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Kaylee Murphy posts another double-double for UCSC, sets up showdown with Whitman | Local Roundup Dec 18, 2021 | By Jim Seimas

Junior forward Kaylee Murphy posted her fifth double-double of the season and 26th of her career to help the UC Santa Cruz women’s basketball team open the UCSC December Classic with a win Saturday.

Aptos boys basketball team suffers first loss | Local Roundup Dec 17, 2021 | By Jim Seimas

Aptos High’s boys basketball team suffered its first loss of the season, 75-61 to Whitney of Rocklin in the Carmel Tournament semifinals on Friday.

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Santa Cruz girls soccer blasts PCS in preseason finale | Local Roundup Dec 17, 2021 | By Jim Seimas

Sam Wenger scored three goals and the Santa Cruz High girls soccer team beat Pacific Collegiate 9-1 in its nonleague finale Thursday.

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Christian Magana’s buzzer beater lifts Sharks basketball team | Local Roundup Dec 15, 2021 | By Jim Seimas

Christian Magana scored a buzzer beating basket to lift St. Francis High’s boys basketball team over visiting Gilroy 43-42 on Tuesday in the teams’ nonleague game.

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Mariners win Gilroy Tournament; Cameron Saldana named MVP | Local Roundup Dec 12, 2021 | By Jim Seimas

Cameron Saldana had 19 points and five steals to help the Aptos High’s boys basketball team beat Lincoln 55-44 in the Bob Hagen Memorial Tournament championship at Gilroy High on Saturday.

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Basketball tournaments at Alvarez canceled for COVID-19 protocols | Local Roundup Dec 11, 2021 | By Jim Seimas

All seven games Friday and the remaining events at the Eagles Classic boys and girls basketball tournament at Alvarez High were canceled after multiple players tested positive for COVID-19.

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David Ibarra’s goal helps Wildcatz earn soccer draw with Los Gatos | Local Roundup Dec 10, 2021 | By Jim Seimas

Senior David Ibarra scored on a pass from Mateo Arias in the second half and the Watsonville High boys soccer team earned a 1-1 draw with host Los Gatos in pool play for the Homestead Christmas Cup on Thursday night.

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Harbor girls soccer rallies past Stevenson | Local Roundup Dec 08, 2021 | By Jim Seimas

Senior Camille Dayton had a goal and assist in the final 10 minutes to rally Harbor High’s girls soccer team past Stevenson 3-2 in the teams’ nonleague game in Pebble Beach on Tuesday.

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Santa Cruz’s Evie Marheineke takes third at Nike Cross California Regional | Local Roundup Dec 05, 2021 | By Jim Seimas

Santa Cruz’s Evie Marheineke placed third out of 55 runners in the girls championship at the NXR California Regional at Woodward Park in Fresno on Saturday.

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Aptos boys basketball tops Wilcox in OT | Local Roundup Dec 03, 2021 | By Jim Seimas

Senior guard/forward Cameron Saldana scored 23 points and the Aptos High boys basketball team beat Wilcox 58-55 in overtime Thursday.

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Alexa Malaspina, Jana Komposch help MVC girls soccer edge Harbor in Watsonville Tournament | Local Roundup Dec 01, 2021 | By Jim Seimas

Goalie Alexa Malaspina made nine saves and the Monte Vista Christian School girls soccer team edged Harbor 1-0 in the third game of the Watsonville Tournament on Wednesday.

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Two Santa Cruzans ace same hole at DeLaveaga | Local Roundup Nov 30, 2021 | By Jim Seimas

Two Santa Cruzans aced the same hole, No. 3, at DeLaveaga Golf Course in Santa Cruz on Tuesday.

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Cabrillo women’s volleyball eliminated by Fresno City in second round of CCCAA NorCal playoffs | Local Roundup Nov 28, 2021 | By Jim Seimas

The No. 6 seed Cabrillo College women’s volleyball team was eliminated by No. 3 Fresno City 25-22, 25-17, 25-12 in the second round of the CCCAA NorCal playoffs Saturday in Fresno.

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SV’s Ashlyn Boothby takes third, Ryder Brabo ninth at CIF State Cross Country Championships Nov 27, 2021 | By Jim Seimas

The Falcons turned out pretty special performances, too. Sophomore Ashlyn Boothby placed third in the D-IV girls race and Brabo placed ninth in the D-IV boys race. The boys took third and the girls took 12th.

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Cabrillo women’s soccer shut out in Rocklin, eliminated in second round of NorCal playoffs | Local Roundup Nov 23, 2021 | By Jim Seimas

The Cabrillo College women’s soccer team suffered a 3-0 loss at Sierra in the second round of the CCCAA NorCal regional playoffs on Tuesday in Rocklin.

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PCS, MVC win openers, will square off in Mission 831 Basketball Shootout boys final | Local Roundup Nov 23, 2021 | By Jim Seimas

Four Pacific Collegiate School boys basketball players reached double digits in scoring, and the Pumas opened their season with a 66-55 win over Gonzales in the opening round of the Mission 831 Basketball Shootout at Monte Vista Christian School on Monday.

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County has banner day at CCS Cross Country Championships Nov 14, 2021 | By Jim Seimas

It was a banner day for Santa Cruz County at the Central Coast Section Cross Country Championships at Crystal Springs’ 2.95-mile course Saturday: two individual champions and four team champions.

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Aptos girls upset SC; Soquel teams cruise into finals | SCCAL Water Polo Tournament Roundup Oct 29, 2021 | By Gordon Kass

Fiona Carey scored three early goals to give No. 3 seed Aptos girls water polo team the lead, and the Mariners rode the waves of a back-and-forth match to upset No. 2 Santa Cruz 14-12 in the Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League Tournament semifinal.

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Santa Cruz, Soquel volleyball teams post semifinal wins; will clash in SCCAL Tournament final Wednesday | Local Roundup Oct 26, 2021 | By Jim Seimas

Senior outside hitter Marilu Pally had 15 kills to lead the Santa Cruz High girls volleyball team to a 25-14, 25-19, 19-25, 25-19 win over Harbor in the Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League Tournament semifinals on Tuesday night.

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Aptos sweeps Harbor, wins SCCAL girls tennis title | Local Roundup Oct 22, 2021 | By Jim Seimas

Aptos High’s girls tennis team won 7-0 over Harbor, winning every match in straight sets, and earned no worse than a share of the Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League title Thursday.

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Aptos girls tennis beats Soquel, closes in on title repeat | Local Roundup Oct 19, 2021 | By Jim Seimas

Rebecca Fuller, Holly Hegna, Autumn Zaretsky and Ashley Lavender earned singles wins in straight sets, and Aptos High’s girls tennis beat visiting Soquel 6-1 to remain atop the Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League standings Thursday.

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Scotts Valley runs to team titles at Bellarmine Terry Ward Invitational | Local Roundup Oct 16, 2021 | By Jim Seimas

Scotts Valley High’s girls and boys cross country teams won titles at the Bellarmine Terry Ward Invitational at Baylands Park’s 5k course in Sunnyvale on Saturday.

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Aptos girls tennis tops Santa Cruz to remain atop standings | Local Roundup Oct 15, 2021 | By Jim Seimas

Holly Hegna, Autumn Zaretsky and Ashley Lavender earned singles wins in straight sets, and Aptos High’s girls tennis beat host Santa Cruz 6-1 to remain atop the Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League standings Thursday.

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Aptos girls tennis moves into tie for first with Scotts Valley | Local Roundup Oct 08, 2021 | By Jim Seimas

Holly Hegna, Autumn Zaretsky and Ashley Lavender earned singles wins, and Aptos High’s girls tennis team moved into a tie for first place with Scotts Valley by beating the Falcons 6-1 in their Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League match Thursday.

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Isaac Ortiz scores four TDs in Pajaro Valley’s narrow loss to Stevenson | Local Roundup Oct 03, 2021 | By Jim Seimas

Pajaro Valley High’s Isaac Ortiz ran for four touchdowns, but the Grizzlies football team lost 36-30 to visiting Stevenson in the teams’ Pacific Coast Athletic League Santa Lucia Division game Saturday.

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