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Ella Giguiere’s double-double helps Seahawks edge Mission | Local Roundup Feb 02, 2022 | By Jim Seimas

Ella Giguiere had 23 points and 16 rebounds, and the Cabrillo College women’s basketball team edged Mission 69-67 in the teams’ Coast Conference South Division game Wednesday.
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Kaitlin Imai reaches 1,000-point milestone in Falcons’ win | Local Roundup Feb 01, 2022 | By Jim Seimas

Kaitlin Imai reached the 1,000-point milestone in her Scotts Valley High basketball career as the Falcons posted a 70-11 win over Harbor on senior night Tuesday.
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PCS misses two late shots, chance to pull into tie for first place | Local Roundup Jan 28, 2022 | By Jim Seimas

Pacific Collegiate School’s boys basketball team fell short in its bid to pull into a tie for first place in the Pacific Coast Athletic League’s Cypress Division standings on Friday.
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SC’s Qwentin Brown, SV’s Nolan Smith receive all-state football honors | Local Roundup Jan 28, 2022 | By Jim Seimas

Santa Cruz High’s Qwentin Brown and Scotts Valley’s Nolan Smith were named to Cal-High Sports’ All-State football team for small schools.
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Watsonville’s boys soccer team hands nationally ranked Alisal first loss | Local Roundup Jan 26, 2022 | By Jim Seimas

Watsonville High’s boys soccer team received goals from two unlikely sources and stunned nationally ranked Alisal 2-0 in the teams’ Pacific Coast Athletic League Gabilan Division match Tuesday night in Salinas.
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Six county wrestlers win titles at Lynbrook | Local Roundup Jan 23, 2022 | By Jim Seimas

Wrestlers Cristian Cruz of Harbor High, Daniel Evert of Santa Cruz and Lucas Zuniga-Marquez of Aptos won their respective weight divisions at the Lynbrook Second Man Challenge in San Jose on Saturday, while Scotts Valley’s Danica Kelley and Kayse Martinovsky, and Harbor’s Amy Gray won titles at the Lynbrook Ladies Challenge.
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Austin James leads Cabrillo men’s basketball team past MPC | Local Roundup Jan 21, 2022 | By Jim Seimas

Sophomore guard Austin James scored a game-high 26 points, and the Cabrillo College men’s basketball team beat Monterey Peninsula College 64-54 in the teams’ Coast Conference South Division game Friday night.
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Back at full strength, Santa Cruz holds off Scotts Valley in girls basketball | Local Roundup Jan 21, 2022 | By Jim Seimas

Senior Bella Stevens saw her first real action of the season, and Santa Cruz High’s girls basketball team knocked off Scotts Valley 51-44 in the teams’ make-up Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League game Thursday.
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Kaitlin Imai helps Scotts Valley’s girls basketball team beat Mariners for first time since 2017 | Local Roundup Jan 19, 2022 | By Jim Seimas

Senior guard Kaitlin Imai scored 19 points and Scotts Valley High’s girls basketball team beat Aptos 45-36 to snap an 11-game losing streak to the Mariners in the Falcons’ league opener Tuesday.
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Wrestler Mike Pena leads Santa Cruz at Jim Root Memorial | Local Roundup Jan 15, 2022 | By Jim Seimas

Santa Cruz High senior wrestler Mike Pena took third place at 132 pounds, and the Cardinals finished 14th out of 35 teams at the 58th Jim Root Memorial at Prospect High on Saturday.
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Rise in COVID-19 cases forces handful of postponements Jan 04, 2022 | By Jim Seimas

A surge in COVID-19 cases forced Scotts Valley High to postpone its athletic contests on Tuesday and Thursday. The pandemic forced a minimum of five games to be postponed county-wide Tuesday, including UC Santa Cruz’s men’s basketball game and Soquel at Aptos girls soccer.
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Sports Newsmakers 2021 | Pandemic didn’t limit massive accomplishments Dec 31, 2021 | By Jim Seimas

Santa Cruz County produced dozens of magnificent sports feats in ’21, and it’s no surprise that surfing was among the sports that dominated headlines. The following is a recap of some of the most memorable feats of the year.
Peter Mel’s epic waveNat Young qualifies for Championship TourSanta Cruz surfer Brody Price12wins national titleTyler Gilbert promotedthrows historic no-hitterNatalia Grossman crowned IFSC Bouldering World ChampionHaley Jones wins Final Four honorNCAA titleGabe Discipulo helps UCLA claim NCAA water polo titleNikki Hiltz makes 1500 final at Olympic TrialsTriathlete Katie Zaferes wins Olympic bronzeWalmer Martinez signs with Monterey Bay F.C.High school teammates drafted on same dayJeremy Lin helps Santa Cruz Warriors reach G League semifinalsSanta Cruz Seahawks win Pop Warner Super BowlSanta Cruz football posts first unbeaten regular season since 1993SLV makes county history with first outdoor wrestling meetSLV cross countrytrack coach Jay Avenmarg fired over violationAptos’ stunning football wins CampolindoPalmaThe CCS champs are here

Scotts Valley beats Watsonville for Lady Shark Shootout title | Local Roundup Dec 31, 2021 | By Jim Seimas

Kaitlin Imai made four of Scotts Valley High’s eight 3-pointers and finished with 25 points, as the Falcons’ girls basketball team beat Watsonville 58-42 in the championship of the Lady Shark Shootout on Thursday at St. Francis High in Watsonville.
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Santa Cruz edges Cupertino, advances to final of Saint Francis’ tournament | Local Roundup Dec 29, 2021 | By Jim Seimas

Santa Cruz High’s boys basketball team edged Cupertino 37-35 in the semifinals of the Joe Schram Holiday Basketball Classic at Saint Francis High in Mountain View on Wednesday.
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Diving into the season | Boys soccer preview Dec 27, 2021 | By Ray Hacke

The Wildcatz are back in the PCAL’s elite Gabilan Division this season with a squad that’s loaded with seniors.
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Aptos’ Jazmine Castañeda, SC’s Julia Moore head county’s star power | Girls soccer preview Dec 26, 2021 | By Ray Hacke

Now that they’re seniors, they’re well on their way to doing so again – and they’ve carried their respective girls’ soccer teams to unbeaten records in the process.
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Kaylee Murphy posts another double-double for UCSC, sets up showdown with Whitman | Local Roundup Dec 18, 2021 | By Jim Seimas

Junior forward Kaylee Murphy posted her fifth double-double of the season and 26th of her career to help the UC Santa Cruz women’s basketball team open the UCSC December Classic with a win Saturday.
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Santa Cruz girls soccer blasts PCS in preseason finale | Local Roundup Dec 17, 2021 | By Jim Seimas

Sam Wenger scored three goals and the Santa Cruz High girls soccer team beat Pacific Collegiate 9-1 in its nonleague finale Thursday.
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Cabrillo men’s basketball stays hot despite lengthy layoff | Local Roundup Dec 16, 2021 | By Jim Seimas

The Cabrillo College men’s basketball team — playing its first game in nearly two weeks — beat Diablo Valley 84-72 in Pleasant Hill on Wednesday night.
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Christian Magana’s buzzer beater lifts Sharks basketball team | Local Roundup Dec 15, 2021 | By Jim Seimas

Christian Magana scored a buzzer beating basket to lift St. Francis High’s boys basketball team over visiting Gilroy 43-42 on Tuesday in the teams’ nonleague game.
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Mariners win Gilroy Tournament; Cameron Saldana named MVP | Local Roundup Dec 12, 2021 | By Jim Seimas

Cameron Saldana had 19 points and five steals to help the Aptos High’s boys basketball team beat Lincoln 55-44 in the Bob Hagen Memorial Tournament championship at Gilroy High on Saturday.
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Basketball tournaments at Alvarez canceled for COVID-19 protocols | Local Roundup Dec 11, 2021 | By Jim Seimas

All seven games Friday and the remaining events at the Eagles Classic boys and girls basketball tournament at Alvarez High were canceled after multiple players tested positive for COVID-19.
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David Ibarra’s goal helps Wildcatz earn soccer draw with Los Gatos | Local Roundup Dec 10, 2021 | By Jim Seimas

Senior David Ibarra scored on a pass from Mateo Arias in the second half and the Watsonville High boys soccer team earned a 1-1 draw with host Los Gatos in pool play for the Homestead Christmas Cup on Thursday night.
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Harbor girls soccer rallies past Stevenson | Local Roundup Dec 08, 2021 | By Jim Seimas

Senior Camille Dayton had a goal and assist in the final 10 minutes to rally Harbor High’s girls soccer team past Stevenson 3-2 in the teams’ nonleague game in Pebble Beach on Tuesday.
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Santa Cruz surfer Nat Young qualifies for WSL’s ’22 Championship Tour | Local Roundup Dec 07, 2021 | By Jim Seimas

Santa Cruz’s Nat Young, 30, is returning to the World Surf League’s Championship Tour. He finished 10th overall in four-event Challenger Series season with 12,100 points and advanced.
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