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Sammy Rebbert scores winning TD to lift SV’s flag football team to SCCAL Tournament title | Local Roundup Nov 10, 2024 | By Jim Seimas

Junior receiver Sammy Rebbert scored in the final minute, and the No. 2 seed Scotts Valley High girls flag football team topped No. 3 Aptos 12-7 in the Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League Tournament championship at Harbor High on Saturday.

Santa Cruz’s Raymond Valadez Ingersoll wins Westside Half Marathon | Local Roundup Oct 12, 2024 | By Jim Seimas

Santa Cruz’s Raymond Valadez Ingersoll took first out of 541 runners in the Westside Half Marathon in Santa Cruz on Saturday.

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SC’s Mari Friedman, Palo Alto’s Benjamin Beaudry win Firecracker 10K titles | Local Roundup Jul 05, 2024 | By Jim Seimas

Santa Cruz’s Mari Friedman was the fastest female and placed fourth overall at the Santa Cruz Firecracker 10K on Thursday. She finished in 41:41.3.

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County trio set for CIF State Track and Field finals Saturday | Local Roundup May 25, 2024 | By Jim Seimas

Soquel High senior Jonelle Scott was one of 12 athletes to qualify for the final in the girls’ pole vault at the 104th CIF State Championships at Buchanan High in Clovis at Buchanan High on Friday.

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Soquel alum Sam Walters excited for new role as Cal Poly-SLO basketball assistant | Local Roundup May 16, 2024 | By Jim Seimas

Former Soquel High basketball player Sam Walters, 28, has been named an assistant coach for coach Mike DeGeorge at Cal Poly-San Luis Obispo.

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Aptos tennis talent Koosha Safari advances to CCS singles semifinals | Local Roundup May 14, 2024 | By Jim Seimas

Unseeded Koosha Safari, a senior on Aptos High’s boys tennis team, advanced to the semifinals in the Central Coast Section Singles Tournament at Seascape Sports Club on Tuesday.

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Santa Cruz boys volleyball rolls into Open semifinals; hosts Archbishop Mitty next | Local Roundup May 08, 2024 | By Jim Seimas

The No. 1 seed Santa Cruz High boys volleyball team swept visiting No. 8 Lynbrook of San Jose, 25-17, 25-15, 25-20, in the the Central Coast Section Open Division quarterfinals on Tuesday.

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Cabrillo baseball completes stunning upset of Fresno City | Local Roundup May 04, 2024 | By Jim Seimas

The No. 23 seed Cabrillo College baseball team competed its stunning upset of No. 2 Fresno City in the first round of the CCCAA NorCal Regional playoffs on Friday.

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Scotts Valley baseball rallies for win over Santa Cruz | Local Roundup Apr 23, 2024 | By Jim Seimas

Kit DeForest hit a solo home run in Scotts Valley High’s four-run sixth inning, and the Falcons rallied past visiting Santa Cruz 8-6 in the teams’ Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League game Tuesday.

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Aptos wrestler Janie Houser wins junior freestyle state title | Local Roundup Apr 22, 2024 | By Jim Seimas

Aptos High’s Janie Houser took first place and Scotts Valley’s Danica Kelley took second at the California USA Wrestling Junior Freestyle State Championships at Selland Arena in Fresno on Sunday.

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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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Soquel girls lacrosse knocks off Santa Cruz | Local Roundup Apr 17, 2024 | By Jim Seimas

Haylie Kennedy scored four goals and teammate Ashby Weeks scored three to help Soquel High girls lacrosse team beat Santa Cruz, 13-6, on Tuesday.

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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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Henry Spitzer wins tiebreaker, lifts Scotts Valley’s boys tennis team over SC | Local Roundup Apr 11, 2024 | By Jim Seimas

Senior Henry Spitzer edged Julian Arulanantham 7-6 (7-4), 5-7, 1-0 (10-8) at No. 3 singles to clinch Scotts Valley High’s 4-3 boys tennis win Thursday.

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No. 16 Cabrillo softball stuns No. 3 San Mateo for 13th straight win | Local Roundup Apr 09, 2024 | By Jim Seimas

Pitcher Alicia Mendez shined in the circle, and the No. 16 state-ranked Cabrillo College softball team knocked off No. 3 San Mateo 5-1 in the teams’ Coast Conference game in Aptos on Tuesday.

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Athletes represent county well on eventful track and field weekend | Local Roundup Mar 30, 2024 | By Jim Seimas

A pair of senior track and field talents, Scotts Valley High’s Ashlyn Boothby and Soquel’s Jonelle Scott, earned top-three finishes at the Stanford Invitational on Saturday.

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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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James Dahlen’s birdie run at Pasatiempo helps SLV golf knock off Soquel | Local Roundup Mar 19, 2024 | By Jim Seimas

James Dahlen was medalist with a 1-over-par 36 over nine holes in San Lorenzo Valley High’s 211-260 win over Soquel in Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League action at Pasatiempo Golf Club on Tuesday.

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Local high school runners shine at Dublin Distance Fiesta | Local Roundup Mar 17, 2024 | By Jim Seimas

Scotts Valley HIgh’s senior Ashlyn Boothby took first place in the 800-meter race at the Dublin Distance Fiesta at Dublin High on Saturday.

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Brody Price, Olivia Storrer named to ISA Surfing World Junior Surfing Games team | Local Roundup Mar 14, 2024 | By Jim Seimas

Santa Cruz’s Brody Price and Capitola’s Olivia Storrer were named to Team USA for the 2024 ISA World Junior Surfing Games on Thursday.

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Cabrillo earns split in softball doubleheader against Butte | Local Roundup Mar 12, 2024 | By Jim Seimas

Cabrillo College’s softball team earned a split in a nonconference doubleheader against visiting Butte, losing 8-6 and winning 9-1, on Tuesday.

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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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Capitola surfer Maddie Storrer advances at Roxy Pro in Florida | Local Roundup Mar 07, 2024 | By Jim Seimas

Capitola’s Maddie Storrer advanced to the Round of 16 on Thursday at the World Surf League’s Roxy Pro, a Qualifying Series 1,000-point event in Shepard Beach Park in Cocoa Beach, Florida.

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Evie Marheineke, Eli Fitchen-Young run to wins at K-Bell Classic | Local Roundup Mar 03, 2024 | By Jim Seimas

Archbishop Mitty High junior Evangeline Marheineke, a Santa Cruz resident, and Santa Cruz junior Eli Fitchen-Young earned wins at the 41-team K-Bell Track and Field Classic on Saturday.

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