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Scotts Valley tops SC in SCCAL cross country meet | Local Roundup Sep 30, 2022 | By Jim Seimas

Santa Cruz High cross country runner Eli Fitchen-Young finished the 2.08-mile course at UC Santa Cruz with a time of 11:06 but Scotts Valley won the teams’ Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League meet 23-32 on Thursday.

Santa Cruz girls water polo rolls over Harbor | Local Roundup Sep 29, 2022 | By Jim Seimas

Senior Sonja Ukropina and junior Zoe Ann Watson each scored four goals, and the Santa Cruz High girls water polo team beat host Harbor 13-1 in the teams’ Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League match Wednesday night.

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Harbor rallies past upset-minded Aptos | Girls volleyball roundup Sep 29, 2022 | By Gordon Kass

The logjam of contenders for the Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League girls volleyball title is beginning to thin.

Santa Cruz 3 San Lorenzo Valley 0 Pacific Collegiate School 3 Seaside 2 Volleyball Aptos High Harbor High Santa Cruz High

Cabrillo gets dominant wins from soccer programs | Local Roundup Sep 28, 2022 | By Jim Seimas

The Cabrillo College women’s soccer team earned a 3-0 win over Evergreen Valley on Tuesday in Aptos.

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Coast Line | Harbor volleyball assists Second Harvest Sep 26, 2022 | By Donald Fukui

The Harbor High School girls volleyball program is hosting a fundraiser to benefit Second Harvest Food Bank.

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San Bruno’s Aleksei Averchenko, San Jose’s Anna Guzman win Santa Cruz Triathlon titles | Local Roundup Sep 26, 2022 | By Jim Seimas

San Bruno’s Aleksei Averchenko and San Jose’s Anna Guzman won titles in the Olympic distance race at the Santa Cruz Triathlon on Sunday.

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SC’s Nat Young helps Team USA secure title in Huntington Beach | Local Roundup Sep 24, 2022 | By Jim Seimas

Santa Cruz’s Nat Young helped Team USA win the title at the 2022 ISA World Surf Games, securing the Americans one extra slot at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games.

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Soquel wins battle in trenches, surprises Scotts Valley 21-3 | High school football roundup Sep 24, 2022 | By Jim Seimas

Jordan McCord, a junior wide receiver and cornerback for Soquel High’s football team, was his usual sensation self Friday night. He tacked two more touchdown receptions onto his rapidly growing season total, and caused a fumble on defense

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SC’s Nat Young roars into Round 7 at ISA World Surf Games | Local Roundup Sep 23, 2022 | By Jim Seimas

Team USA’s Nat Young is one of four surfers who have advanced into Round 7 at the 2022 ISA World Surf Games in Huntington Beach.

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Santa Cruz rebounds from loss, sinks Aptos in four sets | SCCAL girls volleyball roundup Sep 23, 2022 | By Gordon Kass

Santa Cruz High’s girls volleyball team traveled south to face Aptos on Thursday, looking to rebound from a loss to Harbor two days earlier. A win was crucial for the Cardinals to remain in contention for their first league title since 2001.

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Harbor continues hot streak, tops Santa Cruz in five sets | SCCAL girls volleyball Sep 21, 2022 | By Gordon Kass

Riding a wave of momentum, the Harbor High Pirates’ youth-laden girls volleyball team followed up upsets over Santa Cruz and Soquel on Saturday at the Harbor Tournament with another win over the Cardinals on Tuesday, this time in league play.

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Local runners dominate at Jackie Henderson Memorial in Castroville | Local Roundup Sep 18, 2022 | By Jim Seimas

Santa Cruz High sophomore Eli Fitchen-Young produced his third win on the young season, this time at the Jackie Henderson Memorial at North Monterey County on Saturday.

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Santa Cruz boys run to perfect score at Soquel | Local Roundup Sep 16, 2022 | By Jim Seimas

Santa Cruz High posted a perfect score of 15 in its Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League meet win over host Soquel (48) and Harbor (76) on Thursday.

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Knights earn solid road win at Harbor | SCCAL girls volleyball roundup Sep 16, 2022 | By Jim Seimas

Soquel High’s girls volleyball team is starting to find itself with talented outside hitter Jessie Dueck playing libero as she recovers from bicep tendinitis.

Santa Cruz 3 Mount Madonna 0 Aptos 3 Scotts Valley 1 Volleyball Harbor High Soquel High Santa Cruz High

Aptos builds depth in rout of North Salinas | High school football Sep 16, 2022 | By Jim Seimas

Aptos High’s defense recorded a pair of interceptions, including senior lineman Alexander Bjorn’s pick-six in the second quarter, and the Mariners’ football team posted its first shutout of the season, 42-0 over North Salinas on Thursday night at Trevin Dilfer Memorial Field.

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Sophomore Holly Rejfir paces Harbor volleyball past Scotts Valley | Local Roundup Sep 14, 2022 | By Jim Seimas

Sophomore outside hitter Holly Rejfir had 17 kills, and Harbor High’s girls volleyball team defeated host Scotts Valley 25-15, 26-28, 25-22, 25-15 in Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League play Tuesday night.

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SC’s Fitchen-Young, SV’s Boothby run to wins at Toro Park | Local Roundup Sep 10, 2022 | By Jim Seimas

Santa Cruz High sophomore Eli Fitchen-Young and Scotts Valley junior Ashlyn Boothby won races at the 3-mile Monterey Bay Invitational at Toro Park on Saturday.

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Caden Prichard powers Aptos past Mission Prep of SLO | High school football roundup Sep 10, 2022 | By Richard de Give

Caden Prichard did a little bit of everything for Aptos High on Friday night.

Scotts Valley 35 Watsonville 0 Football Aptos High

Unbeaten Wildcatz volleyball team earns emotional win at Monterey | Local Roundup Sep 09, 2022 | By Jim Seimas

Watsonville High’s girls volleyball team overcame a broken bus, the loss of setter Ally Carmona to injury, and an oven of a gymnasium to beat host Monterey 25-23, 25-23, 25-27, 25-23 in its Pacific Coast Athletic League Mission Division opener Thursday night.

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Mohamed El Kaddouri’s three-goal outing paces Cabrillo soccer in win | Local Roundup Sep 07, 2022 | By Jim Seimas

Sophomore forward Mohamed El Kaddouri scored three goals, and the Cabrillo College men’s soccer team beat Allan Hancock 5-2 in the teams’ nonconference game Tuesday in Aptos.

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Unmasking the favorites for league titles | 2022 Girls volleyball preview Sep 05, 2022 | By Gordon Kass

Setter Kayla Rhee-Pizano and outside hitter Jessie Dueck return for Soquel High’s girls volleyball team, the defending Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League champion. But 2021 runner-up Santa Cruz will again provide fierce competition.

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Unable to slow Campolindo in second half, Aptos falls short in rematch | High school football Sep 03, 2022 | By Jim Seimas

Campolindo High’s football players never forgot. How could they? A school many of them had never heard of, Aptos, came rolling onto their home turf in Moraga last season and administered one of the most lopsided defeats in school history. The result send shockwaves throughout the greater Bay Area and beyond.

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Kaylee Gooch paces Harbor girls water polo past Pioneer | Local Roundup Aug 31, 2022 | By Jim Seimas

Senior captain Kaylee Gooch had four goals and five steals to lead Harbor High’s girls water polo team to an 8-2 win over visiting Pioneer on Tuesday.

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Santa Cruz native Juli Inkster ties for fifth at U.S. Senior Women’s Open | Local Roundup Aug 29, 2022 | By Jim Seimas

Santa Cruz native Juli Inkster tied for fifth place at the 4th U.S. Senior Women’s Open in Kettering, Ohio, on Sunday.

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Aptos jumps ahead early, holds off host Oakdale in opener | High school football Aug 27, 2022 | By Jim Seimas

Something about lengthy road trips seems to bring the best out of Aptos High’s football team against heavily favored opponents.

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