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SC’s Qwentin Brown, SV’s Nolan Smith receive all-state football honors | Local Roundup Jan 28, 2022 | By Jim Seimas

Santa Cruz High’s Qwentin Brown and Scotts Valley’s Nolan Smith were named to Cal-High Sports’ All-State football team for small schools.

Austin James leads Cabrillo men’s basketball team past MPC | Local Roundup Jan 21, 2022 | By Jim Seimas

Sophomore guard Austin James scored a game-high 26 points, and the Cabrillo College men’s basketball team beat Monterey Peninsula College 64-54 in the teams’ Coast Conference South Division game Friday night.

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Back at full strength, Santa Cruz holds off Scotts Valley in girls basketball | Local Roundup Jan 21, 2022 | By Jim Seimas

Senior Bella Stevens saw her first real action of the season, and Santa Cruz High’s girls basketball team knocked off Scotts Valley 51-44 in the teams’ make-up Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League game Thursday.

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Sarah Eichhorn named MVC’s swim coach | Local Roundup Jan 20, 2022 | By Jim Seimas

Sarah Eichhorn had been named swim coach at her high school alma mater, Monte Vista Christian School.

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Kaitlin Imai helps Scotts Valley’s girls basketball team beat Mariners for first time since 2017 | Local Roundup Jan 19, 2022 | By Jim Seimas

Senior guard Kaitlin Imai scored 19 points and Scotts Valley High’s girls basketball team beat Aptos 45-36 to snap an 11-game losing streak to the Mariners in the Falcons’ league opener Tuesday.

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Aptos-SC basketball games rescheduled for Wednesday | Local Roundup Jan 10, 2022 | By Jim Seimas

Aptos High’s boys and girls basketball games at Santa Cruz on Tuesday have been rescheduled for Wednesday.

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St. Francis blows huge lead, edges Seaside in boys basketball | Local Roundup Jan 08, 2022 | By Jim Seimas

Junior Ibarra scored 18 points and teammate Christian Magana added 13 points to help St. Francis High’s boys basketball team beat Seaside 58-57 on Friday night.

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Watsonville’s Danisha Nunez, Aptos’ Janie Houser wrestle to La Manzanita titles | Local Roundup Jan 06, 2022 | By Jim Seimas

Watsonville High’s Danisha Nunez (109 pounds) and Aptos sophomore Janie Houser (124) won titles in their respective weight divisions at the second annual La Manzanita Ladies Classic at Watsonville High on Thursday.

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Five local wrestlers advance to semifinals at Pat Lovell Holiday Classic | Local Roundup Dec 21, 2021 | By Jim Seimas

Five athletes from Santa Cruz County went unbeaten on the opening day of the Pat Lovell Holiday Wrestling Classic at Aptos High on Tuesday.

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Aptos boys basketball team suffers first loss | Local Roundup Dec 17, 2021 | By Jim Seimas

Aptos High’s boys basketball team suffered its first loss of the season, 75-61 to Whitney of Rocklin in the Carmel Tournament semifinals on Friday.

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Santa Cruz girls soccer blasts PCS in preseason finale | Local Roundup Dec 17, 2021 | By Jim Seimas

Sam Wenger scored three goals and the Santa Cruz High girls soccer team beat Pacific Collegiate 9-1 in its nonleague finale Thursday.

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Christian Magana’s buzzer beater lifts Sharks basketball team | Local Roundup Dec 15, 2021 | By Jim Seimas

Christian Magana scored a buzzer beating basket to lift St. Francis High’s boys basketball team over visiting Gilroy 43-42 on Tuesday in the teams’ nonleague game.

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Mariners win Gilroy Tournament; Cameron Saldana named MVP | Local Roundup Dec 12, 2021 | By Jim Seimas

Cameron Saldana had 19 points and five steals to help the Aptos High’s boys basketball team beat Lincoln 55-44 in the Bob Hagen Memorial Tournament championship at Gilroy High on Saturday.

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Harbor girls soccer rallies past Stevenson | Local Roundup Dec 08, 2021 | By Jim Seimas

Senior Camille Dayton had a goal and assist in the final 10 minutes to rally Harbor High’s girls soccer team past Stevenson 3-2 in the teams’ nonleague game in Pebble Beach on Tuesday.

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Aptos boys basketball tops Wilcox in OT | Local Roundup Dec 03, 2021 | By Jim Seimas

Senior guard/forward Cameron Saldana scored 23 points and the Aptos High boys basketball team beat Wilcox 58-55 in overtime Thursday.

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Alexa Malaspina, Jana Komposch help MVC girls soccer edge Harbor in Watsonville Tournament | Local Roundup Dec 01, 2021 | By Jim Seimas

Goalie Alexa Malaspina made nine saves and the Monte Vista Christian School girls soccer team edged Harbor 1-0 in the third game of the Watsonville Tournament on Wednesday.

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Two Santa Cruzans ace same hole at DeLaveaga | Local Roundup Nov 30, 2021 | By Jim Seimas

Two Santa Cruzans aced the same hole, No. 3, at DeLaveaga Golf Course in Santa Cruz on Tuesday.

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Cabrillo women’s volleyball eliminated by Fresno City in second round of CCCAA NorCal playoffs | Local Roundup Nov 28, 2021 | By Jim Seimas

The No. 6 seed Cabrillo College women’s volleyball team was eliminated by No. 3 Fresno City 25-22, 25-17, 25-12 in the second round of the CCCAA NorCal playoffs Saturday in Fresno.

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Cabrillo women’s soccer shut out in Rocklin, eliminated in second round of NorCal playoffs | Local Roundup Nov 23, 2021 | By Jim Seimas

The Cabrillo College women’s soccer team suffered a 3-0 loss at Sierra in the second round of the CCCAA NorCal regional playoffs on Tuesday in Rocklin.

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PCS, MVC win openers, will square off in Mission 831 Basketball Shootout boys final | Local Roundup Nov 23, 2021 | By Jim Seimas

Four Pacific Collegiate School boys basketball players reached double digits in scoring, and the Pumas opened their season with a 66-55 win over Gonzales in the opening round of the Mission 831 Basketball Shootout at Monte Vista Christian School on Monday.

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