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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.

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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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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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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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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UCSC women’s soccer team sneaks past Menlo for third straight win | Local Roundup Sep 23, 2023 | By Jim Seimas

Amanda Scott scored in the 75th minute, and the UC Santa Cruz women’s soccer team knocked of host Menlo 2-1 in Atherton on Friday for its third straight win.

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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 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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Santa Cruz sweeps Aptos in SCCAL volleyball action | Local Roundup Sep 12, 2023 | By Jim Seimas

Senior middle blocker Daisy Manako had eight kills and three blocks, and Santa Cruz High’s girls volleyball team swept visiting Aptos, 25-12, 25-15, 25-16, to stay unbeaten in Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League play Tuesday.

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Abigail Higgins scores 10 goals in Harbor’s girls water polo rout of Hollister | Local Roundup Sep 08, 2023 | By Jim Seimas

Junior Abigail Higgins scored a career-high 10 goals to go along with two assists, and three steals, and the Harbor High girls water polo team routed Hollister 26-4 in the teams’ nonleague game in Santa Cruz on Thursday.

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UCSC volleyball climbs into national rankings, wins again | Local Roundup Sep 07, 2023 | By Jim Seimas

The nationally ranked UC Santa Cruz women’s volleyball team opened its 14-match road trip with a 25-18, 25-18, 25-17 of host Caltech on Wednesday in Pasadena.

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Sae Ackerstein, Madalyn Price to compete at International Surf Rescue Challenge | Local Roundup Sep 01, 2023 | By Jim Seimas

Two Santa Cruz athletes, Sae Ackerstein and Madalyn “Munchie” Price, have been selected to represent the United States as part of the Youth National Team at the International Surf Rescue Challenge at South Padre Island, Texas, on Sept 17-24.

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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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Cabrillo soccer teams seeded for NorCal Regional playoffs | Local Roundup Nov 14, 2022 | By Jim Seimas

The Cabrillo College women’s soccer team (13-5-1), the Coast Conference’s South Division champion, received the No. 8 seed for the CCCAA NorCal Regional playoffs.

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Golden State assigns Patrick Baldwin Jr., Ryan Rollins to Santa Cruz | Local Roundup Nov 08, 2022 | By Jim Seimas

The 2022 NBA champion Golden State Warriors assigned forward Patrick Baldwin Jr. and guard Ryan Rollins to the team’s G League affiliate, the Santa Cruz Warriors.

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Santa Cruz resident Evie Marheineke wins WCAL cross country title | Local Roundup Nov 02, 2022 | By Jim Seimas

Archbishop Mitty sophomore Evie Marheineke, a Santa Cruz resident, won the individual title at the West Catholic Athletic League Cross Country Championships on Wednesday in Belmont.

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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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Santa Cruz secures first SCCAL volleyball title since ’02 | Local Roundup Oct 19, 2022 | By Jim Seimas

Gigi Brown led Santa Cruz High’s girls volleyball team with seven kills and eight digs in its 25-15, 25-16, 25-10 sweep of host Aptos on Tuesday to lock up no worse than a share of the Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League regular-season crown.

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Santa Cruz volleyball stuns host Soquel in five-set thriller | Local Roundup Oct 04, 2022 | By Jim Seimas

“Crazy” might be an understatement in describing Santa Cruz High’s girls volleyball victory over host Soquel on Monday.

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Scotts Valley tops SC in SCCAL cross country meet | Local Roundup Sep 30, 2022 | By Jim Seimas

Santa Cruz High cross country runner Eli Fitchen-Young finished the 2.08-mile course at UC Santa Cruz with a time of 11:06 but Scotts Valley won the teams’ Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League meet 23-32 on Thursday.

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Santa Cruz girls water polo rolls over Harbor | Local Roundup Sep 29, 2022 | By Jim Seimas

Senior Sonja Ukropina and junior Zoe Ann Watson each scored four goals, and the Santa Cruz High girls water polo team beat host Harbor 13-1 in the teams’ Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League match Wednesday night.

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SC’s Nat Young roars into Round 7 at ISA World Surf Games | Local Roundup Sep 23, 2022 | By Jim Seimas

Team USA’s Nat Young is one of four surfers who have advanced into Round 7 at the 2022 ISA World Surf Games in Huntington Beach.

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Aubree Westjohn’s goal brings Cabrillo women’s soccer an upset, share of conference title | Local Roundup Nov 10, 2021 | By Jim Seimas

Aubree Westjohn’s game winning goal helped the Cabrillo College women’s soccer team upset host San Francisco, the state’s No. 9 ranked team, 1-0 on Tuesday. The win helped the Seahawks, playing their regular-season finale, earn a share of the Coast Conference South Division title in the Rams.

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Santa Cruz surfers John Mel, Autumn Hays win O’Neill Freak Show titles | Local Roundup Nov 03, 2021 | By Jim Seimas

Santa Cruz surfers John Mel and Autumn Hays won titles at the 2021 O’Neill Freak Show Pro, held Friday through Sunday at Steamer Lane. Both earned $2,500 for their finishes.

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