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Nash Horton lifts St. Francis past Carmel with walk-off home run | Local Roundup Apr 18, 2025 | By Jim Seimas

Nash Horton hit a walk-off home run in the bottom of the seventh inning to help St. Francis High’s baseball team knock off division leading Carmel 6-5 in the teams’ Pacific Coast Athletic League Gabilan Division game Thursday,

Watsonville baseball posts another rout, remains unbeaten in PCAL’s Cypress Division | Local Roundup Apr 16, 2025 | By Jim Seimas

Watsonville High’s baseball team beat visiting Seaside 16-0 in the teams’ five inning game, and the Wildcatz remained unbeaten in the Pacific Coast Athletic League Cypress Division on Tuesday.

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SLV golf stays unbeaten with win over Santa Cruz | Local Roundup Apr 04, 2025 | By Jim Seimas

James Dahlen shot 35 and earned medalist honors to lead San Lorenzo Valley High’s golf team past Santa Cruz 204-219 on the front nine at DeLaveaga Golf Course on Thursday.

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Tobin Ortiz-McClendon leads SC golf past Harbor at Pasatiempo | Local Roundup Apr 02, 2025 | By Jim Seimas

Santa Cruz High’s Tobin Ortiz-McClendon shot 37 on the front nine at Pasatiempo Golf Club for medalist honors, and helped the Cardinals beat Harbor 226-237 in the teams’ Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League match on Tuesday.

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UC Santa Cruz women’s golf team takes seventh in tournament at Pacific Grove | Local Roundup Mar 31, 2025 | By Jim Seimas

The UC Santa Cruz women’s golf team, led by freshman Samantha Shaw, took seventh place out of 12 teams at the UC Santa Cruz Invite at Pacific Grove Golf Links on Saturday.

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SLV golf team stays unbeaten with narrow win over Aptos | Local Roundup Mar 28, 2025 | By Jim Seimas

High school golfers at Boulder Creek Golf & Country Club dealt with rain as they teed off and were treated to rainbows when they finished on Thursday.

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Santa Cruz’s John Mel surfs into Round of 16 in Barbados | Local Roundup Mar 27, 2025 | By Jim Seimas

Santa Cruz’s John Mel won his second heat at the World Surf League’s BTMI Barbados Surf Pro at Soup Bowl, Bathsheba, Barbados, on Thursday.

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Santa Cruz baseball slips past previously unbeaten Soquel in zany finish | Local Roundup Mar 26, 2025 | By Jim Seimas

Santa Cruz High’s baseball team edged host Soquel 3-2 in a zany finish in Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League action to knock the Knights from the unbeaten ranks Tuesday.

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SLV softball edges Soquel in SCCAL action | Local Roundup Mar 20, 2025 | By Jim Seimas

Cheyenne Owen had two hits, including a solo home run, and the San Lorenzo Valley High softball team edged visiting Soquel 5-4 in the teams’ Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League game on Thursday.

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Scotts Valley’s baseball team earns walk-off win over Santa Teresa | Local Roundup Mar 19, 2025 | By Jim Seimas

Senior Kaleb Wing struck out nine batters over 4 2/3 and scoreless innings, and Scotts Valley High’s baseball team earned a 2-1 walk-off win over visiting Santa Teresa in nonleague action Tuesday.

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Jaxson Hoye has stellar outing in Harbor’s baseball win over Thomas More | Local Roundup Mar 12, 2025 | By Jim Seimas

Jaxson Hoye was dominant on the mound, and Harbor High’s baseball team shut out visiting Thomas More of San Jose, 5-0, in the teams’ nonleague game Tuesday.

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Santa Cruz’s Brody Price earns win at West Coast Prime Series event at Steamer Lane | Local Roundup Mar 09, 2025 | By Jim Seimas

Santa Cruz’s Brody Price took first place in the U16 boys division on the final day of USA Surfing’s West Coast Prime Series at Steamer Lane, his hometown break, on Sunday.

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Locals preparing for Central Coast High School Football All-Star Game | Local Roundup Jan 20, 2025 | By Jim Seimas

More than a dozen student-athletes from Santa Cruz County have been chosen to compete in the 39th annual Central Coast High School Football All-Star Game.

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Scotts Valley senior Maisey Chard named SCCAL Player of the Year | Girls golf Dec 23, 2024 | By Jim Seimas

Scotts Valley High senior Maisey Chard, a fourth-year player and medalist at the Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League individual championship after helping the Falcons win the league title, was named the SCCAL Player of the Year.

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Santa Cruz Warriors fall to Stockton Kings in NBA G League action | Local Roundup Nov 20, 2024 | By Jim Seimas

Kevin Knox II had 25 points and six rebounds, but the Santa Cruz Warriors lost to the host Stockton Kings 108-98 in the teams’ NBA G League game Wednesday night.

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Aptos girls tennis team suffers narrow loss in CCS Team Tournament opener | Local Roundup Nov 13, 2024 | By Jim Seimas

Aptos High’s girls tennis team suffered a narrow, 4-3 loss to Stevenson in Pebble Beach in the first round of the Central Coast Section Team Tournament on Tuesday.

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Finals set for SCCAL Girls Tennis Championships | Local Roundup Nov 06, 2024 | By Jim Seimas

Aptos High tennis teammates Kiana Safari and Aviana Andrews advanced to the singles final at the Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League championships in Aptos on Tuesday. Scotts Valley’s Sofia Niklaus and Erin Szymanski, and Aptos’ Isabella Calderon and Coral Collins advanced to the doubles final.

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Watsonville’s Katelynn Ruiz, PCS’s Iris Paten run to PCAL cross country titles | Local Roundup Nov 03, 2024 | By Jim Seimas

Watsonville High senior Katelynn Ruiz and Pacific Collegiate freshman Iris Paten won division titles at the Pacific Coast Athletic League Cross Country Championships at Palo Corona Regional Park in Carmel on Saturday.

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Scotts Valley senior Maisey Chard wins SCCAL Girls Golf Championship Oct 29, 2024 | By Jim Seimas

Scotts Valley High senior Maisey Chard shot her best round at DeLaveaga Golf Course on Tuesday, a 13-over-par 82, to win medalist honors at the Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League Girls Golf Championship.

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Lauren Ohlsson wins medalist honors as Scotts Valley girls golf team goes 10-0 in SCCAL | Local Roundup Oct 23, 2024 | By Jim Seimas

Scotts Valley High’s Lauren Ohlsson earned medalist honors, and the Falcons’ girls golf team beat Soquel 138-161 to finish 10-0 in Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League on Tuesday.

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Three matches go to third-set tiebreakers as Aptos girls tennis knocks off Scotts Valley | Local Roundup Oct 16, 2024 | By Jim Seimas

Aptos High’s girls tennis team won three singles matches and two doubles matches to secure a 5-2 win over Scotts Valley in the teams’ Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League match on Tuesday.

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Aptos boys turn in photo finish in SCCAL cross country race | Local Roundup Oct 11, 2024 | By Jim Seimas

Aptos High’s boys cross country team is fast and still improving.

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Elizabeth Penny helps Soquel’s girls water polo team double up on Aptos | Local Roundup Oct 09, 2024 | By Jim Seimas

Sophomore Elizabeth Penny stuffed the stat sheet with three goals, five assists, six steals, and four ejections drawn, and Soquel High’s girls water polo team started and finished strong in their 14-7 win over visiting Aptos in Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League play on Tuesday.

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Violet Rubin scores seven goals in Cardinals’ water polo win over Harbor | Local Roundup Oct 04, 2024 | By Jim Seimas

Junior center Violet Rubin scored seven goals and drew two exclusions, and the Santa Cruz High girls water polo team emptied its bench in a 21-9 win over Harbor in the teams’ Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League match on Thursday night.

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‘Quakes roll after Santa Cruz’s Jeff Kendall fires ceremonial siren | Local Roundup Oct 03, 2024 | By Jim Seimas

Apparently, Santa Cruz’s Jeff Kendall is good luck for the San Jose Earthquakes.

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