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Santa Cruz girls water polo slips past Aptos in tight SCCAL battle | Local Roundup Sep 22, 2023 | By Jim Seimas

Senior Zoe Ann Watson had two goals and two assists, and Santa Cruz High’s girls water polo team edged host Aptos 5-4 in the teams’ Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League battle Thursday.

Pajaro Valley football ends shutout skid, but St. Francis prevails in nonleague game | Local Roundup Sep 17, 2023 | By Jim Seimas

Javier Fonseca threw two touchdown passes and rushed for another, and St. Francis High’s football team beat visiting Pajaro Valley 28-13 on Saturday in Watsonville.

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Evie Marheineke, Ashlyn Boothby, and Eli Fitchen-Young win titles at cross country races | Local Roundup Sep 09, 2023 | By Jim Seimas

Local standouts Evie Marheineke, Ashlyn Boothby and Eli Fitchen-Young won cross country races on Saturday.

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Abigail Higgins scores 10 goals in Harbor’s girls water polo rout of Hollister | Local Roundup Sep 08, 2023 | By Jim Seimas

Junior Abigail Higgins scored a career-high 10 goals to go along with two assists, and three steals, and the Harbor High girls water polo team routed Hollister 26-4 in the teams’ nonleague game in Santa Cruz on Thursday.

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SC skateboarder Judi Oyama, 63, takes second at US slalom championships | Local Roundup Aug 31, 2023 | By Jim Seimas

Santa Cruz slalom skateboarder Judi Oyama, 63, placed second at the U.S. National Championships, held in Vista over the weekend.

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SV’s Ashlyn Boothby, Soquel’s Jonelle Scott repeat as champions | CCS Track and Field Championships May 21, 2023 | By Gordon Kass

Scotts Valley High’s Ashlyn Boothby and Soquel’s Jonelle Scott repeated as event champions at the Central Coast Section Track and Field Championships at Gilroy High on Saturday afternoon.

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Cabrillo softball talent Dillyn Vasconcellos named JC All-American | Local Roundup May 17, 2023 | By Jim Seimas

Cabrillo College softball player Dillyn Vasconcellos was named to the NFCA California JC All-America team on May 10.

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County girls lead the way at CCS Track and Field Semifinals May 14, 2023 | By Jim Seimas

Santa Cruz County advanced 13 girls and 11 boys in individual events from the Central Coast Section Track and Field Semifinals at Gilroy High on a warm Saturday afternoon.

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Gabe Gaeckle strikes out 17 as Aptos repeats as SCCAL baseball champion | Local Roundup May 10, 2023 | By Jim Seimas

Aptos High senior right-hander Gabe Gaeckle struck out 17 batters in his compete-game, two-hit shutout Tuesday, a 4-0 win over visiting Harbor to repeat as Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League champion.

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SC boys volleyball seeded No. 6 in Open Division; Harbor is No. 5 in D-II | Local Roundup May 06, 2023 | By Jim Seimas

Santa Cruz High’s boys volleyball team, the Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League’s regular season and tournament champion, was awarded the No. 6 seed in the prestigious Open Division for the Central Coast Section at the seeding meeting on Saturday.

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Scotts Valley runs to pair of 4×800 relay titles at SCCAL Prelims | Local Roundup May 04, 2023 | By Jim Seimas

Scotts Valley High’s (Ashlyn Boothby, Diana Alivov, Ava Decleve, and Rafaela Putnam) won the 4×800-meter relay title in 9:37.34 at the SCCAL Prelims at Santa Cruz High on Wednesday. Scotts Valley (Aiden Boothby, Spencer George, Ben George, and Mason Lantz) won the boys’ 4×800-meter relay title in 8:06.75.

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Santa Cruz’s Maya Letona earns bronze medal at US Open Wrestling Championships | Local Roundup Apr 29, 2023 | By Jim Seimas

Santa Cruz High alumna Maya Letona, the No. 6 seed out of New York City RTC, took third place at the 2023 U.S. Open Wrestling Championships on Saturday at South Point Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas.

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Cabrillo baseball team’s title bid ends with loss to Mission | Local Roundup Apr 27, 2023 | By Jim Seimas

Matt Lawton had three hits with a walk, double, home run, two RBI, and two runs scored, but the Cabrillo College baseball team blew an early lead in their 9-7 loss to Mission in Coast Conference South Division play Thursday.

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Aptos native Nikki Hiltz produces record time in USATF 1 Mile Championship win | Local Roundup Apr 27, 2023 | By Jim Seimas

Aptos native Nikki Hiltz produced fastest women’s time in event history at the USATF 1 Mile Championship on Tuesday night in Des Moines, Iowa.

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Aptos tennis produces three of four finalists at league tournament | Local Roundup Apr 26, 2023 | By Jim Seimas

Aptos High’s boys tennis team — the unbeaten Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League champion — produced three of the four finalists on opening day at the league tournament Tuesday. Championship matches will be held at Imperial Courts in Aptos on Wednesday at 3:30 p.m.

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County athletes win five events at CCS Top 8 Classic | High school track and field Apr 22, 2023 | By Jim Seimas

The best track and field athletes in the Central Coast Section assembled at Los Gatos High on breezy Friday for the 44th annual CCS Top 8 Classic, as the Los Gatos Mountains and cirrus clouds graced a Bob Ross-painted backdrop.

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SC’s Nat Young helps cause to survive WSL’s midseason cut | Local Roundup Apr 20, 2023 | By Jim Seimas

Santa Cruz’s Nat Young advanced to the Round of 32 of Friday at the World Surf League’s Western Australia Margaret River Pro, event No. 5 on the Championship Tour.

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Aptos boys tennis repeats as SCCAL team champion | Local Roundup Apr 19, 2023 | By Jim Seimas

Koosha Safari, John McGowan and John Hickey earned singles wins, and Aptos High’s boys tennis team repeated as champion of the Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League on Tuesday.

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UCSC men’s volleyball makes NCAA D-III Tournament | Local Roundup Apr 17, 2023 | By Jim Seimas

The UC Santa Cruz men’s volleyball team, an independent program, was selected on Monday to compete in NCAA Division III Tournament for a fifth time in school history.

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Locals showcase talent at Soquel Invitational | High school track and field Apr 16, 2023 | By Jim Seimas

Four female athletes from Santa Cruz County — SLV seniors Colleen Murata and Mia Hamilton, Aptos junior Ella Shoemaker, and Mariners senior Lena Manchester — posted top-three finishes in three individual events at the 26-team Soquel Invitational at Soquel High on Saturday.

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Scotts Valley boys tennis edges Santa Cruz in tight match | Local Roundup Apr 15, 2023 | By Jim Seimas

The Scotts Valley High boys tennis team edged Santa Cruz 4-3 in the teams’ Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League match that features four third-set tiebreakers Friday.

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Locals Ashlyn Boothby, Evie Marheineke run to school marks at Arcadia Invitational | Local Roundup Apr 09, 2023 | By Jim Seimas

Scotts Valley junior Ashlyn Boothby took fourth in the 1-mile Invitational race in a school-record 4:47.59 at the Arcadia Invitational at Arcadia High on Saturday.

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SV resident Kyleigh Mace throws perfect game for Archbishop Mitty softball | Local Roundup Apr 06, 2023 | By Jim Seimas

Scotts Valley resident Kyleigh Mace, a 5-foot-6 freshman pitcher, threw a perfect game as Archbishop Mitty beat host Sacred Heart Cathedral 13-0 in their six inning West Catholic Athletic League game Wednesday.

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Locals athletes shine on big weekend for track and field | Local Roundup Apr 01, 2023 | By Jim Seimas

Scotts Valley High junior Ashlyn Boothby took second place in the 1,600-meter race at the Stanford Invitational on Saturday. She finished in 4 minutes, 52.49 seconds.

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Quinn Turowski’s grand slam helps SV baseball hand Harbor first loss | Local Roundup Apr 01, 2023 | By Jim Seimas

Quinn Turowski hit a grand slam in the sixth inning — his second home run of the season — to help Scotts Valley High’s baseball team beat previously unbeaten Harbor 12-4 in Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League action Friday.

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