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Cheryl Brightfield, Jonah Susskind shred at SCSSL Championships | Local Roundup Feb 03, 2024 | By Jim Seimas

Soquel High junior Cheryl Brightfield and Santa Cruz senior Jonah Susskind each made a pair of finals at the second annual Santa Cruz Scholastic Surf League Individual Championships at The Hook on Saturday.

High school wrestlers fight for local bragging rights, berths into CCS Regional Feb 03, 2024 | By Jim Seimas

SCOTTS VALLEY — It was a backyard brawl at the Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League Wrestling Championships at Scotts Valley High on Friday. Santa Cruz’s Fred Bjork had to use more than half of his allotted 5-minute blood time to tend to his bloody nose four times during his valiant effort against Gerardo Trinidad of […]

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Aptos girls soccer shuts out Soquel, repeats as SCCAL champion | Local Roundup Feb 01, 2024 | By Jim Seimas

Izabella Hartnett and Anahi Macias each had a goal and an assist, and the Aptos High girls soccer team beat visiting Soquel 4-0 to repeat as the Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League champion Thursday night.

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Darius Best scores 26 points, helps No. 7 Cabrillo top Gavilan | Local Roundup Jan 31, 2024 | By Jim Seimas

Sophomore guard Darius Best scored 26 points, and the Cabrillo College men’s basketball team beat visiting Gavilan 84-73 in the teams’ Coast Conference South Division game Wednesday night.

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Aptos’ unbeaten girls soccer team inches closer to SCCAL title repeat | Local Roundup Jan 31, 2024 | By Jim Seimas

Alexa Castaneda had a goal and two assists to help Aptos High’s girls soccer team beat San Lorenzo Valley 5-0 and stay unbeaten in Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League play Tuesday.

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Aptos’ Lucas Zuniga, MVC’s Rykin Resureccion pin down wrestling titles | Local Roundup Jan 27, 2024 | By Jim Seimas

Aptos High junior wrestler Lucas Zuniga won the heavyweight division title at the 59th annual Overfelt Classic at Overfelt High in San Jose on Saturday.

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Rain Li scores 30 points in Kirby’s win over York | Local Roundup Jan 27, 2024 | By Jim Seimas

Rain Li made five 3-pointers and scored a season-high 30 points, and the Kirby School’s boys basketball team beat York 54-50 in the teams’ Pacific Coast Athletic League Santa Lucia Division game Friday at Enterprise Sports Club in Scotts Valley.

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Santa Cruz Warriors top Austin, push win streak to five | Local Roundup Jan 26, 2024 | By Jim Seimas

Guard Kendric Davis made six 3-pointers and finished with a game-high 33 points to help the Santa Cruz Warriors beat the Austin Spurs 125-123 at H-E-B Center in Cedar Park, Texas, on Thursday night.

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Watsonville beats St. Francis, stays in hunt in tight Mission Division race | Local Roundup Jan 25, 2024 | By Jim Seimas

The Watsonville boys basketball team used a balanced attack to beat host St. Francis 60-50 in the teams’ Pacific Coast Athletic League Mission Division game Wednesday night.

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Nico Downie, MVC mow down Greenfield on basketball court | Local Roundup Jan 24, 2024 | By Jim Seimas

Nico Downie scored a game-high 20 points, and Monte Vista Christian School’s boys basketball team knocked off Greenfield 57-49 in the teams’ Pacific Coast Athletic League Cypress Division game Tuesday.

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UCSC women’s basketball breaks school records in rout of Bethesda | Local Roundup Jan 20, 2024 | By Jim Seimas

Four UC Santa Cruz women’s basketball players recorded double-doubles, and the Banana Slugs produced a school record for points scored in a game in their 120-53 win over visiting Bethesda at the West Field House on Friday.

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Aptos girls soccer hands SC its worst loss in at least two decades | Local Roundup Jan 19, 2024 | By Jim Seimas

Anahi Macias scored twice, and Aptos High’s girls soccer team produced a season-high goal total in its 7-0 win over visiting Santa Cruz in the teams’ Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League game Thursday night.

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Aptos girls soccer team shuts out host Soquel to stay unbeaten in SCCAL | Local Roundup Jan 17, 2024 | By Jim Seimas

Aptos High’s girls soccer team scored a goal in each half of its 2-0 win over host Soquel to stay unbeaten in Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League play Tuesday night.

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Local wrestlers Janie Houser, Danica Kelley win titles at Ladies Coast Classic | Local Roundup Jan 14, 2024 | By Jim Seimas

Aptos High wrestler Janie Houser (125 pounds) and Scotts Valley’s Danica Kelley (135) took first place in their respective weight divisions at the 34-team Ladies Coast Classic at Santa Cruz High on Saturday.

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Cabrillo basketball knocks off San Jose, sets big matchup against West Valley | Local Roundup Jan 13, 2024 | By Jim Seimas

Clarence Martin scored a team-high 18 points, and the No. 8 state ranked Cabrillo College men’s basketball team rallied past No. 12 San Jose City 73-67 in Aptos on Friday night.

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Aptos girls soccer posts win over SV to begin title defense | Local Roundup Jan 10, 2024 | By Jim Seimas

Alexa Castaneda had a goal and an assist, as Aptos High’s girls soccer team began its title defense with a 2-0 win over host Scotts Valley in the teams’ Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League opener Tuesday.

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Taray Winfrey lifts Cabrillo over Cañada on last-second layup | Local Roundup Jan 06, 2024 | By Jim Seimas

Taray Winfrey dribbled the length of the court and made the game winning layup with 0.4 seconds left to help the Cabrillo College men’s basketball team prevail 81-80 over host Cañada in their nonconference finale Friday.

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Scotts Valley boys upset defending co-champion Aptos in SCCAL basketball opener | Local Roundup Jan 03, 2024 | By Jim Seimas

Will Shilling made four 3-pointers and finished with 22 points, as Scotts Valley High’s boys basketball team opened Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League play with a 66-44 home win over Aptos on Tuesday.

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Scotts Valley pulls away from St. Francis, moves closer to .500 mark | Local Roundup Dec 30, 2023 | By Jim Seimas

Zach Shilling scored 10 of his 22 points in the fourth quarter, and Scotts Valley High’s boys basketball team pulled away in the second half for a 75-65 nonleague win over visiting St. Francis on Friday night.

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Pat Spencer, Usman Garuba record double-doubles in Santa Cruz Warriors’ narrow loss | Local Roundup Dec 29, 2023 | By Jim Seimas

Guard Pat Spencer and two-way center Usman Garuba each recorded double-doubles, but the Santa Cruz Warriors fell to Sioux Falls 105-102 in their NBA G League regular-season opener Thursday at Kaiser Permanente Arena.

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Dozen county athletes finalize their college plans | Local Roundup Dec 23, 2023 | By Jim Seimas

A dozen more senior student-athletes in Santa Cruz County participated in signing ceremonies over the past month, finalizing their commitments to four-year universities across the nation.

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Aptos boys soccer team knocks off Watsonville | Local Roundup Dec 21, 2023 | By Jim Seimas

Eddie Alvarez had a goal and an assist to help Aptos High’s boys soccer team knock off Watsonville 3-1 in the Mariners’ nonleague finale Wednesday.

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Aptos boys basketball rallies, but falls short against Wilcox | Local Roundup Dec 19, 2023 | By Jim Seimas

Isaiah Ackerman scored 25 points, but Aptos High’s boys basketball team lost 65-58 to visiting Wilcox in a nonleague game Monday night.

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Santa Cruz girls hand HMB its first basketball loss | Local Roundup Dec 16, 2023 | By Jim Seimas

Santa Cruz High’s girls basketball team held previously unbeaten Half Moon Bay to single digits in each quarter and prevailed 46-28 in nonleague action Friday in Santa Cruz.

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Lester Quinones scores 37 in Santa Cruz’s G League win over South Bay | Local Roundup Dec 13, 2023 | By Jim Seimas

Two-way guard Lester Quinones scored a season-high 37 points, and Santa Cruz beat South Bay, 130-126, in the teams’ NBA G League Showcase Cup game at UCLA Health Training Center in El Segundo on Tuesday night.

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