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CCS playoff football breakdown Nov 28, 2024 | By John Devine

CCS divisional finals football breakdown: Aptos-Carmel; Palma-Wilcox
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MVC boys, Aptos girls win Mission 831 basketball titles | Local Roundup Nov 26, 2024 | By Jim Seimas

Monte Vista Christian School’s boys basketball team jumped out to a big lead early and beat visiting San Lorenzo Valley 65-57 in the Mission 831 Tournament championship in Watsonville on Tuesday.
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Aptos preparing to battle unbeaten Carmel in CCS D-III final | High school football Nov 26, 2024 | By Jim Seimas

The Mariners need to upset another unbeaten team if they hope to claim the sixth section title in school history and advance to a CIF NorCal bowl game.
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Robert Gomez opens with school-record nine 3s in Sharks’ basketball rout | Local Roundup Nov 25, 2024 | By Jim Seimas

Robert Gomez made a school-record nine 3-pointers and scored 29 points, and St. Francis High’s boys basketball team routed Anzar 92-23 in the teams’ season opener Monday.
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UC Santa Cruz men, women earn basketball wins | Local Roundup Nov 25, 2024 | By Jim Seimas

Joseph Espy had 23 points, six rebounds, and three blocks, and the UC Santa Cruz men’s basketball team beat Whitman 83-79 at Kaiser Permanente Arena on Sunday.
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Aptos girls water polo caps historic season with CIF NorCal D-III title Nov 24, 2024 | By Jim Seimas

Aptos High’s youth-laden and battle-tested girls water polo team posted its sixth straight playoffs win Saturday. In doing so, the No. 2 seed Mariners penned yet another page for the history book with their decisive, 9-7 win over No. 5 Morro Bay to earn the CIF NorCal Regional Division III championship at Sacred Heart Prep High.
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No. 7 seed Aptos runs wild for another upset, advances to D-III championship | CCS football Nov 23, 2024 | By Jim Seimas

Aptos High’s football team continued to defy the odds in postseason action on Friday night.
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Aptos rallies past Rio Americano, reaches its first CIF NorCal D-III final | Girls water polo Nov 21, 2024 | By Jim Seimas

Aptos High’s girls water polo team was already in uncharted territory when it took to its pool for the CIF NorCal Regional Division III semifinals on Thursday.
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Santa Cruz Warriors fall to Stockton Kings in NBA G League action | Local Roundup Nov 20, 2024 | By Jim Seimas

Kevin Knox II had 25 points and six rebounds, but the Santa Cruz Warriors lost to the host Stockton Kings 108-98 in the teams’ NBA G League game Wednesday night.
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Aptos preparing for wet CCS D-III semifinal at Palo Alto | High school football Nov 20, 2024 | By Jim Seimas

Aptos High’s football team doesn’t expect wet conditions to rain on its potential parade in the Central Coast Section Division III semifinals at Palo Alto on Friday night.
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Aptos advances to CIF NorCal Regional D-III semifinals | Girls water polo roundup Nov 19, 2024 | By Richard de Give

Aptos High’s girls water polo team will enjoy the program’s first trip to the CIF Northern California Regional playoffs a little longer.
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SC’s Eli Fitchen-Young, SV’s Ava Decleve run to D-IV cross country titles | CCS Championships Roundup Nov 16, 2024 | By Jim Seimas

Santa Cruz High senior Eli Fitchen-Young and Scotts Valley junior Ava Decleve ran personal bests to secure individual titles in Division IV at the Central Coast Section Cross Country Championships on Saturday.
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Aptos girls water polo beats Santa Cruz for first section title | CCS Championships Roundup Nov 16, 2024 | By Jim Seimas

Aptos High’s girls water polo program finally earned its day in the sun.
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No. 7 seed Aptos upsets No. 2 Willow Glen in D-III quarterfinal shootout | CCS football Nov 16, 2024 | By Jim Seimas

Aptos High’s football program — a five-time Central Coast Section champion — has a history of rising to another level in the postseason.
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Aptos girls tennis team suffers narrow loss in CCS Team Tournament opener | Local Roundup Nov 13, 2024 | By Jim Seimas

Aptos High’s girls tennis team suffered a narrow, 4-3 loss to Stevenson in Pebble Beach in the first round of the Central Coast Section Team Tournament on Tuesday.
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Three county girls water polo teams qualify for championship matches | CCS roundup Nov 13, 2024 | By Jim Seimas

Three Santa Cruz County girls water polo teams — Santa Cruz, Aptos, and Soquel — advanced to Central Coast Section finals on Tuesday. The Cardinals and Mariners’ fourth meeting this season will decide the D-II crown on Saturday, and Soquel faces rival Sacred Heart Prep for the prestigious Open Division title.
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UCSC women’s soccer pulls massive upset, qualifies for NCAA D-III Tournament | Local Roundup Nov 10, 2024 | By Jim Seimas

The UC Santa Cruz women’s soccer team scored twice in the first half and held on to stun No. 2 nationally ranked Christopher Newport 2-0 to claim its first Coast-To-Coast Conference Tournament championship at Lower East Field in Santa Cruz on Sunday.
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Soquel, Aptos seeded for CCS football playoffs Nov 10, 2024 | By Jim Seimas

Only two high school football teams from Santa Cruz County — Soquel and Aptos — made it into the Central Coast Section playoffs, and both compete in the Gabilan Division, the top tier of Pacific Coast Athletic League.
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Sammy Rebbert scores winning TD to lift SV’s flag football team to SCCAL Tournament title | Local Roundup Nov 10, 2024 | By Jim Seimas

Junior receiver Sammy Rebbert scored in the final minute, and the No. 2 seed Scotts Valley High girls flag football team topped No. 3 Aptos 12-7 in the Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League Tournament championship at Harbor High on Saturday.
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Four of five county teams advance to semifinals | CCS water polo roundup Nov 10, 2024 | By Jim Seimas

Sophomore Elizabeth Penny had three goals, two assists, and a steal, and the No. 2 seed Soquel High girls water polo team beat No. 7 St. Ignatius of San Francisco 12-7 in the CCS Open Division quarterfinals on Saturday.
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Soquel beats Aptos, becomes first county team to go unbeaten in Gabilan Division | High school football roundup Nov 09, 2024 | By Jim Seimas

Soquel High football coach Dwight Lowery hadn’t had an ice bath since he last played defensive back in the NFL, close to a decade ago.
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Santa Cruz’s Eli Fitchen-Young breaks course record in title repeat | Boys SCCAL Cross Country Championships Nov 07, 2024 | By Jim Seimas

The closest thing to a lead pack was the congested start line at the Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League Cross Country Championships on Thursday. Santa Cruz High senior Eli Fitchen-Young made sure of it.
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Scotts Valley’s Ava Decleve pulls away for win at Pinto Lake | Girls SCCAL Cross Country Championships Nov 07, 2024 | By Jim Seimas

Scotts Valley High junior Ava Decleve pulled away from Aptos junior Maya Schiro and Santa Cruz freshman Isla Roake over the final mile and increased her stride through the finish line to take first place in dominant fashion at Pinto Lake County Park.
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Aptos freshman Kiana Safari beats teammate for singles title | SCCAL Girls Tennis Championships Nov 06, 2024 | By Jim Seimas

After earning a titles sweep at the Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League Girls Tennis Championships last season, Aptos High earned a split decision in this year’s finals at Imperial Courts Tennis Club on Wednesday.
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Finals set for SCCAL Girls Tennis Championships | Local Roundup Nov 06, 2024 | By Jim Seimas

Aptos High tennis teammates Kiana Safari and Aviana Andrews advanced to the singles final at the Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League championships in Aptos on Tuesday. Scotts Valley’s Sofia Niklaus and Erin Szymanski, and Aptos’ Isabella Calderon and Coral Collins advanced to the doubles final.
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