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Cabrillo baseball scores season-high 19 runs in rout of De Anza | Local Roundup Apr 07, 2022 | By Jim Seimas

Kinsal Plunkett, Javier Felix and Lucas Rexin each had three hits, and Cabrillo College’s baseball team routed De Anza 19-5 in the teams’ Coast Conference South Division game Thursday in Aptos.

Watsonville baseball rallies past St. Francis | Local Roundup Apr 06, 2022 | By Jim Seimas

Senior right-hander Jayden Cardona and sophomore right-hander Adrian Leon threw a combined three-hitter as Watsonville High’s baseball team beat visiting St. Francis in the teams’ Pacific Coast Athletic League Mission Division game Wednesday.

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Hot bats help SLV baseball earn first win streak | Local Roundup Apr 05, 2022 | By Jim Seimas

Blaine Mitchell had two hits, two RBI and a run scored in San Lorenzo Valley High’s 11-3 win over Monte Vista Christian in nonleague baseball action Tuesday.

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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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Jojo Keldsen Jr. strikes out 12 in MVC’s win over Watsonville | Local Roundup Mar 31, 2022 | By Jim Seimas

Junior right-hander Jojo Keldsen Jr. delivered a masterful outing in the Monte Vista Christian School’s 3-1 baseball win at crosstown foe Watsonville on Wednesday.

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Harbor beach volleyball sweeps Scotts Valley, moves to 4-0 | Local Roundup Mar 26, 2022 | By Jim Seimas

Gwen Grigsby and Maren O’Farrell beat Hannah Fleming and Morgan Lipman, 21-13, 17-21, 15-8 in the No. 1 match, and Harbor High’s beach volleyball team beat Scotts Valley 5-0 on Friday.

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Falcons’ girls lacrosse team blasts MVC | Local Roundup Mar 24, 2022 | By Jim Seimas

Taylor Santos, Siena Wong and Ellie Raffo each scored four goals as Scotts Valley High’s girls lacrosse team defeated Monte Vista Christian 16-2 on Thursday.

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Aptos boys tennis rolls past Scotts Valley | Local Roundup Mar 22, 2022 | By Jim Seimas

Aptos High singles players Koosha Safari, Aaron Buchanan and Heath Hegna didn’t lose a game in their straight-sets wins, and the Mariners’ boys tennis team beat host Scotts Valley 6-1 in Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League play Tuesday.

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St. Francis baseball produces back-to-back no-hitters | Local Roundup Mar 18, 2022 | By Jim Seimas

Freshman Nash Horton’s dominant outing gave St. Francis High’s baseball team its second no-hitter in Pacific Coast Athletic League Mission Division play this week. Horton recorded nine strikeouts and gave up one walk over six innings as the Sharks won 10-0 over North Monterey County on Friday in a game shortened by the mercy rule. […]

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Kai Price throws no-hitter in St. Francis’ baseball win over North Salinas | Local Roundup Mar 16, 2022 | By Jim Seimas

Kai Price threw a five-inning no-hitter as the St. Francis High baseball team beat host North Salinas 12-1 in a game shortened by the mercy rule Wednesday.

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Aptos boys win Wildcat Relays; Mariner girls take second | Local Roundup Mar 14, 2022 | By Jim Seimas

Aptos High’s boys track and field athletes won six events and claimed the team title at the 49th Wildcat Relays at Watsonville High on Saturday. Aptos senior Elizabeth Churchill was part of five top-three finishes and helped the Mariners take second

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Watsonville midfielder Adrian Rebollar, 22, signs with Monterey Bay F.C. | Local Roundup Mar 11, 2022 | By Jim Seimas

Midfielder Adrian Rebollar, a 22-year-old Watsonville High alum, signed a pro contract with Monterey Bay F.C. in advance of its inaugural USL Championship campaign, pending league and federation approval. A former Santa Cruz Breakers Academy player, Rebollar recorded 16 goals, including seven game-winners, and 14 assists in his four-year career at California State University Monterey […]

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Santa Cruz surfer Sam Coffey advances in Cocoa Beach, Florida | Local Roundup Mar 10, 2022 | By Jim Seimas

Santa Cruz surfer Sam Coffey advanced to the Round of 16 at the World Surf League’s Ron Jon Quiksilver Pro, a Men’s Qualifying Series 1,000-point event at Shepard Beach Park in Cocoa Beach, Florida. Coffey, No. 20 in the North America QS rankings, placed second to Evan Geiselman (12.00) of New Smyrna Beach, Florida, in […]

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St. Francis wins softball opener with walk-off double against Scotts Valley | Local Roundup Mar 08, 2022 | By Jim Seimas

Alicia Mendez hit an RBI double to give St. Francis High’s softball team a 5-4, walk-off win against Scotts Valley in its season opener Monday.

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Santa Cruz surfers Sam Coffey, John Mel eliminated from Dominican Republic contest | Local Roundup Mar 05, 2022 | By Jim Seimas

Eddie Brooks and Logan Manildi won multiple races to help Harbor High’s boys swim team past Aptos 72-48 in the teams’ Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League opener Friday in Aptos.

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SC surfer Nat Young advances at CT event in Portugal | Local Roundup Mar 04, 2022 | By Jim Seimas

Santa Cruz surfer Nat Young advanced from his opening heat Friday at the World Surf League’s MEO Pro Portugal, event No. 3 on the Men’s Championship Tour in Peniche, Portugal. Young, ranked No. 16 of the CT through two events, took second in the final heat of the Opening Round. He posted a two-wave score […]

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Top squads take advance of pitching batteries | High school softball preview Mar 02, 2022 | By Ray Hacke

Much like Tesla automobiles, Santa Cruz County’s top high school softball teams will rely on industrial-strength battery power to go far this season. Three of the top four teams from last season’s temporarily expanded Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League – Aptos, Soquel, and St. Francis – have their top pitcher and catcher returning. In each […]

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Santa Cruz surfer Sam Coffey ties for ninth in Morro Bay | Local Roundup Feb 26, 2022 | By Jim Seimas

Santa Cruz surfer Sam Coffey tied for ninth place at the World Surf League’s SLO CAL Open at Morro Bay, a Men’s Qualifying Series 1,000-point event, on Saturday.

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Locals make college commitments official on Signing Day Nov 10, 2021 | By Jim Seimas

Monte Vista Christian School senior Bella Primavera was one of more than a dozen Santa Cruz County who made their college commitments official Wednesday, NLI Signing Day, the opening day of a signing period that runs through Aug. 1 for most NCAA Division I and II sports.

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