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Top seed Soquel rallies past No. 4 Harbor, advances to CCS D-IV championship | Girls volleyball Nov 05, 2021 | By Gordon Kass

Harbor High’s girls volleyball team came out on fire and threatened to derail Soquel’s magical season Thursday night. But after a dominant Pirate win in the first set, the Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League champion Knights got back on track behind their powerful outside duo of Ciara Cantlen and Jessie Dueck and rolled to a 16-25, 25-15, 25-18, 25-19 victory in a Central Coast Section Division IV semifinals.
VolleyballHarbor HighSoquel High

Scotts Valley’s Ashlyn Boothby repeats as girls champ at SCCAL Cross Country Championships Nov 05, 2021 | By Jim Seimas

With no other runners within earshot of her — perhaps, not even with a megaphone — Scotts Valley High sophomore Ashlyn Boothby didn’t have anyone to push her to another gear at the Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League Cross Country Championships on Thursday. So, she found it on her own.
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Santa Cruz downs Del Mar, moves into D-III semifinals | CCS girls volleyball roundup Nov 03, 2021 | By Gordon Kass

The No. 2 seed Cardinals (21-5) advance to Thursday’s semifinal at home against No. 3 Sacred Heart Cathedral (19-14), a West Catholic Athletic League power from San Francisco. A victory over the Fightin’ Irish will propel Santa Cruz into its first section championship match appearance in school history.
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Pajaro Valley scores with 4 seconds left, stuns Harbor in homecoming thriller | PCAL football roundup Oct 29, 2021 | By Jim Seimas

Pajaro Valley High’s football team needed to move 72 yards in less than 1 minute and 14 seconds if it hoped accomplish the unthinkable Friday night against host Harbor in the Pirates’ homecoming.
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Aptos girls upset SC; Soquel teams cruise into finals | SCCAL Water Polo Tournament Roundup Oct 29, 2021 | By Gordon Kass

Fiona Carey scored three early goals to give No. 3 seed Aptos girls water polo team the lead, and the Mariners rode the waves of a back-and-forth match to upset No. 2 Santa Cruz 14-12 in the Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League Tournament semifinal.
BoysWater PoloAptos HighSoquel HighSanta Cruz High

Soquel earns No. 1 seed in D-IV; five county teams make playoffs | CCS Volleyball Seeding Oct 28, 2021 | By Jim Seimas

Five Santa Cruz County girls volleyball teams qualified for the upcoming Central Coast Section playoffs, which kick off with first-round action Saturday. Three of those teams were placed in Division IV, where Soquel, the Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League’s regular-season and tournament champion, earned the No. 1 seed.
VolleyballHarbor HighSoquel HighScotts Valley HighSanta Cruz High

Santa Cruz, Soquel volleyball teams post semifinal wins; will clash in SCCAL Tournament final Wednesday | Local Roundup Oct 26, 2021 | By Jim Seimas

Senior outside hitter Marilu Pally had 15 kills to lead the Santa Cruz High girls volleyball team to a 25-14, 25-19, 19-25, 25-19 win over Harbor in the Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League Tournament semifinals on Tuesday night.
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Aptos edges Scotts Valley in 5 sets, advances to SCCAL Tournament semifinals | Girls volleyball roundup Oct 25, 2021 | By Jim Seimas

Junior right side Eve Willis had 11 kills, 11 digs and four blocks, as No. 5 seed Aptos High girls volleyball team beat No. 4 Scotts Valley 25-15, 25-23, 26-28, 13-25, 15-8 in the first round of Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League Tournament on Monday night.
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Soquel sinks Carmel, stays unbeaten in Mission Division | PCAL football roundup Oct 23, 2021 | By Jim Seimas

Gavin Woods and  Jack Fisher ran for touchdowns and Cole Johnson passed for an insurance score as Soquel beat host Carmel 21-8 to remain unbeaten in the Pacific Coast Athletic League Mission Division on Saturday.
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Aptos sweeps Harbor, wins SCCAL girls tennis title | Local Roundup Oct 22, 2021 | By Jim Seimas

Aptos High’s girls tennis team won 7-0 over Harbor, winning every match in straight sets, and earned no worse than a share of the Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League title Thursday.
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Aptos girls tennis beats Soquel, closes in on title repeat | Local Roundup Oct 19, 2021 | By Jim Seimas

Rebecca Fuller, Holly Hegna, Autumn Zaretsky and Ashley Lavender earned singles wins in straight sets, and Aptos High’s girls tennis beat visiting Soquel 6-1 to remain atop the Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League standings Thursday.
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Back injury forces SC native Luke Rockhold to withdraw from UFC 268 | Local Roundup Oct 19, 2021 | By Jim Seimas

Santa Cruz native Luke Rockhold announced in an Instagram story last week that he is out of his scheduled bout against Sean Strickland at UFC 268 on Nov. 6 due to a herniated disk in his back.
Men’s soccerGirls volleyballGolfSanta Cruz High

Soquel stomps Soledad, stays perfect in PCAL’s Mission Division | High school football roundup Oct 16, 2021 | By Jim Seimas

Quarterback Cole Johnson ran for two touchdowns and passed for two others, as Soquel High’s football team beat host Soledad 28-6 in the teams’ Pacific Coast Athletic League Mission Division game Friday night.
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Aptos girls tennis tops Santa Cruz to remain atop standings | Local Roundup Oct 15, 2021 | By Jim Seimas

Holly Hegna, Autumn Zaretsky and Ashley Lavender earned singles wins in straight sets, and Aptos High’s girls tennis beat host Santa Cruz 6-1 to remain atop the Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League standings Thursday.
Boys water poloGirls water poloBoys cross countryGirls cross countryWomen’s volleyballTennisAptos HighSanta Cruz High

Harbor rallies, stuns host Santa Cruz on senior night | SCCAL girls volleyball roundup Oct 15, 2021 | By Gordon Kass

Harbor High’s girls volleyball team flipped the Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League title race sideways after picking itself off the carpet and stunning host Santa Cruz 14-25, 25-21, 26-24, 19-25, 15-6 Thursday night.
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SCCAL co-leader Soquel rallies for tight, four-set win over Harbor | Girls volleyball roundup Oct 13, 2021 | By Gordon Kass

Harbor High’s girls volleyball team, a game behind Soquel and Santa Cruz in the Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League standings, looked to knock off both teams this week to even up the league race.
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Sharks use four interceptions to run past Harbor | High school football roundup Oct 09, 2021 | By Gordon Kass

If you go deep, the Sharks will bite you. That’s the St. Francis High Sharks, who intercepted four long passes from Harbor in the first half and built a three-touchdown lead by halftime Friday night.
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Aptos girls tennis moves into tie for first with Scotts Valley | Local Roundup Oct 08, 2021 | By Jim Seimas

Holly Hegna, Autumn Zaretsky and Ashley Lavender earned singles wins, and Aptos High’s girls tennis team moved into a tie for first place with Scotts Valley by beating the Falcons 6-1 in their Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League match Thursday.
Boys cross countryGirls cross countryBoys water poloGirls water poloGirls volleyballTennisAptos HighScotts Valley High

Unbeaten Soquel snaps six-match losing skid to Santa Cruz | SCCAL boys water polo roundup Oct 07, 2021 | By Jim Seimas

Seniors Brody Nielsen, Cooper Wiens and Nick Graessle helped spark a run of seven unanswered goals, and the Knights held on to remain unbeaten in league with their 13-6 win over their biggest local rival.
Water PoloSoquel HighSanta Cruz High

UCSC women’s soccer ties Dominican on own goal | Local Roundup Oct 06, 2021 | By Jim Seimas

An own goal by the Dominican University women’s soccer team in the 64th minute helped UC Santa Cruz earn a 2-all draw Tuesday on Lower East Field.
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Soquel edges Aptos in rematch of girls tennis co-champs | Local Roundup Sep 30, 2021 | By Jim Seimas

Senior tennis player Aly Kosek rallied for a 3-6, 7-5, 6-3 win over Ashley Lavender at No. 4 singles to clinch Soquel High’s 4-3 win over visiting Aptos in a matchup of defending co-Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League champions Thursday.
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SC’s Tallia Harper a shoo-in for singles title; battle is for second best | Girls tennis preview Sep 29, 2021 | By Ray Hacke

The consensus among Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League girls tennis coaches is that three-time league singles champ Tallia Harper is a virtual lock to claim her fourth title this season.
TennisSoquel HighSanta Cruz High

Elana McGrew leads Scotts Valley past Aptos in SCCAL girls golf | Local Roundup Sep 29, 2021 | By Jim Seimas

Elana McGrew shot 3-over-par 26 over six holes to help Scotts Valley High’s girls golf team to a 133-144 win over Aptos at DeLaveaga Golf Course in Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League play on Tuesday.
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Soquel returns to forefront in SCCAL | Boys water polo preview Sep 28, 2021 | By Gordon Kass

Santa Cruz High has rolled out unbeaten Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League seasons the last two years but graduations leave the door open for rivals to claim the league crown this fall.
Water PoloSoquel HighSanta Cruz High

Soquel poised to add to championship banner collection | SCCAL girls water polo preview Sep 27, 2021 | By Gordon Kass

Soquel High dominated girls water polo in the Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League in the spring, with an undefeated 8-0 season, a 189-22 goal differential and a 21-1 rout of Aptos in the title match. Look for more of the same this fall.
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