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Locals preparing for Central Coast High School Football All-Star Game | Local Roundup Jan 20, 2025 | By Jim Seimas

More than a dozen student-athletes from Santa Cruz County have been chosen to compete in the 39th annual Central Coast High School Football All-Star Game.

Four county wrestlers win tournament titles | Local Roundup Jan 19, 2025 | By Jim Seimas

Aptos High sophomore wrestler Dominic Cabot, senior teammate Lucas Zuniga, and San Lorenzo Valley senior Grady Cloyd took first place in their respective weight classes at the 60th Overfelt Classic in San Jose on Saturday. … St. Francis senior Johnny Croghan took first at the 61st Jim Root Memorial in Saratoga.

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Mosiah Cumberbatch, Guerande Houssin help Santa Cruz slip past Soquel in overtime | Local Roundup Jan 18, 2025 | By Jim Seimas

Senior guard Mosiah Cumberbatch scored a season-high 19 points, and Santa Cruz High’s boys basketball team needed everyone of them to knock off relentless Soquel 58-54 in the teams’ Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League overtime thriller Friday night.

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St. Francis’ youth-laden girls basketball team keeps rolling in PCAL’s Cypress Division | Local Roundup Jan 17, 2025 | By Jim Seimas

Freshmen guard Liliana Whitmeyer scored a game-high 21 points to help St. Francis High’s girls basketball team beat visiting Greenfield 67-38 and remain unbeaten in Pacific Coast Athletic League Cypress Division play Thursday.

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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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Soquel girls open SCCAL soccer action with win over SLV | Local Roundup Jan 15, 2025 | By Jim Seimas

Arden Salles set up a pair of goals, and Soquel High’s girls soccer team beat San Lorenzo Valley 3-0 to open Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League play Tuesday.

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Max Aceves scores 27 in Wildcatz’s win over MVC | Local Roundup Jan 13, 2025 | By Jim Seimas

Max Aceves scored 27 points, and Watsonville High’s boys basketball team beat Monte Vista Christian 86-67 in Pacific Coast Athletic League Mission Division action Monday.

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St. Francis tops Soledad, gains sole possession of Cypress Division lead | Local Roundup Jan 11, 2025 | By Jim Seimas

Sophomore guard Isaiah Villalobos scored 13 of his team-high 19 points in the fourth quarter, and St. Francis High boys basketball team knocked off Soledad to gain sole possession of the Pacific Coast Athletic League Cypress Division lead Saturday.

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Dai’shaun Buie and Walzel Evans help Cabrillo men’s basketball team hold off Monterey Peninsula | Local Roundup Jan 11, 2025 | By Jim Seimas

Junior forward Isis Tumanson had a pair of assists, and Soquel High’s girls soccer team beat Norte Dame of San Jose 3-1 to close their nonleague slate Friday.

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Max Aceves scores 21, as Watsonville blows past Stevenson on basketball court | Local Roundup Jan 09, 2025 | By Jim Seimas

Max Aceves scored a team-high 21 points, and the Watsonville High boys basketball team beat visiting Stevenson 73-42 in the teams’ Pacific Coast Athletic League Mission Division game on Thursday.

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Nareni Carre Martinez scores twice in Cardinals’ win over PCS | Local Roundup Jan 09, 2025 | By Jim Seimas

Sophomore Nareni Carre Martinez scored twice for Santa Cruz High’s girls soccer team, and the Cardinals edged crosstown foe Pacific Collegiate 2-1 in the teams’ physical nonleague match Wednesday.

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St. Francis boys basketball team makes 21 3-pointers, produces 90-plus points for third time | Local Roundup Jan 07, 2025 | By Jim Seimas

Robert Gomez made seven of St. Francis High’s 21 3-pointers to help the Sharks’ boys basketball team roll past King City 91-43 in the teams’ Pacific Coast Athletic League Cypress Division opener in Watsonville on Monday.

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Girlz N The Hoodies: Santa Cruz basketball team wins Dragons New Year’s Tournament in Hollywood | Local Roundup Jan 05, 2025 | By Jim Seimas

Santa Cruz High’s girls basketball team produced a Hollywood finish at the Dragons New Year’s Tournament in Los Angeles on Saturday.

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Sophomore Maya Calfee lifts St. Francis with tightly defended buzzer beater | Local Roundup Dec 30, 2024 | By Jim Seimas

St. Francis High sophomore Maya Calfee made the game-winning jump shot as time expired, and the Sharks girls basketball team stunned Monterey 42-41 for the consolation championship at the Lady Sharks Shootout in Watsonville on Monday.

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Cabrillo football standouts Michael Thomas, Tosin Alade named all-conference and all-state | Local Roundup Dec 24, 2024 | By Jim Seimas

Cabrillo College had five football players named all-Golden Coast Conference. Two of them, defensive lineman Michael Thomas and linebacker Tosin Alade were also first-team defensive selections on the All-State Region II team.

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Valeria Acosta ties goals record as Pajaro Valley beats Watsonville on soccer pitch | Local Roundup Dec 22, 2024 | By Jim Seimas

Senior forward/midfielder Valeria Acosta scored three goals to tie Pajaro Valley’s career scoring record, and the Grizzlies’ girls soccer team beat crosstown foe Watsonville 4-0 in nonleague action Saturday.

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Watsonville posts shutout against MVC in nonleague soccer action | Local Roundup Dec 20, 2024 | By Jim Seimas

Watsonville High’s girls soccer team received goals from three players and beat host Monte Vista Christian 3-0 in nonleague action on Friday.

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SV alumna Kaitlin Imai helps Willamette bounce UC Santa Cruz in Oregon | Local Roundup Dec 16, 2024 | By Jim Seimas

Scotts Valley High alumna Kaitlin Imai had 15 points, eight rebounds, seven assists, and four steals to help Willamette University post a 87-53 win over UC Santa Cruz in Salem, Oregon, on Monday night.

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Clippers beat down host Warriors in G League series opener | Local Roundup Dec 14, 2024 | By Jim Seimas

Two-way center Quinten Post scored a game-high 22 points, and had seven rebounds and two assists, but Santa Cruz lost its series opener against San Diego, 123-89, in the teams’ NBA G League Showcase Cup game at Kaiser Permanente Arena on Saturday night.

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Freshman hoopster Isabella Alvarez, Wildcatz continue hot start | Local Roundup Dec 14, 2024 | By Jim Seimas

Freshman Isabella Alvarez turned in another stellar outing, and the Watsonville High girls basketball team trounced host North Salinas 57-17 on Friday to extend their hot start.

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Scotts Valley girls basketball team stays unbeaten with narrow win over Pioneer | Local Roundup Dec 13, 2024 | By Jim Seimas

Junior guard Brooklyn Williams drained a 3-pointer to put Scotts Valley High’s girls basketball team ahead by five points with a minute left and the unbeaten Falcons held on to beat Pioneer of San Jose 42-41 in Sunnyvale on Thursday.

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Kevin Knox, Yuri Collins earn double-doubles in SC Warriors’ loss in Stockton | Local Roundup Dec 11, 2024 | By Jim Seimas

Forward Kevin Knox II and guard Yuri Collins posted double-doubles, but the Santa Cruz Warriors lost 120-117 to the host Stockton Kings in NBA G League Showcase Cup action to conclude their four-game road trip on Wednesday night.

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Nash Horton, St. Francis basketball team rally past SLV in Felton | Local Roundup Dec 10, 2024 | By Jim Seimas

Nash Horton had 25 points, 10 rebounds and five steals, and the St. Francis High boys basketball team beat host San Lorenzo Valley 64-57 in nonleague action on Tuesday.

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Scotts Valley, MVC girls play to tie in nonleague soccer battle | Local Roundup Dec 10, 2024 | By Jim Seimas

Junior forward Ella Ireland scored on a cross from junior outside forward Izzy Morairty in the second half, and Scotts Valley High’s girls soccer team played to a 1-1 tie against host Monte Vista Christian in the teams’ nonleague match in Watsonville on Monday.

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Aptos, Soquel girls water polo teams to square off in SCCAL Tournament final | Local Roundup Oct 31, 2024 | By Jim Seimas

The No. 3 seed Aptos High girls water polo team edged No. 2 Santa Cruz 5-4 in the SCCAL Tournament semifinals at Soquel High on Wednesday.

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