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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.

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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SC’s Tyler Gilbert, 30, signs minor-league contract with Reds | Local Roundup Jan 22, 2024 | By Jim Seimas

Cincinnati Reds signed free agent pitcher Tyler Gilbert, 30, of Santa Cruz to a minor-league contract last week and invited him to spring training.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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Maddie, Olivia Storrer snap off wins at USA Surfing Prime West’s T-Street San Clemente | Local Roundup May 15, 2023 | By Jim Seimas

Santa Cruz’s Maddie Storrer won the Girls’ U18 title and Olivia Storrer won the Girls’ U16 crown at USA Surfing Prime West’s T-Street San Clemente, the No. 6 event on the season, on Sunday.

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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.

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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.

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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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James Ponzio paces MVC to third place at PCAL Cypress Division Finals | Local Roundup Apr 29, 2023 | By Jim Seimas

Senior James Ponzio took first in the 1,600-meter race (4:37.28) and 3,200 (10:00.62), and Monte Vista Christian School placed third (85 points) at the Pacific Coast Athletic League Cypress Division Finals at Alvarez High on Friday.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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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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.

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MVC rolls to nonleague softball win over Santa Cruz | Local Roundup Apr 14, 2023 | By Jim Seimas

Monte Vista Christian School’s softball team earned a 23-3 nonleague win over host Santa Cruz on Thursday.

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Locals Ashlyn Boothby, Evie Marheineke run to school marks at Arcadia Invitational | Local Roundup Apr 09, 2023 | By Jim Seimas

Scotts Valley junior Ashlyn Boothby took fourth in the 1-mile Invitational race in a school-record 4:47.59 at the Arcadia Invitational at Arcadia High on Saturday.

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SC surfers Sam Coffey, John Mel advance in Huntington Beach | Local Roundup Apr 07, 2023 | By Jim Seimas

Santa Cruz’s Sam Coffey and John Mel advanced to the Round of 32 at the World Surf League’s Jack’s Surfboards Pro, a 3,000-point Qualifying Series event in Huntington Beach.

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Locals athletes shine on big weekend for track and field | Local Roundup Apr 01, 2023 | By Jim Seimas

Scotts Valley High junior Ashlyn Boothby took second place in the 1,600-meter race at the Stanford Invitational on Saturday. She finished in 4 minutes, 52.49 seconds.

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