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Cabrillo men’s basketball team wins Saltwater Classic, moves to 10-0 | Local Roundup Dec 04, 2023 | By Jim Seimas

The No. 13 state ranked and unbeaten Cabrillo College men’s basketball team knocked off No. 6 Columbia 102-80 in the championship game at the third annual Saltwater Classic in Aptos on Sunday.

SC’s Maya Letona to wrestle in Bill Farrell Memorial International in NYC | Local Roundup Nov 13, 2023 | By Jim Seimas

Current U.S. Senior National Team wrestler Maya Letona will compete at 62 kg in the women’s freestyle division at the Bill Farrell Memorial International at New York Athletic Club in New York City on Friday.

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Santa Cruz’s Maya Letona earns bronze medal at US Open Wrestling Championships | Local Roundup Apr 29, 2023 | By Jim Seimas

Santa Cruz High alumna Maya Letona, the No. 6 seed out of New York City RTC, took third place at the 2023 U.S. Open Wrestling Championships on Saturday at South Point Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas.

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SC’s Nat Young helps cause to survive WSL’s midseason cut | Local Roundup Apr 20, 2023 | By Jim Seimas

Santa Cruz’s Nat Young advanced to the Round of 32 of Friday at the World Surf League’s Western Australia Margaret River Pro, event No. 5 on the Championship Tour.

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Santa Cruz’s Maddie Storrer surfs into semifinals in Morro Bay | Local Roundup Feb 25, 2023 | By Jim Seimas

Santa Cruz’s Maddie Storrer advanced to the semifinals on Saturday at the World Surf League’s SLO CAL Open at Morro Bay, a 1,000-point Qualifying Series event.

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UCSC men ousted by No. 1 Christopher Newport in C2C Tournament semifinals | Local Roundup Feb 24, 2023 | By Jim Seimas

Tyler Kessinger had 17 points, five rebounds and five assists, but the UC Santa Cruz men’s basketball team lost to No. 1 seed Christopher Newport 81-73 in the Coast To Coast Athletic Conference Tournament semifinals at Kaiser Permanente Arena on Friday.

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11 local girls, 15 boys advance from CCS Southern Regional | High school wrestling Feb 11, 2023 | By Jim Seimas

Scotts Valley High junior wrestlers Danica Kelley and Kayse Martinovsky won titles and 11 local girls advanced from the Central Coast Section Southern Regional at Watsonville High on Saturday to next weekend’s Masters Championships.

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Wrestling seeds revealed for CCS Southern Regionals | Local Roundup Feb 10, 2023 | By Jim Seimas

Santa Cruz County has wrestlers seeded in the top eight in each of the 14 weight classes for the Boys’ Central Coast Section Southern Regionals at Watsonville High on Saturday.

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Santa Cruz wins team title at SCCAL Wrestling Championships Feb 04, 2023 | By Gordon Kass

Santa Cruz and Harbor wrestlers sparkled the most, with the Cardinals capturing the league title.

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Ashley Kowack becomes UCSC’s all-time scoring leader in Banana Slugs’ basketball rout | Local Roundup Jan 28, 2023 | By Jim Seimas

Ashley Kowack became the all-time top scorer in UC Santa Cruz women’s basketball history on Saturday, and the Banana Slugs routed visiting Bethesda 94-35 at the West Field House.

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UCSC men’s volleyball breaks out broom at Slug Slam, records four sweeps | Local Roundup Jan 21, 2023 | By Jim Seimas

UC Santa Cruz men’s volleyball team won two more matches Saturday at its tournament, UCSC Slug Slam, and finished the two-day event with a 4-0 record and four sweeps.

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Aden Cury scores career-high 32 points, as Cardinals move to 5-0 in SCCAL | Local Roundup Jan 21, 2023 | By Jim Seimas

Aden Cury scored a career-high 32 points to go along with 10 rebounds and four steals, as Santa Cruz High’s boys basketball team beat host Scotts Valley 75-37 to stay unbeaten in league play Friday.

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Santa Cruz basketball team upsets Napa’s Justin-Siena in MLK Classic Showcase | Local Roundup Jan 14, 2023 | By Jim Seimas

Ben Dotten had 16 points, six rebounds and three steals and was named the game MVP, as Santa Cruz High boys basketball team upset Justin-Siena of Napa 55-52 win in the MLK Classic Showcase at Berkeley High on Saturday.

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Santa Cruz beats Aptos in game pitting ’22 SCCAL co-champs | Local Roundup Jan 11, 2023 | By Jim Seimas

Aden Cury had 14 points, 12 rebounds and four steals, and Santa Cruz High’s boys basketball team beat visiting Aptos 44-36 in Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League play Tuesday.

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SLV rallies past ‘Catz, reaches Lady Shark Shootout final | Local Roundup Dec 29, 2022 | By Jim Seimas

Hannah Morley scored 20 points, and San Lorenzo Valley High’s girls basketball team rallied past Watsonville 53-46 in the Lady Shark Shootout semifinals Thursday.

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SC’s Daniel Evert, Harbor’s Diallo Thomas place at Pat Lovell Holiday Wrestling Classic | Local Roundup Dec 28, 2022 | By Jim Seimas

Santa Cruz High junior Daniel Evert (132 pounds) and Harbor senior Diallo Thomas (152) placed sixth in their respective weight divisions at the Pat Lovell Holiday Wrestling Classic on Wednesday.

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Five county wrestlers reach quarterfinals at Aptos’ Pat Lovell Holiday Classic | Local Roundup Dec 27, 2022 | By Jim Seimas

Five county high school wrestlers went unbeaten on the first day of competition at the Pat Lovell Holiday Wrestling Classic at Aptos High on Tuesday.

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Local wrestling trio wins titles at Nick Buzolich Classic | Local Roundup Dec 17, 2022 | By Jim Seimas

Santa Cruz High sophomore Balam Letona, junior teammate Daniel Evert, and Harbor senior Diallo Thomas took first place in their respective weight classes at the 6th annual Nick Buzolich Classic.

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MVC alum Brendan Doyle scores twice as College of San Mateo football team wins state title | Local Roundup Dec 10, 2022 | By Jim Seimas

Monte Vista Christian School alum Brendan Doyle scored a pair of touchdowns, and host College of San Mateo routed Riverside 55-0 to win the CCCAA State Championship in front of 1,169 fans on Saturday.

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Cabrillo basketball surrenders lead late, falls to Columbia in Saltwater Classic final | Local Roundup Dec 04, 2022 | By Jim Seimas

The Cabrillo College men’s basketball team lost its lead late and fell to Columbia, the No. 4 ranked team in NorCal, 84-81 in the championship game of the Saltwater Classic on Sunday night in Aptos.

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Five local surfers compete in finals at NSSA West Coast Championships | Local Roundup May 23, 2022 | By Jim Seimas

Santa Cruz’s Maddie Storrer took second in the Explorer Women’s final to lead Santa Cruz County surfers who qualified for finals at the NSSA West Coast Championships at Huntington Beach Pier on Sunday.

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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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Scotts Valley sophomore Danica Kelley goes 3-2 at CIF State Wrestling Championships Feb 26, 2022 | By Jim Seimas

Scotts Valley High sophomore Danica Kelley, the Central Coast Section runner-up at 116 pounds, is 3-1 through two days of the California Interscholastic Federation State Wrestling Championships at Mechanics Bank Arena in Bakersfield.

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Six county girls advance to semifinals | CCS Wrestling Championships Roundup Feb 18, 2022 | By Jim Seimas

The local girls flexed their muscles on Day 1 of the Central Coast Section Girls Wrestling Championships at Watsonville High on Friday. Six Santa Cruz County wrestlers advanced to the semifinals.

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Wildcatz’s boys basketball team wins share of PCAL’s Santa Lucia Division title | Local Roundup Feb 15, 2022 | By Jim Seimas

At the outset of each basketball season, Watsonville High coach Marcus Northcutt and assistant Mike Blum tell the Wildcatz how cool it would be if they won a league title: In addition to adding a championship banner to the school’s gymnasium walls, years later, they could come back and see their banner and cherish that […]

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