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SC surfer Nat Young takes 9th at Portugal’s Supertubos | Local Roundup Mar 06, 2022 | By Jim Seimas

Santa Cruz’s Nat Young took ninth place at the World Surf League’s MEO Pro Portugal at Supertubos in Peniche, Portugal, event No. 3 on the Championship Tour. The 30-year-old goofy-footer earned 3,320 points for his finish, boosting his season total to 7,970. Young, ranked No. 16 on the CT through two events, was eliminated by […]
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Santa Cruz surfers Sam Coffey, John Mel eliminated from Dominican Republic contest | Local Roundup Mar 05, 2022 | By Jim Seimas

Eddie Brooks and Logan Manildi won multiple races to help Harbor High’s boys swim team past Aptos 72-48 in the teams’ Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League opener Friday in Aptos. 
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Santa Cruz’s bid for D-III section title repeat ends against unheralded Mills | CCS basketball roundup Feb 25, 2022 | By Jim Seimas

Every year in the Central Coast Section basketball playoffs, there’s a team that slips under the radar. A program that gets hot late in the regular season, slips into postseason play and pulls off a massive upset or two.
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Kaitlin Imai scores 35 points in Scotts Valley’s D-IV win over Carmel | CCS basketball roundup Feb 22, 2022 | By Jim Seimas

Senior guard Kaitlin Imai made nine 3-pointers and finished with 35 points as the No. 4 seed Scotts Valley High girls basketball team beat the No. 5 Carmel 51-32 in the Central Coast Section Division IV quarterfinals on Tuesday.
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Six county girls advance to semifinals | CCS Wrestling Championships Roundup Feb 18, 2022 | By Jim Seimas

The local girls flexed their muscles on Day 1 of the Central Coast Section Girls Wrestling Championships at Watsonville High on Friday. Six Santa Cruz County wrestlers advanced to the semifinals.
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Wildcatz’s boys basketball team wins share of PCAL’s Santa Lucia Division title | Local Roundup Feb 15, 2022 | By Jim Seimas

At the outset of each basketball season, Watsonville High coach Marcus Northcutt and assistant Mike Blum tell the Wildcatz how cool it would be if they won a league title: In addition to adding a championship banner to the school’s gymnasium walls, years later, they could come back and see their banner and cherish that […]
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Santa Cruz tops Soquel, earns share of SCCAL boys basketball title with Aptos | Local Roundup Feb 10, 2022 | By Jim Seimas

Aden Cury and Kosi Warren-House posted double-doubles to help Santa Cruz High’s boys basketball team beat Soquel 76-25 on Tuesday and earn a share of the Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League title with Aptos.
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Santa Cruz tops SLV in shortened match, clinches SCCAL girls soccer title | Local Roundup Feb 08, 2022 | By Jim Seimas

The Santa Cruz High girls soccer team clinched no worse than a share of the Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League title with its 8-0 win over host San Lorenzo Valley on Tuesday.
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Renee Parker posts triple-double as Cabrillo gets first win streak | Local Roundup Feb 05, 2022 | By Jim Seimas

Renee Parker recorded a triple-double, and Cabrillo College’s women’s basketball team crushed Hartnell 52-23 in Coast Conference South Division action on Friday night.
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Ella Giguiere’s double-double helps Seahawks edge Mission | Local Roundup Feb 02, 2022 | By Jim Seimas

Ella Giguiere had 23 points and 16 rebounds, and the Cabrillo College women’s basketball team edged Mission 69-67 in the teams’ Coast Conference South Division game Wednesday.
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Kaitlin Imai reaches 1,000-point milestone in Falcons’ win | Local Roundup Feb 01, 2022 | By Jim Seimas

Kaitlin Imai reached the 1,000-point milestone in her Scotts Valley High basketball career as the Falcons posted a 70-11 win over Harbor on senior night Tuesday.
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PCS misses two late shots, chance to pull into tie for first place | Local Roundup Jan 28, 2022 | By Jim Seimas

Pacific Collegiate School’s boys basketball team fell short in its bid to pull into a tie for first place in the Pacific Coast Athletic League’s Cypress Division standings on Friday.
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SC’s Qwentin Brown, SV’s Nolan Smith receive all-state football honors | Local Roundup Jan 28, 2022 | By Jim Seimas

Santa Cruz High’s Qwentin Brown and Scotts Valley’s Nolan Smith were named to Cal-High Sports’ All-State football team for small schools.
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Watsonville’s boys soccer team hands nationally ranked Alisal first loss | Local Roundup Jan 26, 2022 | By Jim Seimas

Watsonville High’s boys soccer team received goals from two unlikely sources and stunned nationally ranked Alisal 2-0 in the teams’ Pacific Coast Athletic League Gabilan Division match Tuesday night in Salinas.
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Austin James leads Cabrillo men’s basketball team past MPC | Local Roundup Jan 21, 2022 | By Jim Seimas

Sophomore guard Austin James scored a game-high 26 points, and the Cabrillo College men’s basketball team beat Monterey Peninsula College 64-54 in the teams’ Coast Conference South Division game Friday night.
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Back at full strength, Santa Cruz holds off Scotts Valley in girls basketball | Local Roundup Jan 21, 2022 | By Jim Seimas

Senior Bella Stevens saw her first real action of the season, and Santa Cruz High’s girls basketball team knocked off Scotts Valley 51-44 in the teams’ make-up Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League game Thursday.
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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.
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Wrestler Mike Pena leads Santa Cruz at Jim Root Memorial | Local Roundup Jan 15, 2022 | By Jim Seimas

Santa Cruz High senior wrestler Mike Pena took third place at 132 pounds, and the Cardinals finished 14th out of 35 teams at the 58th Jim Root Memorial at Prospect High on Saturday.
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Ella Giguiere, Lauren Ambiel record double-doubles in Cabrillo’s OT win | Local Roundup Dec 23, 2021 | By Jim Seimas

Ella Giguiere and Lauren Ambiel recorded double-doubles to help the Cabrillo College women’s basketball team beat Feather River 77-72 in overtime Wednesday and snap the Seahawks’ eight-game losing streak.
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Kaylee Murphy posts another double-double for UCSC, sets up showdown with Whitman | Local Roundup Dec 18, 2021 | By Jim Seimas

Junior forward Kaylee Murphy posted her fifth double-double of the season and 26th of her career to help the UC Santa Cruz women’s basketball team open the UCSC December Classic with a win Saturday.
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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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Cabrillo men’s basketball stays hot despite lengthy layoff | Local Roundup Dec 16, 2021 | By Jim Seimas

The Cabrillo College men’s basketball team — playing its first game in nearly two weeks — beat Diablo Valley 84-72 in Pleasant Hill on Wednesday night.
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Christian Magana’s buzzer beater lifts Sharks basketball team | Local Roundup Dec 15, 2021 | By Jim Seimas

Christian Magana scored a buzzer beating basket to lift St. Francis High’s boys basketball team over visiting Gilroy 43-42 on Tuesday in the teams’ nonleague game.
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Santa Cruz’s Eli Fitchen-Young places fifth at Junior Olympic Cross Country National Championships | Local Roundup Dec 12, 2021 | By Jim Seimas

Santa Cruz High freshman Eli Fitchen-Young, representing Santa Cruz Track Club, posted a top-five finish at the USATF Junior Olympic Cross Country National Championships in Paris, Kentucky, on Saturday.
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Mariners win Gilroy Tournament; Cameron Saldana named MVP | Local Roundup Dec 12, 2021 | By Jim Seimas

Cameron Saldana had 19 points and five steals to help the Aptos High’s boys basketball team beat Lincoln 55-44 in the Bob Hagen Memorial Tournament championship at Gilroy High on Saturday.
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