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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 unveils CCS volleyball banner, tops Soquel in tight league match | Local Roundup Sep 13, 2024 | By Jim Seimas

Harbor High’s girls volleyball team unveiled its 2023 Central Coast Section championship banner in its first home match of the season Thursday, and added to its feel-good evening with a 26-28, 25-22, 25-20, 26-24 win over Soquel in the teams’ Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League match.

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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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Aptos’ Brady Bliesner, MVC’s Kylie Brunelli lead local cross country runners at Jackie Henderson Memorial | Local Roundup Sep 08, 2024 | By Jim Seimas

Aptos High’s Brady Bliesner took seventh and teammate Sam Hansen was eighth at the fifth annual Jackie Henderson Memorial Cross Country Invitational at North Monterey County High on Saturday..

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Santa Cruz falls in 3 sets to powerful Salinas | Local Roundup Sep 04, 2024 | By Jim Seimas

Santa Cruz High’s girls volleyball team suffered a 25-18, 25-17, 26-24 loss to visiting Salinas in nonleague action Tuesday.

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Scotts Valley sprinter Nathaniel Guillory makes college commitment | Local Roundup Jun 11, 2024 | By Jim Seimas

Scotts Valley sprinter Nathaniel Guillory, a Los Altos High graduate, has committed to San Jose State University to continue his academic and athletic careers.

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Scotts Valley soccer talent Matteo Carbone signs with Oakland Roots’ academy team | Local Roundup Apr 14, 2024 | By Jim Seimas

Scotts Valley soccer talent Matteo Carbone has signed an academy contract to play for Project 51O, the community-based development team for the Oakland Roots SC, the second division USL Championship team.

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Soquel’s Braylon Noble takes second in decathlon at Arcadia Invitational | Local Roundup Apr 07, 2024 | By Jim Seimas

Soquel senior Braylon Noble, an all-Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League talent in football and basketball, continued to prove himself as one of Santa Cruz County’s top all-around athlete. He took second place in the decathlon on Day 2 of the prestigious Arcadia Invitational at Arcadia High on Saturday.

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Aptos sophomore Alexa Castaneda named Player of the Year | All-SCCAL girls soccer Mar 15, 2024 | By Jim Seimas

It didn’t take long for soccer talent Alexa Castaneda to become an impact player at the high school level.

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Brody Price, Olivia Storrer named to ISA Surfing World Junior Surfing Games team | Local Roundup Mar 14, 2024 | By Jim Seimas

Santa Cruz’s Brody Price and Capitola’s Olivia Storrer were named to Team USA for the 2024 ISA World Junior Surfing Games on Thursday.

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Aptos talent Eduardo Alvarez named league MVP | All-SCCAL boys soccer Mar 14, 2024 | By Jim Seimas

Aptos High soccer talent Eduardo Alvarez was named MVP of the Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League after leading the Mariners to their first title since 2014.

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Former Cabrillo star Clayton Andrews traded from Brewers to Yankees | Local Roundup Feb 15, 2024 | By Jim Seimas

Milwaukee Brewers left-handed pitcher Clayton Andrews, a 27-year-old Cabrillo College alum, was traded to the New York Yankees and added to their 40-man roster on Wednesday.

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St. Francis beats PCS, finishes unbeaten in PCAL’s Cypress Division | Local Roundup Feb 13, 2024 | By Jim Seimas

Freshman Maya Calfee scored 26 points, and St. Francis High’s girls basketball team beat visiting Pacific Collegiate 62-45 to finish unbeaten in Pacific Coast Athletic League Cypress Division play Tuesday.

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Aptos boys soccer wins first league title since 2014 | Local Roundup Feb 13, 2024 | By Jim Seimas

Kaleb Plascencia had a goal and an assist, as Aptos High’s boys soccer team beat Scotts Valley 4-0 to win its first Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League title since 2014 on Monday night.

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Jackson Rowe helps SC Warriors rally past Iowa Wolves | Local Roundup Feb 10, 2024 | By Jim Seimas

The Santa Cruz Warriors overcame a 16-point deficit to beat the Iowa Wolves, 128-122, in the teams’ NBA G League game at Kaiser Permanente Arena in front of a sold-out crowd on Friday.

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Aptos’ boys, girls teams prevail in overtime in SCCAL Tournament semis | Local Roundup Feb 09, 2024 | By Jim Seimas

Freshman guard Gabby Wickham scored nine of her season-high 35 points in overtime, as Aptos High’s girls basketball team beat host Scotts Valley 62-53 in the Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League Tournament semifinals on Thursday.

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Scotts Valley boys basketball edges SLV in triple OT thriller to open SCCAL Tournament | Local Roundup Feb 06, 2024 | By Jim Seimas

Kit Deforest’s steal and and-one basket helped the No. 4 seed Scotts Valley High boys basketball team edge No. 5 San Lorenzo Valley 70-68 in triple overtime in the first round of the Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League Tournament on Tuesday.

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Aptos girls soccer shuts out Soquel, repeats as SCCAL champion | Local Roundup Feb 01, 2024 | By Jim Seimas

Izabella Hartnett and Anahi Macias each had a goal and an assist, and the Aptos High girls soccer team beat visiting Soquel 4-0 to repeat as the Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League champion Thursday night.

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Aptos’ unbeaten girls soccer team inches closer to SCCAL title repeat | Local Roundup Jan 31, 2024 | By Jim Seimas

Alexa Castaneda had a goal and two assists to help Aptos High’s girls soccer team beat San Lorenzo Valley 5-0 and stay unbeaten in Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League play Tuesday.

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Rain Li scores 30 points in Kirby’s win over York | Local Roundup Jan 27, 2024 | By Jim Seimas

Rain Li made five 3-pointers and scored a season-high 30 points, and the Kirby School’s boys basketball team beat York 54-50 in the teams’ Pacific Coast Athletic League Santa Lucia Division game Friday at Enterprise Sports Club in Scotts Valley.

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Aptos moves closer to title repeat with win over Scotts Valley | Girls soccer Jan 26, 2024 | By Jim Seimas

Aptos High’s girls soccer team still has four matches remaining in the regular season.

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Nico Downie, MVC mow down Greenfield on basketball court | Local Roundup Jan 24, 2024 | By Jim Seimas

Nico Downie scored a game-high 20 points, and Monte Vista Christian School’s boys basketball team knocked off Greenfield 57-49 in the teams’ Pacific Coast Athletic League Cypress Division game Tuesday.

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PV, Watsonville boys soccer teams call match after lights go out | Local Roundup Jan 21, 2024 | By Jim Seimas

Crosstown rivals Pajaro Valley and Watsonville highs ended their rainy, nonleague soccer match prematurely after a the lights on the field went out with 15 minutes remaining Saturday night.

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UCSC women’s basketball breaks school records in rout of Bethesda | Local Roundup Jan 20, 2024 | By Jim Seimas

Four UC Santa Cruz women’s basketball players recorded double-doubles, and the Banana Slugs produced a school record for points scored in a game in their 120-53 win over visiting Bethesda at the West Field House on Friday.

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Aptos girls soccer hands SC its worst loss in at least two decades | Local Roundup Jan 19, 2024 | By Jim Seimas

Anahi Macias scored twice, and Aptos High’s girls soccer team produced a season-high goal total in its 7-0 win over visiting Santa Cruz in the teams’ Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League game Thursday night.

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