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Half of county’s teams to battle in PCAL’s Mission North Division | KICKOFF 2023 Aug 22, 2023 | By Jim Seimas

Five high school football teams Santa Cruz County — Monte Vista Christian, Scotts Valley, Santa Cruz, St. Francis, and Watsonville — help make up the Pacific Coast Athletic League’s newly created Mission North Division this season.
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Aptos falls short in rematch against Burlingame in D-III semifinals | CCS boys basketball roundup Feb 24, 2023 | By Jim Seimas

Good looks at the basket were hard to come by in the Central Coast Section Division III semifinals on Thursday night.
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Locals ready to shine at 37th annual Central Coast High School All-Star Football Game Jan 27, 2023 | By Jim Seimas

Several athletes from Santa Cruz County will compete in the 37th annual Central Coast High School All-Star Football Game, which takes place at Rabobank Stadium on Saturday night.
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James Wiseman scores career-high 31 points in Santa Cruz’s loss to Lakers | Local Roundup Dec 14, 2022 | By Jim Seimas

James Wiseman had a career-high 31 points to go along with six rebounds, but the short-handed Santa Cruz Warriors suffered a 128-116 loss to the South Bay Lakers in their NBA G League game in front of 353 fans at UCLA Health Training Center on Wednesday night.
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Four local players receive special honors | All-PCAL football Dec 13, 2022 | By Jim Seimas

Aptos High’s Caden Prichard, Soquel’s Jordan McCord and Justice Grauel Tebong, and St. Francis’ Miguel Orozco received special honors in their respective PCAL football divisions this season.
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MVC alum Brendan Doyle scores twice as College of San Mateo football team wins state title | Local Roundup Dec 10, 2022 | By Jim Seimas

Monte Vista Christian School alum Brendan Doyle scored a pair of touchdowns, and host College of San Mateo routed Riverside 55-0 to win the CCCAA State Championship in front of 1,169 fans on Saturday.
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St. Francis sees Santa Teresa pull away late, loses in D-IV quarters | CCS football Nov 11, 2022 | By Jim Seimas

Even though St. Francis High’s football team scored on its first offensive series Friday in the Central Coast Section Division IV quarterfinals, it was anything but easy.
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Three county teams qualify for CCS football playoffs Nov 06, 2022 | By Jim Seimas

Three county football teams qualified for the Central Coast Section playoffs, it was announced at Sunday’s seeding meeting.
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Mariners stomp Hollister for share of first Gabilan Division title | High school football roundup Nov 05, 2022 | By Jim Seimas

Aptos High’s football teams have won numerous titles during Randy Blankenship’s legendary 13-year tenure as head coach.
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St. Francis, Aptos stay in title hunt with wins | High school football roundup Oct 29, 2022 | By Jim Seimas

St. Francis High’s football team kept its perfect season and league title hopes alive as it pulled away from Pacific Grove with three unanswered touchdowns in the second half for a 34-14 win Friday night.
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St. Francis crushes King City, moves to 8-0 | High school football roundup Oct 22, 2022 | By Richard de Give

For the second straight week, St. Francis High’s unbeaten football team got off to a quick start.
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St. Francis tops Rancho San Juan, stays in Cypress title hunt | High school football roundup Oct 15, 2022 | By Richard de Give

It would have been easy for St. Francis HIgh’s football team to pack It in after taking a 19-0 lead in the first quarter of Saturday’s PCAL Cypress Division game against Rancho San Juan.
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UCSC women’s soccer rallies for win over Redlands | Local Roundup Oct 09, 2022 | By Jim Seimas

Angela Bradbury scored on a pass from Julia Hernandez in the 89th minute, and the UC Santa Cruz women’s soccer team rallied past visiting Redlands 2-1 at Lower East Field on Saturday.
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St. Francis extends best start in school history with record fourth shutout | High school football roundup Oct 01, 2022 | By Jim Seimas

Diego Ramirez scored three touchdowns, and the St. Francis High football team routed visiting North Monterey County 48-0 to continue its best start in school history Saturday.
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St. Francis completes perfect run through Watsonville foes | High school football roundup Sep 23, 2022 | By Jim Seimas

Watsonville High’s football team celebrated homecoming on Thursday night, but it was St. Francis’ players who crowned themselves kings of Watsonville — not just the school, the entire city.
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Scotts Valley holds off Alisal, finishes nonleague slate 4-0 | High school football roundup Sep 17, 2022 | By Jim Seimas

Quinn Turowski scored on a 40-yard pass from quarterback Cole Leonard in the fourth quarter, and the Falcons made a defensive stand late to secure a 29-25 nonleague win over Alisal Saturday to stay perfect on the season.
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Santa Cruz boys run to perfect score at Soquel | Local Roundup Sep 16, 2022 | By Jim Seimas

Santa Cruz High posted a perfect score of 15 in its Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League meet win over host Soquel (48) and Harbor (76) on Thursday.
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St. Francis, MVC rally for wins in nonleague thrillers | High school football roundup Sep 09, 2022 | By Jim Seimas

Diego Wolfe ran for a pair of touchdowns, and St. Francis High’s football team beat host Greenfield 14-10 in the teams’ nonleague game Thursday night to move to 3-0.
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Sharks survive physical contest against Stevenson, move to 2-0 | High school football roundup Sep 04, 2022 | By Jim Seimas

Diego Ramirez returned an interception 25 yards for a touchdown on the first play from scrimmage, and the St. Francis High football team earned a 21-6 win over visiting Stevenson on Saturday.
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St. Francis corrals Mustangs on Sharks’ new turf field | High school football Aug 27, 2022 | By Jim Seimas

Senior quarterback Kyle Dyer ran for a pair of touchdowns and passed for two others to lead St. Francis HIgh’s football team to a 28-0 win over Monte Vista Christian in the teams’ season opener Saturday.
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Optimism high as county’s teams hit the field | 2022 PCAL Football Preview Aug 25, 2022 | By Jim Seimas

Another year on the gridiron kicks off Friday, and Aptos High is still the top team in Santa Cruz County. What the Mariners really want, though, is to be referred to as the top team in the Pacific Coast Athletic League’s Gabilan Division — the top level of the four-tiered equity league.
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Highlights, lowlights galore at Santa Cruz County Jamboree | High school football Aug 20, 2022 | By Jim Seimas

The Santa Cruz County Jamboree was a different kind of emotional for each football player who suited up and saw action Friday at Cabrillo College’s Carl Conelly Stadium.
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Santa Cruz, St. Francis and MVC advance to semifinals | CCS baseball roundup May 21, 2022 | By Jim Seimas

Johann Brooks doubled home Langston Burkett, who reached on a double, for the go-ahead run in the fifth inning, and Santa Cruz High’s baseball team made it hold up to beat Menlo-Atherton 3-2 in the first round of the Central Coast Section Division III semifinals Saturday.
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County quartet makes college commitments | High school football Apr 22, 2022 | By Jim Seimas

Scotts Valley High football players Caden Stratton, Nolan Smith and Matthew O’Brien-Rojo, as well as St. Francis’ Garrett Lee made college commitments this week.
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Scotts Valley High to host memorial service for late football star Carlton Keegan on Saturday | Local Roundup Apr 15, 2022 | By Jim Seimas

A memorial service for Scotts Valley High senior Carlton Keegan, 18, will be held on the school’s football field on Saturday at 11 a.m.
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