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Six county girls advance to semifinals | CCS Wrestling Championships Roundup Feb 18, 2022 | By Jim Seimas

The local girls flexed their muscles on Day 1 of the Central Coast Section Girls Wrestling Championships at Watsonville High on Friday. Six Santa Cruz County wrestlers advanced to the semifinals.
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Santa Cruz’s Nat Young ties for ninth at Hurley Pro Sunset Beach | Local Roundup Feb 17, 2022 | By Jim Seimas

The waves were there, but the ones Santa Cruz’s Nat Young dropped in on didn’t offer him much during his afternoon heat at the World Surf League’s Hurley Pro Sunset Beach on Wednesday in Oahu, Hawaii.
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Wildcatz’s boys basketball team wins share of PCAL’s Santa Lucia Division title | Local Roundup Feb 15, 2022 | By Jim Seimas

At the outset of each basketball season, Watsonville High coach Marcus Northcutt and assistant Mike Blum tell the Wildcatz how cool it would be if they won a league title: In addition to adding a championship banner to the school’s gymnasium walls, years later, they could come back and see their banner and cherish that […]
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Aptos, Santa Cruz celebrate despite ‘awkward’ trophy presentation | SCCAL Wrestling Championships Feb 12, 2022 | By Jim Seimas

Santa Cruz High’s wrestling team was prematurely announced as the 2022 Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League champions on Friday and had just finished posing for photographs as it celebrated with the trophy when a correction was made.
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Danisha Nunez becomes first Watsonville female to win PCAL wrestling title | Local Roundup Feb 07, 2022 | By Jim Seimas

Junior Danisha Nunez became the first Watsonville High athlete to win a title at the Pacific Coast Athletic League Girls Wrestling Championships at Alvarez High on Saturday.
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UCSC women’s basketball scores school-record 117 points in rout of La Verne | Local Roundup Feb 05, 2022 | By Jim Seimas

Harbor High junior wrestler Diallo Thomas won the title at 162 pounds at the 12th annual Colt Invitational at El Camino High in South San Francisco on Saturday.
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Wildcatz overcome monstrously huge deficit late, win in OT to stay unbeaten | Local Roundup Jan 30, 2022 | By Jim Seimas

Watsonville High’s boys basketball team rallied from a 19-point deficit in the final four minutes of its game against Rancho San Juan to force overtime and emerged with a thrilling, 79-72 win in front of dozens of energetic fans Saturday.
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Makena Bedolla helps Sharks’ soccer team blast Greenfield | Local Roundup Jan 24, 2022 | By Jim Seimas

Makena Bedolla scored three goals and St. Francis High’s girls soccer team beat Greenfield 5-0 in its Pacific Coast Athletic League game at Depot Park in Santa Cruz on Monday.
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Six county wrestlers win titles at Lynbrook | Local Roundup Jan 23, 2022 | By Jim Seimas

Wrestlers Cristian Cruz of Harbor High, Daniel Evert of Santa Cruz and Lucas Zuniga-Marquez of Aptos won their respective weight divisions at the Lynbrook Second Man Challenge in San Jose on Saturday, while Scotts Valley’s Danica Kelley and Kayse Martinovsky, and Harbor’s Amy Gray won titles at the Lynbrook Ladies Challenge.
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Sarah Eichhorn named MVC’s swim coach | Local Roundup Jan 20, 2022 | By Jim Seimas

Sarah Eichhorn had been named swim coach at her high school alma mater, Monte Vista Christian School.
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Wrestler Mike Pena leads Santa Cruz at Jim Root Memorial | Local Roundup Jan 15, 2022 | By Jim Seimas

Santa Cruz High senior wrestler Mike Pena took third place at 132 pounds, and the Cardinals finished 14th out of 35 teams at the 58th Jim Root Memorial at Prospect High on Saturday.
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Cardinals pin loss on SLV in teams’ SCCAL opener | Local Roundup Jan 05, 2022 | By Jim Seimas

Santa Cruz High’s wrestling team beat SLV 36-12 in the teams’ Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League opener in Santa Cruz on Wednesday night.
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Sports Newsmakers 2021 | Pandemic didn’t limit massive accomplishments Dec 31, 2021 | By Jim Seimas

Santa Cruz County produced dozens of magnificent sports feats in ’21, and it’s no surprise that surfing was among the sports that dominated headlines. The following is a recap of some of the most memorable feats of the year.
Peter Mel’s epic waveNat Young qualifies for Championship TourSanta Cruz surfer Brody Price12wins national titleTyler Gilbert promotedthrows historic no-hitterNatalia Grossman crowned IFSC Bouldering World ChampionHaley Jones wins Final Four honorNCAA titleGabe Discipulo helps UCLA claim NCAA water polo titleNikki Hiltz makes 1500 final at Olympic TrialsTriathlete Katie Zaferes wins Olympic bronzeWalmer Martinez signs with Monterey Bay F.C.High school teammates drafted on same dayJeremy Lin helps Santa Cruz Warriors reach G League semifinalsSanta Cruz Seahawks win Pop Warner Super BowlSanta Cruz football posts first unbeaten regular season since 1993SLV makes county history with first outdoor wrestling meetSLV cross countrytrack coach Jay Avenmarg fired over violationAptos’ stunning football wins CampolindoPalmaThe CCS champs are here

Watsonville’s Lucky McHenry takes second at Pat Lovell Holiday Wrestling Classic Dec 23, 2021 | By Jim Seimas

Watsonville High’s Lucky McHenry took second place at 285 pounds at the 53rd Pat Lovell Holiday Wrestling Classic at Aptos High on Wednesday. He was the county’s lone finalist.
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Five local wrestlers advance to semifinals at Pat Lovell Holiday Classic | Local Roundup Dec 21, 2021 | By Jim Seimas

Five athletes from Santa Cruz County went unbeaten on the opening day of the Pat Lovell Holiday Wrestling Classic at Aptos High on Tuesday.
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Kaylee Murphy posts another double-double for UCSC, sets up showdown with Whitman | Local Roundup Dec 18, 2021 | By Jim Seimas

Junior forward Kaylee Murphy posted her fifth double-double of the season and 26th of her career to help the UC Santa Cruz women’s basketball team open the UCSC December Classic with a win Saturday.
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Mariners win Gilroy Tournament; Cameron Saldana named MVP | Local Roundup Dec 12, 2021 | By Jim Seimas

Cameron Saldana had 19 points and five steals to help the Aptos High’s boys basketball team beat Lincoln 55-44 in the Bob Hagen Memorial Tournament championship at Gilroy High on Saturday.
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Santa Cruz’s Evie Marheineke takes third at Nike Cross California Regional | Local Roundup Dec 05, 2021 | By Jim Seimas

Santa Cruz’s Evie Marheineke placed third out of 55 runners in the girls championship at the NXR California Regional at Woodward Park in Fresno on Saturday.
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