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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.

Santa Cruz Warriors post win over host Mexico City | Local Roundup Mar 05, 2024 | By Jim Seimas

The Santa Cruz Warriors cleaned up their sloppy play, and never trailed in a 117-100 win over the host Mexico City Capitanes in NBA G League action on Monday night.

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Santa Cruz’s Bob Shaw to be inducted into National Lacrosse Hall of Fame | Local Roundup Dec 27, 2023 | By Jim Seimas

Santa Cruz’s Bob Shaw, 73, will be inducted into USA Lacrosse’s National Lacrosse Hall of Fame as a member of its Class of 2023. The induction ceremony takes place at the Renaissance Baltimore Harborplace Hotel in Maryand on Jan. 6.

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Unbeaten Scotts Valley holds off Mitty, advances to semifinals | CCS girls lacrosse May 13, 2023 | By Jim Seimas

Scotts Valley High’s girls lacrosse team knows the window to win a Central Coast Section championship is closing, so the Falcons continue to play with a chip on their shoulder and their hair on fire.

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Girls lacrosse champ Scotts Valley caps perfect PCAL season | Local Roundup May 05, 2023 | By Jim Seimas

Scotts Valley High’s girls lacrosse team capped its perfect run through Pacific Coast Athletic League play with a decisive, 22-8 win over Stevenson on Thursday.

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Scotts Valley runs to pair of 4×800 relay titles at SCCAL Prelims | Local Roundup May 04, 2023 | By Jim Seimas

Scotts Valley High’s (Ashlyn Boothby, Diana Alivov, Ava Decleve, and Rafaela Putnam) won the 4×800-meter relay title in 9:37.34 at the SCCAL Prelims at Santa Cruz High on Wednesday. Scotts Valley (Aiden Boothby, Spencer George, Ben George, and Mason Lantz) won the boys’ 4×800-meter relay title in 8:06.75.

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James Ponzio paces MVC to third place at PCAL Cypress Division Finals | Local Roundup Apr 29, 2023 | By Jim Seimas

Senior James Ponzio took first in the 1,600-meter race (4:37.28) and 3,200 (10:00.62), and Monte Vista Christian School placed third (85 points) at the Pacific Coast Athletic League Cypress Division Finals at Alvarez High on Friday.

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Aptos native Nikki Hiltz produces record time in USATF 1 Mile Championship win | Local Roundup Apr 27, 2023 | By Jim Seimas

Aptos native Nikki Hiltz produced fastest women’s time in event history at the USATF 1 Mile Championship on Tuesday night in Des Moines, Iowa.

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Cabrillo’s rally falls short in baseball loss to Ohlone | Local Roundup Apr 22, 2023 | By Jim Seimas

The Cabrillo College baseball team scored five runs in the ninth inning, but fell short in its 7-6 loss to Ohlone in Coast Conference South Division play Saturday.

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SC’s Nat Young helps cause to survive WSL’s midseason cut | Local Roundup Apr 20, 2023 | By Jim Seimas

Santa Cruz’s Nat Young advanced to the Round of 32 of Friday at the World Surf League’s Western Australia Margaret River Pro, event No. 5 on the Championship Tour.

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Aptos boys golf tops SC, remains unbeaten in SCCAL | Local Roundup Apr 19, 2023 | By Jim Seimas

Junior Andrew Cox and sophomore Ben Nowark shared medalist honors after each shot 4-over-par 38 on the front nine at DeLaveaga Golf Course on Wednesday to lead the Mariners to a 200-247 win over Santa Cruz.

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UCSC men’s volleyball makes NCAA D-III Tournament | Local Roundup Apr 17, 2023 | By Jim Seimas

The UC Santa Cruz men’s volleyball team, an independent program, was selected on Monday to compete in NCAA Division III Tournament for a fifth time in school history.

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Scotts Valley boys tennis edges Santa Cruz in tight match | Local Roundup Apr 15, 2023 | By Jim Seimas

The Scotts Valley High boys tennis team edged Santa Cruz 4-3 in the teams’ Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League match that features four third-set tiebreakers Friday.

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SC surfers Sam Coffey, John Mel advance in Huntington Beach | Local Roundup Apr 07, 2023 | By Jim Seimas

Santa Cruz’s Sam Coffey and John Mel advanced to the Round of 32 at the World Surf League’s Jack’s Surfboards Pro, a 3,000-point Qualifying Series event in Huntington Beach.

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SC surfer Sam Coffey advanced to the quarterfinals in Barbados | Local Roundup Mar 31, 2023 | By Jim Seimas

Santa Cruz’s Sam Coffey advanced to the quarterfinals of the World Surf League’s Barbados Surf Pro on Thursday at Soup Bowl in Bathsheba, Barbados.

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Santa Cruz surfer Autumn Hays wins her opening heat in Barbados | Local Roundup Mar 29, 2023 | By Jim Seimas

Santa Cruz’s Autumn Hays won her opening heat Tuesday at the World Surf League’s Barbados Surf Pro, a Qualifying Series 5,000-point event at Soup Bowl in Bathsheba, Barbados.

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SJSU commit Langston Burkett strikes out 14 in SC’s narrow baseball win over SLV | Local Roundup Mar 27, 2023 | By Jim Seimas

Santa Cruz High’s baseball team scored twice in the first inning, and San Jose State committed pitcher Langston Burkett made the lead hold up in the Cardinals’ 2-1 win over San Lorenzo Valley on Monday.

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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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Dillyn Vasconcellos hits for cycle, helps Cabrillo softball sweep doubleheader | Local Roundup Mar 18, 2023 | By Jim Seimas

Second baseman Dillyn Vasconcellos hit for the cycle — single, double, triple and home run — drove in three runs and scored twice as the Cabrillo College softball team routed Mendocino 13-0 in the opener of their nonconference doubleheader Friday.

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St. Francis’ Diego Ramirez named PCAL Scholar-Athlete Award winner | Local Roundup Mar 09, 2023 | By Jim Seimas

St. Francis High’s Diego Ramirez and Jayna Schalesky of Rancho San Juan were announced Thursday as the Pacific Coast Athletic League’s 2023 Central Coast Section Scholar-Athlete Award winners.

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Harbor girls beach volleyball beats Scotts Valley | Local Roundup Mar 09, 2023 | By Jim Seimas

Three of five matches were decided by a third set, as Harbor High’s girls beach volleyball team beat Scotts Valley 4-1 in Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League play Wednesday.

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Scotts Valley track standout Sam Freeman signs with NCAA D-I Fordham University Mar 08, 2023 | By Jim Seimas

Sam Freeman joined Scotts Valley High’s track and field program by default two years ago. Lacrosse, his primary sport, was canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Mason Borrego, Micah Cervantes help St. Francis baseball knock off Scotts Valley | Local Roundup Mar 03, 2023 | By Jim Seimas

Mason Borrego had three hits, an RBI, and scored twice, and St. Francis High’s baseball team, the defending Central Coast Section Division IV champion, opened its season with a 7-1 nonleague win over host Scotts Valley on Friday.

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MVC girls lacrosse beats Harker, moves to 2-0 | Local Roundup Feb 28, 2023 | By Jim Seimas

Monte Vista Christian School’s girls lacrosse team beat Harker 17-8 in its nonleague game in San Jose on Monday.

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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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