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John Mel takes fifth, Maddie Storrer 13th at surf events in Florida | Local Roundup Mar 09, 2024 | By Jim Seimas

Santa Cruz’s John Mel tied for fifth place at the World Surf League’s Ron Jon Quiksilver Pro at Shepard Beach Park in Cocoa Beach, Florida, on Saturday. Capitola’s Maddie Storrer tied for 13th place and earned 295 points at the WSL’s Roxy Pro

Cabrillo basketball team earns bye, second-round home game for playoffs | Local Roundup Feb 25, 2024 | By Jim Seimas

The Cabrillo College men’s basketball team was seeded No. 7/8 for the CCCAA NorCal Regional Playoffs after posting the best regular-season record in school history under coach James Page.

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St. Francis beats PCS, finishes unbeaten in PCAL’s Cypress Division | Local Roundup Feb 13, 2024 | By Jim Seimas

Freshman Maya Calfee scored 26 points, and St. Francis High’s girls basketball team beat visiting Pacific Collegiate 62-45 to finish unbeaten in Pacific Coast Athletic League Cypress Division play Tuesday.

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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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Jackson Rowe helps SC Warriors rally past Iowa Wolves | Local Roundup Feb 10, 2024 | By Jim Seimas

The Santa Cruz Warriors overcame a 16-point deficit to beat the Iowa Wolves, 128-122, in the teams’ NBA G League game at Kaiser Permanente Arena in front of a sold-out crowd on Friday.

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Aptos’ boys, girls teams prevail in overtime in SCCAL Tournament semis | Local Roundup Feb 09, 2024 | By Jim Seimas

Freshman guard Gabby Wickham scored nine of her season-high 35 points in overtime, as Aptos High’s girls basketball team beat host Scotts Valley 62-53 in the Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League Tournament semifinals on Thursday.

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Aptos boys soccer shuts out SC, stays in SCCAL title hunt | Local Roundup Feb 08, 2024 | By Jim Seimas

Esteban Garcia had a goal and an assist, and Aptos High’s boys soccer team stayed in the Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League title hunt with its 3-0 win over Santa Cruz on Wednesday night.

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Scotts Valley boys basketball edges SLV in triple OT thriller to open SCCAL Tournament | Local Roundup Feb 06, 2024 | By Jim Seimas

Kit Deforest’s steal and and-one basket helped the No. 4 seed Scotts Valley High boys basketball team edge No. 5 San Lorenzo Valley 70-68 in triple overtime in the first round of the Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League Tournament on Tuesday.

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MVC, Pajaro Valley girls soccer teams win, stay in division title hunt | Local Roundup Feb 05, 2024 | By Jim Seimas

Tea Knowles’ first-half goal helped Monte Vista Christian School’s girls soccer team knock off visiting Seaside 1-0 to stay in Pacific Coast Athletic League Mission Division title contention Monday.

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High school wrestlers fight for local bragging rights, berths into CCS Regional Feb 03, 2024 | By Jim Seimas

SCOTTS VALLEY — It was a backyard brawl at the Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League Wrestling Championships at Scotts Valley High on Friday. Santa Cruz’s Fred Bjork had to use more than half of his allotted 5-minute blood time to tend to his bloody nose four times during his valiant effort against Gerardo Trinidad of […]

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Donovan Williams buries winning 3 in SC Warriors’ OT win | Local Roundup Feb 03, 2024 | By Jim Seimas

Forward Donovan Williams scored a game-high 28 points and added nine rebounds in the Santa Cruz Warriors’ 122-119 overtime win over the Texas Legends in NBA G League action at Kaiser Permanente Arena on Friday night.

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Aptos girls soccer shuts out Soquel, repeats as SCCAL champion | Local Roundup Feb 01, 2024 | By Jim Seimas

Izabella Hartnett and Anahi Macias each had a goal and an assist, and the Aptos High girls soccer team beat visiting Soquel 4-0 to repeat as the Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League champion Thursday night.

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Darius Best scores 26 points, helps No. 7 Cabrillo top Gavilan | Local Roundup Jan 31, 2024 | By Jim Seimas

Sophomore guard Darius Best scored 26 points, and the Cabrillo College men’s basketball team beat visiting Gavilan 84-73 in the teams’ Coast Conference South Division game Wednesday night.

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Aptos’ unbeaten girls soccer team inches closer to SCCAL title repeat | Local Roundup Jan 31, 2024 | By Jim Seimas

Alexa Castaneda had a goal and two assists to help Aptos High’s girls soccer team beat San Lorenzo Valley 5-0 and stay unbeaten in Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League play Tuesday.

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St. Francis girls basketball tops PV, remains unbeaten in Cypress Division | Local Roundup Jan 29, 2024 | By Jim Seimas

Senior Aaliysah Gomez scored a game-high 17 points, and St. Francis High’s girls basketball team topped visiting Pajaro Valley 49-23 to remain unbeaten in Pacific Coast Athletic League Cypress Division play Monday.

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Rain Li scores 30 points in Kirby’s win over York | Local Roundup Jan 27, 2024 | By Jim Seimas

Rain Li made five 3-pointers and scored a season-high 30 points, and the Kirby School’s boys basketball team beat York 54-50 in the teams’ Pacific Coast Athletic League Santa Lucia Division game Friday at Enterprise Sports Club in Scotts Valley.

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Santa Cruz Warriors top Austin, push win streak to five | Local Roundup Jan 26, 2024 | By Jim Seimas

Guard Kendric Davis made six 3-pointers and finished with a game-high 33 points to help the Santa Cruz Warriors beat the Austin Spurs 125-123 at H-E-B Center in Cedar Park, Texas, on Thursday night.

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Watsonville beats St. Francis, stays in hunt in tight Mission Division race | Local Roundup Jan 25, 2024 | By Jim Seimas

The Watsonville boys basketball team used a balanced attack to beat host St. Francis 60-50 in the teams’ Pacific Coast Athletic League Mission Division game Wednesday night.

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Nico Downie, MVC mow down Greenfield on basketball court | Local Roundup Jan 24, 2024 | By Jim Seimas

Nico Downie scored a game-high 20 points, and Monte Vista Christian School’s boys basketball team knocked off Greenfield 57-49 in the teams’ Pacific Coast Athletic League Cypress Division game Tuesday.

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St. Francis boys soccer wins again, stays unbeaten in PCAL Santa Lucia Division | Local Roundup Jan 22, 2024 | By Jim Seimas

Elias Garcia scored his team-leading sixth goal of the season, and St. Francis High’s boys soccer team beat Pacific Grove 2-0 to stay unbeaten in Pacific Coast Athletic League Santa Lucia Division play Monday.

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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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UCSC women’s basketball breaks school records in rout of Bethesda | Local Roundup Jan 20, 2024 | By Jim Seimas

Four UC Santa Cruz women’s basketball players recorded double-doubles, and the Banana Slugs produced a school record for points scored in a game in their 120-53 win over visiting Bethesda at the West Field House on Friday.

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PCS, Pajaro Valley girls soccer teams play to PCAL Mission draw | Local Roundup Jan 10, 2024 | By Jim Seimas

Pacific Collegiate School’s girls soccer team and visiting Pajaro Valley played to a 1-all draw in their Pacific Coast Athletic League Mission Division match at Depot Park in Santa Cruz on Wednesday.

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Rhazelle Gonzales pushes MVC girls past Stevenson with late layup | Local Roundup Jan 04, 2024 | By Jim Seimas

Senior Rhazelle Gonzales made the go-ahead layup with 10 seconds to go, and Monte Vista Christian School’s girls basketball team beat Stevenson 24-23 in their PCAL game Thursday night.

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Scotts Valley boys upset defending co-champion Aptos in SCCAL basketball opener | Local Roundup Jan 03, 2024 | By Jim Seimas

Will Shilling made four 3-pointers and finished with 22 points, as Scotts Valley High’s boys basketball team opened Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League play with a 66-44 home win over Aptos on Tuesday.

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