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Harbor girls volleyball repeats as SCCAL champ with sweep of SV | Local Roundup Oct 18, 2024 | By Jim Seimas

Senior outside hitter Isla Johnson had 16 kills and Harbor High’s girls volleyball team repeated as Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League regular-season champion with its 25-17, 25-11, 27-25 sweep of Scotts Valley on Thursday.

Aptos boys turn in photo finish in SCCAL cross country race | Local Roundup Oct 11, 2024 | By Jim Seimas

Aptos High’s boys cross country team is fast and still improving.

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Elizabeth Penny helps Soquel’s girls water polo team double up on Aptos | Local Roundup Oct 09, 2024 | By Jim Seimas

Sophomore Elizabeth Penny stuffed the stat sheet with three goals, five assists, six steals, and four ejections drawn, and Soquel High’s girls water polo team started and finished strong in their 14-7 win over visiting Aptos in Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League play on Tuesday.

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Violet Rubin scores seven goals in Cardinals’ water polo win over Harbor | Local Roundup Oct 04, 2024 | By Jim Seimas

Junior center Violet Rubin scored seven goals and drew two exclusions, and the Santa Cruz High girls water polo team emptied its bench in a 21-9 win over Harbor in the teams’ Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League match on Thursday night.

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Yoan Ponio lifts Cabrillo men’s soccer with second-half tally | Local Roundup Oct 02, 2024 | By Jim Seimas

Yoan Ponio scored in the 65th minute, and the Cabrillo College men’s soccer team beat visiting Gavilan 1-0 in the teams’ Coast Conference crossover match on Tuesday.

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Aptos flag football earns thrilling OT win over Hollister | Local Roundup Sep 28, 2024 | By Jim Seimas

Aptos High junior quarterback Ella Porter completed 21 of 31 passes for 192 yards and three touchdowns, and the Mariners’ flag football team knocked off visiting Hollister 18-12 in overtime on Friday night.

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Sadie Holden an ace in Soquel’s volleyball sweep of Hollister | Local Roundup Sep 05, 2024 | By Jim Seimas

Sadie Holden served nine aces, and Soquel High’s girls volleyball team swept host Hollister 25-15, 26-24, 25-18 in the teams’ nonleague match Thursday.

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SLV boys, Harbor girls win water polo openers | Local Roundup Aug 30, 2024 | By Jim Seimas

Freshmen Forrest McKinley-Newby scored six goals, and San Lorenzo Valley High’s boys water polo team beat York 13-7 in its season opener Thursday.

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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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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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Santa Cruz’s Isaac Weintraub misses cut at U.S. Open Local Qualifying | Local Roundup May 07, 2024 | By Jim Seimas

Santa Cruz’s Isaac Weintraub missed the cut at U.S. Open Local Qualifying at The Fountaingrove Club in Santa Rosa on Monday.

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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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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 falls to Ohlone in Coast Conference battle | Local Roundup Apr 18, 2024 | By Jim Seimas

Anthony Karagiannopoulos had two hits, one walk, one RBI, and a run scored, but Cabrillo College’s baseball team lost 4-2 to visiting Ohlone in the teams’ Coast Conference South Division game Thursday.

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Soquel girls lacrosse knocks off Santa Cruz | Local Roundup Apr 17, 2024 | By Jim Seimas

Haylie Kennedy scored four goals and teammate Ashby Weeks scored three to help Soquel High girls lacrosse team beat Santa Cruz, 13-6, on Tuesday.

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Nash Horton lifts St. Francis with walk-off hit against Palma | Local Roundup Apr 12, 2024 | By Jim Seimas

Nash Horton hit a bases-loaded single to drive in Jacob Jimenez with one out in the seventh inning, and the St. Francis High baseball team earned a 8-7, walk-off win over Palma in the teams’ Pacific Coast Athletic League Gabilan Division game Friday.

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Medalist Keenan Buntz paces unbeaten SLV in latest golf win | Local Roundup Apr 11, 2024 | By Jim Seimas

Match medalist Keenan Buntz shot even-par 31 at Boulder Creek Golf and Country Club, and San Lorenzo Valley High’s boys golf team beat Soquel 176-203 to stay unbeaten in Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League play Wednesday.

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No. 16 Cabrillo softball stuns No. 3 San Mateo for 13th straight win | Local Roundup Apr 09, 2024 | By Jim Seimas

Pitcher Alicia Mendez shined in the circle, and the No. 16 state-ranked Cabrillo College softball team knocked off No. 3 San Mateo 5-1 in the teams’ Coast Conference game in Aptos on Tuesday.

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Trey Silva, St. Francis keep MVC in check in PCAL baseball battle | Local Roundup Mar 28, 2024 | By Jim Seimas

Pitcher Trey Silva scattered five hits over six innings, and the St. Francis High baseball team beat host Monte Vista Christian 4-1 in the teams’ Pacific Coast Athletic League Gabilan Division game Wednesday.

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Nash Horton helps St. Francis baseball knock off MVC | Local Roundup Mar 25, 2024 | By Jim Seimas

Nash Horton had four of the St. Francis High baseball team’s 14 hits, and the Sharks knocked off visiting Monte Vista Christian 9-5 in the teams’ Pacific Coast Athletic League Gabilan Division game Monday.

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Scotts Valley rolls past Soquel in girls lacrosse | Local Roundup Mar 22, 2024 | By Jim Seimas

Midfielders Skylar Dufour, Sofia Niklaus, and Dillon Fiorita worked as a unit to command the draws, and Scotts Valley High’s girls lacrosse team knocked off host Soquel 20-3 a Pacific Coast Athletic League non-divisional game on Thursday.

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Local high school runners shine at Dublin Distance Fiesta | Local Roundup Mar 17, 2024 | By Jim Seimas

Scotts Valley HIgh’s senior Ashlyn Boothby took first place in the 800-meter race at the Dublin Distance Fiesta at Dublin High on Saturday.

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Cabrillo earns split in softball doubleheader against Butte | Local Roundup Mar 12, 2024 | By Jim Seimas

Cabrillo College’s softball team earned a split in a nonconference doubleheader against visiting Butte, losing 8-6 and winning 9-1, on Tuesday.

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SC surfer John Mel wins another heat in Ron Jon Quiksilver Pro in Florida | Local Roundup Mar 09, 2024 | By Jim Seimas

Santa Cruz’s John Mel tacked on another heat win Friday to advance in the World Surf League’s Ron Jon Quiksilver Pro, a Qualifying Series 1,000-point event at Shepard Beach Park in Cocoa Beach, Florida.

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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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