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Kaitlin Imai helps Scotts Valley’s girls basketball team beat Mariners for first time since 2017 | Local Roundup Jan 19, 2022 | By Jim Seimas

Senior guard Kaitlin Imai scored 19 points and Scotts Valley High’s girls basketball team beat Aptos 45-36 to snap an 11-game losing streak to the Mariners in the Falcons’ league opener Tuesday.

Soquel boys soccer blanks SC, moves to 2-0 in SCCAL | Local Roundup Jan 14, 2022 | By Jim Seimas

Senior Luis Carrasco had a goal and assist to help Soquel High’s boys soccer team beat host Santa Cruz 3-0 in the teams’ Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League match Thursday night.

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Mariners basketball team falls to Pioneer in NorCal Invitational semifinals | Local Roundup Dec 29, 2021 | By Jim Seimas

Jack Spinelli posted a double-double in Aptos High’s 41-35 basketball loss to Pioneer of San Jose in the Blue Division semifinals at the 8th annual Aptos High/Santa Cruz Warriors NorCal Invitational on Tuesday.

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Five local wrestlers advance to semifinals at Pat Lovell Holiday Classic | Local Roundup Dec 21, 2021 | By Jim Seimas

Five athletes from Santa Cruz County went unbeaten on the opening day of the Pat Lovell Holiday Wrestling Classic at Aptos High on Tuesday.

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Aptos boys basketball team suffers first loss | Local Roundup Dec 17, 2021 | By Jim Seimas

Aptos High’s boys basketball team suffered its first loss of the season, 75-61 to Whitney of Rocklin in the Carmel Tournament semifinals on Friday.

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Santa Cruz girls soccer blasts PCS in preseason finale | Local Roundup Dec 17, 2021 | By Jim Seimas

Sam Wenger scored three goals and the Santa Cruz High girls soccer team beat Pacific Collegiate 9-1 in its nonleague finale Thursday.

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Basketball tournaments at Alvarez canceled for COVID-19 protocols | Local Roundup Dec 11, 2021 | By Jim Seimas

All seven games Friday and the remaining events at the Eagles Classic boys and girls basketball tournament at Alvarez High were canceled after multiple players tested positive for COVID-19.

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Alexa Malaspina, Jana Komposch help MVC girls soccer edge Harbor in Watsonville Tournament | Local Roundup Dec 01, 2021 | By Jim Seimas

Goalie Alexa Malaspina made nine saves and the Monte Vista Christian School girls soccer team edged Harbor 1-0 in the third game of the Watsonville Tournament on Wednesday.

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Santa Cruz’s Nat Young makes early exit in Hawaii | Local Roundup Nov 30, 2021 | By Jim Seimas

Santa Cruz’s Nat Young, 30, will wait and see if the 12,500 points he earned in four World Surf League Challenger Series events is enough to return him to the Championship Tour.

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Cabrillo women’s volleyball eliminated by Fresno City in second round of CCCAA NorCal playoffs | Local Roundup Nov 28, 2021 | By Jim Seimas

The No. 6 seed Cabrillo College women’s volleyball team was eliminated by No. 3 Fresno City 25-22, 25-17, 25-12 in the second round of the CCCAA NorCal playoffs Saturday in Fresno.

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SV’s Ashlyn Boothby takes third, Ryder Brabo ninth at CIF State Cross Country Championships Nov 27, 2021 | By Jim Seimas

The Falcons turned out pretty special performances, too. Sophomore Ashlyn Boothby placed third in the D-IV girls race and Brabo placed ninth in the D-IV boys race. The boys took third and the girls took 12th.

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County has banner day at CCS Cross Country Championships Nov 14, 2021 | By Jim Seimas

It was a banner day for Santa Cruz County at the Central Coast Section Cross Country Championships at Crystal Springs’ 2.95-mile course Saturday: two individual champions and four team champions.

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Soquel boys suffer narrow loss in Open Division | CCS water polo roundup Nov 07, 2021 | By Richard de Give

A goal by Valley Christian High’s Mattin Sarhaddi proved to be the difference as the No. 5 seed Soquel boys water polo team fell 10-9 in the Central Coast Section Open Division playoffs on Saturday.

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Santa Cruz surfers John Mel, Autumn Hays win O’Neill Freak Show titles | Local Roundup Nov 03, 2021 | By Jim Seimas

Santa Cruz surfers John Mel and Autumn Hays won titles at the 2021 O’Neill Freak Show Pro, held Friday through Sunday at Steamer Lane. Both earned $2,500 for their finishes.

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Soquel earns sweep in SCCAL Tournament championships | High school water polo roundup Oct 30, 2021 | By Jim Seimas

Senior 2-meter player Brody Nielsen scored a team-high five goals and senior goalie Wyatt Beymer made 10 saves to help the Soquel High boys water polo team beat Santa Cruz 16-4 in the Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League championship on Saturday in Soquel.

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Santa Cruz, Soquel volleyball teams post semifinal wins; will clash in SCCAL Tournament final Wednesday | Local Roundup Oct 26, 2021 | By Jim Seimas

Senior outside hitter Marilu Pally had 15 kills to lead the Santa Cruz High girls volleyball team to a 25-14, 25-19, 19-25, 25-19 win over Harbor in the Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League Tournament semifinals on Tuesday night.

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Soquel boys water polo dumps Stevenson | Local Roundup Oct 24, 2021 | By Jim Seimas

Nick Graessle scored a season-high nine goals and Soquel High’s water polo team bet Stevenson 18-7 on Saturday to rebound from a loss to Menlo-Atherton on Friday.

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Soquel’s girls water polo team loses to No. 1 Miramonte in NorCal Invitational semifinals | Local Roundup Oct 23, 2021 | By Jim Seimas

Soquel High’s girls water polo team (20-1) faces Miramonte (19-0) in the NorCal Invitational semifinals at Sacred Heart Prep in Atherton on Saturday at 11:10 a.m. It’ll be teams’ second meeting this season. The Matadors edged the Knights 7-6 in Orinda on Sept. 18.

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Soquel’s boys, girls teams top SC, win SCCAL water polo titles Oct 22, 2021 | By Jim Seimas

Soquel High’s boys and girls water polo teams beat Santa Cruz to earn SCCAL titles Thursday.

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Aptos sweeps Harbor, wins SCCAL girls tennis title | Local Roundup Oct 22, 2021 | By Jim Seimas

Aptos High’s girls tennis team won 7-0 over Harbor, winning every match in straight sets, and earned no worse than a share of the Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League title Thursday.

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Aptos girls tennis beats Soquel, closes in on title repeat | Local Roundup Oct 19, 2021 | By Jim Seimas

Rebecca Fuller, Holly Hegna, Autumn Zaretsky and Ashley Lavender earned singles wins in straight sets, and Aptos High’s girls tennis beat visiting Soquel 6-1 to remain atop the Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League standings Thursday.

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Scotts Valley runs to team titles at Bellarmine Terry Ward Invitational | Local Roundup Oct 16, 2021 | By Jim Seimas

Scotts Valley High’s girls and boys cross country teams won titles at the Bellarmine Terry Ward Invitational at Baylands Park’s 5k course in Sunnyvale on Saturday.

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Aptos girls tennis tops Santa Cruz to remain atop standings | Local Roundup Oct 15, 2021 | By Jim Seimas

Holly Hegna, Autumn Zaretsky and Ashley Lavender earned singles wins in straight sets, and Aptos High’s girls tennis beat host Santa Cruz 6-1 to remain atop the Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League standings Thursday.

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Runners Katelynn Ruiz, Monserrat Ramirez earn wins at PCAL Center Meet | Local Roundup Oct 13, 2021 | By Jim Seimas

Watsonville High freshman Katelynn Ruiz took first place out of 44 runners and helped lead the Wildcatz to the team win in the Pacific Coast Athletic League’s third Cypress Division Center Meet on Wednesday. St. Francis sophomore Monserrat Ramirez took first place out of 28 runners in the Santa Lucia Division Center Meet.

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Cabrillo soccer lights up scoreboard with 16-goal outburst | Local Roundup Oct 13, 2021 | By Jim Seimas

In one of the most lopsided results in school history, the Cabrillo College men’s soccer team routed host Monterey Peninsula 16-0 in the teams’ Coast Conference South Division match Tuesday.

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