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Aptos girls soccer team shuts out host Soquel to stay unbeaten in SCCAL | Local Roundup Jan 17, 2024 | By Jim Seimas

Aptos High’s girls soccer team scored a goal in each half of its 2-0 win over host Soquel to stay unbeaten in Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League play Tuesday night.

Cabrillo basketball knocks off San Jose, sets big matchup against West Valley | Local Roundup Jan 13, 2024 | By Jim Seimas

Clarence Martin scored a team-high 18 points, and the No. 8 state ranked Cabrillo College men’s basketball team rallied past No. 12 San Jose City 73-67 in Aptos on Friday night.

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Alexa Castaneda’s two goals help Aptos knock off host SLV | Local Roundup Jan 11, 2024 | By Jim Seimas

Alexa Castaneda scored twice in the first half, and Aptos High’s girls soccer team beat San Lorenzo Valley 3-0 in Felton on Thursday.

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Aptos girls soccer blanks Christopher for fifth shutout | Local Roundup Jan 03, 2024 | By Jim Seimas

Scarlet Statler scored on a pass from Alexa Castaneda in the 54th minute, and the Aptos High girls soccer team knocked off visiting Christopher 1-0 in nonleague action Wednesday.

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Scotts Valley boys upset defending co-champion Aptos in SCCAL basketball opener | Local Roundup Jan 03, 2024 | By Jim Seimas

Will Shilling made four 3-pointers and finished with 22 points, as Scotts Valley High’s boys basketball team opened Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League play with a 66-44 home win over Aptos on Tuesday.

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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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UCSC women’s basketball stuns previously unbeaten Hamilton | Local Roundup Dec 22, 2023 | By Jim Seimas

Freshman forward Alexa Litchev made a pair of free throws with no time on the clock, and the UC Santa Cruz women’s basketball team stunned previously unbeaten Hamilton of New York 61-60 in the UCSC Christmas Classic at Kaiser Permanente Arena on Thursday.

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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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UCSC’s Peyton Tazelaar, Kelly Ann Greene and Emily Pasion earn Academic All-District honors | Local Roundup Dec 13, 2023 | By Jim Seimas

UC Santa Cruz women’s volleyball players Peyton Tazelaar, Kelly Ann Greene and Emily Pasion were named Academic All-District by the College Sports Communicators.

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Lester Quinones scores 37 in Santa Cruz’s G League win over South Bay | Local Roundup Dec 13, 2023 | By Jim Seimas

Two-way guard Lester Quinones scored a season-high 37 points, and Santa Cruz beat South Bay, 130-126, in the teams’ NBA G League Showcase Cup game at UCLA Health Training Center in El Segundo on Tuesday night.

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Five Seahawks earn all-conference football honors | Local Roundup Dec 12, 2023 | By Jim Seimas

The Cabrillo College football team had five players named to the 2023 All-Golden Coast Conference first team.

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Lester Quinones scores 35 points in Warriors’ loss to Ontario | Local Roundup Dec 05, 2023 | By Jim Seimas

Golden State Warriors two-way guard Lester Quinones had 35 points, eight rebounds, and four assists, but the Santa Cruz Warriors fell 119-109 to host Ontario in NBA G League action at Toyota Arena on Tuesday night.

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Cabrillo men’s basketball scores 100-plus again, reaches Saltwater Classic final | Local Roundup Dec 03, 2023 | By Jim Seimas

Darius Best scored 19 points, and the Cabrillo College men’s basketball team beat Folsom Lake 102-72 in the Saltwater Classic in Aptos on Saturday 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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UCSC men’s basketball falls to red-hot Menlo at KP Arena | Local Roundup Nov 21, 2023 | By Jim Seimas

Joe Espy had 19 points and four rebounds for the UC Santa Cruz men’s basketball team, but the Banana Slugs suffered an 80-71 loss to Menlo at Kaiser Permanente Arena on Tuesday.

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Wrestling seeds revealed for CCS Southern Regionals | Local Roundup Feb 10, 2023 | By Jim Seimas

Santa Cruz County has wrestlers seeded in the top eight in each of the 14 weight classes for the Boys’ Central Coast Section Southern Regionals at Watsonville High on Saturday.

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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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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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Ashley Kowack becomes UCSC’s all-time scoring leader in Banana Slugs’ basketball rout | Local Roundup Jan 28, 2023 | By Jim Seimas

Ashley Kowack became the all-time top scorer in UC Santa Cruz women’s basketball history on Saturday, and the Banana Slugs routed visiting Bethesda 94-35 at the West Field House.

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Basketball talent Claire Thompson helps Santa Cruz win SCCAL regular-season title outright | Local Roundup Jan 28, 2023 | By Jim Seimas

Claire Thompson posted a double-double, and Santa Cruz High’s girls basketball team won the Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League’s regular-season title outright with its 57-17 win over Aptos on Friday.

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Late goal lifts unbeaten Aptos over Harbor in SCCAL girls soccer action | Local Roundup Jan 24, 2023 | By Jim Seimas

Ava Churchill scored in the 70th minute, and the Aptos High girls soccer team edged host Harbor 1-0 to stay unbeaten in Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League play Tuesday.

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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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Aden Cury scores career-high 32 points, as Cardinals move to 5-0 in SCCAL | Local Roundup Jan 21, 2023 | By Jim Seimas

Aden Cury scored a career-high 32 points to go along with 10 rebounds and four steals, as Santa Cruz High’s boys basketball team beat host Scotts Valley 75-37 to stay unbeaten in league play Friday.

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Kaitlyn Murphy, Mariners soccer team knocks off Soquel in SCCAL action | Local Roundup Jan 20, 2023 | By Jim Seimas

Kaitlyn Murphy had a goal and an assist, as Aptos High’s girls soccer team knocked off visiting Soquel 3-1 in the teams’ Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League game Thursday.

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