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Sofia Niklaus scores six goals as Scotts Valley girls lacrosse mauls Monterey | Local Roundup Apr 23, 2025 | By Jim Seimas

Sofia Niklaus had six goals and three assists, and Scotts Valley High’s girls lacrosse team beat visiting Monterey 19-2 In Pacific Coast Athletic League Gabilan Divison match on Tuesday.

Nash Horton lifts St. Francis past Carmel with walk-off home run | Local Roundup Apr 18, 2025 | By Jim Seimas

Nash Horton hit a walk-off home run in the bottom of the seventh inning to help St. Francis High’s baseball team knock off division leading Carmel 6-5 in the teams’ Pacific Coast Athletic League Gabilan Division game Thursday,

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Watsonville baseball posts another rout, remains unbeaten in PCAL’s Cypress Division | Local Roundup Apr 16, 2025 | By Jim Seimas

Watsonville High’s baseball team beat visiting Seaside 16-0 in the teams’ five inning game, and the Wildcatz remained unbeaten in the Pacific Coast Athletic League Cypress Division on Tuesday.

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County’s top track and field athletes turn in stellar marks at Arcadia Invitational | Local Roundup Apr 12, 2025 | By Jim Seimas

Some of Santa Cruz County’s top high school track and field athletes turned in stellar performances at the 2025 Arcadia Invitational, held Friday and Saturday at Arcadia High.

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SLV golf stays unbeaten with win over Santa Cruz | Local Roundup Apr 04, 2025 | By Jim Seimas

James Dahlen shot 35 and earned medalist honors to lead San Lorenzo Valley High’s golf team past Santa Cruz 204-219 on the front nine at DeLaveaga Golf Course on Thursday.

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Santa Cruz softball holds off SLV, moves to 3-0 in SCCAL | Local Roundup Apr 03, 2025 | By Jim Seimas

Santa Cruz High’s softball team held a five-run lead through four innings and held on for a 7-6 win over San Lorenzo Valley in Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League action Wednesday.

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Tobin Ortiz-McClendon leads SC golf past Harbor at Pasatiempo | Local Roundup Apr 02, 2025 | By Jim Seimas

Santa Cruz High’s Tobin Ortiz-McClendon shot 37 on the front nine at Pasatiempo Golf Club for medalist honors, and helped the Cardinals beat Harbor 226-237 in the teams’ Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League match on Tuesday.

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Soquel baseball edges Aptos in SCCAL action | Local Roundup Mar 29, 2025 | By Jim Seimas

Jake Escalante had two hits, including a double, two RBI, and scored a run, and Soquel High’s baseball team edged visiting Aptos 6-5 in the teams’ Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League game Friday.

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SLV golf team stays unbeaten with narrow win over Aptos | Local Roundup Mar 28, 2025 | By Jim Seimas

High school golfers at Boulder Creek Golf & Country Club dealt with rain as they teed off and were treated to rainbows when they finished on Thursday.

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Santa Cruz baseball slips past previously unbeaten Soquel in zany finish | Local Roundup Mar 26, 2025 | By Jim Seimas

Santa Cruz High’s baseball team edged host Soquel 3-2 in a zany finish in Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League action to knock the Knights from the unbeaten ranks Tuesday.

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SLV softball edges Soquel in SCCAL action | Local Roundup Mar 20, 2025 | By Jim Seimas

Cheyenne Owen had two hits, including a solo home run, and the San Lorenzo Valley High softball team edged visiting Soquel 5-4 in the teams’ Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League game on Thursday.

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St. Francis baseball earns walk-off win over Aptos | Local Roundup Mar 19, 2025 | By Jim Seimas

Nicholas Fantl had a hit and two RBI, and Javier Fonseca also drove in two runs to help St. Francis High’s baseball team edge visiting Aptos 5-3 for its second walk-off win Wednesday in nonleague play.

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Scotts Valley’s baseball team earns walk-off win over Santa Teresa | Local Roundup Mar 19, 2025 | By Jim Seimas

Senior Kaleb Wing struck out nine batters over 4 2/3 and scoreless innings, and Scotts Valley High’s baseball team earned a 2-1 walk-off win over visiting Santa Teresa in nonleague action Tuesday.

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Jaxson Hoye has stellar outing in Harbor’s baseball win over Thomas More | Local Roundup Mar 12, 2025 | By Jim Seimas

Jaxson Hoye was dominant on the mound, and Harbor High’s baseball team shut out visiting Thomas More of San Jose, 5-0, in the teams’ nonleague game Tuesday.

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Santa Cruz edged by Wisconsin ahead of Sunday’s Chase Center game | Local Roundup Mar 07, 2025 | By Jim Seimas

Santa Cruz saw Wisconsin’s Stephen Thompson make a pair of free throws with 3.9 seconds left, and the Warriors were edged by the Herd, 112-110, in the teams’ NBA G League game at Kaiser Permanente Arena on Friday night.

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SLV’s Gabriel Attia, Aptos’ Cruz Contreras meet goals at CIF State Wrestling Championships | Local Roundup Feb 28, 2025 | By Jim Seimas

A pair of locals, San Lorenzo Valley High junior Gabriel Attia and Aptos High sophomore Cruz Contreras, met their goals of earning a win at the CIF State Championships at Mechanics Bank Arena in Bakersfield on Friday.

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Cabrillo baseball edges Monterey Peninsula to close regular season | Local Roundup Apr 25, 2024 | By Jim Seimas

First baseman Matt Morrison singled home outfielder Jacob Pappas with the go-ahead run in the seventh inning, and the Cabrillo College baseball team held off host Monterey Peninsula 3-2 to close the teams’ regular season Thursday.

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No. 16 Cabrillo softball stuns No. 3 San Mateo for 13th straight win | Local Roundup Apr 09, 2024 | By Jim Seimas

Pitcher Alicia Mendez shined in the circle, and the No. 16 state-ranked Cabrillo College softball team knocked off No. 3 San Mateo 5-1 in the teams’ Coast Conference game in Aptos on Tuesday.

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Aptos baseball knocks off Santa Cruz, gains sole possession of SCCAL lead | Local Roundup Mar 28, 2024 | By Jim Seimas

Jorden Espinoza recorded 11 strikeouts over 6 2/3 innings, and Aptos High’s baseball team gained sole possession of the Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League lead with its 4-2 win over visiting Santa Cruz on Thursday.

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Scotts Valley boys tennis team beats short-handed SLV, stays perfect in SCCAL | Local Roundup Mar 27, 2024 | By Jim Seimas

Scotts Valley High’s boys tennis team knocked off host San Lorenzo Valley 6-1 on Tuesday to remain unbeaten in Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League play.

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Scotts Valley rolls past Soquel in girls lacrosse | Local Roundup Mar 22, 2024 | By Jim Seimas

Midfielders Skylar Dufour, Sofia Niklaus, and Dillon Fiorita worked as a unit to command the draws, and Scotts Valley High’s girls lacrosse team knocked off host Soquel 20-3 a Pacific Coast Athletic League non-divisional game on Thursday.

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James Dahlen’s birdie run at Pasatiempo helps SLV golf knock off Soquel | Local Roundup Mar 19, 2024 | By Jim Seimas

James Dahlen was medalist with a 1-over-par 36 over nine holes in San Lorenzo Valley High’s 211-260 win over Soquel in Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League action at Pasatiempo Golf Club on Tuesday.

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Cabrillo earns split in softball doubleheader against Butte | Local Roundup Mar 12, 2024 | By Jim Seimas

Cabrillo College’s softball team earned a split in a nonconference doubleheader against visiting Butte, losing 8-6 and winning 9-1, on Tuesday.

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Scotts Valley runs to pair of 4×800 relay titles at SCCAL Prelims | Local Roundup May 04, 2023 | By Jim Seimas

Scotts Valley High’s (Ashlyn Boothby, Diana Alivov, Ava Decleve, and Rafaela Putnam) won the 4×800-meter relay title in 9:37.34 at the SCCAL Prelims at Santa Cruz High on Wednesday. Scotts Valley (Aiden Boothby, Spencer George, Ben George, and Mason Lantz) won the boys’ 4×800-meter relay title in 8:06.75.

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Cabrillo baseball team’s title bid ends with loss to Mission | Local Roundup Apr 27, 2023 | By Jim Seimas

Matt Lawton had three hits with a walk, double, home run, two RBI, and two runs scored, but the Cabrillo College baseball team blew an early lead in their 9-7 loss to Mission in Coast Conference South Division play Thursday.

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