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Scotts Valley girls golf beats Soquel for 10-0 finish in SCCAL | Local Roundup Oct 18, 2023 | By Jim Seimas

All four scorers for Scotts Valley High’s girls golf team shot 33 or better at DeLaveaga Golf Course on Tuesday, and the Falcons beat Soquel 120-157 to post a perfect season in the Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League.

Aptos girls tennis edges SV, stays unbeaten in SCCAL play | Local Roundup Oct 10, 2023 | By Jim Seimas

Aptos High tennis teammates Natalie Victory and Neci Hoeptner won 6-1, 6-3 at No. 3 doubles to clinch the Mariners’ narrow, 4-3 win over visiting Scotts Valley in Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League play Tuesday.

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Soquel alum Walmer Martínez rejoins El Salvador National Team | Local Roundup Oct 10, 2023 | By Jim Seimas

Monterey Bay F.C. wingback Walmer Martínez has been selected to join the El Salvador National Team for its two upcoming matches in the 2023 CONCACAF Nations League group stage.

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Scotts Valley golf team tops Aptos, remains unbeaten in SCCAL play | Local Roundup Oct 06, 2023 | By Jim Seimas

The Scotts Valley High girls golf team stayed unbeaten in Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League play with its 121-169 win over Aptos at DeLaveaga Golf Course on Thursday.

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Aptos girls tennis beats Soquel, stays unbeaten in SCCAL | Local Roundup Oct 04, 2023 | By Jim Seimas

Tiana Smith, Coral Collins, and Aviana Andrews earned singles wins in straight sets, and Aptos High’s girls tennis team beat visiting Soquel 5-2 to stay unbeaten in Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League play Tuesday.

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GoFundMe page set up for injured MVC football player Taylor Fernandez | Local Roundup Sep 28, 2023 | By Jim Seimas

Several Monte Vista Christian School parents have created a GoFundMe page to help support Mustangs football player Taylor Fernandez: “Support Taylor Fernandez Road to Recovery #51.”

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Santa Cruz knocks off Soquel 12-10 in boys water polo | Local Roundup Sep 26, 2023 | By Jim Seimas

Senior goalie Lucas Primovera made nine saves to help Santa Cruz High’s boys water polo team beat Soquel 12-10 in Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League action Tuesday.

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Madalyn Price, Sae Ackerstein shine at International Surf Rescue Challenge in Texas | Local Roundup Sep 24, 2023 | By Jim Seimas

Madalyn ‘Munchie’ Price (Capitola) and Sae Ackerstein (Santa Cruz City), competing for Team USA, turned in stellar performances at the week-long International Surf Rescue Challenge in South Padre Island, Texas, which ended Saturday.

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Santa Cruz girls water polo slips past Aptos in tight SCCAL battle | Local Roundup Sep 22, 2023 | By Jim Seimas

Senior Zoe Ann Watson had two goals and two assists, and Santa Cruz High’s girls water polo team edged host Aptos 5-4 in the teams’ Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League battle Thursday.

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Aptos girls water polo team sails past Harbor in SCCAL match | Local Roundup Sep 19, 2023 | By Jim Seimas

Senior Fiona Carey had seven goals and one assist, and Aptos High’s youth-laden girls water polo squad sailed past Harbor 21-1 in its Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League match Tuesday.

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Soquel boys water polo goes 2-2 at Steve Martin Memorial Tournament | Local Roundup Sep 19, 2023 | By Jim Seimas

Soquel High’s boys water polo team hosted the third annual Steve Martin Memorial Tournament and went 2-2 against teams throughout the greater Bay Area over the weekend.

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Cabrillo goes 1-1 to open men’s water polo season | Local Roundup Sep 16, 2023 | By Jim Seimas

The Cabrillo College men’s water polo opened its season by going 1-1 on Day 1 of the William Anttila Tournament at San Joaquin Delta College in Stockton on Friday.

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Santa Cruz sweeps Aptos in SCCAL volleyball action | Local Roundup Sep 12, 2023 | By Jim Seimas

Senior middle blocker Daisy Manako had eight kills and three blocks, and Santa Cruz High’s girls volleyball team swept visiting Aptos, 25-12, 25-15, 25-16, to stay unbeaten in Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League play Tuesday.

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UCSC volleyball climbs into national rankings, wins again | Local Roundup Sep 07, 2023 | By Jim Seimas

The nationally ranked UC Santa Cruz women’s volleyball team opened its 14-match road trip with a 25-18, 25-18, 25-17 of host Caltech on Wednesday in Pasadena.

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UCSC alum Jackson Zabierek selected in Major League Rugby Collegiate Draft | Local Roundup Aug 25, 2023 | By Jim Seimas

Jackson Zabierek, a 2023 UC Santa Cruz graduate, became the university’s first alum to get drafted by a Major League Rugby team.

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SC’s grizzled veteran Peter Wood, 58, rallies for Santa Cruz City Amateur title | Golf Aug 13, 2023 | By Jim Seimas

Peter Wood, a 58-year-old golfer known throughout Santa Cruz for his tireless approach to training, thought he was left for dead after he carded a bogey on the par-3 15th hole at DeLaveaga Golf Course on Sunday in the final round of the Santa Cruz City Amateur.

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Defending champ Neil Ostermann among trio of golfers tied for lead after first round | Santa Cruz City Amateur Aug 13, 2023 | By Jim Seimas

Neil Ostermann of Santa Cruz, Billy Moon of East Garrison, and Thomas Bischoff of La Selva Beach were tied for the lead in the championship flight following the opening round of the Santa Cruz City Amateur on Saturday.

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Santa Cruz’s Brendan Bobo breaks Northwoods League’s career HR record | Local Roundup Aug 08, 2023 | By Jim Seimas

Santa Cruz’s Brendan Bobo, a 6-foot-3, 207-pound infielder out of Harbor High, broke the Northwoods League’s career home run record in the Wisconsin Rapids Rafters’ 7-6 win over the Fond du Lac Dock Spiders on Thursday.

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Cap-Soquel Majors All-Stars suffer first loss in NorCal State Tournament | Local Roundup Jul 24, 2023 | By Jim Seimas

Capitola-Soquel’s Majors All-Stars suffered a 7-0 loss to Bollinger Canyon in the NorCal State Majors All-Stars Tournament at Hoover Tyler Little League in Stockton on Sunday.

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Harbor’s Matthew Munro named SCCAL MVP | Boys golf May 29, 2023 | By Jim Seimas

Similar to your neighborhood postal worker, Harbor High’s Matthew Munro delivered in all of the elements in the spring. Munro did so with consistent play the golf course.

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Five Cabrillo women’s soccer players commit to D-II programs | Local Roundup May 22, 2023 | By Jim Seimas

Star forward Aubree Westjohn and four other Cabrillo College women’s soccer players committed to NCAA Division II programs in a signing ceremony held in the Seahawks’ gymnasium on Friday evening.

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Cabrillo softball talent Dillyn Vasconcellos named JC All-American | Local Roundup May 17, 2023 | By Jim Seimas

Cabrillo College softball player Dillyn Vasconcellos was named to the NFCA California JC All-America team on May 10.

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Gabe Gaeckle strikes out 17 as Aptos repeats as SCCAL baseball champion | Local Roundup May 10, 2023 | By Jim Seimas

Aptos High senior right-hander Gabe Gaeckle struck out 17 batters in his compete-game, two-hit shutout Tuesday, a 4-0 win over visiting Harbor to repeat as Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League champion.

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Scotts Valley, MVC seeded for CCS girls lacrosse playoffs | Local Roundup May 09, 2023 | By Jim Seimas

Scotts Valley High’s unbeaten girls lacrosse team received the No. 3 seed in the Central Coast Section playoffs, and Monte Vista Christian qualified as the No. 9 seed.

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Harbor’s Matthew Munro sends coach Scott Bedell into retirement with another medalist | Boys’ SCCAL Golf Championship May 02, 2023 | By Richard de Give

One last championship tournament. One last ugly jacket to award. One last sudden storm to flee.

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