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SLV softball edges Soquel in SCCAL action | Local Roundup Mar 20, 2025 | By Jim Seimas

Cheyenne Owen had two hits, including a solo home run, and the San Lorenzo Valley High softball team edged visiting Soquel 5-4 in the teams’ Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League game on Thursday.

St. Francis baseball earns walk-off win over Aptos | Local Roundup Mar 19, 2025 | By Jim Seimas

Nicholas Fantl had a hit and two RBI, and Javier Fonseca also drove in two runs to help St. Francis High’s baseball team edge visiting Aptos 5-3 for its second walk-off win Wednesday in nonleague play.

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Scotts Valley’s baseball team earns walk-off win over Santa Teresa | Local Roundup Mar 19, 2025 | By Jim Seimas

Senior Kaleb Wing struck out nine batters over 4 2/3 and scoreless innings, and Scotts Valley High’s baseball team earned a 2-1 walk-off win over visiting Santa Teresa in nonleague action Tuesday.

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Cabrillo baseball team picks up first win in conference | Local Roundup Mar 14, 2025 | By Jim Seimas

Adrian Castaneda, Carlos Cruz, Oscar Knapp and Diego Grabiel each had three hits, and the Cabrillo College baseball team beat host Hartnell 14-8 in the teams’ Coast Conference South Division win Thursday.

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Jaxson Hoye has stellar outing in Harbor’s baseball win over Thomas More | Local Roundup Mar 12, 2025 | By Jim Seimas

Jaxson Hoye was dominant on the mound, and Harbor High’s baseball team shut out visiting Thomas More of San Jose, 5-0, in the teams’ nonleague game Tuesday.

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Kaleb Wing’s two HRs, eight RBI pace SV’s baseball rout of Watsonville | Local Roundup Mar 09, 2025 | By Jim Seimas

Loyola Marymount University committed Kaleb Wing had a career day, and Scotts Valley High’s baseball team routed visiting Watsonville 21-1 in the teams’ five inning nonleague game Saturday.

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Cabrillo baseball routs San Francisco | Local Roundup Mar 07, 2025 | By Jim Seimas

The Cabrillo College baseball team produced a season-high run total in its win 19-5 win over visiting San Francisco in nonconference action on Thursday.

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MVC baseball moves to 5-0 with rout of North Salinas | Local Roundup Mar 05, 2025 | By Jim Seimas

Sophomore Evan Vessey had three hits, three RBI and scored a run, and Monte Vista Christian School’s baseball team beat visiting North Salinas 12-2 in the teams’ five inning nonleague game Tuesday.

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Cabrillo basketball talents Dai’shaun Buie, Walzel Evans earn multiple all-conference honors | Local Roundup Mar 03, 2025 | By Jim Seimas

Cabrillo College basketball talents Dai’shaun Buie and Walzel Evans earned All-Coast Conference South Division first-team honors.

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SC Warriors lose to Memphis in NBA G League battle | Local Roundup Mar 02, 2025 | By Jim Seimas

Guard Yuri Collins recorded his 10th double-double of the season, but the Santa Cruz Warriors lost 125-117 to Memphis in NBA G League action at Kaiser Permanente Arena on Saturday night.

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SLV’s Gabriel Attia, Aptos’ Cruz Contreras meet goals at CIF State Wrestling Championships | Local Roundup Feb 28, 2025 | By Jim Seimas

A pair of locals, San Lorenzo Valley High junior Gabriel Attia and Aptos High sophomore Cruz Contreras, met their goals of earning a win at the CIF State Championships at Mechanics Bank Arena in Bakersfield on Friday.

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Scotts Valley boys volleyball opens season with five-set win over PCS | Local Roundup Feb 25, 2025 | By Jim Seimas

Senior defensive specialist Neo Ciotti had a total of 25 perfect passes, 10 digs, and two aces, and Scotts Valley High’s boys volleyball team earned a 25-21, 25-17, 19-25, 22-25, 15-8 win over Pacific Collegiate School in their nonleague match on Monday.

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Santa Cruz Warriors rally past OKC in second half, earn G League win | Local Roundup Feb 21, 2025 | By Jim Seimas

Forward Blake Hinson produced another 30-plus points outing, and the Santa Cruz Warriors rallied from a 12-point halftime deficit to defeat the Oklahoma City Blue, 113-103, in their NBA G League game at Kaiser Permanente Arena on Friday night.

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Aptos locks up boys soccer title with win over Scotts Valley | Local Roundup Feb 15, 2025 | By Jim Seimas

Nami Banks scored in each half, and Aptos High’s boys soccer team locked up the Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League title with their 5-1 win over Scotts Valley on Friday.

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Watsonville boys soccer edges rival Pajaro Valley with late goal | Local Roundup Feb 13, 2025 | By Jim Seimas

A late-game position change served Elisco Mora and Watsonville High’s boys soccer team well on Wednesday.

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SCCAL champion Mariners roll past Santa Cruz in girls soccer | Local Roundup Feb 11, 2025 | By Jim Seimas

Scarlet Stateler and Alexa Castaneda each had two goals and an assist, and Aptos High’s girls soccer team recorded its 10th shutout with its 9-0 win over visiting Santa Cruz on Tuesday.

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Youth-laden Harbor upsets short-handed Aptos in girls basketball | Local Roundup Feb 08, 2025 | By Jim Seimas

Harbor High’s youth-laden and inexperienced girls basketball upset shorthanded Aptos 27-26 in the teams’ Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League finale on Saturday.

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Lia Gularte’s hat trick helps Santa Cruz girls soccer beat SLV | Local Roundup Jan 29, 2025 | By Jim Seimas

Junior Lia Gularte scored a hat trick, and Santa Cruz High’s girls soccer team earned a 3-1 win over San Lorenzo Valley in Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League play in Felton Tuesday.

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Pat Spencer scores career-high 34 points, leads Santa Cruz past Salt Lake City in G League action | Local Roundup Jan 25, 2025 | By Jim Seimas

Golden State two-way guard Pat Spencer made four 3-pointers and scored a career-high 34 points in Santa Cruz’s 128-118 win over Salt Lake City in NBA G League action at Kaiser Permanente Arena on Saturday night.

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Aptos boys soccer begins title defense with win | Local Roundup Jan 16, 2025 | By Jim Seimas

Josiah Siqueiros, Ivan Zavala, and Ricardo Ortiz scored, and Aptos High’s boys soccer team earned a 3-0 win over San Lorenzo Valley in the teams’ Santa Cruz Athletic League opener in Felton on Wednesday.

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Photos | The Santa Cruz Sentinel’s top sports photos of 2024 Dec 27, 2024 | By Shmuel Thaler

To close out 2024, Sentinel staff photographer Shmuel Thaler selected his favorite sports photos of the year.

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Aptos girls tennis team suffers narrow loss in CCS Team Tournament opener | Local Roundup Nov 13, 2024 | By Jim Seimas

Aptos High’s girls tennis team suffered a narrow, 4-3 loss to Stevenson in Pebble Beach in the first round of the Central Coast Section Team Tournament on Tuesday.

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Former minor leaguer Kevin Taylor, 33, takes over as Scotts Valley’s coach | High school baseball Nov 07, 2024 | By Jim Seimas

Kevin Taylor, a 33-year-old former minor leaguer and first-year varsity coach, hopes to lead Scotts Valley High’s baseball program to unprecedented success.

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MLB pitcher Jared Koenig recognized for stellar 2024 season | Local Roundup Oct 15, 2024 | By Jim Seimas

Left-handed pitcher Jared Koenig, an Aptos High alum, was among the Milwaukee Brewers recognized for their efforts in 2024 by a panel from the Milwaukee Chapter of the Baseball Writers Association of America on Monday.

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2x Olympic medalist, former Santa Cruz resident Katie Zaferes to retire Saturday | Local Roundup Oct 01, 2024 | By Jim Seimas

Former Santa Cruz resident Katie Zaferes, a two-time Olympic medalist and former world champion in triathlon, plans to retire after competing in Supertri Toulouse in France on Saturday.

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