More
Jocelyn Travers, Cardinals aiming for title repeat
Jocelyn Travers is like a rock in a slingshot for Santa Cruz High’s girls’ soccer team. → Read More
Raul Calles, Harbor aim to claim SCCAL title
Raul Calles is a prolific goal scorer. Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League boys’ soccer coaches recognized that last season, naming the Harbor High striker the league’s Attacker of the Year. → Read More
MVC alumna Paloma Ramirez tearing it up at UC Merced
Shortly after arriving on UC Merced’s campus this fall, Paloma Ramirez boldly proclaimed what she hopes – nay, intends – to accomplish for the NAIA school’s women’s basketball team this season. “Sh… → Read More
UCSC’s Kaylee Murphy, Ashley Kowack poised for historic finish
Kaylee Murphy and Ashley Kowack have embarked on what will likely be a historic final run for the UC Santa Cruz women’s basketball team this season. → Read More
UCSC looks to turn corner under Matt Malone
Matt Malone didn’t have the smoothest rookie season as head coach of the UC Santa Cruz men’s basketball team. → Read More
Kaitlin Imai makes quick impact at Willamette
As a sharp-shooting guard capable of compiling huge point totals on the basketball court, Kaitlin Imai sometimes attracts the spotlight. → Read More
Cabrillo women’s basketball program takes year off
Cabrillo College’s women’s basketball program is taking a season off. → Read More
Broncos’ record setter Abbey Meck runs at ‘red line’
Imagine a race car whose driver pushes its engine to the point of overheating for an entire race. → Read More
SV’s Carson Spence scores TD in Stephen F. Austin’s record blowout
A few years passed between Carson Spence’s first touchdown catch for Stephen F. Austin University and his second one. → Read More
Seahawks look to overcome slow start, make run at conference title
Though it’s under new management, relatively speaking, Cabrillo College’s women’s volleyball team has its roster from last season largely intact. → Read More
Cabrillo building for the future
Much like Cabrillo College’s football team – albeit for vastly different reasons – the Seahawks’ men’s water polo team is back from a lengthy hiatus this season. → Read More
UCSC looking to overcome slow start behind veteran lineup
On paper, they’re listed as juniors and seniors. In reality, they’re seniors and grad students – players who got an extra year of eligibility after the COVID-19 pandemic wiped out the 2020 season.… → Read More
Cabrillo hopes experience, depth, and preseason schedule pay dividends
They may not count in the standings, but those nonconference matches on the Cabrillo College men’s soccer team’s schedule do matter. → Read More
SC’s Summer Laskey, Julia Moore fit right in at Long Beach State
Virtually immediately after their arrivals on campus, Summer Laskey and Julia Moore became impact players for Long Beach State University’s women’s soccer team. → Read More