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Aptos’ Koosha Safari battles, drops three-set semifinal to No. 1 seed | CCS Boys Tennis Championships May 18, 2022 | By Jim Seimas

Koosha Safari, despite playing with blisters on both his feet, didn’t go down without a fight Wednesday in the singles semifinals in the Central Coast Section Boys Tennis Championships.
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Surprise semifinalist: Aptos’ Koosha Safari endures wildly successful first day | CCS Tennis Championships May 17, 2022 | By Jim Seimas

Aptos High’s Koosha Safari, the runner-up in the Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League, was an alternate for the Central Coast Section Boys Tennis Championships at the outset of the week. By Tuesday afternoon, he was a surprise semifinalist in the stacked, 16-player bracket.
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Scotts Valley girls lacrosse falls in double OT in CCS quarterfinals | Local Roundup May 15, 2022 | By Jim Seimas

The No. 6 seed Scotts Valley High girls lacrosse team lost 13-12 in double overtime to No 3 Los Gatos in the Central Coast Section quarterfinals on Saturday night.
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14 county athletes advance from CCS track and field semifinals May 15, 2022 | By Jim Seimas

Aptos High senior Elizabeth Churchill qualified for the CCS Championships in three events Saturday at Gilroy High.
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Reed Moring, Edward Peters help Aptos baseball secure SCCAL Tournament title May 13, 2022 | By Jim Seimas

UC Santa Barbara committed staff ace Reed Moring delivered a businesslike, complete-game two-hitter with a career-high 15 strikeouts, and Edward Peters highlighted a seven-run third inning with a three-run triple as the Mariners claimed the tournament title 8-0 over the Falcons at Cabrillo College on Friday.
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Soquel softball earns walkoff win against upset-minded Scotts Valley for SCCAL Tournament title May 13, 2022 | By Richard de Give

After tying the game with two runs in the top of the seventh inning, it appeared more late heroics were on tap for Scotts Valley High’s softball team.
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Aptos baseball slips past Harbor in 10 innings to reach SCCAL Tournament final | Local Roundup May 12, 2022 | By Jim Seimas

James Craig’s RBI single to left field scored pinch runner Nick Forbes from third base in the 10th inning, giving Aptos High’s baseball team a 5-4 walk-off win over Harbor in the SCCAL Tournament semifinals on Wednesday.
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Aptos’ Shane Garvey, Palma’s Brendan Watson advance to CCS Championships | Boys golf May 10, 2022 | By Jim Seimas

Santa Cruz County had 14 golfers qualify for the Central Coast Section Regionals, held on a cold and windy Tuesday at Laguna Seca Golf Ranch. Two remain.
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Aptos’ Trent Nosky gets surprise win in 1,600 after SV’s Jeremy Kain collides with lapped runner | SCCAL boys track and field May 08, 2022 | By Jim Seimas

Down goes Frazier. Athletes and fans alike watched in both shock and amazement as shockwaves tore through the towering redwoods surrounding San Lorenzo Valley High’s track at the Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League Track and Field Championships on Saturday.
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Aptos’ Elizabeth Churchill breezes to Bob Enzweiler Award at SCCAL Girls Track and Field Championships May 08, 2022 | By Jim Seimas

Aptos High senior Elizabeth Churchill was dominant in her final Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League Championships showing on a windy Saturday at San Lorenzo Valley High.
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Knights lead locals at CCS Swimming Championships May 08, 2022 | By Gordon Kass

Soquel High juniors Matthew Elliot and Tenaya Winter both placed high in two freestyle races to lead the Santa Cruz County contingent at the Central Coast Section Swimming and Diving Championships at Saturday afternoon.
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Harbor’s Gwen Grigsby, Isla Johnson win inaugural SCCAL beach volleyball title | Local Roundup May 07, 2022 | By Jim Seimas

Harbor High sophomore Gwen Grigsby and freshman Isla Johnson defeated Scotts Valley’s Hannah Fleming and Morgan Lipman 21-11, 21-14 to win the inaugural Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League Beach Volleyball Championships on Saturday at Harbor High.
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PCS’s Katharina Guth qualifies for CCS track and field semifinals in four events | Local Roundup May 07, 2022 | By Jim Seimas

Pacific Collegiate School junior Katharina Guth placed in the top seven in four events at the Pacific Coast Athletic League Masters Meet on Friday at Gilroy High, meeting the criteria to advance to the Central Coast Section semifinals in all four events.
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Kirby boys volleyball falls to Palma in CCS play-in match | Local Roundup May 05, 2022 | By Jim Seimas

Kirby School’s boys volleyball team, the Pacific Coast Athletic League Cypress Division champion, lost 25-10, 25-27, 25-21, 25-20 to Palma in a Central Coast Section play-in game at Santa Cruz High on Thursday.
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Cabrillo women’s beach volleyball team qualifies for state championships | Local Roundup May 03, 2022 | By Jim Seimas

The Cabrillo College women’s beach volleyball team beat San Mateo 5-0 and Sierra 3-0 in the NorCal Regionals at Main Beach in Santa Cruz on Tuesday to qualify for the state championships.
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Santa Cruz’s Myles Statsky wins SCCAL Golf Championship May 03, 2022 | By Jim Seimas

Few, if any, of the boys competing in the Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League Golf Championship on Tuesday know Pasatiempo Golf Club better than Santa Cruz High senior Myles Statsky. 
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Local trio makes college commitments | Local Roundup May 03, 2022 | By Jim Seimas

Monte Vista Christian School’s Jack Brothers and Ryan Kenyon, and St. Francis’ Charlie Valencia made college commitments and will continue their athletic careers.
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Aptos falls to Stevenson in battle of PCAL’s top boys lacrosse teams May 02, 2022 | By Gordon Kass

APTOS — Aptos High’s boys lacrosse team dominated possession for the first two minutes against Stevenson, the Pacific Coast Athletic League leader, on Monday evening. Shots by Aidan Niklaus and Kale Lampman could not find the net.
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No firsts? No problem. Harbor claims first team title since ’04 behind depth | Girls’ SCCAL Swimming Championships Apr 30, 2022 | By Gordon Kass

Harbor High won the team title at the Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League Swimming Championships on Saturday for the first time since 2004, perhaps before any members of this year’s winning team was born.
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Gabe Porter paces Harbor to first league title since ’06 | Boys’ SCCAL Swimming Championships Apr 30, 2022 | By Gordon Kass

Harbor High senior speedster Gabe Porter contributed top-two finishes in four events to pace the Pirates to the boys title at Saturday’s Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League Swimming Championships on Saturday in their pool.
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Harbor wins finale, earns share of SCCAL beach volleyball title | Local Roundup Apr 30, 2022 | By Jim Seimas

Harbor High’s beach volleyball team used three forfeits for a 5-0 sweep of Mount Madonna on Friday to finish the Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League regular season with a share of the title.
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Cougars softball team pounces on Mariners in Felton | Local Roundup Apr 29, 2022 | By Jim Seimas

Sophomore Alyssa Struthers hit two doubles, had three RBI and scored twice as the San Lorenzo Valley High’s softball team rolled Aptos 15-1 in its mercy-rule shortened, five inning Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League game Thursday.
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Soquel’s Jack Van Ness gets long-awaited singles title | SCCAL Boys Tennis Championships Apr 28, 2022 | By Jim Seimas

Soquel High’s Jack Van Ness won the SCCAL singles tennis title on Wednesday, and Aptos’ John McGowan and Bennett Biscotti earned the doubles crown in a three-set thriller.
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Mariah Montalvo homers again as Sharks set school record for wins | Local Roundup Apr 28, 2022 | By Jim Seimas

Santa Clara University committed slugger Mariah Montalvo had three hits, including a solo home run, and the St. Francis High softball team beat host Stevenson 3-1 in Pebble Beach on Wednesday.
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Mount Madonna boys volleyball rallies past Soquel | Local Roundup Apr 27, 2022 | By Jim Seimas

Ben Pearson had 36 kills and 14 aces, and Mount Madonna School’s boys volleyball team rallied for a 23-25, 30-28, 25-20, 25-23 win over Soquel on the Knights’ senior night. 
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