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Aptos native Nikki Hiltz repeats as 1,500 champ at USATF Indoor Championships | Local Roundup Feb 18, 2024 | By Jim Seimas

Aptos native Nikki Hiltz repeated as champ in the 1,500-meter race at the USATF Indoor Championships at Albuquerque Convention Center in Albuquerque, N.M., on Saturday.
Women’s track and fieldMen’s track and fieldMen’s volleyballAptos High

Aptos boys soccer wins first league title since 2014 | Local Roundup Feb 13, 2024 | By Jim Seimas

Kaleb Plascencia had a goal and an assist, as Aptos High’s boys soccer team beat Scotts Valley 4-0 to win its first Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League title since 2014 on Monday night.
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PV, Watsonville boys soccer teams call match after lights go out | Local Roundup Jan 21, 2024 | By Jim Seimas

Crosstown rivals Pajaro Valley and Watsonville highs ended their rainy, nonleague soccer match prematurely after a the lights on the field went out with 15 minutes remaining Saturday night.
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Dozen county athletes finalize their college plans | Local Roundup Dec 23, 2023 | By Jim Seimas

A dozen more senior student-athletes in Santa Cruz County participated in signing ceremonies over the past month, finalizing their commitments to four-year universities across the nation.
Boys basketballGirls basketballWomen’s basketballBoys soccerAptos HighSanta Cruz High

Aptos native Nikki Hiltz immortalized with ‘World Record Way’ in Des Moines | Local Roundup Sep 21, 2023 | By Jim Seimas

To commemorate the inaugural records Nikki Hiltz and Sam Prakel set at the championship on April 25, the City of Des Moines along with Drake Athletics has renamed 13th Street to “World Record Way.”
SkateboardingSurfingWomen’s soccerGirls volleyballAptos High

Santa Cruz native Natalia Grossman, 21, wins third straight IFSC Boulder World Cup season title | Local Roundup Jun 19, 2023 | By Jim Seimas

Santa Cruz native Natalia Grossman won the overall IFSC Boulder World Cup title for a third straight season with her silver medal finish at Innsbruck on Thurday.
Track and fieldYouth baseballSanta Cruz High

Aptos native Nikki Hiltz runs fourth-fastest U.S. women’s mile in Norway | Track and field Jun 15, 2023 | By Jim Seimas

Aptos native Nikki Hiltz ran the fourth-fastest U.S. women’s mile at the Diamond League Oslo at Bislett Stadium in Norway on Thursday.
Local SportsAptos High

Scotts Valley’s Ashlyn Boothby runs nation’s second fastest time in 1,600 this season at CIF State Track and Field Championships May 28, 2023 | By Gordon Kass

Scotts Valley High’s Ashlyn Boothby was looking to peak at the CIF State Track and Field Championships at Buchanan High on Saturday. And it was quite a peak.
Local SportsScotts Valley High

SV’s Ashlyn Boothby, Soquel’s Jonelle Scott advance from state prelims | High school track and field May 26, 2023 | By Jim Seimas

Scotts Valley High junior Ashlyn Boothby and Soquel junior Jonelle Scott advanced from prelims at the CIF State Track and Field Championships at Buchanan High in Clovis on Friday.
Local SportsSoquel HighScotts Valley HighSanta Cruz High

Five Cabrillo women’s soccer players commit to D-II programs | Local Roundup May 22, 2023 | By Jim Seimas

Star forward Aubree Westjohn and four other Cabrillo College women’s soccer players committed to NCAA Division II programs in a signing ceremony held in the Seahawks’ gymnasium on Friday evening.
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SV’s Ashlyn Boothby, Soquel’s Jonelle Scott repeat as champions | CCS Track and Field Championships May 21, 2023 | By Gordon Kass

Scotts Valley High’s Ashlyn Boothby and Soquel’s Jonelle Scott repeated as event champions at the Central Coast Section Track and Field Championships at Gilroy High on Saturday afternoon.
BoysAptos HighSoquel HighScotts Valley High

Aptos alum Aidan Niklaus to play in World Lacrosse Men’s Championship | Local Roundup May 19, 2023 | By Jim Seimas

Aptos High alum Aidan Niklaus, a 6-foot-3 attacker, will play for the Swiss National Team at the 2023 World Lacrosse Men’s Championship in San Diego on June 21 through July 1.
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Cabrillo softball talent Dillyn Vasconcellos named JC All-American | Local Roundup May 17, 2023 | By Jim Seimas

Cabrillo College softball player Dillyn Vasconcellos was named to the NFCA California JC All-America team on May 10. 
College baseballBoys tennisBoys golfWomen’s track and fieldMen’s track and fieldSoftballSoquel High

County girls lead the way at CCS Track and Field Semifinals May 14, 2023 | By Jim Seimas

Santa Cruz County advanced 13 girls and 11 boys in individual events from the Central Coast Section Track and Field Semifinals at Gilroy High on a warm Saturday afternoon.
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Trent Nosky shines, leads Mariners to team title | SCCAL Boys Track and Field Championships May 06, 2023 | By Jim Seimas

An ankle injury sidelined Aptos High middle distance standout Trent Nosky for the majority of the Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League Track and Field season.
Local SportsAptos HighSanta Cruz High

SV’s Ashlyn Boothby earns three wins, but Aptos claims team title behind depth | SCCAL Girls Track and Field Championships May 06, 2023 | By Jim Seimas

Scotts Valley High junior Ashlyn Boothby added to her rapidly growing legend with three wins at the Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League Track and Field Championships at Santa Cruz High on a chilly, damp Friday.
WCAL ChampionshipsAptos HighScotts Valley HighSanta Cruz High

Scotts Valley runs to pair of 4×800 relay titles at SCCAL Prelims | Local Roundup May 04, 2023 | By Jim Seimas

Scotts Valley High’s (Ashlyn Boothby, Diana Alivov, Ava Decleve, and Rafaela Putnam) won the 4×800-meter relay title in 9:37.34 at the SCCAL Prelims at Santa Cruz High on Wednesday. Scotts Valley (Aiden Boothby, Spencer George, Ben George, and Mason Lantz) won the boys’ 4×800-meter relay title in 8:06.75.
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Cabrillo baseball team’s title bid ends with loss to Mission | Local Roundup Apr 27, 2023 | By Jim Seimas

Matt Lawton had three hits with a walk, double, home run, two RBI, and two runs scored, but the Cabrillo College baseball team blew an early lead in their 9-7 loss to Mission in Coast Conference South Division play Thursday.
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Aptos native Nikki Hiltz produces record time in USATF 1 Mile Championship win | Local Roundup Apr 27, 2023 | By Jim Seimas

Aptos native Nikki Hiltz produced fastest women’s time in event history at the USATF 1 Mile Championship on Tuesday night in Des Moines, Iowa.
Girls beach volleyballBoys golfCollege softballHigh school baseballGirls lacrosseAptos High

Cabrillo’s rally falls short in baseball loss to Ohlone | Local Roundup Apr 22, 2023 | By Jim Seimas

The Cabrillo College baseball team scored five runs in the ninth inning, but fell short in its 7-6 loss to Ohlone in Coast Conference South Division play Saturday.
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County athletes win five events at CCS Top 8 Classic | High school track and field Apr 22, 2023 | By Jim Seimas

The best track and field athletes in the Central Coast Section assembled at Los Gatos High on breezy Friday for the 44th annual CCS Top 8 Classic, as the Los Gatos Mountains and cirrus clouds graced a Bob Ross-painted backdrop.
BoysSoquel HighScotts Valley HighSanta Cruz High

SC’s Nat Young helps cause to survive WSL’s midseason cut | Local Roundup Apr 20, 2023 | By Jim Seimas

Santa Cruz’s Nat Young advanced to the Round of 32 of Friday at the World Surf League’s Western Australia Margaret River Pro, event No. 5 on the Championship Tour.
Women’s wrestlingBoys golfBoys tennisHigh school baseballCollege baseballCollege softballGirls lacrosseHigh school softballBoys track and fieldGirls track and fieldSanta Cruz High

Aptos boys golf tops SC, remains unbeaten in SCCAL | Local Roundup Apr 19, 2023 | By Jim Seimas

Junior Andrew Cox and sophomore Ben Nowark shared medalist honors after each shot 4-over-par 38 on the front nine at DeLaveaga Golf Course on Wednesday to lead the Mariners to a 200-247 win over Santa Cruz.
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Aptos star runner Trent Nosky working way back from injury, before heading off to Colorado State | High school track and field Apr 17, 2023 | By Jim Seimas

Every Saturday over the past month some of the biggest high school track and field invitationals have taken place minus Aptos High senior Trent Nosky, one of Santa Cruz County’s top athletes.
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Locals showcase talent at Soquel Invitational | High school track and field Apr 16, 2023 | By Jim Seimas

Four female athletes from Santa Cruz County — SLV seniors Colleen Murata and Mia Hamilton, Aptos junior Ella Shoemaker, and Mariners senior Lena Manchester — posted top-three finishes in three individual events at the 26-team Soquel Invitational at Soquel High on Saturday.
BoysAptos HighSoquel HighSan Lorenzo Valley High