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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.

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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Cabrillo gets dominant wins from soccer programs | Local Roundup Sep 28, 2022 | By Jim Seimas

The Cabrillo College women’s soccer team earned a 3-0 win over Evergreen Valley on Tuesday in Aptos.

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Pajaro Valley football team beats SLV, records first shutout since 2017 | Local Roundup Sep 25, 2022 | By Jim Seimas

Pajaro Valley High’s football team turned in a solid all-around effort and beat San Lorenzo Valley 26-0 in the teams’ Pacific Coast Athletic League Santa Lucia Division opener Saturday in Watsonville.

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SC’s Nat Young helps Team USA secure title in Huntington Beach | Local Roundup Sep 24, 2022 | By Jim Seimas

Santa Cruz’s Nat Young helped Team USA win the title at the 2022 ISA World Surf Games, securing the Americans one extra slot at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games.

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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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Local runners dominate at Jackie Henderson Memorial in Castroville | Local Roundup Sep 18, 2022 | By Jim Seimas

Santa Cruz High sophomore Eli Fitchen-Young produced his third win on the young season, this time at the Jackie Henderson Memorial at North Monterey County on Saturday.

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Santa Cruz boys run to perfect score at Soquel | Local Roundup Sep 16, 2022 | By Jim Seimas

Santa Cruz High posted a perfect score of 15 in its Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League meet win over host Soquel (48) and Harbor (76) on Thursday.

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Sophomore Holly Rejfir paces Harbor volleyball past Scotts Valley | Local Roundup Sep 14, 2022 | By Jim Seimas

Sophomore outside hitter Holly Rejfir had 17 kills, and Harbor High’s girls volleyball team defeated host Scotts Valley 25-15, 26-28, 25-22, 25-15 in Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League play Tuesday night.

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UCSC women’s volleyball goes 3-1 at Oregon Trail Classic | Local Roundup Sep 11, 2022 | By Jim Seimas

The UC Santa Cruz women’s volleyball team earned a split in their matches Saturday to finish 3-1 at the Oregon Trail Classic in Forest Grove, Oregon.

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SC’s Fitchen-Young, SV’s Boothby run to wins at Toro Park | Local Roundup Sep 10, 2022 | By Jim Seimas

Santa Cruz High sophomore Eli Fitchen-Young and Scotts Valley junior Ashlyn Boothby won races at the 3-mile Monterey Bay Invitational at Toro Park on Saturday.

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Unbeaten Wildcatz volleyball team earns emotional win at Monterey | Local Roundup Sep 09, 2022 | By Jim Seimas

Watsonville High’s girls volleyball team overcame a broken bus, the loss of setter Ally Carmona to injury, and an oven of a gymnasium to beat host Monterey 25-23, 25-23, 25-27, 25-23 in its Pacific Coast Athletic League Mission Division opener Thursday night.

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Mohamed El Kaddouri’s three-goal outing paces Cabrillo soccer in win | Local Roundup Sep 07, 2022 | By Jim Seimas

Sophomore forward Mohamed El Kaddouri scored three goals, and the Cabrillo College men’s soccer team beat Allan Hancock 5-2 in the teams’ nonconference game Tuesday in Aptos.

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UCSC women’s soccer dominates in season opener | Local Roundup Sep 02, 2022 | By Jim Seimas

The UC Santa Cruz women’s soccer team had five players score goals Thursday as it opened their season with a 5-0 rout of host Pacific Union in Angwin.

Men’s soccer Girls volleyball Surfing Soccer Santa Cruz High

Kaylee Gooch paces Harbor girls water polo past Pioneer | Local Roundup Aug 31, 2022 | By Jim Seimas

Senior captain Kaylee Gooch had four goals and five steals to lead Harbor High’s girls water polo team to an 8-2 win over visiting Pioneer on Tuesday.

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Harbor volleyball wins division at Morro Bay Tournament | Local Roundup Aug 28, 2022 | By Jim Seimas

Harbor High’s girls volleyball team went 2-2 on the final day of the Morro Bay Tournament on Saturday to win the Silver Division title. The Pirates finished 4-2 at the event.

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Harbor girls water polo rolls in opener | Local Roundup Aug 26, 2022 | By Jim Seimas

The Scotts Valley High girls tennis team opened its 2022 season with a 7-0 nonleague win over visiting St. Francis on Thursday afternoon.

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Pro skimboarders to square off at Seabright in TAC Skimblast | Local Roundup Jun 21, 2022 | By Jim Seimas

The TAC Skimblast, the first event of the 2022 United Skim Tour, will be held at Seabright State Beach on Saturday.

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Cabrillo baseball gets three players named first-team all-conference | Local Roundup May 09, 2022 | By Jim Seimas

Cabrillo College’s baseball team had three players receive all-Coast Conference South Division first-team honors: starting pitcher David Eichhorn, infielder Kinsal Plunkett and outfielder Dominic Giuffre.

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Harbor’s Gwen Grigsby, Isla Johnson win inaugural SCCAL beach volleyball title | Local Roundup May 07, 2022 | By Jim Seimas

Harbor High sophomore Gwen Grigsby and freshman Isla Johnson defeated Scotts Valley’s Hannah Fleming and Morgan Lipman 21-11, 21-14 to win the inaugural Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League Beach Volleyball Championships on Saturday at Harbor High.

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PCS’s Katharina Guth qualifies for CCS track and field semifinals in four events | Local Roundup May 07, 2022 | By Jim Seimas

Pacific Collegiate School junior Katharina Guth placed in the top seven in four events at the Pacific Coast Athletic League Masters Meet on Friday at Gilroy High, meeting the criteria to advance to the Central Coast Section semifinals in all four events.

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Kirby boys volleyball falls to Palma in CCS play-in match | Local Roundup May 05, 2022 | By Jim Seimas

Kirby School’s boys volleyball team, the Pacific Coast Athletic League Cypress Division champion, lost 25-10, 25-27, 25-21, 25-20 to Palma in a Central Coast Section play-in game at Santa Cruz High on Thursday.

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Cougars softball team pounces on Mariners in Felton | Local Roundup Apr 29, 2022 | By Jim Seimas

Sophomore Alyssa Struthers hit two doubles, had three RBI and scored twice as the San Lorenzo Valley High’s softball team rolled Aptos 15-1 in its mercy-rule shortened, five inning Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League game Thursday.

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Mariah Montalvo homers again as Sharks set school record for wins | Local Roundup Apr 28, 2022 | By Jim Seimas

Santa Clara University committed slugger Mariah Montalvo had three hits, including a solo home run, and the St. Francis High softball team beat host Stevenson 3-1 in Pebble Beach on Wednesday.

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St. Francis senior Julian Vargas sets school record in PCAL Track and Field Trials Apr 27, 2022 | By Jim Seimas

St. Francis senior Julian Vargas took second place in the 1,600-meter race in a school-record 4:27.40 at the PCAL Cypress Division Trials at Pacific Grove High on Tuesday.

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