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Santa Cruz softball holds off SLV, moves to 3-0 in SCCAL | Local Roundup Apr 03, 2025 | By Jim Seimas

Santa Cruz High’s softball team held a five-run lead through four innings and held on for a 7-6 win over San Lorenzo Valley in Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League action Wednesday.

Aptos boys win five events, team title at 52nd Avis Kelley Invitational | Local Roundup Mar 29, 2025 | By Jim Seimas

Aptos High’s boys track and field team took first out of 21 schools competing at the 52nd Avis Kelley Invitational at Gilroy High on Saturday.

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SLV golf team stays unbeaten with narrow win over Aptos | Local Roundup Mar 28, 2025 | By Jim Seimas

High school golfers at Boulder Creek Golf & Country Club dealt with rain as they teed off and were treated to rainbows when they finished on Thursday.

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SC’s Eli Fitchen-Young continues to amaze with another record run | Local Roundup Mar 22, 2025 | By Jim Seimas

Santa Cruz High star senior runner Eli Fitchen-Young broke another school record in as many weeks.

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SLV softball edges Soquel in SCCAL action | Local Roundup Mar 20, 2025 | By Jim Seimas

Cheyenne Owen had two hits, including a solo home run, and the San Lorenzo Valley High softball team edged visiting Soquel 5-4 in the teams’ Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League game on Thursday.

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Santa Cruz edged by Wisconsin ahead of Sunday’s Chase Center game | Local Roundup Mar 07, 2025 | By Jim Seimas

Santa Cruz saw Wisconsin’s Stephen Thompson make a pair of free throws with 3.9 seconds left, and the Warriors were edged by the Herd, 112-110, in the teams’ NBA G League game at Kaiser Permanente Arena on Friday night.

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SC Warriors lose to Memphis in NBA G League battle | Local Roundup Mar 02, 2025 | By Jim Seimas

Guard Yuri Collins recorded his 10th double-double of the season, but the Santa Cruz Warriors lost 125-117 to Memphis in NBA G League action at Kaiser Permanente Arena on Saturday night.

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SLV’s Gabriel Attia, Aptos’ Cruz Contreras meet goals at CIF State Wrestling Championships | Local Roundup Feb 28, 2025 | By Jim Seimas

A pair of locals, San Lorenzo Valley High junior Gabriel Attia and Aptos High sophomore Cruz Contreras, met their goals of earning a win at the CIF State Championships at Mechanics Bank Arena in Bakersfield on Friday.

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Scotts Valley boys volleyball opens season with five-set win over PCS | Local Roundup Feb 25, 2025 | By Jim Seimas

Senior defensive specialist Neo Ciotti had a total of 25 perfect passes, 10 digs, and two aces, and Scotts Valley High’s boys volleyball team earned a 25-21, 25-17, 19-25, 22-25, 15-8 win over Pacific Collegiate School in their nonleague match on Monday.

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County trio set for CIF State Track and Field finals Saturday | Local Roundup May 25, 2024 | By Jim Seimas

Soquel High senior Jonelle Scott was one of 12 athletes to qualify for the final in the girls’ pole vault at the 104th CIF State Championships at Buchanan High in Clovis at Buchanan High on Friday.

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Soquel alum Sam Walters excited for new role as Cal Poly-SLO basketball assistant | Local Roundup May 16, 2024 | By Jim Seimas

Former Soquel High basketball player Sam Walters, 28, has been named an assistant coach for coach Mike DeGeorge at Cal Poly-San Luis Obispo.

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Scotts Valley softball beats SLV, wins SCCAL title outright | Local Roundup May 10, 2024 | By Jim Seimas

Junior Abby Howell doubled, homered, drove in four runs, and scored a run, and the Scotts Valley High softball team beat San Lorenzo Valley 9-4 to lock up the Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League title outright on Friday.

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Santa Cruz boys volleyball rolls into Open semifinals; hosts Archbishop Mitty next | Local Roundup May 08, 2024 | By Jim Seimas

The No. 1 seed Santa Cruz High boys volleyball team swept visiting No. 8 Lynbrook of San Jose, 25-17, 25-15, 25-20, in the the Central Coast Section Open Division quarterfinals on Tuesday.

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SC surfer Nat Young scores stellar 9.33 wave in heat win in Australia | Local Roundup Apr 28, 2024 | By Jim Seimas

Santa Cruz’s Nat Young won his opening heat at the World Surf League’s Bonsoy Gold Coast Pro, the season opener on the Challenger Series, in Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia, on Saturday.

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Cabrillo baseball edges Monterey Peninsula to close regular season | Local Roundup Apr 25, 2024 | By Jim Seimas

First baseman Matt Morrison singled home outfielder Jacob Pappas with the go-ahead run in the seventh inning, and the Cabrillo College baseball team held off host Monterey Peninsula 3-2 to close the teams’ regular season Thursday.

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Unbeaten Harbor beach volleyball wins SCCAL title | Local Roundup Apr 25, 2024 | By Jim Seimas

Harbor High’s beach volleyball team beat visiting Soquel 5-0 to finish unbeaten in the Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League on Wednesday.

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Cabrillo baseball falls to Ohlone in Coast Conference battle | Local Roundup Apr 18, 2024 | By Jim Seimas

Anthony Karagiannopoulos had two hits, one walk, one RBI, and a run scored, but Cabrillo College’s baseball team lost 4-2 to visiting Ohlone in the teams’ Coast Conference South Division game Thursday.

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Soquel girls lacrosse knocks off Santa Cruz | Local Roundup Apr 17, 2024 | By Jim Seimas

Haylie Kennedy scored four goals and teammate Ashby Weeks scored three to help Soquel High girls lacrosse team beat Santa Cruz, 13-6, on Tuesday.

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Medalist Keenan Buntz paces unbeaten SLV in latest golf win | Local Roundup Apr 11, 2024 | By Jim Seimas

Match medalist Keenan Buntz shot even-par 31 at Boulder Creek Golf and Country Club, and San Lorenzo Valley High’s boys golf team beat Soquel 176-203 to stay unbeaten in Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League play Wednesday.

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No. 16 Cabrillo softball stuns No. 3 San Mateo for 13th straight win | Local Roundup Apr 09, 2024 | By Jim Seimas

Pitcher Alicia Mendez shined in the circle, and the No. 16 state-ranked Cabrillo College softball team knocked off No. 3 San Mateo 5-1 in the teams’ Coast Conference game in Aptos on Tuesday.

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Athletes represent county well on eventful track and field weekend | Local Roundup Mar 30, 2024 | By Jim Seimas

A pair of senior track and field talents, Scotts Valley High’s Ashlyn Boothby and Soquel’s Jonelle Scott, earned top-three finishes at the Stanford Invitational on Saturday.

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Scotts Valley boys tennis team beats short-handed SLV, stays perfect in SCCAL | Local Roundup Mar 27, 2024 | By Jim Seimas

Scotts Valley High’s boys tennis team knocked off host San Lorenzo Valley 6-1 on Tuesday to remain unbeaten in Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League play.

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Mariners’ track and field teams crush the competition at Avis Kelley Invitational | Local Roundup Mar 23, 2024 | By Jim Seimas

Aptos High’s girls track and field team produced eight top-three finishes to help the Mariners take second place at the 51st Avis Kelley Invitational, which drew athletes from 39 school to Gilroy High on Saturday.

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UCSC swimmers post six top-30 marks at NCAA Championships | Local Roundup Mar 23, 2024 | By Jim Seimas

UC Santa Cruz women’s swimmer team posted six top-30 finishes at the 2024 NCAA Division III Championships in Greensboro, North Carolina.

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Scotts Valley rolls past Soquel in girls lacrosse | Local Roundup Mar 22, 2024 | By Jim Seimas

Midfielders Skylar Dufour, Sofia Niklaus, and Dillon Fiorita worked as a unit to command the draws, and Scotts Valley High’s girls lacrosse team knocked off host Soquel 20-3 a Pacific Coast Athletic League non-divisional game on Thursday.

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