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Will Shilling scores 31, but Scotts Valley drops Dad’s Club opener; SC moves into semifinals | Local Roundup Nov 30, 2023 | By Jim Seimas

Will Shilling scored 31 points for Scotts Valley High’s boys basketball team, but the Falcons lost 79-71 to Santa Teresa in the teams’ first-round game at the Dad’s Club Tournament at Santa Cruz High on Thursday.
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PCS girls soccer knocks off host Santa Cruz | Local Roundup Nov 29, 2023 | By Jim Seimas

Pacific Collegiate School’s girls varsity soccer team opened its season with a 2-1 win at Santa Cruz on Tuesday night.
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County gets three top-10 finishes at CIF State Cross Country Championships Nov 25, 2023 | By Jim Seimas

Santa Cruz County produced three top-10 finishers — Santa Cruz junior Eli Fitchen-Young, Scotts Valley senior Ashlynn Boothby, and Archbishop Mitty junior Evie Marheineke — at the CIF State Cross Country Championships on Saturday.
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UCSC men’s basketball falls to red-hot Menlo at KP Arena | Local Roundup Nov 21, 2023 | By Jim Seimas

Joe Espy had 19 points and four rebounds for the UC Santa Cruz men’s basketball team, but the Banana Slugs suffered an 80-71 loss to Menlo at Kaiser Permanente Arena on Tuesday. 
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UCSC runner Eric Jackson earns All-American status at NCAA Championships | Local Roundup Nov 20, 2023 | By Jim Seimas

Senior cross country runner Eric Jackson became UC Santa Cruz’s first All-American in over 40 years with his finish at the 2023 Division III Championships on Saturday at Big Spring High in Carlisle, Pennsylvania.
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Santa Cruz Warriors beat NBA G League Ignite, move to 3-0 | Local Roundup Nov 18, 2023 | By Jim Seimas

Forward Gui Santos and two-way guard Lester Quinones paced Santa Cruz to a 121-112 win over NBA G League Ignite, 121-112, on Friday night as the Warriors improved to 3-0 at Kaiser Permanente Arena in front of a sold-out crowd.
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Soquel boys upset No. 1 Leland for first CCS title since 2002 | Water polo roundup Nov 11, 2023 | By Jim Seimas

Soquel High’s boys water polo coach Trevor Wiens didn’t have high expectations heading into the season. He started with a small, eight-player roster after a few seniors he thought might play didn’t try out.
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Cabrillo men’s water polo takes third at conference championships | Local Roundup Nov 05, 2023 | By Jim Seimas

The Cabrillo College men’s water polo team took third place at the Coast Conference Championships at Merced College over the weekend.
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Soquel, SC boys earn wins, will square off for fourth time this season in D-II semifinals | CCS Water Polo Roundup Nov 04, 2023 | By Jim Seimas

Senior attacker Malloy Wiens scored two of his six goal in the first quarter, and No. 3 seed Soquel High boys water polo team beat No. 6 Carmel 15-7 in the Central Coast Section Division II quarterfinals on Saturday.
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MVC, PCS boys cross country teams earn titles at PCAL Championships | Local Roundup Oct 28, 2023 | By Jim Seimas

Monte Vista Christian School junior Justin McCullick (17:14.90) took first place and led the Mustangs to the team title at the PCAL Mission Division Championships on Saturday at Palo Corona Regional Park’s 5,000-meter course.
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SC boys, Soquel girls claim SCCAL Tournament titles | High school water polo Oct 28, 2023 | By Jim Seimas

Santa Cruz High’s boys water polo team returned to the site of its last league loss and earned some redemption on Saturday. More than that, actually, the Cardinals prevailed 8-6 on in their grudge match against rival Soquel to claim the Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League Tournament title.
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Aptos, Soquel girls water polo squads to square off for title in SCCAL Tournament | Local Roundup Oct 27, 2023 | By Jim Seimas

Senior Fiona Carey scored three goals, and the No. 3 seed Aptos High girls water polo team knocked off No. 2 Santa Cruz 6-3 in the Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League Tournament semifinals at Harbor High on Thursday.
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Singles, doubles finals set for SCCAL Girls Tennis Tournament | Local Roundup Oct 25, 2023 | By Jim Seimas

Santa Cruz High sophomore tennis player Francesca Garces and Aptos senior Tiana Smith will square off for the girls singles title at the Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League Championships at Imperial Courts in Aptos on Wednesday at 3 p.m.
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Cabrillo football shuts out West Hills Coalinga to guarantee .500 record | Local Roundup Oct 22, 2023 | By Jim Seimas

Cabrillo College’s football team posted its first shutout of the season, a 24-0 win over host West Hills Coalinga on Saturday, to assure itself of at least a .500 record in its second year removed from the death penalty.
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Soquel boys water polo earns retiring coach a share of SCCAL title in finale | Local Roundup Oct 20, 2023 | By Jim Seimas

Senior Malloy Wiens had four goals, two assists, and two field blocks, and Soquel High’s boys water polo team earned a 13-1 win over visiting Aptos on Thursday in the teams’ regular-season finale.
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Cabrillo women’s volleyball knocks off MPC, moves to 3-0 in Coast Conference | Local Roundup Oct 19, 2023 | By Jim Seimas

The Cabrillo College women’s volleyball team beat host Monterey Peninsula 27-25, 25-17, 16-25, 25-19 in the teams’ Coast Conference North Division match Wednesday night.
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Scotts Valley girls golf beats Soquel for 10-0 finish in SCCAL | Local Roundup Oct 18, 2023 | By Jim Seimas

All four scorers for Scotts Valley High’s girls golf team shot 33 or better at DeLaveaga Golf Course on Tuesday, and the Falcons beat Soquel 120-157 to post a perfect season in the Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League.
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Cabrillo football routs Gavilan to snap losing skid | Local Roundup Oct 15, 2023 | By Jim Seimas

Freshman running back Peyton Hatten made himself a fixture in the end zone, and Cabrillo College’s football team shined in all three phases in its 43-7 rout of visiting Gavilan to pick up its first Coast Conference win Saturday.
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Soquel’s girls water polo team secures 13th straight league title | Local Roundup Oct 13, 2023 | By Jim Seimas

Senior Amelie Stotland had five goals, one assist, and one steal to lead Soquel High’s girls water polo team beat visiting Santa Cruz 19-6 to secure no worse than a share of the Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League title on Thursday.
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Aptos girls tennis edges SV, stays unbeaten in SCCAL play | Local Roundup Oct 10, 2023 | By Jim Seimas

Aptos High tennis teammates Natalie Victory and Neci Hoeptner won 6-1, 6-3 at No. 3 doubles to clinch the Mariners’ narrow, 4-3 win over visiting Scotts Valley in Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League play Tuesday.
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Scotts Valley golf team tops Aptos, remains unbeaten in SCCAL play | Local Roundup Oct 06, 2023 | By Jim Seimas

The Scotts Valley High girls golf team stayed unbeaten in Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League play with its 121-169 win over Aptos at DeLaveaga Golf Course on Thursday.
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Former UCSC basketball star Kaylee Murphy to play professionally in Portugal | Local Roundup Oct 05, 2023 | By Jim Seimas

Kaylee Murphy, a former two-time Women’s Basketball Coaches Association All-American at UC Santa Cruz, will continue her playing career in Europe.
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Aptos girls tennis beats Soquel, stays unbeaten in SCCAL | Local Roundup Oct 04, 2023 | By Jim Seimas

Tiana Smith, Coral Collins, and Aviana Andrews earned singles wins in straight sets, and Aptos High’s girls tennis team beat visiting Soquel 5-2 to stay unbeaten in Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League play Tuesday.
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UCSC men’s cross country team runs to first invitational win since 2019 | Local Roundup Sep 30, 2023 | By Jim Seimas

UC Santa Cruz cross country runners Casey Orton and Eric Jackson led the Banana Slugs to the Pacific Collegiate Invitational title on Friday in Lodi.
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Cabrillo water polo star Belene Rodriguez receives honor | Local Roundup Sep 29, 2023 | By Jim Seimas

Cabrillo College star Belene Rodriguez was named the California Community College Water Polo Coaches Association Player of the Week.
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