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Harbor boys swimming slips past Santa Cruz | Local Roundup Apr 15, 2022 | By Jim Seimas

Gabe Porter and Conall Barber each won two individual events to lead Harbor High’s boys swim team slip past Santa Cruz 81-80 in their Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League meet Friday.

Scotts Valley High to host memorial service for late football star Carlton Keegan on Saturday | Local Roundup Apr 15, 2022 | By Jim Seimas

A memorial service for Scotts Valley High senior Carlton Keegan, 18, will be held on the school’s football field on Saturday at 11 a.m.

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Amelia Sizemore, SLV sneak past Aptos in SCCAL softball action | Local Roundup Apr 13, 2022 | By Jim Seimas

San Lorenzo Valley High’s softball team had two hits and four walks, as well as Amelia Sizemore in the circle, and that was enough to post a 4-2 win over Aptos on Tuesday in Felton.

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Santa Cruz surfer Nat Young will open against Kelly Slater in Australia | Local Roundup Apr 08, 2022 | By Jim Seimas

Santa Cruz’s Nat Young will face 11-time world champion Kelly Slater of Cocoa Beach, Florida, and Owen Wright of Australia in the Opening Round of the World Surf League’s Rip Curl Pro Bells Beach.

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Soquel sophomore pole vaulter Jonelle Scott posts top height in CCS this season | High school track and field roundup Apr 04, 2022 | By Jim Seimas

Soquel High’s Jonelle Scott posted the top mark in the Central Coast Section this season in the pole vault at the Leland Quicksilver Invitational on Saturday, while Santa Cruz’s Troy Capela and PCS’s Katharina Guth shined at the Pacific Grove Rotary Invitational.

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Aptos’ Elizabeth Churchill places in top 5 in three events at Stanford Invite | Local Roundup Apr 02, 2022 | By Jim Seimas

Aptos senior Elizabeth Churchill won the high jump and took fourth in the 100-meter hurdles on Day 2 of the Stanford Invitational in Palo Alto on Saturday.

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Cabrillo softball routs Chabot | Local Roundup Mar 29, 2022 | By Jim Seimas

Ella Giguiere had a hit and three RBI, and the Cabrillo College softball team beat Chabot 10-0 in five innings in the teams’ Coast Conference game Tuesday in Aptos.

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Harbor beach volleyball sweeps Scotts Valley, moves to 4-0 | Local Roundup Mar 26, 2022 | By Jim Seimas

Gwen Grigsby and Maren O’Farrell beat Hannah Fleming and Morgan Lipman, 21-13, 17-21, 15-8 in the No. 1 match, and Harbor High’s beach volleyball team beat Scotts Valley 5-0 on Friday.

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Falcons’ girls lacrosse team blasts MVC | Local Roundup Mar 24, 2022 | By Jim Seimas

Taylor Santos, Siena Wong and Ellie Raffo each scored four goals as Scotts Valley High’s girls lacrosse team defeated Monte Vista Christian 16-2 on Thursday.

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Aptos boys tennis rolls past Scotts Valley | Local Roundup Mar 22, 2022 | By Jim Seimas

Aptos High singles players Koosha Safari, Aaron Buchanan and Heath Hegna didn’t lose a game in their straight-sets wins, and the Mariners’ boys tennis team beat host Scotts Valley 6-1 in Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League play Tuesday.

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Scotts Valley sophomore Ashlyn Boothby gets PR in 1,600 at Dublin Distance Fiesta | Local Roundup Mar 19, 2022 | By Jim Seimas

Scotts Valley High sophomore Ashlyn Boothby took sixth out of 516 runners in the 1,600-meter race at the Dublin Distance Fiesta at Dublin High on Saturday.

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St. Francis baseball produces back-to-back no-hitters | Local Roundup Mar 18, 2022 | By Jim Seimas

Freshman Nash Horton’s dominant outing gave St. Francis High’s baseball team its second no-hitter in Pacific Coast Athletic League Mission Division play this week. Horton recorded nine strikeouts and gave up one walk over six innings as the Sharks won 10-0 over North Monterey County on Friday in a game shortened by the mercy rule. […]

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Aptos boys tennis tops Soquel, stays unbeaten in SCCAL | Local Roundup Mar 17, 2022 | By Jim Seimas

Sean Spencer and Nick Hambright won 6-4, 6-7, 7-6 at No. 2 doubles to help Aptos High’s tennis team beat host Soquel to stay unbeaten in the Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League on Thursday.

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Kai Price throws no-hitter in St. Francis’ baseball win over North Salinas | Local Roundup Mar 16, 2022 | By Jim Seimas

Kai Price threw a five-inning no-hitter as the St. Francis High baseball team beat host North Salinas 12-1 in a game shortened by the mercy rule Wednesday.

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St. Francis’ Alicia Mendez, SLV’s Bella Reynolds post three-homer games | Local Roundup Mar 15, 2022 | By Jim Seimas

Alicia Mendez had a career day. She threw a no-hitter and hit three solo home runs to lead St. Francis High’s softball team past Monte Vista Christian 15-0 on Tuesday. She became the second Santa Cruz County athlete to hits three home runs in a game this season. Aptos’ Mileena Carbajal accomplished the feat last […]

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UCSC’s Abby McPhillips takes 10th in HJ at NCAA D-III Indoor T&F Championships | Local Roundup Mar 13, 2022 | By Jim Seimas

UC Santa Cruz grad student Abby McPhillips posted a top-10 finish in the high jump at 2022 NCAA Division III Indoor Track and Field Championships at JDL Fast Track in Winston-Salem, N.C., on Saturday. McPhillips, the school record holder in the event, easily cleared the preliminary heights of 1.56 and 1.61 meters. She cleared 1.64 […]

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Watsonville midfielder Adrian Rebollar, 22, signs with Monterey Bay F.C. | Local Roundup Mar 11, 2022 | By Jim Seimas

Midfielder Adrian Rebollar, a 22-year-old Watsonville High alum, signed a pro contract with Monterey Bay F.C. in advance of its inaugural USL Championship campaign, pending league and federation approval. A former Santa Cruz Breakers Academy player, Rebollar recorded 16 goals, including seven game-winners, and 14 assists in his four-year career at California State University Monterey […]

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Mileena Carbajal’s monster day at plate helps Aptos softball edge SLV | Local Roundup Mar 10, 2022 | By Jim Seimas

Mileena Carbajal had three hits Thursday and each left the ballpark. She finished with three home runs, including a grand slam, six RBI. Aptos High’s softball team needed every bit of her offense in a 9-8 win over San Lorenzo Valley. Aptos’ Bailey Fulton was 4 for 4 with three runs scored and two stolen […]

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Santa Cruz surfer Sam Coffey advances in Cocoa Beach, Florida | Local Roundup Mar 10, 2022 | By Jim Seimas

Santa Cruz surfer Sam Coffey advanced to the Round of 16 at the World Surf League’s Ron Jon Quiksilver Pro, a Men’s Qualifying Series 1,000-point event at Shepard Beach Park in Cocoa Beach, Florida. Coffey, No. 20 in the North America QS rankings, placed second to Evan Geiselman (12.00) of New Smyrna Beach, Florida, in […]

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Kirby boys volleyball tops PCS for first time in over a decade | Local Roundup Mar 08, 2022 | By Jim Seimas

Senior opposite Zack Stack had 12 kills, 10 digs and three aces as Kirby School’s boys volleyball team rallied for its first win over Pacific Collegiate in more than a decade, 22-25, 25-13, 27-25, 17-25, 15-9, on Tuesday night.

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SV native Vanessa Fraser runs to 13th at The Ten, as American records fall | Local Roundup Mar 07, 2022 | By Jim Seimas

Nike Bowerman Track Club’s Vanessa Fraser finished 13th out of 26 runners in Sound Running’s The Ten at JSerra Catholic High in San Juan Capistrano on Sunday night.

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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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SC surfer Nat Young advances at CT event in Portugal | Local Roundup Mar 04, 2022 | By Jim Seimas

Santa Cruz surfer Nat Young advanced from his opening heat Friday at the World Surf League’s MEO Pro Portugal, event No. 3 on the Men’s Championship Tour in Peniche, Portugal. Young, ranked No. 16 of the CT through two events, took second in the final heat of the Opening Round. He posted a two-wave score […]

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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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