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Former Soquel star Ciara Cantlen transfers from Hawaii to Santa Clara for beach volleyball | Local Roundup Jan 26, 2025 | By Jim Seimas

Santa Cruz beach volleyball talent Ciara Cantlen has transferred from University of Hawaii to compete for Santa Clara University, the Broncos announced Friday. 
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Aptos boys soccer ends Harbor’s 11-match unbeaten streak | Local Roundup Jan 25, 2025 | By Jim Seimas

Aptos High’s boys soccer team helped its bid to repeat as Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League champion by beating host Harbor 3-1 in Santa Cruz on Friday.
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St. Francis tops Soledad, gains sole possession of Cypress Division lead | Local Roundup Jan 11, 2025 | By Jim Seimas

Sophomore guard Isaiah Villalobos scored 13 of his team-high 19 points in the fourth quarter, and St. Francis High boys basketball team knocked off Soledad to gain sole possession of the Pacific Coast Athletic League Cypress Division lead Saturday.
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Soquel girls water polo takes ninth at NorCal Invitational | Local Roundup Oct 27, 2024 | By Jim Seimas

Soquel High’s girls water polo team went 3-1 and took ninth place at the prestigious, two-day NorCal Invitational, which was hosted Sacred Heart Prep in Atherton and concluded Saturday.
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Santa Cruz boys, Soquel girls lock up water polo titles | Local Roundup Oct 17, 2024 | By Jim Seimas

Senior Pa’ kalani Vaka-Saxton had six goals and one steal, and Santa Cruz High’s boys water polo team beat Soquel 13-10 to lock up the Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League title on Thursday.
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Campbell’s Trevor Gillis a double winner at Santa Cruz Open Water Weekend Aug 18, 2024 | By Jim Seimas

Hundreds of athletes with a thirst for open water swimming gathered at Main Beach to compete in the two races that make up Santa Cruz Open Water Weekend.
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Soquel alums at US Olympic Swim Team Trials | Local Roundup Jun 19, 2024 | By Jim Seimas

Soquel High alums Mason Carlton and Kailyn Winter each have one event remaining at the U.S. Olympic Swim Team Trials at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis.
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Aptos’ Gabe Gaeckle receives All-American honors | Local Roundup Jun 13, 2024 | By Jim Seimas

University of Arkansas freshman relief pitcher Gabe Gaeckle, an Aptos High alum, was a named a Freshman All-American by the National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association.
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Aptos contingent shows well in finals at CCS Championships | High school swimming May 05, 2024 | By Jim Seimas

Aptos High senior Sam Allen closed his high school swimming career with a solid showing at the Central Coast Section Championships at Independence High on a rainy Saturday.
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Aptos boys, Soquel girls earn team titles at SCCAL Championships | High school swimming Apr 28, 2024 | By Richard de Give

Who’s the top boys 100-yard butterfly swimmer in the Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League?
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South County track programs show well at PCAL division finals | Local Roundup Apr 26, 2024 | By Jim Seimas

Seniors Ruben Mora and Giancarlo Mendo, and junior Nathaniel Aceves-Aguilar each posted a pair of top-three finishes for Watsonville High’s boys track and field team at the Pacific Coast Athletic League Mission Division Championships at North Monterey County High on Friday.
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Santa Cruz native Luke Rockhold prevails with KO in Karate Combat 45 | Local Roundup Apr 22, 2024 | By Jim Seimas

Santa Cruz native Luke Rockhold, 39, a former UFC and Strikeforce middleweight champion, earned a third-round knockout of Joe Schilling in the main event of Karate Combat 45 in Dubai on Saturday.
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SC baseball explodes for 13 runs in win over Soquel | Local Roundup Apr 20, 2024 | By Jim Seimas

All nine Cardinals scored at least once in Santa Cruz High’s 13-8 win over visiting Soquel in the teams’ Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League baseball game Friday.
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Scotts Valley soccer talent Matteo Carbone signs with Oakland Roots’ academy team | Local Roundup Apr 14, 2024 | By Jim Seimas

Scotts Valley soccer talent Matteo Carbone has signed an academy contract to play for Project 51O, the community-based development team for the Oakland Roots SC, the second division USL Championship team.
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Nash Horton lifts St. Francis with walk-off hit against Palma | Local Roundup Apr 12, 2024 | By Jim Seimas

Nash Horton hit a bases-loaded single to drive in Jacob Jimenez with one out in the seventh inning, and the St. Francis High baseball team earned a 8-7, walk-off win over Palma in the teams’ Pacific Coast Athletic League Gabilan Division game Friday.
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Aptos baseball knocks off Santa Cruz, gains sole possession of SCCAL lead | Local Roundup Mar 28, 2024 | By Jim Seimas

Jorden Espinoza recorded 11 strikeouts over 6 2/3 innings, and Aptos High’s baseball team gained sole possession of the Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League lead with its 4-2 win over visiting Santa Cruz on Thursday.
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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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Aptos girls surge past Soquel in SCCAL swim meet | Local Roundup Mar 14, 2024 | By Jim Seimas

Natalie Allen, Adelaide Friedley, and Alexia Fajardo each won two individual events for Aptos High’s girls swim team in a 93-79 win over host Soquel in the teams’ Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League meet Wednesday.
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John Mel takes fifth, Maddie Storrer 13th at surf events in Florida | Local Roundup Mar 09, 2024 | By Jim Seimas

Santa Cruz’s John Mel tied for fifth place at the World Surf League’s Ron Jon Quiksilver Pro at Shepard Beach Park in Cocoa Beach, Florida, on Saturday. Capitola’s Maddie Storrer tied for 13th place and earned 295 points at the WSL’s Roxy Pro
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SC surfer John Mel wins another heat in Ron Jon Quiksilver Pro in Florida | Local Roundup Mar 09, 2024 | By Jim Seimas

Santa Cruz’s John Mel tacked on another heat win Friday to advance in the World Surf League’s Ron Jon Quiksilver Pro, a Qualifying Series 1,000-point event at Shepard Beach Park in Cocoa Beach, Florida.
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Santa Cruz wraps up road trip with win over Austin | Local Roundup Mar 06, 2024 | By Jim Seimas

The Santa Cruz Warriors topped the Austin Spurs, 101-94, at H-E-B Center in Cedar Park, Texas, to wrap up their five-game road trip with a 3-2 record on Wednesday night.
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SV wrestler Dom Parrish goes 2-0 at Pan Am Olympic Games Qualifier | Local Roundup Mar 01, 2024 | By Jim Seimas

Scotts Valley native Dom Parrish (53 kg), Kayla Miracle (62 kg) and Amit Elor (68 kg) helped Team USA picked up three weight class quotas for the 2024 Olympic Games in women’s freestyle wrestling at the Pan American Olympic Games Qualifier on Thursday night.
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Scotts Valley’s Danica Kelley rallies late, reaches semifinals at CIF State Wrestling Championships | Local Roundup Feb 24, 2024 | By Jim Seimas

Scotts Valley High senior Danica Kelley advanced to the semifinals on Day 2 of the 2024 CIF State Wrestling Championships at Mechanics Bank Arena in Bakersfield on Friday.
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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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Santa Cruz Warriors beat NBA G League Ignite, move to 3-0 | Local Roundup Nov 18, 2023 | By Jim Seimas

Forward Gui Santos and two-way guard Lester Quinones paced Santa Cruz to a 121-112 win over NBA G League Ignite, 121-112, on Friday night as the Warriors improved to 3-0 at Kaiser Permanente Arena in front of a sold-out crowd.
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