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SC surfer Nat Young scores stellar 9.33 wave in heat win in Australia | Local Roundup Apr 28, 2024 | By Jim Seimas

Santa Cruz’s Nat Young won his opening heat at the World Surf League’s Bonsoy Gold Coast Pro, the season opener on the Challenger Series, in Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia, on Saturday.
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Cabrillo baseball edges Monterey Peninsula to close regular season | Local Roundup Apr 25, 2024 | By Jim Seimas

First baseman Matt Morrison singled home outfielder Jacob Pappas with the go-ahead run in the seventh inning, and the Cabrillo College baseball team held off host Monterey Peninsula 3-2 to close the teams’ regular season Thursday.
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Unbeaten Harbor beach volleyball wins SCCAL title | Local Roundup Apr 25, 2024 | By Jim Seimas

Harbor High’s beach volleyball team beat visiting Soquel 5-0 to finish unbeaten in the Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League on Wednesday.
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Scotts Valley baseball rallies for win over Santa Cruz | Local Roundup Apr 23, 2024 | By Jim Seimas

Kit DeForest hit a solo home run in Scotts Valley High’s four-run sixth inning, and the Falcons rallied past visiting Santa Cruz 8-6 in the teams’ Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League game Tuesday.
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SC baseball explodes for 13 runs in win over Soquel | Local Roundup Apr 20, 2024 | By Jim Seimas

All nine Cardinals scored at least once in Santa Cruz High’s 13-8 win over visiting Soquel in the teams’ Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League baseball game Friday.
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Cabrillo baseball falls to Ohlone in Coast Conference battle | Local Roundup Apr 18, 2024 | By Jim Seimas

Anthony Karagiannopoulos had two hits, one walk, one RBI, and a run scored, but Cabrillo College’s baseball team lost 4-2 to visiting Ohlone in the teams’ Coast Conference South Division game Thursday. 
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Nash Horton lifts St. Francis with walk-off hit against Palma | Local Roundup Apr 12, 2024 | By Jim Seimas

Nash Horton hit a bases-loaded single to drive in Jacob Jimenez with one out in the seventh inning, and the St. Francis High baseball team earned a 8-7, walk-off win over Palma in the teams’ Pacific Coast Athletic League Gabilan Division game Friday.
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Henry Spitzer wins tiebreaker, lifts Scotts Valley’s boys tennis team over SC | Local Roundup Apr 11, 2024 | By Jim Seimas

Senior Henry Spitzer edged Julian Arulanantham 7-6 (7-4), 5-7, 1-0 (10-8) at No. 3 singles to clinch Scotts Valley High’s 4-3 boys tennis win Thursday.
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No. 16 Cabrillo softball stuns No. 3 San Mateo for 13th straight win | Local Roundup Apr 09, 2024 | By Jim Seimas

Pitcher Alicia Mendez shined in the circle, and the No. 16 state-ranked Cabrillo College softball team knocked off No. 3 San Mateo 5-1 in the teams’ Coast Conference game in Aptos on Tuesday.
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Aptos baseball knocks off Santa Cruz, gains sole possession of SCCAL lead | Local Roundup Mar 28, 2024 | By Jim Seimas

Jorden Espinoza recorded 11 strikeouts over 6 2/3 innings, and Aptos High’s baseball team gained sole possession of the Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League lead with its 4-2 win over visiting Santa Cruz on Thursday.
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Trey Silva, St. Francis keep MVC in check in PCAL baseball battle | Local Roundup Mar 28, 2024 | By Jim Seimas

Pitcher Trey Silva scattered five hits over six innings, and the St. Francis High baseball team beat host Monte Vista Christian 4-1 in the teams’ Pacific Coast Athletic League Gabilan Division game Wednesday.
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Scotts Valley boys tennis team beats short-handed SLV, stays perfect in SCCAL | Local Roundup Mar 27, 2024 | By Jim Seimas

Scotts Valley High’s boys tennis team knocked off host San Lorenzo Valley 6-1 on Tuesday to remain unbeaten in Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League play. 
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Mariners’ track and field teams crush the competition at Avis Kelley Invitational | Local Roundup Mar 23, 2024 | By Jim Seimas

Aptos High’s girls track and field team produced eight top-three finishes to help the Mariners take second place at the 51st Avis Kelley Invitational, which drew athletes from 39 school to Gilroy High on Saturday.
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UCSC swimmers post six top-30 marks at NCAA Championships | Local Roundup Mar 23, 2024 | By Jim Seimas

UC Santa Cruz women’s swimmer team posted six top-30 finishes at the 2024 NCAA Division III Championships in Greensboro, North Carolina.
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Scotts Valley rolls past Soquel in girls lacrosse | Local Roundup Mar 22, 2024 | By Jim Seimas

Midfielders Skylar Dufour, Sofia Niklaus, and Dillon Fiorita worked as a unit to command the draws, and Scotts Valley High’s girls lacrosse team knocked off host Soquel 20-3 a Pacific Coast Athletic League non-divisional game on Thursday.
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Harbor stomps well-traveled Cougars in SCCAL action | High school baseball Mar 22, 2024 | By Jim Seimas

Over the years, San Lorenzo Valley High’s baseball team has been an improved product in the second half of the season. It’s almost clockwork.
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James Dahlen’s birdie run at Pasatiempo helps SLV golf knock off Soquel | Local Roundup Mar 19, 2024 | By Jim Seimas

James Dahlen was medalist with a 1-over-par 36 over nine holes in San Lorenzo Valley High’s 211-260 win over Soquel in Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League action at Pasatiempo Golf Club on Tuesday.
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Sofia Niklaus, Skylar Dufour pace SV girls lacrosse past MVC | Local Roundup Mar 19, 2024 | By Jim Seimas

Sofia Niklaus had four goals and two assists, and the Scotts Valley High girls lacrosse team beat host Monte Vista Christian 8-5 on Monday.
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Aptos sophomore Alexa Castaneda named Player of the Year | All-SCCAL girls soccer Mar 15, 2024 | By Jim Seimas

It didn’t take long for soccer talent Alexa Castaneda to become an impact player at the high school level.
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Brody Price, Olivia Storrer named to ISA Surfing World Junior Surfing Games team | Local Roundup Mar 14, 2024 | By Jim Seimas

Santa Cruz’s Brody Price and Capitola’s Olivia Storrer were named to Team USA for the 2024 ISA World Junior Surfing Games on Thursday.
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Aptos talent Eduardo Alvarez named league MVP | All-SCCAL boys soccer Mar 14, 2024 | By Jim Seimas

Aptos High soccer talent Eduardo Alvarez was named MVP of the Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League after leading the Mariners to their first title since 2014.
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Aptos girls surge past Soquel in SCCAL swim meet | Local Roundup Mar 14, 2024 | By Jim Seimas

Natalie Allen, Adelaide Friedley, and Alexia Fajardo each won two individual events for Aptos High’s girls swim team in a 93-79 win over host Soquel in the teams’ Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League meet Wednesday.
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Cabrillo earns split in softball doubleheader against Butte | Local Roundup Mar 12, 2024 | By Jim Seimas

Cabrillo College’s softball team earned a split in a nonconference doubleheader against visiting Butte, losing 8-6 and winning 9-1, on Tuesday.
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SC surfer John Mel wins another heat in Ron Jon Quiksilver Pro in Florida | Local Roundup Mar 09, 2024 | By Jim Seimas

Santa Cruz’s John Mel tacked on another heat win Friday to advance in the World Surf League’s Ron Jon Quiksilver Pro, a Qualifying Series 1,000-point event at Shepard Beach Park in Cocoa Beach, Florida.
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Capitola surfer Maddie Storrer advances at Roxy Pro in Florida | Local Roundup Mar 07, 2024 | By Jim Seimas

Capitola’s Maddie Storrer advanced to the Round of 16 on Thursday at the World Surf League’s Roxy Pro, a Qualifying Series 1,000-point event in Shepard Beach Park in Cocoa Beach, Florida.
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