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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.

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, Harbor boys earn soccer wins, set up key battle in SCCAL title race | Local Roundup Feb 08, 2025 | By Jim Seimas

Haziel Parra scored on a pass from Nicolas Topete 45 seconds in, and the Mariners’ boys soccer team beat host Santa Cruz 4-1 on Friday to maintain its slim lead in the Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League standings with two matches remaining in the regular season.

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Warriors lose to Skyforce, return to SC for 10-game homestand | Local Roundup Feb 05, 2025 | By Jim Seimas

Santa Cruz had six players record double-digit scoring performances, but the Warriors fell to the host Sioux Falls Skyforce, 121-109, in the teams’ NBA G League game at Sanford Pentagon in South Dakota on Tuesday evening.

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Shorthanded Warriors bust loose for season-high point total in G League win over Grand Rapids | Local Roundup Feb 01, 2025 | By Jim Seimas

Minus some of their top contributors, the Santa Cruz Warriors turned in a golden performance in their 146-132 win over the Grand Rapids Gold in front of 2,476 fans at the teams’ NBA G League game at Kaiser Permanente Arena on Saturday night.

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Watsonville makes 14 3-pointers in win over Monte Vista Christian | Local Roundup Feb 01, 2025 | By Jim Seimas

Max Aceves made five 3-pointers and scored 24 points to lead Watsonville High boys basketball team past Monte Vista Christian 81-55 in the teams’ Pacific Coast Athletic League Mission Division game on Friday.

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Wildcatz remain in Gabilan Division title hunt with rout of Alvarez | Local Roundup Jan 31, 2025 | By Jim Seimas

Freshman Isabella Alvarez scored a game-high 23 points, and the Watsonville High girls basketball team stomped Alvarez 70-16 in Pacific Coast Athletic League Gabilan Division action on Thursday.

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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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Cardinals girls survive Aptos in overtime | Local Roundup Jan 24, 2025 | By Jim Seimas

Karolina Espinosa made two free throws in the final 9.1 seconds, and Santa Cruz High’s girls basketball team edged host Aptos 58-56 in overtime in the Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League game Thursday.

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Seahawks top Mission, face San Jose City for sole possession of division lead next | Local Roundup Jan 22, 2025 | By Jim Seimas

Freshman forward Gabby Brooks made two 3-pointers and scored a game-high 22 points, and the Cabrillo College women’s basketball team beat Mission 63-56 in the teams’ Coast Conference South Division game in Aptos on Wednesday.

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Scotts Valley girls hoopsters hand SC first league loss since 2022 | Local Roundup Jan 22, 2025 | By Jim Seimas

Junior guard Brooklyn Williams scored a team-high 13 points, and the Scotts Valley HIgh’s girls basketball team beat two-time defending champion Santa Cruz 46-40 in Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League play Tuesday.

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Four county wrestlers win tournament titles | Local Roundup Jan 19, 2025 | By Jim Seimas

Aptos High sophomore wrestler Dominic Cabot, senior teammate Lucas Zuniga, and San Lorenzo Valley senior Grady Cloyd took first place in their respective weight classes at the 60th Overfelt Classic in San Jose on Saturday. … St. Francis senior Johnny Croghan took first at the 61st Jim Root Memorial in Saratoga.

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St. Francis’ youth-laden girls basketball team keeps rolling in PCAL’s Cypress Division | Local Roundup Jan 17, 2025 | By Jim Seimas

Freshmen guard Liliana Whitmeyer scored a game-high 21 points to help St. Francis High’s girls basketball team beat visiting Greenfield 67-38 and remain unbeaten in Pacific Coast Athletic League Cypress Division play Thursday.

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Dai’shaun Buie and Walzel Evans help Cabrillo men’s basketball team hold off Monterey Peninsula | Local Roundup Jan 11, 2025 | By Jim Seimas

Junior forward Isis Tumanson had a pair of assists, and Soquel High’s girls soccer team beat Norte Dame of San Jose 3-1 to close their nonleague slate Friday.

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Girlz N The Hoodies: Santa Cruz basketball team wins Dragons New Year’s Tournament in Hollywood | Local Roundup Jan 05, 2025 | By Jim Seimas

Santa Cruz High’s girls basketball team produced a Hollywood finish at the Dragons New Year’s Tournament in Los Angeles on Saturday.

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Isaiah Ackerman’s 30-point outing helps Aptos win Carmel Classic opener | Local Roundup Dec 20, 2024 | By Jim Seimas

Senior Isaiah Ackerman scored 30 points, and the Aptos High boys basketball team beat Everett Alvarez 61-40 in the first round of the 76th annual Carmel Classic on Thursday.

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Clippers beat down host Warriors in G League series opener | Local Roundup Dec 14, 2024 | By Jim Seimas

Two-way center Quinten Post scored a game-high 22 points, and had seven rebounds and two assists, but Santa Cruz lost its series opener against San Diego, 123-89, in the teams’ NBA G League Showcase Cup game at Kaiser Permanente Arena on Saturday night.

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Freshman hoopster Isabella Alvarez, Wildcatz continue hot start | Local Roundup Dec 14, 2024 | By Jim Seimas

Freshman Isabella Alvarez turned in another stellar outing, and the Watsonville High girls basketball team trounced host North Salinas 57-17 on Friday to extend their hot start.

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Scotts Valley girls basketball team stays unbeaten with narrow win over Pioneer | Local Roundup Dec 13, 2024 | By Jim Seimas

Junior guard Brooklyn Williams drained a 3-pointer to put Scotts Valley High’s girls basketball team ahead by five points with a minute left and the unbeaten Falcons held on to beat Pioneer of San Jose 42-41 in Sunnyvale on Thursday.

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Nash Horton, St. Francis basketball team rally past SLV in Felton | Local Roundup Dec 10, 2024 | By Jim Seimas

Nash Horton had 25 points, 10 rebounds and five steals, and the St. Francis High boys basketball team beat host San Lorenzo Valley 64-57 in nonleague action on Tuesday.

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Santa Cruz’s Eli Fitchen-Young runs to 34th place at Nike Cross Nationals | Local Roundup Dec 08, 2024 | By Jim Seimas

Santa Cruz High distance runner Eli Fitchen-Young took 34th at the Nike Cross Nationals (NXN) in Portland, Oregon, on Saturday.

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Javan Johnson scores 22 in SC Warriors’ OT loss to Valley Suns | Local Roundup Dec 06, 2024 | By Jim Seimas

Forward Javan Johnson made six 3-pointers and scored a season-high 22 points, but the Santa Cruz Warriors suffered a 121-118 loss in overtime to the Valley Suns in their NBA G League game at Mullett Arena in Tempe, Arizona, on Thursday night.

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Cabrillo women’s basketball motors past Modesto, pushes win streak to six | Local Roundup Dec 04, 2024 | By Jim Seimas

Sophomore forward Renee Parker scored a game-high 19 points, and the Cabrillo College women’s basketball team beat visiting Modesto 65-48 for its sixth straight win in nonconference play Tuesday.

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SLV girls basketball heats up, rolls past KIPP San Jose | Local Roundup Dec 02, 2024 | By Jim Seimas

Sophomore point guard Sophia Marello, playing in her second varsity game, had 14 points and 10 steals, and San Lorenzo Valley High’s girls basketball team beat KIPP San Jose Collegiate 41-11 in nonleague action in Felton on Monday night.

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Former Cabrillo star Clayton Andrews traded from Brewers to Yankees | Local Roundup Feb 15, 2024 | By Jim Seimas

Milwaukee Brewers left-handed pitcher Clayton Andrews, a 27-year-old Cabrillo College alum, was traded to the New York Yankees and added to their 40-man roster on Wednesday.

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