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UCSC volleyball posts hot start at C2C Invitational in Virginia | Local Roundup Oct 02, 2022 | By Jim Seimas

The UC Santa Cruz women’s volleyball team earned a pair of sweeps on the opening day of the Coast-to-Coast Invitational in Newport News, Virginia, on Saturday.

Scotts Valley tops SC in SCCAL cross country meet | Local Roundup Sep 30, 2022 | By Jim Seimas

Santa Cruz High cross country runner Eli Fitchen-Young finished the 2.08-mile course at UC Santa Cruz with a time of 11:06 but Scotts Valley won the teams’ Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League meet 23-32 on Thursday.

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Santa Cruz girls water polo rolls over Harbor | Local Roundup Sep 29, 2022 | By Jim Seimas

Senior Sonja Ukropina and junior Zoe Ann Watson each scored four goals, and the Santa Cruz High girls water polo team beat host Harbor 13-1 in the teams’ Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League match Wednesday night.

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SC’s Nat Young roars into Round 7 at ISA World Surf Games | Local Roundup Sep 23, 2022 | By Jim Seimas

Team USA’s Nat Young is one of four surfers who have advanced into Round 7 at the 2022 ISA World Surf Games in Huntington Beach.

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Sophomore Holly Rejfir paces Harbor volleyball past Scotts Valley | Local Roundup Sep 14, 2022 | By Jim Seimas

Sophomore outside hitter Holly Rejfir had 17 kills, and Harbor High’s girls volleyball team defeated host Scotts Valley 25-15, 26-28, 25-22, 25-15 in Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League play Tuesday night.

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Unbeaten Wildcatz volleyball team earns emotional win at Monterey | Local Roundup Sep 09, 2022 | By Jim Seimas

Watsonville High’s girls volleyball team overcame a broken bus, the loss of setter Ally Carmona to injury, and an oven of a gymnasium to beat host Monterey 25-23, 25-23, 25-27, 25-23 in its Pacific Coast Athletic League Mission Division opener Thursday night.

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Kaylee Gooch paces Harbor girls water polo past Pioneer | Local Roundup Aug 31, 2022 | By Jim Seimas

Senior captain Kaylee Gooch had four goals and five steals to lead Harbor High’s girls water polo team to an 8-2 win over visiting Pioneer on Tuesday.

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Harbor girls water polo rolls in opener | Local Roundup Aug 26, 2022 | By Jim Seimas

The Scotts Valley High girls tennis team opened its 2022 season with a 7-0 nonleague win over visiting St. Francis on Thursday afternoon.

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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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Soquel’s Jack Van Ness gets long-awaited singles title | SCCAL Boys Tennis Championships Apr 28, 2022 | By Jim Seimas

Soquel High’s Jack Van Ness won the SCCAL singles tennis title on Wednesday, and Aptos’ John McGowan and Bennett Biscotti earned the doubles crown in a three-set thriller.

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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 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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Scotts Valley High to host memorial service for late football star Carlton Keegan on Saturday | Local Roundup Apr 15, 2022 | By Jim Seimas

A memorial service for Scotts Valley High senior Carlton Keegan, 18, will be held on the school’s football field on Saturday at 11 a.m.

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Amelia Sizemore, SLV sneak past Aptos in SCCAL softball action | Local Roundup Apr 13, 2022 | By Jim Seimas

San Lorenzo Valley High’s softball team had two hits and four walks, as well as Amelia Sizemore in the circle, and that was enough to post a 4-2 win over Aptos on Tuesday in Felton.

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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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Cabrillo softball routs Chabot | Local Roundup Mar 29, 2022 | By Jim Seimas

Ella Giguiere had a hit and three RBI, and the Cabrillo College softball team beat Chabot 10-0 in five innings in the teams’ Coast Conference game Tuesday in Aptos.

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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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Aptos boys tennis tops Soquel, stays unbeaten in SCCAL | Local Roundup Mar 17, 2022 | By Jim Seimas

Sean Spencer and Nick Hambright won 6-4, 6-7, 7-6 at No. 2 doubles to help Aptos High’s tennis team beat host Soquel to stay unbeaten in the Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League on Thursday.

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St. Francis’ Alicia Mendez, SLV’s Bella Reynolds post three-homer games | Local Roundup Mar 15, 2022 | By Jim Seimas

Alicia Mendez had a career day. She threw a no-hitter and hit three solo home runs to lead St. Francis High’s softball team past Monte Vista Christian 15-0 on Tuesday. She became the second Santa Cruz County athlete to hits three home runs in a game this season. Aptos’ Mileena Carbajal accomplished the feat last […]

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Koosha Safari, Aptos look to defend titles | Boys tennis preview Mar 11, 2022 | By Ray Hacke

Koosha Safari isn’t just in the hunt for the Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League’s singles title in boys tennis this season. Having captured the league crown as a freshman last year, the Aptos High sophomore is now the one being hunted. In fact, consider him a big-game trophy – no SCCAL player has been able […]

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Mileena Carbajal’s monster day at plate helps Aptos softball edge SLV | Local Roundup Mar 10, 2022 | By Jim Seimas

Mileena Carbajal had three hits Thursday and each left the ballpark. She finished with three home runs, including a grand slam, six RBI. Aptos High’s softball team needed every bit of her offense in a 9-8 win over San Lorenzo Valley. Aptos’ Bailey Fulton was 4 for 4 with three runs scored and two stolen […]

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Kirby boys volleyball tops PCS for first time in over a decade | Local Roundup Mar 08, 2022 | By Jim Seimas

Senior opposite Zack Stack had 12 kills, 10 digs and three aces as Kirby School’s boys volleyball team rallied for its first win over Pacific Collegiate in more than a decade, 22-25, 25-13, 27-25, 17-25, 15-9, on Tuesday night.

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