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Aubree Westjohn’s hat trick helps Cabrillo soccer rout Skyline | Local Roundup Oct 22, 2022 | By Jim Seimas

Aubree Westjohn produced a hat trick, and the Cabrillo College women’s soccer team routed host Skyline 6-0 to stay unbeaten in Coast Conference play Friday.

Santa Cruz boys water polo tops Soquel, posts perfect SCCAL season | Local Roundup Oct 20, 2022 | By Jim Seimas

Santa Cruz High’s boys water polo team closed the Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League regular season with a 10-4 win over rival Soquel to cap a perfect run through league play Thursday in Santa Cruz.

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Santa Cruz secures first SCCAL volleyball title since ’02 | Local Roundup Oct 19, 2022 | By Jim Seimas

Gigi Brown led Santa Cruz High’s girls volleyball team with seven kills and eight digs in its 25-15, 25-16, 25-10 sweep of host Aptos on Tuesday to lock up no worse than a share of the Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League regular-season crown.

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Scotts Valley girls tennis sweeps Harbor, stays unbeaten in SCCAL | Local Roundup Oct 14, 2022 | By Jim Seimas

Scotts Valley High’s girls tennis team won all seven matches in straight sets in a 7-0 sweep of Harbor in Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League action Thursday.

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Soquel girls water polo secures 12th straight league title | Local Roundup Oct 13, 2022 | By Jim Seimas

Senior Quinn Healy scored six goals and junior teammate Leah Murphy scored five goals, as the Soquel High girls water polo team beat host Aptos 21-4 and secured no worse than a share of the Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League regular-season title Wednesday.

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Cabrillo soccer teams post shutouts, stay unbeaten in conference play | Local Roundup Oct 11, 2022 | By Jim Seimas

Andrea Estanquero had two goals and an assist, and the Cabrillo College women’s soccer team routed Foothill 12-0 in the teams’ Coast Conference South Division match Tuesday in Aptos.

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UCSC women’s soccer rallies for win over Redlands | Local Roundup Oct 09, 2022 | By Jim Seimas

Angela Bradbury scored on a pass from Julia Hernandez in the 89th minute, and the UC Santa Cruz women’s soccer team rallied past visiting Redlands 2-1 at Lower East Field on Saturday.

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Scotts Valley girls tennis gains sole possession of SCCAL lead | Local Roundup Oct 07, 2022 | By Jim Seimas

Scotts Valley High juniors Maya Bensen and Samantha Warner won at No. 2 doubles to help the unbeaten Falcons tennis team secure a 4-3 win over previously unbeaten Aptos in the teams’ Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League match Thursday in Scotts Valley.

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Santa Cruz volleyball stuns host Soquel in five-set thriller | Local Roundup Oct 04, 2022 | By Jim Seimas

“Crazy” might be an understatement in describing Santa Cruz High’s girls volleyball victory over host Soquel on Monday.

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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.

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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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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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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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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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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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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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Soquel water polo talent Quinn Healy makes Team USA for PanAm Junior Championship | Local Roundup Jul 09, 2022 | By Jim Seimas

Soquel High water polo standout Quinn Healy, a club player for Stanford Water Polo Foundation, was named to the Team USA roster for the 2022 PanAm Junior Championship.

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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 wave Nat Young qualifies for Championship Tour Santa Cruz surfer Brody Price 12 wins national title Tyler Gilbert promoted throws historic no-hitter Natalia Grossman crowned IFSC Bouldering World Champion Haley Jones wins Final Four honor NCAA title Gabe Discipulo helps UCLA claim NCAA water polo title Nikki Hiltz makes 1 500 final at Olympic Trials Triathlete Katie Zaferes wins Olympic bronze Walmer Martinez signs with Monterey Bay F.C.High school teammates drafted on same day Jeremy Lin helps Santa Cruz Warriors reach G League semifinals Santa Cruz Seahawks win Pop Warner Super Bowl Santa Cruz football posts first unbeaten regular season since 1993 SLV makes county history with first outdoor wrestling meet SLV cross country track coach Jay Avenmarg fired over violation Aptos’ stunning football wins Campolindo Palma The CCS champs are here

Soquel’s Kelsey Matthies named CCS Player of the Year | Girls water polo Dec 23, 2021 | By Jim Seimas

Soquel High senior water polo star Kelsey Matthies was selected as the All-Central Coast Section Player of the Year by a panel of coaches following the section playoffs.

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Soquel’s Cooper Wiens named SCCAL MVP | Boys water polo Dec 22, 2021 | By Jim Seimas

Soquel High senior water polo standout Cooper Wiens was named MVP of the Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League and senior teammate Wyatt Beymer was named Goalie of the Year.

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Soquel standout Kelsey Matthies repeats as SCCAL MVP | Girls Water Polo Dec 21, 2021 | By Jim Seimas

Much like the lopsided outcomes Soquel High’s girls water polo administered in Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League play, the naming of league MVP was not a shock. Senior water polo talent Kelsey Matthies repeated with top honors after helping lead the Knights to a historic season.

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Santa Cruz rallies past Aptos for its first CCS D-II girls water polo title Nov 13, 2021 | By Jim Seimas

Santa Cruz High’s girls water polo team used a suffocating defense and pinch of late offense to rally for the biggest win in program history Saturday.

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Fourth time’s the charm: Knights become county’s first team to win CCS girls water polo title Nov 13, 2021 | By Richard de Give

A scoreless tie after one quarter … 3-3 draw at halftime … 5-all after three quarters … It was only fitting the decisive play in Saturday’s Central Coast Section Open Division girls water polo championship came on defense.

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Soquel, Santa Cruz and Aptos advance to CCS girls water polo finals Nov 09, 2021 | By Jim Seimas

Soquel High’s girls water team didn’t flinch when it faced a four-goal deficit against Leland early in the second quarter of the Central Coast Section Open Division semifinals on Tuesday night at Saint Francis High.

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Soquel boys suffer narrow loss in Open Division | CCS water polo roundup Nov 07, 2021 | By Richard de Give

A goal by Valley Christian High’s Mattin Sarhaddi proved to be the difference as the No. 5 seed Soquel boys water polo team fell 10-9 in the Central Coast Section Open Division playoffs on Saturday.

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