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Mark Climaco beats Victor Dias in LFA 192 main event | Local Roundup Sep 14, 2024 | By Jim Seimas

Mark Climaco defeated Victor Dias by unanimous decision to win the main event at Legacy Fighting Alliance 192 at Kaiser Permanente Arena in Santa Cruz on Friday.

Harbor’s unbeaten girls water polo team holds on for win with Kallista Whitmore’s clutch save | Local Roundup Sep 11, 2024 | By Jim Seimas

Sophomore goalie Kallista Whitmore made four saves, including a crucial stop in the last minute, and Harbor High’s girls water polo team held on for a 10-9 nonleague win over visiting Pioneer of San Jose on Tuesday.

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Locals shine at USLA National Junior Lifeguard Championships | Local Roundup Aug 09, 2024 | By Jim Seimas

Santa Cruz Surf Lifesaving Association (SCSLA) and Capitola Beach Lifeguard Association (CBLA) produced multiple top-three finishers at the USLA National Junior Lifeguard Championships in South Padre Island, Texas, on Tuesday.

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Scotts Valley’s Kaleb Wing, Brock Ketelsen to compete in prestigious Area Code Games baseball showcase | Local Roundup Jul 22, 2024 | By Jim Seimas

Scotts Valley’s Kaleb Wing and Brock Ketelsen have been chosen to compete in the prestigious Area Code Games baseball showcase at Blair Field in Long Beach on Aug. 8-13.

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SC’s Mari Friedman, Palo Alto’s Benjamin Beaudry win Firecracker 10K titles | Local Roundup Jul 05, 2024 | By Jim Seimas

Santa Cruz’s Mari Friedman was the fastest female and placed fourth overall at the Santa Cruz Firecracker 10K on Thursday. She finished in 41:41.3.

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Soquel alums at US Olympic Swim Team Trials | Local Roundup Jun 19, 2024 | By Jim Seimas

Soquel High alums Mason Carlton and Kailyn Winter each have one event remaining at the U.S. Olympic Swim Team Trials at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis.

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SV’s Blake LaRiviere, Aptos’ Jorden Espinoza earn top honors | All-SCCAL baseball Jun 06, 2024 | By Jim Seimas

Scotts Valley High senior pitcher/first baseman Blake LaRiviere was named the Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League’s Player of the Year after he helped the Falcons close the regular season with a nine-game win streak to secure second place and a berth in the Central Coast Section playoffs.

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County trio set for CIF State Track and Field finals Saturday | Local Roundup May 25, 2024 | By Jim Seimas

Soquel High senior Jonelle Scott was one of 12 athletes to qualify for the final in the girls’ pole vault at the 104th CIF State Championships at Buchanan High in Clovis at Buchanan High on Friday.

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Falcons eliminated by No. 8 Homestead in D-IV semifinals | CCS baseball May 23, 2024 | By Jim Seimas

Scotts Valley High’s baseball team played solid defense, biding time for its offense to break through in the Central Coast Section semifinals on Wednesday.

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Harbor, Santa Cruz and Scotts Valley advance to semifinals | CCS baseball roundup May 19, 2024 | By Jim Seimas

Jake Fiorenza had a hit, two stolen bases, and scored twice, and Harbor High’s baseball team beat Piedmont Hills of San Jose 6-1 in the Central Coast Section Division V quarterfinals on Saturday.

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Soquel alum Sam Walters excited for new role as Cal Poly-SLO basketball assistant | Local Roundup May 16, 2024 | By Jim Seimas

Former Soquel High basketball player Sam Walters, 28, has been named an assistant coach for coach Mike DeGeorge at Cal Poly-San Luis Obispo.

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Six county teams qualify for CCS playoffs | High school baseball May 14, 2024 | By Jim Seimas

Six county baseball teams qualified for the Central Coast Section playoffs, including Harbor and Soquel with at-large berths, at the Central Coast Section seeding meeting on Monday.

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Local track and field collegians shine at conference championships | Local Roundup May 12, 2024 | By Jim Seimas

University of Idaho senior Camryn Crouch, a San Lorenzo Valley High alumna, posted three top-10 finishes at the Big Sky Conference Outdoor Track & Field Championships in Bozeman, Montana, on Saturday.

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Scotts Valley softball beats SLV, wins SCCAL title outright | Local Roundup May 10, 2024 | By Jim Seimas

Junior Abby Howell doubled, homered, drove in four runs, and scored a run, and the Scotts Valley High softball team beat San Lorenzo Valley 9-4 to lock up the Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League title outright on Friday.

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SV girls lacrosse earns No. 3 seed in CCS D-II playoffs | Local Roundup May 09, 2024 | By Jim Seimas

Scotts Valley High’s girls lacrosse team, the runner-up in the Pacific Coast Athletic League Gabilan Division, received the No. 3 seed for the Central Coast Section Division II playoffs.

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Santa Cruz boys volleyball rolls into Open semifinals; hosts Archbishop Mitty next | Local Roundup May 08, 2024 | By Jim Seimas

The No. 1 seed Santa Cruz High boys volleyball team swept visiting No. 8 Lynbrook of San Jose, 25-17, 25-15, 25-20, in the the Central Coast Section Open Division quarterfinals on Tuesday.

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Cabrillo baseball completes stunning upset of Fresno City | Local Roundup May 04, 2024 | By Jim Seimas

The No. 23 seed Cabrillo College baseball team competed its stunning upset of No. 2 Fresno City in the first round of the CCCAA NorCal Regional playoffs on Friday.

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Cabrillo baseball rallies for upset over Fresno City in playoff series opener | Local Roundup May 03, 2024 | By Jim Seimas

Cabrillo College’s baseball team scored 10 runs over the final three innings and rallied past host Fresno City 14-11 to open its best-of-three NorCal Regional playoffs opener Thursday.

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Cabrillo softball talent Kasydi Bennett named to all-state, all-conference teams | Local Roundup May 01, 2024 | By Jim Seimas

Cabrillo College sophomore utility softball player Kasydi Bennett earned NFCA all-state team honors, and was named an all-Coast Conference first-team selection.

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SC surfer Nat Young scores stellar 9.33 wave in heat win in Australia | Local Roundup Apr 28, 2024 | By Jim Seimas

Santa Cruz’s Nat Young won his opening heat at the World Surf League’s Bonsoy Gold Coast Pro, the season opener on the Challenger Series, in Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia, on Saturday.

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South County track programs show well at PCAL division finals | Local Roundup Apr 26, 2024 | By Jim Seimas

Seniors Ruben Mora and Giancarlo Mendo, and junior Nathaniel Aceves-Aguilar each posted a pair of top-three finishes for Watsonville High’s boys track and field team at the Pacific Coast Athletic League Mission Division Championships at North Monterey County High on Friday.

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Cabrillo baseball edges Monterey Peninsula to close regular season | Local Roundup Apr 25, 2024 | By Jim Seimas

First baseman Matt Morrison singled home outfielder Jacob Pappas with the go-ahead run in the seventh inning, and the Cabrillo College baseball team held off host Monterey Peninsula 3-2 to close the teams’ regular season Thursday.

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Scotts Valley baseball rallies for win over Santa Cruz | Local Roundup Apr 23, 2024 | By Jim Seimas

Kit DeForest hit a solo home run in Scotts Valley High’s four-run sixth inning, and the Falcons rallied past visiting Santa Cruz 8-6 in the teams’ Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League game Tuesday.

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Aptos wrestler Janie Houser wins junior freestyle state title | Local Roundup Apr 22, 2024 | By Jim Seimas

Aptos High’s Janie Houser took first place and Scotts Valley’s Danica Kelley took second at the California USA Wrestling Junior Freestyle State Championships at Selland Arena in Fresno on Sunday.

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Santa Cruz native Luke Rockhold prevails with KO in Karate Combat 45 | Local Roundup Apr 22, 2024 | By Jim Seimas

Santa Cruz native Luke Rockhold, 39, a former UFC and Strikeforce middleweight champion, earned a third-round knockout of Joe Schilling in the main event of Karate Combat 45 in Dubai on Saturday.

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