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MVC boys basketball beats RSJ, gains sole possession of Cypress lead | Local Roundup Jan 18, 2024 | By Jim Seimas

Dominic Pierini made three 3-pointers and finished with a game-high 14 points, and Monte Vista Christian School’s boys basketball team beat Rancho San Juan 56-40 to gain sole possession of the Cypress Division lead in Pacific Coast Athletic League play Wednesday.
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Aptos girls soccer team shuts out host Soquel to stay unbeaten in SCCAL | Local Roundup Jan 17, 2024 | By Jim Seimas

Aptos High’s girls soccer team scored a goal in each half of its 2-0 win over host Soquel to stay unbeaten in Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League play Tuesday night.
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Local wrestlers Janie Houser, Danica Kelley win titles at Ladies Coast Classic | Local Roundup Jan 14, 2024 | By Jim Seimas

Aptos High wrestler Janie Houser (125 pounds) and Scotts Valley’s Danica Kelley (135) took first place in their respective weight divisions at the 34-team Ladies Coast Classic at Santa Cruz High on Saturday.
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Ben Dotten scores 29 points to help SC slip past rival Aptos in overtime thriller | Boys basketball Jan 13, 2024 | By Jim Seimas

Forget the records, height mismatches, and rankings. None of that means anything when rivals Santa Cruz High and Aptos square off on the basketball court.
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Santa Cruz storms past Aptos behind complete outing | Girls basketball Jan 13, 2024 | By Jim Seimas

Tiera O’Connor and Natalia Espinosa each made four 3-pointers, but Santa Cruz High’s girls basketball team did most of its damage in the paint and steamrolled rival Aptos 68-35 on Friday in front a near capacity crowd.
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Cabrillo basketball knocks off San Jose, sets big matchup against West Valley | Local Roundup Jan 13, 2024 | By Jim Seimas

Clarence Martin scored a team-high 18 points, and the No. 8 state ranked Cabrillo College men’s basketball team rallied past No. 12 San Jose City 73-67 in Aptos on Friday night.
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Alexa Castaneda’s two goals help Aptos knock off host SLV | Local Roundup Jan 11, 2024 | By Jim Seimas

Alexa Castaneda scored twice in the first half, and Aptos High’s girls soccer team beat San Lorenzo Valley 3-0 in Felton on Thursday.
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Aptos alum Zach Hewett, 39, takes over as Mariners’ head football coach Jan 11, 2024 | By Jim Seimas

The Mariners went to one of their own to find a successor for retired coaching legend Randy Blankenship.
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Aptos girls soccer posts win over SV to begin title defense | Local Roundup Jan 10, 2024 | By Jim Seimas

Alexa Castaneda  had a goal and an assist, as Aptos High’s girls soccer team began its title defense with  a 2-0 win over host Scotts Valley in the teams’ Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League opener Tuesday.
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Santa Cruz’s Adam Bartlett wins USA Surfing Prime U18 title at Steamer Lane Jan 07, 2024 | By Jim Seimas

It was hard for Santa Cruz’s Adam Bartlett to decide which was bumpier, his descent down the face of the waves at iconic surf break Steamer Lane, or his ascent up a flight of stairs, while he was being chaired by a couple of his teenage friends after winning his first USA Surfing Prime title Sunday.
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SC surfer Kirra Huntress takes second in Girls U14 final at USA Surfing Prime event at Steamer Lane Jan 07, 2024 | By Jim Seimas

Large wind-battered waves and a continuous surge of whitewater turned the USA Surfing Prime event at iconic Steamer Lane turned into a track meet Saturday afternoon. It was survival of the fittest.
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Santa Cruz wrestler Balam Letona takes first at Apple Cider Classic | Local Roundup Jan 06, 2024 | By Jim Seimas

Santa Cruz High junior Balam Letona took first place at 113 pounds at the 39-team Apple Cider Classic at Watsonville High on Saturday. 
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Photo | Aptos High surfer rides waves at Steamer Lane Jan 06, 2024 | By Shmuel Thaler

The early morning sun tinges the sky with orange Saturday as Aptos High School surfer Max St. Denis jumps off his board.
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Taray Winfrey lifts Cabrillo over Cañada on last-second layup | Local Roundup Jan 06, 2024 | By Jim Seimas

Taray Winfrey dribbled the length of the court and made the game winning layup with 0.4 seconds left to help the Cabrillo College men’s basketball team prevail 81-80 over host Cañada in their nonconference finale Friday.
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Watsonville the first of four county schools to fill head coach vacancy | High school football Jan 04, 2024 | By Jim Seimas

Watsonville High named Manny Contreras, 39, a longtime assistant with stints at four area schools, as its new football coach on Thursday. That leaves three other Santa Cruz County schools, Aptos, Santa Cruz and Harbor, with head coaching vacancies.
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Aptos girls soccer blanks Christopher for fifth shutout | Local Roundup Jan 03, 2024 | By Jim Seimas

Scarlet Statler scored on a pass from Alexa Castaneda in the 54th minute, and the Aptos High girls soccer team knocked off visiting Christopher 1-0 in nonleague action Wednesday.
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Scotts Valley boys upset defending co-champion Aptos in SCCAL basketball opener | Local Roundup Jan 03, 2024 | By Jim Seimas

Will Shilling made four 3-pointers and finished with 22 points, as Scotts Valley High’s boys basketball team opened Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League play with a 66-44 home win over Aptos on Tuesday. 
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Johnny Cornejo helps Aptos survive Soquel in tournament thriller | Boys basketball Dec 31, 2023 | By Jim Seimas

Those must-see rivalry basketball games between Aptos High and Santa Cruz have company.
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Aptos girls fall to Mills, take fourth in its tournament | Local Roundup Dec 30, 2023 | By Jim Seimas

Aptos High’s girls basketball team struggled to answer Mills’ runs in the second half and suffered a 47-36 loss in the third-place game at the 10th annual Aptos High/Santa Cruz Warriors NorCal Invitational at Kaiser Permanente Arena on Saturday.
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Scotts Valley pulls away from St. Francis, moves closer to .500 mark | Local Roundup Dec 30, 2023 | By Jim Seimas

Zach Shilling scored 10 of his 22 points in the fourth quarter, and Scotts Valley High’s boys basketball team pulled away in the second half for a 75-65 nonleague win over visiting St. Francis on Friday night.
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Aptos falls short in upset bid against St. Mary’s of Stockton | Boys basketball Dec 29, 2023 | By Jim Seimas

Aptos High’s boys basketball team squared off against favored St. Mary’s of Stockton at an odd venue on Thursday. Because the teams were unable to play at Kaiser Permanente Arena or Aptos due to site conflicts, they game was shifted to Soquel High.
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Pat Spencer, Usman Garuba record double-doubles in Santa Cruz Warriors’ narrow loss | Local Roundup Dec 29, 2023 | By Jim Seimas

Guard Pat Spencer and two-way center Usman Garuba each recorded double-doubles, but the Santa Cruz Warriors fell to Sioux Falls 105-102 in their NBA G League regular-season opener Thursday at Kaiser Permanente Arena.
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Soquel stumbles in second half, loses to powerful HMB in Aptos Tournament opener | Boys basketball Dec 28, 2023 | By Jim Seimas

Soquel High’s boys basketball team plays games four consecutive days this week, which essentially leaves it one more day to practice before opening Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League play Tuesday.
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Mariner girls rout Palo Alto, move into Aptos Tournament semifinals | Local Roundup Dec 28, 2023 | By Jim Seimas

Freshman Gabby Wickham made three 3-pointers and finished with a team-high 15 points, as Aptos High’s girls basketball team beat Palo Alto 50-17 in the opening round of the 10th annual Aptos High/Santa Cruz Warriors NorCal Invitational at Kaiser Permanente Arena on Wednesday.
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Santa Cruz loses lead late, rallies to win Justin-Siena Tournament title | Local Roundup Dec 23, 2023 | By Jim Seimas

Santa Cruz High’s boys basketball team saw “Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom” on Saturday afternoon, hours before beating Justin-Siena 50-46 in the championship of Justin-Siena Tournament in Napa.
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