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Rain Li scores 30 points in Kirby’s win over York | Local Roundup Jan 27, 2024 | By Jim Seimas

Rain Li made five 3-pointers and scored a season-high 30 points, and the Kirby School’s boys basketball team beat York 54-50 in the teams’ Pacific Coast Athletic League Santa Lucia Division game Friday at Enterprise Sports Club in Scotts Valley.
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Santa Cruz Warriors top Austin, push win streak to five | Local Roundup Jan 26, 2024 | By Jim Seimas

Guard Kendric Davis made six 3-pointers and finished with a game-high 33 points to help the Santa Cruz Warriors beat the Austin Spurs 125-123 at H-E-B Center in Cedar Park, Texas, on Thursday night.
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Watsonville beats St. Francis, stays in hunt in tight Mission Division race | Local Roundup Jan 25, 2024 | By Jim Seimas

The Watsonville boys basketball team used a balanced attack to beat host St. Francis 60-50 in the teams’ Pacific Coast Athletic League Mission Division game Wednesday night.
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Nico Downie, MVC mow down Greenfield on basketball court | Local Roundup Jan 24, 2024 | By Jim Seimas

Nico Downie scored a game-high 20 points, and Monte Vista Christian School’s boys basketball team knocked off Greenfield 57-49 in the teams’ Pacific Coast Athletic League Cypress Division game Tuesday.
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St. Francis boys soccer wins again, stays unbeaten in PCAL Santa Lucia Division | Local Roundup Jan 22, 2024 | By Jim Seimas

Elias Garcia scored his team-leading sixth goal of the season, and St. Francis High’s boys soccer team beat Pacific Grove 2-0 to stay unbeaten in Pacific Coast Athletic League Santa Lucia Division play Monday.
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PV, Watsonville boys soccer teams call match after lights go out | Local Roundup Jan 21, 2024 | By Jim Seimas

Crosstown rivals Pajaro Valley and Watsonville highs ended their rainy, nonleague soccer match prematurely after a the lights on the field went out with 15 minutes remaining Saturday night.
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UCSC women’s basketball breaks school records in rout of Bethesda | Local Roundup Jan 20, 2024 | By Jim Seimas

Four UC Santa Cruz women’s basketball players recorded double-doubles, and the Banana Slugs produced a school record for points scored in a game in their 120-53 win over visiting Bethesda at the West Field House on Friday.
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Aptos girls soccer hands SC its worst loss in at least two decades | Local Roundup Jan 19, 2024 | By Jim Seimas

Anahi Macias scored twice, and Aptos High’s girls soccer team produced a season-high goal total in its 7-0 win over visiting Santa Cruz in the teams’ Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League game Thursday night.
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MVC boys basketball beats RSJ, gains sole possession of Cypress lead | Local Roundup Jan 18, 2024 | By Jim Seimas

Dominic Pierini made three 3-pointers and finished with a game-high 14 points, and Monte Vista Christian School’s boys basketball team beat Rancho San Juan 56-40 to gain sole possession of the Cypress Division lead in Pacific Coast Athletic League play Wednesday.
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Aptos girls soccer team shuts out host Soquel to stay unbeaten in SCCAL | Local Roundup Jan 17, 2024 | By Jim Seimas

Aptos High’s girls soccer team scored a goal in each half of its 2-0 win over host Soquel to stay unbeaten in Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League play Tuesday night.
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Local wrestlers Janie Houser, Danica Kelley win titles at Ladies Coast Classic | Local Roundup Jan 14, 2024 | By Jim Seimas

Aptos High wrestler Janie Houser (125 pounds) and Scotts Valley’s Danica Kelley (135) took first place in their respective weight divisions at the 34-team Ladies Coast Classic at Santa Cruz High on Saturday.
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Cabrillo basketball knocks off San Jose, sets big matchup against West Valley | Local Roundup Jan 13, 2024 | By Jim Seimas

Clarence Martin scored a team-high 18 points, and the No. 8 state ranked Cabrillo College men’s basketball team rallied past No. 12 San Jose City 73-67 in Aptos on Friday night.
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Alexa Castaneda’s two goals help Aptos knock off host SLV | Local Roundup Jan 11, 2024 | By Jim Seimas

Alexa Castaneda scored twice in the first half, and Aptos High’s girls soccer team beat San Lorenzo Valley 3-0 in Felton on Thursday.
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PCS, Pajaro Valley girls soccer teams play to PCAL Mission draw | Local Roundup Jan 10, 2024 | By Jim Seimas

Pacific Collegiate School’s girls soccer team and visiting Pajaro Valley played to a 1-all draw in their Pacific Coast Athletic League Mission Division match at Depot Park in Santa Cruz on Wednesday.
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Aptos girls soccer posts win over SV to begin title defense | Local Roundup Jan 10, 2024 | By Jim Seimas

Alexa Castaneda  had a goal and an assist, as Aptos High’s girls soccer team began its title defense with  a 2-0 win over host Scotts Valley in the teams’ Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League opener Tuesday.
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Santa Cruz wrestler Balam Letona takes first at Apple Cider Classic | Local Roundup Jan 06, 2024 | By Jim Seimas

Santa Cruz High junior Balam Letona took first place at 113 pounds at the 39-team Apple Cider Classic at Watsonville High on Saturday. 
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Taray Winfrey lifts Cabrillo over Cañada on last-second layup | Local Roundup Jan 06, 2024 | By Jim Seimas

Taray Winfrey dribbled the length of the court and made the game winning layup with 0.4 seconds left to help the Cabrillo College men’s basketball team prevail 81-80 over host Cañada in their nonconference finale Friday.
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Rhazelle Gonzales pushes MVC girls past Stevenson with late layup | Local Roundup Jan 04, 2024 | By Jim Seimas

Senior Rhazelle Gonzales made the go-ahead layup with 10 seconds to go, and Monte Vista Christian School’s girls basketball team beat Stevenson 24-23 in their PCAL game Thursday night.
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Aptos girls soccer blanks Christopher for fifth shutout | Local Roundup Jan 03, 2024 | By Jim Seimas

Scarlet Statler scored on a pass from Alexa Castaneda in the 54th minute, and the Aptos High girls soccer team knocked off visiting Christopher 1-0 in nonleague action Wednesday.
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Scotts Valley boys upset defending co-champion Aptos in SCCAL basketball opener | Local Roundup Jan 03, 2024 | By Jim Seimas

Will Shilling made four 3-pointers and finished with 22 points, as Scotts Valley High’s boys basketball team opened Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League play with a 66-44 home win over Aptos on Tuesday. 
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Scotts Valley pulls away from St. Francis, moves closer to .500 mark | Local Roundup Dec 30, 2023 | By Jim Seimas

Zach Shilling scored 10 of his 22 points in the fourth quarter, and Scotts Valley High’s boys basketball team pulled away in the second half for a 75-65 nonleague win over visiting St. Francis on Friday night.
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Pat Spencer, Usman Garuba record double-doubles in Santa Cruz Warriors’ narrow loss | Local Roundup Dec 29, 2023 | By Jim Seimas

Guard Pat Spencer and two-way center Usman Garuba each recorded double-doubles, but the Santa Cruz Warriors fell to Sioux Falls 105-102 in their NBA G League regular-season opener Thursday at Kaiser Permanente Arena.
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Mariner girls rout Palo Alto, move into Aptos Tournament semifinals | Local Roundup Dec 28, 2023 | By Jim Seimas

Freshman Gabby Wickham made three 3-pointers and finished with a team-high 15 points, as Aptos High’s girls basketball team beat Palo Alto 50-17 in the opening round of the 10th annual Aptos High/Santa Cruz Warriors NorCal Invitational at Kaiser Permanente Arena on Wednesday.
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Dozen county athletes finalize their college plans | Local Roundup Dec 23, 2023 | By Jim Seimas

A dozen more senior student-athletes in Santa Cruz County participated in signing ceremonies over the past month, finalizing their commitments to four-year universities across the nation.
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UCSC women’s basketball stuns previously unbeaten Hamilton | Local Roundup Dec 22, 2023 | By Jim Seimas

Freshman forward Alexa Litchev made a pair of free throws with no time on the clock, and the UC Santa Cruz women’s basketball team stunned previously unbeaten Hamilton of New York 61-60 in the UCSC Christmas Classic at Kaiser Permanente Arena on Thursday.
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