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Aptos boys soccer wins first league title since 2014 | Local Roundup Feb 13, 2024 | By Jim Seimas

Kaleb Plascencia had a goal and an assist, as Aptos High’s boys soccer team beat Scotts Valley 4-0 to win its first Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League title since 2014 on Monday night.

Jackson Rowe helps SC Warriors rally past Iowa Wolves | Local Roundup Feb 10, 2024 | By Jim Seimas

The Santa Cruz Warriors overcame a 16-point deficit to beat the Iowa Wolves, 128-122, in the teams’ NBA G League game at Kaiser Permanente Arena in front of a sold-out crowd on Friday.

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Three county football players named to Cal-Hi Sports’ All-State teams | Local Roundup Jan 29, 2024 | By Jim Seimas

Santa Cruz County had three athletes garner Cal-Hi Sports’ All-State Football honors.

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Rain Li scores 30 points in Kirby’s win over York | Local Roundup Jan 27, 2024 | By Jim Seimas

Rain Li made five 3-pointers and scored a season-high 30 points, and the Kirby School’s boys basketball team beat York 54-50 in the teams’ Pacific Coast Athletic League Santa Lucia Division game Friday at Enterprise Sports Club in Scotts Valley.

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Aptos girls soccer hands SC its worst loss in at least two decades | Local Roundup Jan 19, 2024 | By Jim Seimas

Anahi Macias scored twice, and Aptos High’s girls soccer team produced a season-high goal total in its 7-0 win over visiting Santa Cruz in the teams’ Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League game Thursday night.

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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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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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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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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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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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Dozen county athletes finalize their college plans | Local Roundup Dec 23, 2023 | By Jim Seimas

A dozen more senior student-athletes in Santa Cruz County participated in signing ceremonies over the past month, finalizing their commitments to four-year universities across the nation.

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Aptos boys basketball rallies, but falls short against Wilcox | Local Roundup Dec 19, 2023 | By Jim Seimas

Isaiah Ackerman scored 25 points, but Aptos High’s boys basketball team lost 65-58 to visiting Wilcox in a nonleague game Monday night.

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MVC wrestler Rykin Resurreccion dominates in San Jose | Local Roundup Dec 17, 2023 | By Jim Seimas

Monta Vista Christian School wrestler Rykin Resurreccion took first place at 138 pounds at the seventh annual Nick Buzolich Classic at Lincoln High in San Jose on Saturday.

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Santa Cruz, Monterey to square off in Dad’s Club Tournament final | Local Roundup Dec 02, 2023 | By Jim Seimas

DeMarco Hunter scored 17 points, and Santa Cruz High’s boys basketball team knocked off Central Catholic 53-37 in the Dad’s Club Tournament semifinals on Friday night.

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PCS girls soccer knocks off host Santa Cruz | Local Roundup Nov 29, 2023 | By Jim Seimas

Pacific Collegiate School’s girls varsity soccer team opened its season with a 2-1 win at Santa Cruz on Tuesday night.

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Santa Cruz suffers first loss in NBA G League Showcase Cup play | Local Roundup Nov 26, 2023 | By Jim Seimas

Jackson Rowe came off the bench and had 19 points and four rebounds, but the Santa Cruz Warriors suffered their first loss is Showcase Cup play, 123-99, to the host Ontario Clippers in NBA G League action.

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Santa Cruz’s Jay Thomson, Maine’s Sarah Kletzer win Turkey Trot 10K titles | Local Roundup Nov 18, 2023 | By Jim Seimas

Santa Cruz’s Jay Thomson and Sarah Kletzer of Waterville, Maine, won 10K titles at the Turkey Trot in Santa Cruz on Saturday.

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Local athletes solidify college plans on first day of NLI signing period | Local Roundup Nov 08, 2023 | By Jim Seimas

The first day of National Letter of Intent signing period for all student-athletes competing in sports other than football opened Wednesday. The early signing period runs through Division I basketball runs through Wednesday. The period for all other athletes runs through Aug. 1.

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UCSC names head coaches for men’s tennis, women’s basketball | Local Roundup Aug 30, 2023 | By Jim Seimas

UC Santa Cruz announced the hiring of head coaches for the men’s tennis and women’s basketball programs.

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Tosh Woods paces Aptos in track meet against SLV | Local Roundup Mar 23, 2023 | By Jim Seimas

Senior Tosh Woods took first in the 100-meter run (11.46), long jump (19 feet, 5 inches) and high jump (5-8) and Aptos High’s track and field team took first in every event Thursday in a Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League meet against visiting San Lorenzo Valley.

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Scotts Valley girls lacrosse hands MVC first loss | Local Roundup Mar 23, 2023 | By Jim Seimas

Scotts Valley High’s girls lacrosse team knocked Monte Vista Christian from the unbeaten ranks with its 17-8 win over the host Mustangs on Wednesday night.

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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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No. 6 seed Cougars stun No. 3 Scotts Valley in SCCAL Tournament opener | Local Roundup Feb 08, 2023 | By Jim Seimas

Senior Skylar Thayer scored 27 points, and the No. 6 seed San Lorenzo Valley High boys basketball team stunned host and No. 3 Scotts Valley 65-57 in the first round of the Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League Tournament on Tuesday night.

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UCSC’s nationally ranked men’s volleyball team closes lengthy road trip with pair of wins | Local Roundup Feb 06, 2023 | By Jim Seimas

The UC Santa Cruz men’s volleyball team, ranked No. 10 nationally among NCAA Division III programs, closed its seven-match road trip with a pair of wins Sunday in Wauwatosa, Wisconsin.

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St. Francis boys basketball hands host Watsonville its first league loss | Local Roundup Feb 03, 2023 | By Jim Seimas

Nash Horton scored a team-high 15 points, and the St. Francis High’s boys basketball team got its revenge against host Watsonville with a 57-53 win on Thursday night to stay in the league title hunt.

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