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Santa Cruz Warriors trade for returning player rights to forwards Kevin Knox II, Aaron Wheeler | Local Roundup Oct 24, 2024 | By Jim Seimas

The Santa Cruz Warriors, the NBA G League affiliate of the Golden State Warriors, acquired the returning player rights to 6-foot-7 forward Kevin Knox II and 6-9 forward Aaron Wheeler in a three-team trade with the Rip City Remix and Westchester Knicks on Wednesday.

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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SC basketball talent Jack Busenhart commits to Benedictine | Local Roundup May 30, 2024 | By Jim Seimas

Former Santa Cruz High basketball talent Jack Busenhart has committed to Benedictine University, an NAIA school in Mesa, Arizona.

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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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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’s Braylon Noble takes second in decathlon at Arcadia Invitational | Local Roundup Apr 07, 2024 | By Jim Seimas

Soquel senior Braylon Noble, an all-Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League talent in football and basketball, continued to prove himself as one of Santa Cruz County’s top all-around athlete. He took second place in the decathlon on Day 2 of the prestigious Arcadia Invitational at Arcadia High on Saturday.

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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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Scotts Valley breaks school, meet records at Firebird Relays | Local Roundup Mar 25, 2024 | By Jim Seimas

Scotts Valley High’s girls track and field team won three races and posted top-five finishes in four events at the Firebird Relays at Fremont High in Sunnyvale on Saturday.

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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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Photos | Santa Cruz High basketball team falls in state finals Mar 09, 2024 | By Raul Ebio

Santa Cruz High senior Demeke Smith looks on as Alemany receives its trophy after winning the CIF Division III Basketball State Championship in Sacramento on Friday.

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Santa Cruz falls to Alemany in CIF D-III State Championship | Boys basketball Mar 08, 2024 | By Jim Seimas

Santa Cruz High’s basketball team dug itself a hole, but remained confident knowing that it has come back from deficits before. Bishop Alemany guard Jared Mims made sure the Cardinals didn’t in the teams’ biggest game of the season.

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Streaking Cardinals aim to cap season with state title | Boys basketball Mar 07, 2024 | By Jim Seimas

Talk is cheap, and action speaks volumes. In the case of Santa Cruz High’s boys basketball team, action also adds pages to the history book.

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Santa Cruz survives relentless Bullard, wins D-III NorCal title | Boys basketball Mar 06, 2024 | By Jim Seimas

Santa Cruz High’s basketball team needed a spark in the CIF Division III NorCal Championship on Tuesday night, and an unlikely player provided it.

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Streaking Santa Cruz hosts bullish Bullard for D-III NorCal title | Boys basketball Mar 04, 2024 | By Jim Seimas

Much to the delight of its large, vocal fan base, the streaking, No. 1 seed Santa Cruz High basketball team is peaking in the CIF Division III NorCal regional playoffs.

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Santa Cruz shuts down Ygnacio Valley, advances to NorCal Championship | Boys basketball Mar 03, 2024 | By Jim Seimas

Hunger is a powerful weapon in sports, especially when it’s a bunch of extremely skilled athletes who possess it.

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SV wrestler Dom Parrish goes 2-0 at Pan Am Olympic Games Qualifier | Local Roundup Mar 01, 2024 | By Jim Seimas

Scotts Valley native Dom Parrish (53 kg), Kayla Miracle (62 kg) and Amit Elor (68 kg) helped Team USA picked up three weight class quotas for the 2024 Olympic Games in women’s freestyle wrestling at the Pan American Olympic Games Qualifier on Thursday night.

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Santa Cruz wallops West Park in second round of NorCal playoffs | Boys basketball Feb 29, 2024 | By Jim Seimas

Throw out the seeds, Santa Cruz High’s boys basketball team expects a battle in each and every round of the CIF Division III NorCal Regional Playoffs.

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Santa Cruz overcomes slow start, tops Head-Royce in NorCal opener | Boys basketball Feb 28, 2024 | By Richard de Give

No. 16 seed Head-Royce School’s boys basketball team provided a hearty challenge for favored Santa Cruz in the first round of the CIF Division III NorCal Regional playoffs Tuesday night. For the first half, anyway.

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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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‘Holy (expletive)!’ Cardinals’ seed for the CIF NorCal Regional basketball playoffs is downright shocking Feb 25, 2024 | By Jim Seimas

“Holy (expletive)!” That was coach Lawan Milhouse’s reaction when he saw what his Santa Cruz High boys basketball team was seeded Sunday for the upcoming CIF NorCal Regional Playoffs, a day after losing to San Francisco private school Sacred Heart Cathedral 49-48 in the Central Coast Section Division III Championship.

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