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Aptos’ Maya Schiro, SC’s Eli Fitchen-Young run to Tom Leikam Invitational titles | Local Roundup Sep 21, 2024 | By Jim Seimas

Aptos High junior Maya Schiro took first out of 66 runners at the nine-team Tom Leikam Invitational at Pinto Lake County Park, in Watsonville on Saturday.

Ella Porter leads Aptos past Soquel in flag football | Local Roundup Sep 18, 2024 | By Jim Seimas

Junior Ella Porter completed 20 of 29 passes for 152 yards and three touchdowns, and Aptos High’s girls flag football team beat Soquel 31-8 on Wednesday night.

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Aptos rolls past SC in flag football action | Local Roundup Sep 12, 2024 | By Jim Seimas

Aptos High’s flag football team beat Santa Cruz 54-6 in the teams’ Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League game at Harbor High on Wednesday night.

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Harbor’s unbeaten girls water polo team holds on for win with Kallista Whitmore’s clutch save | Local Roundup Sep 11, 2024 | By Jim Seimas

Sophomore goalie Kallista Whitmore made four saves, including a crucial stop in the last minute, and Harbor High’s girls water polo team held on for a 10-9 nonleague win over visiting Pioneer of San Jose on Tuesday.

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SLV boys, Harbor girls win water polo openers | Local Roundup Aug 30, 2024 | By Jim Seimas

Freshmen Forrest McKinley-Newby scored six goals, and San Lorenzo Valley High’s boys water polo team beat York 13-7 in its season opener Thursday.

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Soquel boys water polo earns retiring coach a share of SCCAL title in finale | Local Roundup Oct 20, 2023 | By Jim Seimas

Senior Malloy Wiens had four goals, two assists, and two field blocks, and Soquel High’s boys water polo team earned a 13-1 win over visiting Aptos on Thursday in the teams’ regular-season finale.

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Scotts Valley girls golf beats Soquel for 10-0 finish in SCCAL | Local Roundup Oct 18, 2023 | By Jim Seimas

All four scorers for Scotts Valley High’s girls golf team shot 33 or better at DeLaveaga Golf Course on Tuesday, and the Falcons beat Soquel 120-157 to post a perfect season in the Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League.

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Soquel’s girls water polo team secures 13th straight league title | Local Roundup Oct 13, 2023 | By Jim Seimas

Senior Amelie Stotland had five goals, one assist, and one steal to lead Soquel High’s girls water polo team beat visiting Santa Cruz 19-6 to secure no worse than a share of the Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League title on Thursday.

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Cabrillo earns pair of routs of San Mateo in water polo | Local Roundup Oct 11, 2023 | By Jim Seimas

Belene Rodriguez had six goals and two assists and Sadie Bigler had five goals and two assists as the Cabrillo College women’s water polo team routed San Mateo 19-4 on Wednesday in Aptos.

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Aptos girls tennis edges SV, stays unbeaten in SCCAL play | Local Roundup Oct 10, 2023 | By Jim Seimas

Aptos High tennis teammates Natalie Victory and Neci Hoeptner won 6-1, 6-3 at No. 3 doubles to clinch the Mariners’ narrow, 4-3 win over visiting Scotts Valley in Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League play Tuesday.

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Scotts Valley golf team tops Aptos, remains unbeaten in SCCAL play | Local Roundup Oct 06, 2023 | By Jim Seimas

The Scotts Valley High girls golf team stayed unbeaten in Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League play with its 121-169 win over Aptos at DeLaveaga Golf Course on Thursday.

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Aptos girls tennis beats Soquel, stays unbeaten in SCCAL | Local Roundup Oct 04, 2023 | By Jim Seimas

Tiana Smith, Coral Collins, and Aviana Andrews earned singles wins in straight sets, and Aptos High’s girls tennis team beat visiting Soquel 5-2 to stay unbeaten in Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League play Tuesday.

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Cabrillo water polo star Belene Rodriguez receives honor | Local Roundup Sep 29, 2023 | By Jim Seimas

Cabrillo College star Belene Rodriguez was named the California Community College Water Polo Coaches Association Player of the Week.

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GoFundMe page set up for injured MVC football player Taylor Fernandez | Local Roundup Sep 28, 2023 | By Jim Seimas

Several Monte Vista Christian School parents have created a GoFundMe page to help support Mustangs football player Taylor Fernandez: “Support Taylor Fernandez Road to Recovery #51.”

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Santa Cruz knocks off Soquel 12-10 in boys water polo | Local Roundup Sep 26, 2023 | By Jim Seimas

Senior goalie Lucas Primovera made nine saves to help Santa Cruz High’s boys water polo team beat Soquel 12-10 in Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League action Tuesday.

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Santa Cruz girls water polo slips past Aptos in tight SCCAL battle | Local Roundup Sep 22, 2023 | By Jim Seimas

Senior Zoe Ann Watson had two goals and two assists, and Santa Cruz High’s girls water polo team edged host Aptos 5-4 in the teams’ Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League battle Thursday.

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Aptos native Nikki Hiltz immortalized with ‘World Record Way’ in Des Moines | Local Roundup Sep 21, 2023 | By Jim Seimas

To commemorate the inaugural records Nikki Hiltz and Sam Prakel set at the championship on April 25, the City of Des Moines along with Drake Athletics has renamed 13th Street to “World Record Way.”

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Aptos girls water polo team sails past Harbor in SCCAL match | Local Roundup Sep 19, 2023 | By Jim Seimas

Senior Fiona Carey had seven goals and one assist, and Aptos High’s youth-laden girls water polo squad sailed past Harbor 21-1 in its Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League match Tuesday.

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Soquel boys water polo goes 2-2 at Steve Martin Memorial Tournament | Local Roundup Sep 19, 2023 | By Jim Seimas

Soquel High’s boys water polo team hosted the third annual Steve Martin Memorial Tournament and went 2-2 against teams throughout the greater Bay Area over the weekend.

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UCSC women’s volleyball goes 5-0 at Slugfest to open season | Local Roundup Sep 04, 2023 | By Jim Seimas

The UC Santa Cruz women’s volleyball team swept Hamline 25-14, 25-16, 25-9 at the West Field House on Sunday to finish with a 5-0 mark in the UCSC Slugfest to open its season.

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SC skateboarder Judi Oyama, 63, takes second at US slalom championships | Local Roundup Aug 31, 2023 | By Jim Seimas

Santa Cruz slalom skateboarder Judi Oyama, 63, placed second at the U.S. National Championships, held in Vista over the weekend.

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UCSC names head coaches for men’s tennis, women’s basketball | Local Roundup Aug 30, 2023 | By Jim Seimas

UC Santa Cruz announced the hiring of head coaches for the men’s tennis and women’s basketball programs.

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Santa Cruz boys water polo tops Soquel, posts perfect SCCAL season | Local Roundup Oct 20, 2022 | By Jim Seimas

Santa Cruz High’s boys water polo team closed the Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League regular season with a 10-4 win over rival Soquel to cap a perfect run through league play Thursday in Santa Cruz.

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Soquel girls water polo secures 12th straight league title | Local Roundup Oct 13, 2022 | By Jim Seimas

Senior Quinn Healy scored six goals and junior teammate Leah Murphy scored five goals, as the Soquel High girls water polo team beat host Aptos 21-4 and secured no worse than a share of the Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League regular-season title Wednesday.

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Cabrillo soccer teams post shutouts, stay unbeaten in conference play | Local Roundup Oct 11, 2022 | By Jim Seimas

Andrea Estanquero had two goals and an assist, and the Cabrillo College women’s soccer team routed Foothill 12-0 in the teams’ Coast Conference South Division match Tuesday in Aptos.

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