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Aptos’ Adelaide Friedley advances from CCS prelims in 100-yard breaststroke | Girls swimming May 10, 2025 | By Jim Seimas

Temperatures were in the high 80s during the girls’ prelims at the Central Coast Section Swimming Championships on Friday. But for the coastal contingent used to those perfect, typical days in the 70s it must’ve felt like a pizza oven as they waited for their heats to take place.
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Soquel’s Oliver Santana sets two PRs in prelims, advances to CCS finals | Boys swimming May 09, 2025 | By Jim Seimas

Santa Cruz County qualified a hearty group of swimmers for the Central Coast Section Championships at Independence High. By the end the boys’ prelims on Thursday, Soquel High senior Oliver Santana was the only local remaining.
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Locals shine at Wildflower in Bradley | Local Roundup May 05, 2025 | By Jim Seimas

More than two dozen athletes from Santa Cruz County took part in the Wildflower, a three-day party celebrating multi-sport, music wellness and outdoor adventure, held in Bradley over the weekend.
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Depth serves Aptos boys, Soquel girls well at SCCAL Swimming Championships May 04, 2025 | By Jim Seimas

Aptos High’s boys team produced just one event winner — junior Elijah Souza in the 50 freestyle (21.91) — but the Mariners’ depth carried them to the team title.
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Soquel baseball shuts out Santa Cruz for sole possession of SCCAL lead | Local Roundup Apr 26, 2025 | By Jim Seimas

Junior Dylan Hull hurled a complete-game shutout, and Soquel High’s baseball team posted its second convincing win over rival Santa Cruz in the span of four days Friday, winning 9-0, to take sole possession of first place in the Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League.
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Soquel baseball picks up another walk-off win | Local Roundup Apr 20, 2025 | By Jim Seimas

Soquel High’s baseball team scored in the bottom of the seventh to pull out a 2-1, walk-off win over visiting Hughson in nonleague action Saturday.
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Watsonville softball shut out by Alvarez in PCAL Gabilan action | Local Roundup Apr 17, 2025 | By Jim Seimas

Mia Espinoza’s triple was one Watsonville High’s three hits in a 10-0, five-inning loss to Everett Alvarez in Pacific Coast Athletic League Gabilan softball action Wednesday.
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Sentinel’s Jim Seimas awarded fifth place, Raul Ebio eighth at APSE national contest | Local Roundup Apr 14, 2025 | By Sentinel staff report

Santa Cruz Sentinel Sports Editor Jim Seimas was awarded fifth place and freelance photographer Raul Ebio received eighth place from the Associated Press Sports Editors in its annual national contest for work published in 2024.
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Santa Cruz baseball knocks off Aptos in SCCAL action | Local Roundup Apr 04, 2025 | By Jim Seimas

Damos Deworken doubled, drew a walk, had two RBI, and scored twice in Santa Cruz High’s 8-3 win over Aptos in Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League baseball action Friday.
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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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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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Jason Graff throws one-hitter to help Santa Cruz win SCCAL opener | Local Roundup Mar 21, 2025 | By Jim Seimas

Jason Graff threw a complete-game one hitter, and Santa Cruz High’s baseball team beat Harbor 5-0 in the teams’ Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League opener Friday.
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Santa Cruz freshman wrestler Vera Bentley takes first at CCS Southern Regionals | Local Roundup Feb 15, 2025 | By Jim Seimas

Santa Cruz freshman Vera Bentley took first place in her weight division at the Central Coast Section Southern Regional Wrestling Championships at Watsonville High on Saturday.
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Aptos locks up boys soccer title with win over Scotts Valley | Local Roundup Feb 15, 2025 | By Jim Seimas

Nami Banks scored in each half, and Aptos High’s boys soccer team locked up the Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League title with their 5-1 win over Scotts Valley on Friday.
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Four county teams cap perfect league seasons | Local Roundup Feb 14, 2025 | By Jim Seimas

Senior Valeria Acosta scored twice, and Pajaro Valley High’s girls soccer team beat visiting North Salinas 5-0 to finish unbeaten in the Pacific Coast Athletic League’s Mission Division on a rainy Thursday.
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Watsonville boys soccer edges rival Pajaro Valley with late goal | Local Roundup Feb 13, 2025 | By Jim Seimas

A late-game position change served Elisco Mora and Watsonville High’s boys soccer team well on Wednesday.
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Aptos boys soccer ends Harbor’s 11-match unbeaten streak | Local Roundup Jan 25, 2025 | By Jim Seimas

Aptos High’s boys soccer team helped its bid to repeat as Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League champion by beating host Harbor 3-1 in Santa Cruz on Friday.
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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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Soquel girls water polo takes ninth at NorCal Invitational | Local Roundup Oct 27, 2024 | By Jim Seimas

Soquel High’s girls water polo team went 3-1 and took ninth place at the prestigious, two-day NorCal Invitational, which was hosted Sacred Heart Prep in Atherton and concluded Saturday.
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Santa Cruz boys, Soquel girls lock up water polo titles | Local Roundup Oct 17, 2024 | By Jim Seimas

Senior Pa’ kalani Vaka-Saxton had six goals and one steal, and Santa Cruz High’s boys water polo team beat Soquel 13-10 to lock up the Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League title on Thursday.
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Campbell’s Trevor Gillis a double winner at Santa Cruz Open Water Weekend Aug 18, 2024 | By Jim Seimas

Hundreds of athletes with a thirst for open water swimming gathered at Main Beach to compete in the two races that make up Santa Cruz Open Water Weekend.
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Aptos’ Gabe Gaeckle receives All-American honors | Local Roundup Jun 13, 2024 | By Jim Seimas

University of Arkansas freshman relief pitcher Gabe Gaeckle, an Aptos High alum, was a named a Freshman All-American by the National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association.
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Aptos contingent shows well in finals at CCS Championships | High school swimming May 05, 2024 | By Jim Seimas

Aptos High senior Sam Allen closed his high school swimming career with a solid showing at the Central Coast Section Championships at Independence High on a rainy Saturday.
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Aptos boys, Soquel girls earn team titles at SCCAL Championships | High school swimming Apr 28, 2024 | By Richard de Give

Who’s the top boys 100-yard butterfly swimmer in the Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League?
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