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St. Francis boys basketball hands host Watsonville its first league loss | Local Roundup Feb 03, 2023 | By Jim Seimas

Nash Horton scored a team-high 15 points, and the St. Francis High’s boys basketball team got its revenge against host Watsonville with a 57-53 win on Thursday night to stay in the league title hunt.

Harbor secures another tight win, locks up SCCAL boys soccer title | Local Roundup Feb 01, 2023 | By Jim Seimas

Raul Calles scored on a pass from Brandon Jimenez in the 65th minute, and the Harbor High boys soccer team beat visiting Scotts Valley 1-0 to secure its second Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League title in the past four years on Tuesday night.

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Ashley Kowack becomes UCSC’s all-time scoring leader in Banana Slugs’ basketball rout | Local Roundup Jan 28, 2023 | By Jim Seimas

Ashley Kowack became the all-time top scorer in UC Santa Cruz women’s basketball history on Saturday, and the Banana Slugs routed visiting Bethesda 94-35 at the West Field House.

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Aptos knocks off SC, extends league lead | Girls soccer Jan 28, 2023 | By Gordon Kass

Late in the first half, Aptos High’s girls soccer team had controlled the action but it still found itself scoreless against visiting rival Santa Cruz on Friday night. After a scrum in front of the Cardinals’ net, the ball was cleared out to Aptos center back Catalina Ontiveros. And the seas parted.

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Basketball talent Claire Thompson helps Santa Cruz win SCCAL regular-season title outright | Local Roundup Jan 28, 2023 | By Jim Seimas

Claire Thompson posted a double-double, and Santa Cruz High’s girls basketball team won the Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League’s regular-season title outright with its 57-17 win over Aptos on Friday.

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Harbor slips past Aptos, moves closer to claiming SCCAL title | Boys soccer Jan 25, 2023 | By Jim Seimas

While the old adage, “It’s not how you start that’s important, but how you finish,” still rings true, Harbor High’s boys soccer team proved how you start is pretty darn important, too.

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Late goal lifts unbeaten Aptos over Harbor in SCCAL girls soccer action | Local Roundup Jan 24, 2023 | By Jim Seimas

Ava Churchill scored in the 70th minute, and the Aptos High girls soccer team edged host Harbor 1-0 to stay unbeaten in Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League play Tuesday.

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UCSC men’s volleyball breaks out broom at Slug Slam, records four sweeps | Local Roundup Jan 21, 2023 | By Jim Seimas

UC Santa Cruz men’s volleyball team won two more matches Saturday at its tournament, UCSC Slug Slam, and finished the two-day event with a 4-0 record and four sweeps.

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Aden Cury scores career-high 32 points, as Cardinals move to 5-0 in SCCAL | Local Roundup Jan 21, 2023 | By Jim Seimas

Aden Cury scored a career-high 32 points to go along with 10 rebounds and four steals, as Santa Cruz High’s boys basketball team beat host Scotts Valley 75-37 to stay unbeaten in league play Friday.

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Kaitlyn Murphy, Mariners soccer team knocks off Soquel in SCCAL action | Local Roundup Jan 20, 2023 | By Jim Seimas

Kaitlyn Murphy had a goal and an assist, as Aptos High’s girls soccer team knocked off visiting Soquel 3-1 in the teams’ Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League game Thursday.

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Aptos rallies past Scotts Valley in boys basketball | Local Roundup Jan 17, 2023 | By Jim Seimas

Aptos High’s boys basketball team rallied past visiting Scotts Valley in the fourth quarter for a 47-44 win in Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League play on Tuesday night.

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Santa Cruz basketball team upsets Napa’s Justin-Siena in MLK Classic Showcase | Local Roundup Jan 14, 2023 | By Jim Seimas

Ben Dotten had 16 points, six rebounds and three steals and was named the game MVP, as Santa Cruz High boys basketball team upset Justin-Siena of Napa 55-52 win in the MLK Classic Showcase at Berkeley High on Saturday.

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Cabrillo basketball drops second heartbreaker in three days | Local Roundup Jan 14, 2023 | By Jim Seimas

Taray Winfrey scored 12 points for the Cabrllo College men’s basketball team in its heartbreaking, 83-80 loss to host San Jose City on Friday night.

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Santa Cruz beats Aptos in game pitting ’22 SCCAL co-champs | Local Roundup Jan 11, 2023 | By Jim Seimas

Aden Cury had 14 points, 12 rebounds and four steals, and Santa Cruz High’s boys basketball team beat visiting Aptos 44-36 in Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League play Tuesday.

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Brandon Jimenez’s reverse header helps Harbor sink host Aptos | Boys soccer Jan 07, 2023 | By Jim Seimas

Brandon Jimenez scored the best goal he never saw Friday to help the Harbor High soccer team knock off Aptos 2-0 in the latest chapter of the teams’ physical and heated Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League rivalry. It was his first varsity goal.

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Freshman Alexa Castañeda leads Aptos past Harbor in SCCAL soccer action | Local Roundup Jan 07, 2023 | By Jim Seimas

Freshman midfielder Alexa Castañeda had two goals and an assist, as the Aptos High girls soccer team beat visiting Harbor 3-1 in the teams’ Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League match Friday night.

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Sonja Hulphers’ hat trick helps Harbor knock off SLV in SCCAL girls soccer opener | Local Roundup Jan 04, 2023 | By Jim Seimas

Junior Sonja Hulphers produced a hat trick and Harbor High’s girls soccer team beat host San Lorenzo Valley 4-2 in the teams’ Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League opener Tuesday.

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Jocelyn Travers, Cardinals aiming for title repeat | Girls soccer preview Jan 02, 2023 | By Ray Hacke

Jocelyn Travers is like a rock in a slingshot for Santa Cruz High’s girls’ soccer team.

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Raul Calles, Harbor aim to claim SCCAL title | Boys soccer preview Jan 01, 2023 | By Ray Hacke

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.

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2022 Sports Newsmaker of the Year | Soquel, Watsonville teams share honor Dec 30, 2022 | By Jim Seimas

As we head toward 2023, we turn out thoughts to the past year to reflect how much local teams and athletes entertained us. There were plenty of highs and lows, giving the Sentinel sports staff plenty to think about when deciding which program made the biggest splash.

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SLV rallies past ‘Catz, reaches Lady Shark Shootout final | Local Roundup Dec 29, 2022 | By Jim Seimas

Hannah Morley scored 20 points, and San Lorenzo Valley High’s girls basketball team rallied past Watsonville 53-46 in the Lady Shark Shootout semifinals Thursday.

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SC’s Daniel Evert, Harbor’s Diallo Thomas place at Pat Lovell Holiday Wrestling Classic | Local Roundup Dec 28, 2022 | By Jim Seimas

Santa Cruz High junior Daniel Evert (132 pounds) and Harbor senior Diallo Thomas (152) placed sixth in their respective weight divisions at the Pat Lovell Holiday Wrestling Classic on Wednesday.

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Five county wrestlers reach quarterfinals at Aptos’ Pat Lovell Holiday Classic | Local Roundup Dec 27, 2022 | By Jim Seimas

Five county high school wrestlers went unbeaten on the first day of competition at the Pat Lovell Holiday Wrestling Classic at Aptos High on Tuesday.

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Pajaro Valley boys soccer continues hot start, tops struggling rival Watsonville | Local Roundup Dec 23, 2022 | By Jim Seimas

Heated foes Pajaro Valley High and Watsonville saw their boys soccer teams square off Friday, one hoping to extend one of its best starts in school history and the other looking to escape one of its worst starts.

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Santa Cruz girls basketball falls short against unbeaten Christopher | Local Roundup Dec 23, 2022 | By Jim Seimas

Sophomore Tiera O’Connor buried a 3-pointer after gathering a kick-out pass from senior teammate Claire Thompson to give Santa Cruz High’s girls basketball team a 3-point lead with 2:07 remaining Thursday.

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