Santa Cruz County History - Recreation & Sports

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Baseball

• Field of Dreams: Santa Cruz County's Love Affair with Baseball, by Geoffrey Dunn
  "1930 was a big year for professional baseball in Santa Cruz. Trying to spur the ..."
  
• Heroes and Villains: Santa Cruz County Produced Baseball Stars and Baseball Scandals, by Jim Johnson
  "One died a well-respected Hall of Famer. The other died alone and full of regret. ..."
  
• Hometown Hardball: Local Baseball Heroes Went to Big Cities Bring Back Both Pride and Scandal, by Jim Johnson
  "Before national league franchises, big-screen television, or $1 million commercials, there was hometown hardball. And, ..."
  

Bicycling

• Racing and Wheeling: Horse Racing and Bicycling in 1896
  "Watsonville has never been, in any sense of the word, a sporting community. During the ..."
  

Boating and Fishing

• History of the Santa Cruz Harbor, by Santa Cruz Port District
  "The Santa Cruz Port District was formed in 1950 by election of the people for ..."
  
• San Lorenzo Once was Full of Fish: The River was Santa Cruz's No. 2 Tourist Draw, by Ross Eric Gibson
  "Before flood-control measures were taken by the Army Corps of Engineers in 1959, the San ..."
  

Parks

• The Pogonip, by Ross Eric Gibson
  "Today, as the city of Santa Cruz decides its fate, the famous Pogonip Clubhouse stands ..."
  
• Zoo in Santa Cruz, by Santa Cruz Sentinel
  "A zoo was once a feature of the Pacheco area of Delaveaga Park beginning around ..."
  

Surfing

• Harry Mayo--Santa Cruz Surf Pioneer
  "Harry Mayo was born in Pacific Grove, California in November of 1923. When he was ..."
  
• History of the Santa Cruz Surfing Club, by Hal Goody
  "History records that surfboard riding first began in the Hawaiian Islands hundreds of years ago. ..."