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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.

Locals shine during big weekend of racing | High school cross country roundup Oct 08, 2023 | By Jim Seimas

Scotts Valley High senior Ashlyn Boothby (17:25.8) took sixth out of 150 runners in the Bill Buettner 5K Championship race at the Asics Clovis Invitational at Woodward Park in Fresno on Saturday.

Boys cross country Cross Country Scotts Valley High

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.

Girls volleyball Girls tennis Girls water polo Girls cross country Boys cross country Golf Aptos High Scotts Valley High

UCSC men’s cross country team runs to first invitational win since 2019 | Local Roundup Sep 30, 2023 | By Jim Seimas

UC Santa Cruz cross country runners Casey Orton and Eric Jackson led the Banana Slugs to the Pacific Collegiate Invitational title on Friday in Lodi.

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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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GoFundMe page set up for injured MVC football player Taylor Fernandez | Local Roundup Sep 28, 2023 | By Jim Seimas

Several Monte Vista Christian School parents have created a GoFundMe page to help support Mustangs football player Taylor Fernandez: “Support Taylor Fernandez Road to Recovery #51.”

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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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Pajaro Valley football ends shutout skid, but St. Francis prevails in nonleague game | Local Roundup Sep 17, 2023 | By Jim Seimas

Javier Fonseca threw two touchdown passes and rushed for another, and St. Francis High’s football team beat visiting Pajaro Valley 28-13 on Saturday in Watsonville.

Girls cross country Boys cross country Women’s volleyball Women’s soccer Men’s water polo Football

Evie Marheineke, Ashlyn Boothby, and Eli Fitchen-Young win titles at cross country races | Local Roundup Sep 09, 2023 | By Jim Seimas

Local standouts Evie Marheineke, Ashlyn Boothby and Eli Fitchen-Young won cross country races on Saturday.

Boys cross country Girls water polo Boys water polo Men’s soccer Women’s soccer Women’s volleyball Cross Country Santa Cruz High

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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SC skateboarder Judi Oyama, 63, takes second at US slalom championships | Local Roundup Aug 31, 2023 | By Jim Seimas

Santa Cruz slalom skateboarder Judi Oyama, 63, placed second at the U.S. National Championships, held in Vista over the weekend.

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Pair of local baseball players named to Cal-Hi Sports’ all-state teams | Local Roundup Jul 12, 2023 | By Jim Seimas

Two local baseball players, Monte Vista Christian School senior Joseph Keldsen and Aptos senior Gabe Gaeckle, were named to Cal-Hi Sports’ all-state teams.

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SC cross country runner Eli Fitchen-Young named CCS Sophomore of the Year | Local Roundup Dec 12, 2022 | By Jim Seimas

Santa Cruz High sophomore Eli Fitchen-Young was named the Central Coast Section Sophomore of the Year in cross country, as well as an all-CCS first-team selection, in a report published by PrepCalTrack.

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MVC’s James Ponzio takes 15th at national championships | High school cross country Dec 03, 2022 | By Jim Seimas

Monte Vista Christian senior James Ponzio booked a flight last week to compete in Huntsville, Alabama, his mind set on posting a fast time at the Garmin RunningLane Cross Country Championships.

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Scotts Valley shines with three top-10 finishes at CIF State Cross Country Championships Nov 21, 2022 | By Jim Seimas

Scotts Valley HIgh junior Ashlyn Boothby (18:05.3) took eighth and senior Amber Boothby (18:20.9) was 15th in Division IV race to lead the Falcons (189 points) to sixth as a team.

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Aptos’ Trent Nosky, SC’s Eli FItchen-Young win individual titles; SV repeats with team title | CCS Boys Cross Country Championships Nov 12, 2022 | By Jim Seimas

Aptos High senior Trent Nosky followed up his Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League title by winning the Central Coast Section Division III crown at Crystal Springs’ 2.95-mile course on Saturday.

Cross Country Aptos High

Ashlyn Boothby, Scotts Valley repeat in D-IV; SC’s Evie Marheineke posts second-fastest time for PR | CCS Girls Cross Country Championships Nov 12, 2022 | By Jim Seimas

Scotts Valley High junior Ashlyn Boothby had some company in the final leg of her title repeat at the Central Coast Section Cross Country Championships on Saturday at Crystal Springs’ 2.95-mile course. She saw some deer during her runaway win.

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Boothby sisters pace Scotts Valley to SCCAL title repeat | Girls cross country Nov 03, 2022 | By Jim Seimas

For the third straight cross country season, Scotts Valley High’s Boothby sisters posted a 1-2 finish at the Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League Cross Country Championships.

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Aptos senior Trent Nosky overtakes SC’s Eli Fitchen-Young for SCCAL title | Boys Cross Country Nov 03, 2022 | By Jim Seimas

Aptos High senior Trent Nosky was waiting for his moment to pounce. He did so late on the 3-mile course at Lake Pinto Lake County Park on Thursday.

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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’s Eli Fitchen-Young a blazing quick success story | High school cross country Oct 18, 2022 | By Jim Seimas

Eli Fitchen-Young may only be a sophomore, but he has goals and dreams that he’s chasing. His pursuit of greatness isn’t a vote of confidence for those trying to keep pace with the budding Santa Cruz High star on cross country courses throughout the greater Bay Area.

Cross Country Santa Cruz High

County trio sweeps podium at Bellarmine’s Terry Ward Invitational | Local Roundup Oct 16, 2022 | By Jim Seimas

Santa Cruz County produced the top three individuals at Bellarmine’s 10-team Terry Ward Invitational in Sunnyvale on Saturday.

Girls cross country Surfing Women’s soccer Women’s cross country Men’s cross country Beach volleyball Aptos High Santa Cruz High

Scotts Valley girls tennis sweeps Harbor, stays unbeaten in SCCAL | Local Roundup Oct 14, 2022 | By Jim Seimas

Scotts Valley High’s girls tennis team won all seven matches in straight sets in a 7-0 sweep of Harbor in Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League action Thursday.

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UCSC women’s soccer rallies for win over Redlands | Local Roundup Oct 09, 2022 | By Jim Seimas

Angela Bradbury scored on a pass from Julia Hernandez in the 89th minute, and the UC Santa Cruz women’s soccer team rallied past visiting Redlands 2-1 at Lower East Field on Saturday.

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