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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.

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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Soquel girls advance as county goes 1 for 5 in quarterfinals | CCS soccer roundup Feb 23, 2025 | By Jim Seimas

Isela Gonzalez finished off a cross from Milana Flores in the fifth minute, and the No. 5 seed Soquel High girls soccer team used its fast start to beat No. 4 Willow Glen 3-1 in the Central Coast Section Division IV quarterfinals in San Jose on Saturday.

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St. Francis’ division champion girls soccer team sees season end in CCS play-in match | Local Roundup Feb 18, 2025 | By Jim Seimas

St. Francis High’s girls soccer team — which earned the first league title in program history — saw its stellar season come to a close in Watsonville on Tuesday.

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Santa Cruz freshman wrestler Vera Bentley takes first at CCS Southern Regionals | Local Roundup Feb 15, 2025 | By Jim Seimas

Santa Cruz freshman Vera Bentley took first place in her weight division at the Central Coast Section Southern Regional Wrestling Championships at Watsonville High on Saturday.

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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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St. Francis girls soccer wins PCAL’s Santa Lucia Division title | Local Roundup Feb 11, 2025 | By Jim Seimas

Peyton Orradre scored twice, and the St. Francis High girls soccer team beat Anzar 2-0 in San Juan Bautista to secure the program’s first league title in sport on Monday.

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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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Aptos, Harbor boys earn soccer wins, set up key battle in SCCAL title race | Local Roundup Feb 08, 2025 | By Jim Seimas

Haziel Parra scored on a pass from Nicolas Topete 45 seconds in, and the Mariners’ boys soccer team beat host Santa Cruz 4-1 on Friday to maintain its slim lead in the Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League standings with two matches remaining in the regular season.

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Aptos girls soccer blanks Soquel, locks up third straight SCCAL title | Local Roundup Feb 07, 2025 | By Jim Seimas

Marlene Zamora scored the decisive goal off a defender in the 29th minute, and Aptos High girls soccer team beat host Soquel 3-0 to secure its third straight Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League title on coach Gina Castaneda’s 50th birthday.

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Mission Division champion Grizzlies rally for win over Carmel in girls soccer | Local Roundup Feb 06, 2025 | By Jim Seimas

Senior Valeria Acosta scored twice in the second half, and Pajaro Valley High’s girls soccer team rallied for a 2-1 win over host Carmel in the teams’ Pacific Coast Athletic League Mission Division match Wednesday.

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Warriors lose to Skyforce, return to SC for 10-game homestand | Local Roundup Feb 05, 2025 | By Jim Seimas

Santa Cruz had six players record double-digit scoring performances, but the Warriors fell to the host Sioux Falls Skyforce, 121-109, in the teams’ NBA G League game at Sanford Pentagon in South Dakota on Tuesday evening.

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Shorthanded Warriors bust loose for season-high point total in G League win over Grand Rapids | Local Roundup Feb 01, 2025 | By Jim Seimas

Minus some of their top contributors, the Santa Cruz Warriors turned in a golden performance in their 146-132 win over the Grand Rapids Gold in front of 2,476 fans at the teams’ NBA G League game at Kaiser Permanente Arena on Saturday night.

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Watsonville makes 14 3-pointers in win over Monte Vista Christian | Local Roundup Feb 01, 2025 | By Jim Seimas

Max Aceves made five 3-pointers and scored 24 points to lead Watsonville High boys basketball team past Monte Vista Christian 81-55 in the teams’ Pacific Coast Athletic League Mission Division game on Friday.

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Wildcatz remain in Gabilan Division title hunt with rout of Alvarez | Local Roundup Jan 31, 2025 | By Jim Seimas

Freshman Isabella Alvarez scored a game-high 23 points, and the Watsonville High girls basketball team stomped Alvarez 70-16 in Pacific Coast Athletic League Gabilan Division action on Thursday.

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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 ends Harbor’s 11-match unbeaten streak | Local Roundup Jan 25, 2025 | By Jim Seimas

Aptos High’s boys soccer team helped its bid to repeat as Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League champion by beating host Harbor 3-1 in Santa Cruz on Friday.

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Cardinals girls survive Aptos in overtime | Local Roundup Jan 24, 2025 | By Jim Seimas

Karolina Espinosa made two free throws in the final 9.1 seconds, and Santa Cruz High’s girls basketball team edged host Aptos 58-56 in overtime in the Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League game Thursday.

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Seahawks top Mission, face San Jose City for sole possession of division lead next | Local Roundup Jan 22, 2025 | By Jim Seimas

Freshman forward Gabby Brooks made two 3-pointers and scored a game-high 22 points, and the Cabrillo College women’s basketball team beat Mission 63-56 in the teams’ Coast Conference South Division game in Aptos on Wednesday.

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Scotts Valley girls hoopsters hand SC first league loss since 2022 | Local Roundup Jan 22, 2025 | By Jim Seimas

Junior guard Brooklyn Williams scored a team-high 13 points, and the Scotts Valley HIgh’s girls basketball team beat two-time defending champion Santa Cruz 46-40 in Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League play Tuesday.

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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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