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Harbor girls beach volleyball beats Scotts Valley | Local Roundup Mar 09, 2023 | By Jim Seimas

Three of five matches were decided by a third set, as Harbor High’s girls beach volleyball team beat Scotts Valley 4-1 in Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League play Wednesday.

UCSC’s Shea Wissler qualifies for NCAA Indoor Championships | Local Roundup Mar 05, 2023 | By Jim Seimas

UC Santa Cruz senior Shea Wissler qualified for the 2023 NCAA Indoor Championships with his first-place finish in the heptathlon at the Midwest Qualifier at Wartburg College in Waverly, Iowa, on Saturday.

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MVC girls lacrosse beats Harker, moves to 2-0 | Local Roundup Feb 28, 2023 | By Jim Seimas

Monte Vista Christian School’s girls lacrosse team beat Harker 17-8 in its nonleague game in San Jose on Monday.

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UCSC men ousted by No. 1 Christopher Newport in C2C Tournament semifinals | Local Roundup Feb 24, 2023 | By Jim Seimas

Tyler Kessinger had 17 points, five rebounds and five assists, but the UC Santa Cruz men’s basketball team lost to No. 1 seed Christopher Newport 81-73 in the Coast To Coast Athletic Conference Tournament semifinals at Kaiser Permanente Arena on Friday.

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Soquel’s Jessie Dueck earns JVA’s Best In Beach Award | Local Roundup Jul 23, 2022 | By Jim Seimas

Soquel’s Jessie Dueck earned Junior Volleyball Association’s Best In Beach Award.

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Scotts Valley girls lacrosse falls in double OT in CCS quarterfinals | Local Roundup May 15, 2022 | By Jim Seimas

The No. 6 seed Scotts Valley High girls lacrosse team lost 13-12 in double overtime to No 3 Los Gatos in the Central Coast Section quarterfinals on Saturday night.

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Harbor’s Gwen Grigsby, Isla Johnson win inaugural SCCAL beach volleyball title | Local Roundup May 07, 2022 | By Jim Seimas

Harbor High sophomore Gwen Grigsby and freshman Isla Johnson defeated Scotts Valley’s Hannah Fleming and Morgan Lipman 21-11, 21-14 to win the inaugural Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League Beach Volleyball Championships on Saturday at Harbor High.

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PCS’s Katharina Guth qualifies for CCS track and field semifinals in four events | Local Roundup May 07, 2022 | By Jim Seimas

Pacific Collegiate School junior Katharina Guth placed in the top seven in four events at the Pacific Coast Athletic League Masters Meet on Friday at Gilroy High, meeting the criteria to advance to the Central Coast Section semifinals in all four events.

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Kirby boys volleyball falls to Palma in CCS play-in match | Local Roundup May 05, 2022 | By Jim Seimas

Kirby School’s boys volleyball team, the Pacific Coast Athletic League Cypress Division champion, lost 25-10, 25-27, 25-21, 25-20 to Palma in a Central Coast Section play-in game at Santa Cruz High on Thursday.

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Cabrillo women’s beach volleyball team qualifies for state championships | Local Roundup May 03, 2022 | By Jim Seimas

The Cabrillo College women’s beach volleyball team beat San Mateo 5-0 and Sierra 3-0 in the NorCal Regionals at Main Beach in Santa Cruz on Tuesday to qualify for the state championships.

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Local trio makes college commitments | Local Roundup May 03, 2022 | By Jim Seimas

Monte Vista Christian School’s Jack Brothers and Ryan Kenyon, and St. Francis’ Charlie Valencia made college commitments and will continue their athletic careers.

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Santa Cruz’s Autumn Hays, John Mel take fifth at Jack’s Surfboards Pro | Local Roundup Apr 30, 2022 | By Jim Seimas

Santa Cruz’s Autumn Hays tied for fifth place Sunday at the World Surf League’s Jack’s Surfboards Pro, a Women’s Qualifying Series 1,000-point event in Huntington Beach.

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Cougars softball team pounces on Mariners in Felton | Local Roundup Apr 29, 2022 | By Jim Seimas

Sophomore Alyssa Struthers hit two doubles, had three RBI and scored twice as the San Lorenzo Valley High’s softball team rolled Aptos 15-1 in its mercy-rule shortened, five inning Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League game Thursday.

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Mount Madonna boys volleyball rallies past Soquel | Local Roundup Apr 27, 2022 | By Jim Seimas

Ben Pearson had 36 kills and 14 aces, and Mount Madonna School’s boys volleyball team rallied for a 23-25, 30-28, 25-20, 25-23 win over Soquel on the Knights’ senior night.

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Aptos softball rallies for walk-off win over Scotts Valley in 8 innings | Local Roundup Apr 25, 2022 | By Jim Seimas

Bailey Fulton was 2 for 4 with the game-winning RBI in the eighth inning, as Aptos High’s softball team earned a 4-3, walk-off win over visiting Scotts Valley in the teams’ Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League thriller Monday.

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Cabrillo baseball suffers costly 13-inning loss to Monterey Peninsula | Local Roundup Apr 24, 2022 | By Jim Seimas

Kinsal Plunkett had a hit and three RBI for Cabrillo College’s baseball team, but the Seahawks lost 7-5 in 13 innings to Monterey Peninsula a pivotal Coast Conference South Division game Saturday.

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Santa Cruz’s Nat Young competes in final CT event before midseason cut | Local Roundup Apr 23, 2022 | By Jim Seimas

Santa Cruz’s Nat Young will compete in the World Surf League’s Margaret River Pro this week at Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia. It’s the final event before the WSL makes its newly implemented midseason cut.

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Aptos’ boys golf team slips past SC, wins SCCAL title | Local Roundup Apr 21, 2022 | By Jim Seimas

Aptos High’s golf team pulled out a 209-214 win over Santa Cruz to remain unbeaten and claim the Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League title Thursday at DeLaveaga Golf Course.

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Santa Cruz’s beach volleyball win over Harbor creates logjam atop standings | Local Roundup Apr 20, 2022 | By Jim Seimas

Santa Cruz High’s girls beach volleyball team knocked off host Harbor 4-1 on Wednesday and create a three-team tie atop the SCCAL standings.

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SCCAL tennis champion Mariners hold off Soquel | Local Roundup Apr 20, 2022 | By Jim Seimas

Aaron Buchanan and Heath Hegna earned singles wins in straight sets, and the Aptos High boys tennis team knocked off Soquel 4-3 in Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League play Tuesday.

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Ally Carmona, Rylee Gomez homer in Wildcatz’s win | Local Roundup Apr 19, 2022 | By Jim Seimas

Ally Carmona and Rylee Gomez hit home runs and Watsonville High’s softball team beat North Salinas 9-5 in the teams’ Pacific Coast Athletic League Gabilan Division on Monday.

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Harbor boys swimming slips past Santa Cruz | Local Roundup Apr 15, 2022 | By Jim Seimas

Gabe Porter and Conall Barber each won two individual events to lead Harbor High’s boys swim team slip past Santa Cruz 81-80 in their Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League meet Friday.

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Alicia Mendez, Aaliysah Gomez combine efforts in St. Francis’ perfect game | Local Roundup Apr 14, 2022 | By Jim Seimas

Alicia Mendez and Aaliysah Gomez combined to throw a perfect game in St. Francis High’s 11-0 softball win at Rancho San Juan on Wednesday in nonleague action.

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Scotts Valley’s Jeremy Kain runs to another school record in Arcadia | Local Roundup Apr 10, 2022 | By Jim Seimas

Scotts Valley High senior Jeremy Kain set the school record in the men’s 1-mile run at the prestigious Arcadia Invitational at Arcadia High School on Saturday.

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Aptos’ Elizabeth Churchill places in top 5 in three events at Stanford Invite | Local Roundup Apr 02, 2022 | By Jim Seimas

Aptos senior Elizabeth Churchill won the high jump and took fourth in the 100-meter hurdles on Day 2 of the Stanford Invitational in Palo Alto on Saturday.

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