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St. Francis tops Soledad, gains sole possession of Cypress Division lead | Local Roundup Jan 11, 2025 | By Jim Seimas

Sophomore guard Isaiah Villalobos scored 13 of his team-high 19 points in the fourth quarter, and St. Francis High boys basketball team knocked off Soledad to gain sole possession of the Pacific Coast Athletic League Cypress Division lead Saturday.
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Dai’shaun Buie and Walzel Evans help Cabrillo men’s basketball team hold off Monterey Peninsula | Local Roundup Jan 11, 2025 | By Jim Seimas

Junior forward Isis Tumanson had a pair of assists, and Soquel High’s girls soccer team beat Norte Dame of San Jose 3-1 to close their nonleague slate Friday.
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Nareni Carre Martinez scores twice in Cardinals’ win over PCS | Local Roundup Jan 09, 2025 | By Jim Seimas

Sophomore Nareni Carre Martinez scored twice for Santa Cruz High’s girls soccer team, and the Cardinals edged crosstown foe Pacific Collegiate 2-1 in the teams’ physical nonleague match Wednesday. 
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Isabella Hartnett scores twice as Mariners cruise to 6-0 win over Christopher | Local Roundup Jan 08, 2025 | By Jim Seimas

Isabella Hartnett scored twice, and Aptos High’s girls soccer team beat Christopher 6–0 in their nonleague match in Gilroy on Tuesday.
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SLV’s Grady Cloyd, Gabriel Atatta win Apple Cider Classic titles in Watsonville | Boys wrestling Jan 04, 2025 | By Jim Seimas

San Lorenzo Valley High’s wrestling team produced three finalists and two champions at the Apple Cider Classic at Watsonville High on Saturday.
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Scotts Valley’s defense stymies St. Francis in nonleague win | Girls basketball Jan 04, 2025 | By Jim Seimas

Scotts Valley High’s girls basketball team, which returns every player from last year’s team, believes it will compete with favorites Santa Cruz and Aptos for the Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League title this season.
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Five Warriors record double-doubles in NBA G League win over Sioux Falls | Local Roundup Jan 03, 2025 | By Jim Seimas

The unbeaten Santa Cruz Warriors had five players record double-doubles and beat the Sioux Falls Skyforce 110-96 in the teams’ NBA G League game at Sanford Pentagon in South Dakota on Friday.
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Short-handed Harbor boys basketball team stumbles against Greenfield | Local Roundup Jan 02, 2025 | By Jim Seimas

Junior center Will Roden scored a team-high 12 points, but the short-handed and youth-laden Harbor High boys basketball team suffered a 71-44 nonleague loss to visiting Greenfield on Thursday.
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High School girls flag football: North-South all-star game Jan 02, 2025 | By John Devine

Central Coast Flag Football all-star girls’ game
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Aptos girls soccer team storms past Mountain View | Local Roundup Dec 31, 2024 | By Jim Seimas

Emily Santiago scored twice, and Aptos High’s girls soccer team scored four unanswered goals to rally for a 5-2 nonleague win over visiting Mountain View on Tuesday.
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Local Olympians Nikki Hiltz, Dominique Parrish had an unforgettable 2024 | Sports Newsmaker of the Year Dec 31, 2024 | By Jim Seimas

Aptos native Nikki Hiltz and Scotts Valley native Dominique “Domino” Parrish — both Olympic qualifiers — are the 2024 Sentinel Sports Newsmakers of the Year.
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Whelan and dealing: Soquel junior QB among four county athletes who receive special honors | All-PCAL football Dec 31, 2024 | By Jim Seimas

Quarterback Sam Whelan helped the Soquel High’s football team win the CIF Division 4AA state title as a sophomore in 2023. For an encore, he accomplished an equally impressive feat: He helped the Knights become the first team from Santa Cruz County to go unbeaten in Pacific Coast Athletic League Gabilan Division play.
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Sophomore Maya Calfee lifts St. Francis with tightly defended buzzer beater | Local Roundup Dec 30, 2024 | By Jim Seimas

St. Francis High sophomore Maya Calfee made the game-winning jump shot as time expired, and the Sharks girls basketball team stunned Monterey 42-41 for the consolation championship at the Lady Sharks Shootout in Watsonville on Monday.
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Aptos beats Half Moon Bay to win Aptos/SC Warriors Invitational for first time in 11 tries | High school basketball roundup Dec 29, 2024 | By Jim Seimas

Aptos High’s boys basketball team has pieced together three-game win streaks during preseason play often over the years, but none like it compiled over the past three days at Kaiser Permanente Arena, home of the NBA G League’s Santa Cruz Warriors.
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Santa Cruz Warriors rally for second win to open G League regular season | Local Roundup Dec 29, 2024 | By Jim Seimas

Forward Javan Johnson had 27 points and five rebounds, and the Santa Cruz Warriors rallied from an 18-point deficit to beat Rio Grande Valley Vipers, 106-103, at Bert Ogden Arena on Saturday night.
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Aptos’ Cruz Contreras takes second at Pat Lovell Holiday Classic | High school wrestling roundup Dec 29, 2024 | By Jim Seimas

Aptos High’s Cruz Contreras (132 pounds) took second place in his weight division at the 60-team Pat Lovell Holiday Classic at Aptos High on Saturday.
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Javan Johnson scores 29 points, helps SC Warriors win regular-season opener in Texas | Local Roundup Dec 28, 2024 | By Jim Seimas

Forward Javan Johnson connected on seven 3-pointers and scored a game-high 29 points, and the Santa Cruz Warriors opened the regular season with a 115-109 win over the Rio Grande Valley Vipers at Bert Ogden Arena in Edinburg, Texas, on Friday night.
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Aptos upsets Los Gatos in OT thriller, advances to tournament championship at KP Arena | High school basketball roundup Dec 28, 2024 | By Jim Seimas

Senior guard/forward Isaiah Ackerman scored six points in overtime, and Aptos High’s boys basketball team earned its biggest win on the young season to advance from the semifinals at the 11th Aptos/Santa Cruz Warriors NorCal Invitational at Kaiser Permanente Arena on Friday.
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Photos | The Santa Cruz Sentinel’s top sports photos of 2024 Dec 27, 2024 | By Shmuel Thaler

To close out 2024, Sentinel staff photographer Shmuel Thaler selected his favorite sports photos of the year.
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Aptos throwdown | Glimpse of the Action Dec 27, 2024 | By Shmuel Thaler

The two-day Pat Lovell Holiday Classic, named in the honor of the late SCCAL commissioner, longtime educator and coach, began at Aptos High on Friday morning. The two-day tournament features 65 teams from throughout Northern California and the Central Valley.
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Mariners’ girls will play for seventh place at Aptos/SC Warriors NorCal Tournament | Local Roundup Dec 27, 2024 | By Jim Seimas

Aptos High’s girls basketball team lost 35-28 to River City of West Sacramento in the consolation semifinals at the Aptos/Santa Cruz Warriors NorCal Tournament at Kaiser Permanente Arena on Friday.
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Isaiah Ackerman, Mariners roll into tournament semifinals at KP Arena | High school basketball roundup Dec 26, 2024 | By Jim Seimas

Aptos High’s boys basketball team gets after it on defense.
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Scotts Valley’s Claire Skinner, Aptos’ Izzy Graff named co-MVPs | All-SCCAL flag football Dec 26, 2024 | By Jim Seimas

Two girls flag football standouts, Scotts Valley High senior Claire Skinner and Aptos senior Izzy Graff, were named Co-MVPs of the Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League.
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Aptos/Santa Cruz Warriors NorCal Tournament is a belated Christmas gift for local high school basketball fans Dec 24, 2024 | By Jim Seimas

The majority of high school sports programs nationwide take a break to enjoy Christmas vacation. But in Santa Cruz County, the 11th annual Aptos/Santa Cruz Warriors NorCal Tournament has center stage. Sixteen teams — eight boys and eight girls — will showcase their skills on Thursday through Saturday.
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Scotts Valley senior Maisey Chard named SCCAL Player of the Year | Girls golf Dec 23, 2024 | By Jim Seimas

Scotts Valley High senior Maisey Chard, a fourth-year player and medalist at the Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League individual championship after helping the Falcons win the league title, was named the SCCAL Player of the Year.
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