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Santa Cruz Warriors fall to Stockton Kings in NBA G League action | Local Roundup Nov 20, 2024 | By Jim Seimas

Kevin Knox II had 25 points and six rebounds, but the Santa Cruz Warriors lost to the host Stockton Kings 108-98 in the teams’ NBA G League game Wednesday night.

Aptos girls tennis team suffers narrow loss in CCS Team Tournament opener | Local Roundup Nov 13, 2024 | By Jim Seimas

Aptos High’s girls tennis team suffered a narrow, 4-3 loss to Stevenson in Pebble Beach in the first round of the Central Coast Section Team Tournament on Tuesday.

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UCSC women’s soccer pulls massive upset, qualifies for NCAA D-III Tournament | Local Roundup Nov 10, 2024 | By Jim Seimas

The UC Santa Cruz women’s soccer team scored twice in the first half and held on to stun No. 2 nationally ranked Christopher Newport 2-0 to claim its first Coast-To-Coast Conference Tournament championship at Lower East Field in Santa Cruz on Sunday.

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Sammy Rebbert scores winning TD to lift SV’s flag football team to SCCAL Tournament title | Local Roundup Nov 10, 2024 | By Jim Seimas

Junior receiver Sammy Rebbert scored in the final minute, and the No. 2 seed Scotts Valley High girls flag football team topped No. 3 Aptos 12-7 in the Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League Tournament championship at Harbor High on Saturday.

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Watsonville’s Katelynn Ruiz, PCS’s Iris Paten run to PCAL cross country titles | Local Roundup Nov 03, 2024 | By Jim Seimas

Watsonville High senior Katelynn Ruiz and Pacific Collegiate freshman Iris Paten won division titles at the Pacific Coast Athletic League Cross Country Championships at Palo Corona Regional Park in Carmel on Saturday.

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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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Santa Cruz star Kirby Seals transfers to WCAL powerhouse | Boys basketball Jun 24, 2024 | By Jim Seimas

In a surprising move, Santa Cruz High basketball talent Kirby Seals has transferred to Archbishop Riordan for his senior season.

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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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Aptos boys tennis loses to Evergreen Valley in CCS Tournament | Local Roundup May 02, 2024 | By Jim Seimas

Aptos High’s boys tennis team, co-champion of the Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League with Scotts Valley, lost 5-2 to Evergreen Valley in the first round of the Central Coast Section Team Tournament in San Jose on Wednesday.

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Soquel’s Braylon Noble named CCS Male Scholar-Athlete of the Year | CCS Scholar-Athletes Apr 22, 2024 | By Jim Seimas

Sports fans saw Braylon Noble shine on the football field, basketball court, and track this year. Behind the scenes, he was crushing it in the classroom. The Soquel High senior was named the 2023-24 Central Coast Section Male Scholar-Athletes of the Year.

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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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Local talent showcased at 11th annual Central Coast Basketball All-Star Games | Youth basketball Apr 02, 2024 | By Jim Seimas

Some of the region’s top high school senior boys and girls, as well as the incoming class of freshmen boys, will be on display at the 11th annual Central Coast Basketball All-Star Games on April 7 at Scotts Valley High.

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Mariners’ track and field teams crush the competition at Avis Kelley Invitational | Local Roundup Mar 23, 2024 | By Jim Seimas

Aptos High’s girls track and field team produced eight top-three finishes to help the Mariners take second place at the 51st Avis Kelley Invitational, which drew athletes from 39 school to Gilroy High on Saturday.

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Santa Cruz’s Ben Dotten, Aptos’ Isaiah Ackerman share MVP honor | All-SCCAL boys basketball Mar 23, 2024 | By Jim Seimas

Hustle, desire and skill. It’s a beautiful thing to watch in high school basketball.

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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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Two underclassmen share MVP honors | All-SCCAL girls basketball Mar 21, 2024 | By Jim Seimas

The future looks bright for a pair of underclassmen basketball talents. Santa Cruz High junior Tiera O’Connor and Aptos freshman Gabby Wickham were named co-MVPs of the Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League.

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St. Francis freshman Maya Calfee named MVP of Cypress Division | All-PCAL girls basketball Mar 19, 2024 | By Jim Seimas

Nice work, “Glasses.” St. Francis High freshman guard Maya Calfee, who opts to play basketball wearing her everyday spectacles instead of sturdier, less expensive goggles, said she heard the “glasses” reference often.

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Cabrillo basketball team earns bye, second-round home game for playoffs | Local Roundup Feb 25, 2024 | By Jim Seimas

The Cabrillo College men’s basketball team was seeded No. 7/8 for the CCCAA NorCal Regional Playoffs after posting the best regular-season record in school history under coach James Page.

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Scotts Valley’s Danica Kelley rallies late, reaches semifinals at CIF State Wrestling Championships | Local Roundup Feb 24, 2024 | By Jim Seimas

Scotts Valley High senior Danica Kelley advanced to the semifinals on Day 2 of the 2024 CIF State Wrestling Championships at Mechanics Bank Arena in Bakersfield on Friday.

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Mills motors past Aptos in D-III semifinals | CCS girls basketball roundup Feb 23, 2024 | By Richard de Give

Aptos High’s girls basketball team got off to a bad start in the Central Coast Section Division III semifinals on Thursday. Then, it got worse.

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Scotts Valley’s Danica Kelley advances to quarterfinals at CIF State Wrestling Championships | Local Roundup Feb 22, 2024 | By Jim Seimas

Scotts Valley High senior Danica Kelley went 2-0 on the Day 1 of the 2024 CIF State Wrestling Championships at Mechanics Bank Arena in Bakersfield on Thursday.

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No. 2 seed Aptos boys upset by No. 7 Burlingame in D-III quarterfinals | CCS basketball roundup Feb 21, 2024 | By Jim Seimas

Junior guard Isaiah Ackerman scored a team-high 13 points, but the No. 2 Aptos High boys basketball team was upset by No. 7 Burlingame 47-43 in the Central Coast Section Division III quarterfinals on Tuesday night.

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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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Aptos girls, SC boys win SCCAL Basketball Tournament titles | Local Roundup Feb 11, 2024 | By Jim Seimas

Aptos High’s girls basketball team avenged a pair of regular-season losses to rival Santa Cruz with its 46-36 win in the Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League Tournament Championship at Cabrillo College on Saturday.

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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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