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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.

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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Scotts Valley pulls away from SC, secures first SCCAL title since 2016 | Girls basketball Feb 05, 2025 | By Scott Goodrich

In a game that symbolized the “changing of the guard” in Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League girls basketball, upstart and undefeated Scotts Valley High defeated four-time defending champion Santa Cruz 52-31 on Tuesday evening.

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Sharks’ boys and girls basketball teams remain unbeaten in Cypress Division action | Local Roundup Feb 04, 2025 | By Jim Seimas

Senior Nash Horton recorded his 14th double-double of the season, and St. Francis High’s boys basketball team took a huge step toward the Pacific Coast Athletic League Cypress Division title with its 60-54 win over Soledad on Monday.

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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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Golden State signs Santa Cruz forward Jackson Rowe to two-way contract | Local Roundup Jan 28, 2025 | By Jim Seimas

The Golden State Warriors announced on Tuesday that they’ve signed Santa Cruz forward Jackson Rowe to a two-way contract.

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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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Nick Tovani carries Aptos to overtime win over defending league champion Santa Cruz | Boys basketball Jan 24, 2025 | By Jim Seimas

Nick Tovani got hot when it mattered most Thursday night.

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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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Santa Cruz’s Adam Bartlett advances from opening round in Pismo Beach | Local Roundup Jan 21, 2025 | By Jim Seimas

Santa Cruz’s Adam Bartlett advanced from his opening heat at the World Surf League’s SLO CAL Open at Pismo Beach, a Junior Tour 1,000-point event, on 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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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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Hanna Shehorn helps Scotts Valley storm past Aptos in SCCAL opener | Girls basketball roundup Jan 15, 2025 | By Jim Seimas

Sophomore Hanna Shehorn made two 3-pointers and scored a game-high 18 points, and Scotts Valley High’s girls basketball team knocked off host Aptos 46-28 in the teams’ Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League opener Tuesday.

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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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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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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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Isabella Hartnett scores twice as Mariners cruise to 6-0 win over Christopher | Local Roundup Jan 08, 2025 | By Jim Seimas

Isabella Hartnett scored twice, and Aptos High’s girls soccer team beat Christopher 6–0 in their nonleague match in Gilroy on Tuesday.

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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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Five Warriors record double-doubles in NBA G League win over Sioux Falls | Local Roundup Jan 03, 2025 | By Jim Seimas

The unbeaten Santa Cruz Warriors had five players record double-doubles and beat the Sioux Falls Skyforce 110-96 in the teams’ NBA G League game at Sanford Pentagon in South Dakota on Friday.

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