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Scotts Valley secures three of four special honors | 2025 All-SCCAL softball Jun 10, 2025 | By Jim Seimas

Scotts Valley High’s softball team was dominant force in repeating as the Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League champion this season. Not surprising, the Falcons (21-6-1 overall, 14-1 league) also dominated special honors during all-league voting, conducted by league coaches. Senior Taylor Wilson repeated as MVP after being named to the first team as a freshman […]
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Soquel’s Jake Escalante, Scotts Valley’s Kaleb Wing receive special honors | 2025 All-SCCAL baseball Jun 08, 2025 | By Jim Seimas

Baseball is a team game. It takes everybody to do their job to find success, especially the level of success Soquel High enjoyed this season. And, still, junior Jake Escalante shined bright.
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Aptos sees historic postseason come to a close in NorCal Regional semifinals | High school softball Jun 07, 2025 | By Jim Seimas

When Aptos High’s softball team arrived back at home Friday night, following an 11-3 season-ending loss to host San Leandro in the CIF Division IV NorCal Regional semifinals, it wasn’t just the end of another lengthy road trip. It was the end of an historic expedition.
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Seventh heaven: Aptos rallies in final at-bat, secures historic win in D-IV NorCal Regional quarterfinals | High school softball Jun 04, 2025 | By Jim Seimas

It was a long road trip and a long day for Aptos High’s softball team, which made a near 3-hour trek to host Argonaut for the first round of the CIF D-IV NorCal Regional playoffs Tuesday. 
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Aptos’ rally falls short in narrow loss to Westmont in CCS D-III final | High school softball May 31, 2025 | By Jim Seimas

Aptos High’s youth-laden softball team was having little luck on offense against Westmont senior ace Regan Steele early on in the Central Coast Section Division III Championship on Saturday.
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SC senior Eli Fitchen-Young takes fourth with PR in 3,200 at CIF State Championships | High school track and field May 31, 2025 | By Jim Seimas

Santa Cruz High senior Eli Fitchen-Young challenged for the lead over the final 400 meters but was passed by two runners down the stretch and finished in fourth place in the uber competitive boys’ 3,200 race at the 2025 CIF State Track and Field Championships at Buchanan High in Clovis on Saturday night.
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Aptos’ Logan Brantley advances from shot put prelims at state championships | High school track and field May 30, 2025 | By Jim Seimas

Aptos High freshman Jonathan Espinoza, sophomore Ryder Yamaguchi, and seniors Colin Dagnall, and Dylan Guisado teamed up for first place in the boys’ 4×100 Unified relay on the opening day of the 105th CIF State Track and Field Championships at Buchanan High in Clovis on Friday.
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Scotts Valley junior Ava Decleve commits to UCLA | High school track and field May 30, 2025 | By Jim Seimas

Family first. That’s why Scotts Valley High star junior runner Ava Decleve planned to wear a special shirt to a recent track and field practice, revealing her college decision to teammates before she announced it on social media earlier this week.
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Aptos stomps Sobrato, advances to section final for first time | CCS softball May 27, 2025 | By Jim Seimas

The Aptos High Mariners made another splash in the 2025 Central Coast Section softball playoffs Tuesday.
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High School girls lacrosse: PCAL all-league teams May 27, 2025 | By John Devine

The Pacific Coast Athletic League all-league girl’s lacrosse teams
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High School boys lacrosse: PCAL all-league teams May 27, 2025 | By John Devine

The Pacific Coast Athletic League all-league boys lacrosse teams
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Scotts Valley junior Ava Decleve surges for girls’ 800 win | CCS Track and Field Championships May 25, 2025 | By Jim Seimas

Scotts Valley High junior Ava Decleve cut wide down the stretch, stole the victory, and stole the show for local athletes competing at the Central Coast Section Track and Field Championships at Gilroy High on Saturday.
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Aptos, Watsonville advance to semifinals | CCS softball roundup May 24, 2025 | By Jim Seimas

Aptos High’s softball team earned its first win in the Central Coast Section playoffs since 2019 with its upset of host Alisal in the Division III quarterfinals on Saturday. Watsonville won its opener, in D-IV, and also moved into the semifinals.
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Soquel contingent eliminated from CCS singles, doubles tennis championships at Imperial Courts | Local Roundup May 21, 2025 | By Jim Seimas

Soquel High’s Benja Bellito and Torin Miller, the Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League doubles champions, suffered a 6-1, 6-3 loss to No. 4 seed Devin Stuppin and Marco Magnano of Saint Ignatius in the first round of the Central Coast Section Boys Doubles Tennis Championship at Imperial Courts in Aptos on Wednesday.
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Eyes on the Prize | Glimpse of the Action May 20, 2025 | By Jim Seimas

Soquel High junior tennis talent Hudson Ward had a tough draw when the Central Coast Section bracket was released a few weeks ago. 
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Local groms shred at NSSA West Coast Championships | Local Roundup May 19, 2025 | By Jim Seimas

Ten Santa Cruz groms made finals at the four-day National Scholastic Surfing Association West Coast Championships, which concluded Sunday at Huntington Beach Pier in Huntington Beach.
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Santa Cruz Boardriders take fifth at nationals, qualify for World Club Championship | Local Roundup May 18, 2025 | By Jim Seimas

The Santa Cruz Boardriders club took fifth place at the U.S. Boardriders National Championships at Lower Trestles on Saturday, and secured a berth to the World Club Championship.
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Nearly two dozen locals advance to CCS Championships | High school track and field May 18, 2025 | By Jim Seimas

Nearly two dozen athletes from Santa Cruz County advanced from the Central Coast Section Track and Field Semifinals at Gilroy High on Saturday to next week’s championship.
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Santa Cruz Boardriders qualify for national championships | Local Roundup May 16, 2025 | By Jim Seimas

Santa Cruz Boardriders Club took third place at The Wheat Cup at Lower Trestles in San Clemente on Friday to qualifier for the U.S. Boardriders Championship on Saturday.
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SCCAL softball champ Scotts Valley beats rival SLV, pushes win streak to 11 games | Local Roundup May 16, 2025 | By Jim Seimas

Scotts Valley High’s softball team remains intent on entering the postseason as one of the section’s hottest teams.
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Scotts Valley High girls lacrosse team ousted in CCS D-II quarterfinals | Local Roundup May 14, 2025 | By Jim Seimas

Sofia Niklaus had three goals and one assist, but the No. 8 seed Scotts Valley High girls lacrosse team suffered a 13-5 loss to No. 1 Archbishop Mitty in the Central Coast Section Division II quarterfinals in San Jose on Tuesday.
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Soquel boys volleyball wins CCS first-round match; Harbor to host Burlingame | Local Roundup May 13, 2025 | By Jim Seimas

The No. 5 seed Soquel High’s boys volleyball team beat No. 12 Summit Shasta 24-26, 25-20, 25-23, 25-22 in the first round of the Central Coast Section Division II playoffs on Monday.
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Local trio shines in finals at CCS Swimming Championships May 10, 2025 | By Jim Seimas

Santa Cruz County had just three swimmers make finals at the Central Coast Section Championships, but the trio did themselves, their school and coach, and friends and family proud with their showings at Independence High on Saturday.
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Aptos’ Adelaide Friedley advances from CCS prelims in 100-yard breaststroke | Girls swimming May 10, 2025 | By Jim Seimas

Temperatures were in the high 80s during the girls’ prelims at the Central Coast Section Swimming Championships on Friday. But for the coastal contingent used to those perfect, typical days in the 70s it must’ve felt like a pizza oven as they waited for their heats to take place.
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Unbeaten Pirates’ duo claims SCCAL pairs beach volleyball title | Local Roundup May 10, 2025 | By Jim Seimas

Harbor High seniors Isla Johnson and Maren O’Farrell defeated Santa Cruz senior Shelby Leonardich and freshman Haisley Flanagan 21-15, 21-12 in the finals to win the Mark Brewer SCCAL Beach Volleyball Pairs Tournament.
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