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Matthew Elliot, Sam Arrigoni and Oliver Santana pace Knights to crown | Boys’ SCCAL Swimming Championships Apr 30, 2023 | By Gordon Kass

The trio of Matthew Elliot, Sam Arrigoni and Oliver Santana each won two individual races and participated in two winning Soquel relay teams to lead the Knights to the team title at the Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League Swimming Championships.
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Tenaya Winter, Soquel hold off Aptos for team title | Girls’ SCCAL Swimming Championships Apr 30, 2023 | By Gordon Kass

Tenaya Winter and the rest of Soquel High’s aquatic talent were stellar at the Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League Swimming Championships on Saturday. Quinn Healy and the Knights’ water polo players produced, too. It also takes depth to win the team title and the Knights showcased plenty.
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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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Scotts Valley boys tennis edges Santa Cruz in tight match | Local Roundup Apr 15, 2023 | By Jim Seimas

The Scotts Valley High boys tennis team edged Santa Cruz 4-3 in the teams’ Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League match that features four third-set tiebreakers Friday.
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SC surfer Sam Coffey advanced to the quarterfinals in Barbados | Local Roundup Mar 31, 2023 | By Jim Seimas

Santa Cruz’s Sam Coffey advanced to the quarterfinals of the World Surf League’s Barbados Surf Pro on Thursday at Soup Bowl in Bathsheba, Barbados.
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Aptos softball slips past Scotts Valley in eight innings | Local Roundup Mar 25, 2023 | By Jim Seimas

Sophomore Lilly McGee and freshman Lanies Nunez each had a hit, two RBI, and a run scored as the Aptos High softball team beat visiting Scotts Valley 10-9 in the teams’ eight inning Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League game Friday.
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Dillyn Vasconcellos hits for cycle, helps Cabrillo softball sweep doubleheader | Local Roundup Mar 18, 2023 | By Jim Seimas

Second baseman Dillyn Vasconcellos hit for the cycle — single, double, triple and home run — drove in three runs and scored twice as the Cabrillo College softball team routed Mendocino 13-0 in the opener of their nonconference doubleheader Friday.
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Santa Cruz surfer Nat Young ties for 17th at MEO Rip Curl Pro Portugal | Local Roundup Mar 13, 2023 | By Jim Seimas

Santa Cruz surfer Nat Young tied for 17th and earned 1,330 points on Sunday at the World Surf League’s MEO Rip Curl Pro Portugal, event No. 3 on the Championship Tour at Peniche, Leiria, Portugal.
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Mason Borrego, Micah Cervantes help St. Francis baseball knock off Scotts Valley | Local Roundup Mar 03, 2023 | By Jim Seimas

Mason Borrego had three hits, an RBI, and scored twice, and St. Francis High’s baseball team, the defending Central Coast Section Division IV champion, opened its season with a 7-1 nonleague win over host Scotts Valley on Friday.
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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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No firsts? No problem. Harbor claims first team title since ’04 behind depth | Girls’ SCCAL Swimming Championships Apr 30, 2022 | By Gordon Kass

Harbor High won the team title at the Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League Swimming Championships on Saturday for the first time since 2004, perhaps before any members of this year’s winning team was born.
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Gabe Porter paces Harbor to first league title since ’06 | Boys’ SCCAL Swimming Championships Apr 30, 2022 | By Gordon Kass

Harbor High senior speedster Gabe Porter contributed top-two finishes in four events to pace the Pirates to the boys title at Saturday’s Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League Swimming Championships on Saturday in their pool.
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Santa Cruz’s Autumn Hays, John Mel take fifth at Jack’s Surfboards Pro | Local Roundup Apr 30, 2022 | By Jim Seimas

Santa Cruz’s Autumn Hays tied for fifth place Sunday at the World Surf League’s Jack’s Surfboards Pro, a Women’s Qualifying Series 1,000-point event in Huntington Beach.
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Santa Cruz’s Karl Schnaitter shines at Big Sur International Marathon | Local Roundup Apr 25, 2022 | By Jim Seimas

Karl Schnaitter, a 39-year-old from Santa Cruz, took 15th place out of 4,880 runners at the Big Sur International Marathon on Sunday.
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Aptos’ boys golf team slips past SC, wins SCCAL title | Local Roundup Apr 21, 2022 | By Jim Seimas

Aptos High’s golf team pulled out a 209-214 win over Santa Cruz to remain unbeaten and claim the Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League title Thursday at DeLaveaga Golf Course.
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Harbor boys swimming slips past Santa Cruz | Local Roundup Apr 15, 2022 | By Jim Seimas

Gabe Porter and Conall Barber each won two individual events to lead Harbor High’s boys swim team slip past Santa Cruz 81-80 in their Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League meet Friday.
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Harbor beach volleyball sweeps Scotts Valley, moves to 4-0 | Local Roundup Mar 26, 2022 | By Jim Seimas

Gwen Grigsby and Maren O’Farrell beat Hannah Fleming and Morgan Lipman, 21-13, 17-21, 15-8  in the No. 1 match, and Harbor High’s beach volleyball team beat Scotts Valley 5-0 on Friday.
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Falcons’ girls lacrosse team blasts MVC | Local Roundup Mar 24, 2022 | By Jim Seimas

Taylor Santos, Siena Wong and Ellie Raffo each scored four goals as Scotts Valley High’s girls lacrosse team defeated Monte Vista Christian 16-2 on Thursday.
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St. Francis baseball produces back-to-back no-hitters | Local Roundup Mar 18, 2022 | By Jim Seimas

Freshman Nash Horton’s dominant outing gave St. Francis High’s baseball team its second no-hitter in Pacific Coast Athletic League Mission Division play this week. Horton recorded nine strikeouts and gave up one walk over six innings as the Sharks won 10-0 over North Monterey County on Friday in a game shortened by the mercy rule. […]
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Aptos boys tennis tops Soquel, stays unbeaten in SCCAL | Local Roundup Mar 17, 2022 | By Jim Seimas

Sean Spencer and Nick Hambright won 6-4, 6-7, 7-6 at No. 2 doubles to help Aptos High’s tennis team beat host Soquel to stay unbeaten in the Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League on Thursday.
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Watsonville midfielder Adrian Rebollar, 22, signs with Monterey Bay F.C. | Local Roundup Mar 11, 2022 | By Jim Seimas

Midfielder Adrian Rebollar, a 22-year-old Watsonville High alum, signed a pro contract with Monterey Bay F.C. in advance of its inaugural USL Championship campaign, pending league and federation approval. A former Santa Cruz Breakers Academy player, Rebollar recorded 16 goals, including seven game-winners, and 14 assists in his four-year career at California State University Monterey […]
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SC surfer Nat Young takes 9th at Portugal’s Supertubos | Local Roundup Mar 06, 2022 | By Jim Seimas

Santa Cruz’s Nat Young took ninth place at the World Surf League’s MEO Pro Portugal at Supertubos in Peniche, Portugal, event No. 3 on the Championship Tour. The 30-year-old goofy-footer earned 3,320 points for his finish, boosting his season total to 7,970. Young, ranked No. 16 on the CT through two events, was eliminated by […]
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Six county wrestlers win titles at Lynbrook | Local Roundup Jan 23, 2022 | By Jim Seimas

Wrestlers Cristian Cruz of Harbor High, Daniel Evert of Santa Cruz and Lucas Zuniga-Marquez of Aptos won their respective weight divisions at the Lynbrook Second Man Challenge in San Jose on Saturday, while Scotts Valley’s Danica Kelley and Kayse Martinovsky, and Harbor’s Amy Gray won titles at the Lynbrook Ladies Challenge.
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Wrestler Mike Pena leads Santa Cruz at Jim Root Memorial | Local Roundup Jan 15, 2022 | By Jim Seimas

Santa Cruz High senior wrestler Mike Pena took third place at 132 pounds, and the Cardinals finished 14th out of 35 teams at the 58th Jim Root Memorial at Prospect High on Saturday.
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Sports Newsmakers 2021 | Pandemic didn’t limit massive accomplishments Dec 31, 2021 | By Jim Seimas

Santa Cruz County produced dozens of magnificent sports feats in ’21, and it’s no surprise that surfing was among the sports that dominated headlines. The following is a recap of some of the most memorable feats of the year.
Peter Mel’s epic waveNat Young qualifies for Championship TourSanta Cruz surfer Brody Price12wins national titleTyler Gilbert promotedthrows historic no-hitterNatalia Grossman crowned IFSC Bouldering World ChampionHaley Jones wins Final Four honorNCAA titleGabe Discipulo helps UCLA claim NCAA water polo titleNikki Hiltz makes 1500 final at Olympic TrialsTriathlete Katie Zaferes wins Olympic bronzeWalmer Martinez signs with Monterey Bay F.C.High school teammates drafted on same dayJeremy Lin helps Santa Cruz Warriors reach G League semifinalsSanta Cruz Seahawks win Pop Warner Super BowlSanta Cruz football posts first unbeaten regular season since 1993SLV makes county history with first outdoor wrestling meetSLV cross countrytrack coach Jay Avenmarg fired over violationAptos’ stunning football wins CampolindoPalmaThe CCS champs are here