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Aptos’ Randy Blankenship nears 300-win milestone | High school football Oct 07, 2021 | By Jim Seimas

For years now, Aptos High’s Randy Blankenship, 68, said he’d retire from coaching football when he was no longer having fun or making an impact on his players.
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UCSC women’s soccer ties Dominican on own goal | Local Roundup Oct 06, 2021 | By Jim Seimas

An own goal by the Dominican University women’s soccer team in the 64th minute helped UC Santa Cruz earn a 2-all draw Tuesday on Lower East Field.
Girls tennisGirls water poloGirls golfBeach volleyballSoccerSanta Cruz High

Ryder Brabo, Ashlyn Boothby wins help Scotts Valley earn team titles | High school cross country roundup Oct 03, 2021 | By Jim Seimas

Scotts Valley High senior Ryder Brabo won the Small Schools race at the 17-team, 115-runner Artichoke Invitational in Half Moon Bay on Saturday. In girls action, Falcons sophomore Ashlyn Boothby won the eight-team, 65-runner Small Schools race.
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Aptos stomps Alvarez, moves to 5-1 | High school football roundup Oct 02, 2021 | By Gordon Kass

The theme for Everett Alvarez High’s homecoming on Friday night was “Eagles in Wonderland.” All the wonder came from the Aptos’ football team, though, as the visiting Mariners demolished the Eagles 52-6.
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Soquel edges Aptos in rematch of girls tennis co-champs | Local Roundup Sep 30, 2021 | By Jim Seimas

Senior tennis player Aly Kosek rallied for a 3-6, 7-5, 6-3 win over Ashley Lavender at No. 4 singles to clinch Soquel High’s 4-3 win over visiting Aptos in a matchup of defending co-Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League champions Thursday.
Girls volleyballGirls water poloBoys water poloBoys cross countryGirls cross countryGirls golfTennisAptos HighSoquel High

SC’s Tallia Harper a shoo-in for singles title; battle is for second best | Girls tennis preview Sep 29, 2021 | By Ray Hacke

The consensus among Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League girls tennis coaches is that three-time league singles champ Tallia Harper is a virtual lock to claim her fourth title this season.
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Elana McGrew leads Scotts Valley past Aptos in SCCAL girls golf | Local Roundup Sep 29, 2021 | By Jim Seimas

Elana McGrew shot 3-over-par 26 over six holes to help Scotts Valley High’s girls golf team to a 133-144 win over Aptos at DeLaveaga Golf Course in Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League play on Tuesday.
Boys water poloGirls water poloGirls volleyballGirls tennisMen’s soccerGolfAptos HighScotts Valley High

Soquel returns to forefront in SCCAL | Boys water polo preview Sep 28, 2021 | By Gordon Kass

Santa Cruz High has rolled out unbeaten Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League seasons the last two years but graduations leave the door open for rivals to claim the league crown this fall.
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Soquel poised to add to championship banner collection | SCCAL girls water polo preview Sep 27, 2021 | By Gordon Kass

Soquel High dominated girls water polo in the Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League in the spring, with an undefeated 8-0 season, a 189-22 goal differential and a 21-1 rout of Aptos in the title match. Look for more of the same this fall.
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Watsonville’s Justin Carrancho, Santa Cruz’s Rebecca Paten post wins at Little Wharf 3-Miler | Local Roundup Sep 26, 2021 | By Jim Seimas

Watsonville’s Justin Carrancho, 26, edged Aptos High senior Trent Nosky, 17, for the overall title at the Little Wharf 3-Miler on Saturday. Santa Cruz’s Rebecca Paten, 41, was the top female, finishing 10th overall in 17:34.
Girls cross countryBoys cross countryWomen’s volleyballBeach volleyballAptos HighSanta Cruz High

Isaiah Velez scores 4 TDS as Falcons run past Wildcatz in Cypress Division opener | PCAL football roundup Sep 25, 2021 | By Gordon Kass

Scotts Valley High expected a battle from Watsonville on homecoming night in their Pacific Coast Athletic League Cypress Division opener. Both teams lost recently to Santa Cruz by similar scores. 
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Hannah Fleming’s triple-double helps SV volleyball sweep SLV | Local Roundup Sep 24, 2021 | By Jim Seimas

Junior outside hitter Hannah Fleming recorded a triple-double in Scotts Valley High’s 25-7, 25-20, 25-16 sweep of San Lorenzo Valley in the teams’ Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League girls volleyball match on Thursday.
Girls water poloBoys water poloGirls golfGirls tennisVolleyballSan Lorenzo Valley HighScotts Valley High

Santa Cruz girls volleyball pushed to five sets by Harbor | Local Roundup Sep 22, 2021 | By Jim Seimas

Sophomore right side Sadie Jeffreys came off the bench in the fourth set and provided a late spark as Santa Cruz High’s unbeaten girls volleyball team won an important league win Tuesday night.
Girls water poloBoys water poloMen’s soccerGirls golfGirls cross countryVolleyballHarbor HighSanta Cruz High

St. Francis tops Rancho San Juan for first win | High school football Sep 19, 2021 | By Gordon Kass

Monday is “Back to School Night” at St. Francis High. Saturday was “Back to the Win Column Night,” as the Sharks defeated Rancho San Juan 40-7 at Cabrillo College to pick up their first win of the season.
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Aptos overwhelmed by Salinas’ balanced offense, swarming defense | High school football roundup Sep 18, 2021 | By Jim Seimas

Aptos High’s high-octane, Wing-T offense ran into a wall named Salinas on Friday night in front of a hearty, vocal crowd at The Pit.
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Harbor girls water polo tops Pioneer, continues hot start | Local Roundup Sep 15, 2021 | By Jim Seimas

Junior Kaylee Gooch and senior Ava Carney each scored two goals and Harbor High’s girls water polo team beat Pioneer 7-4 in the teams’ nonleague game Tuesday in Santa Cruz.
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Miraculous Mariners: Aptos scores twice in final 39 seconds, storms past Palma | High school football Sep 11, 2021 | By Jim Seimas

But the Mariners finally made a defensive stop when it mattered most — with 5:22 remaining — and set up one of the most unlikely finishes in Santa Cruz County football history.
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SC boys, Soquel girls shine at Puma Cross Town Classic | High school cross country roundup Sep 10, 2021 | By Jim Seimas

Santa Cruz High junior Jim Ratliff took first place and helped the Cardinals win the eight-team Puma Cross Town Classic at Wilder Ranch on Thursday.
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Marilu Pally, Santa Cruz top Soquel in epic, five-set match | SCCAL girls volleyball roundup Sep 10, 2021 | By Jim Seimas

The two-hits violation capped an insane, 2 1/2-hour match of nonstop thrills and momentum changes and gave Pally her 39th kill Thursday night, when Santa Cruz earned a rare victory over the Knights, 26-24, 18-25, 28-30, 25-22, 15-13.
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Soquel has weapons to repeat as champ | SCCAL girls volleyball preview Sep 09, 2021 | By Gordon Kass

Aptos and Mount Madonna won state titles during the last indoor volleyball season two years ago, but they aren’t the favorites this fall. Soquel, Santa Cruz and Harbor are among the favored squads in the competitive Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League race.
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Aptos cornerback Vito Riccabona honored by Cal-Hi Sports | Local Roundup Sep 08, 2021 | By Jim Seimas

Aptos High senior football talent Vito Riccabona was named Cal-Hi Sports’ NorCal Defensive Player of the Week on Wednesday.
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Santa Cruz sweeps Scotts Valley in SCCAL volleyball opener | Local Roundup Sep 08, 2021 | By Jim Seimas

Santa Cruz High’s girls volleyball team beat visiting Scotts Valley 25-15, 25-16, 25-18 in the teams’ Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League opener Tuesday night.
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Jeremy Kain, Falcons have high goals | Boys cross country preview Sep 08, 2021 | By Ray Hacke

Jeremy Kain has set some mile-high goals for himself to achieve in cross country this season.
Cross CountryScotts Valley High

Boothby sisters make Scotts Valley a title frontrunner | Girls cross country preview Sep 07, 2021 | By Ray Hacke

As sisters, Ashlyn and Amber Boothby are close. Not just in terms of the sisterly bond they share, though the Scotts Valley High runners are simultaneously each other’s biggest supporter and chief rival. They’re also close in terms of their cross-country times – and for the rest of the girls’ teams in the Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League, that spells trouble.
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SLV alum Tanner Murray named Low-A East Player of the Week | Local Roundup Sep 07, 2021 | By Jim Seimas

Charleston RiverDogs infielder Tanner Murray, a former star for San Lorenzo Valley High and UC Davis, was named the Low-A East Player of the Week for Aug. 30 through Monday, Minor League Baseball announced.
High school footballWomen’s volleyballWomen’s soccerBaseballSan Lorenzo Valley High