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SC’s Daniel Evert, Harbor’s Diallo Thomas place at Pat Lovell Holiday Wrestling Classic | Local Roundup Dec 28, 2022 | By Jim Seimas

Santa Cruz High junior Daniel Evert (132 pounds) and Harbor senior Diallo Thomas (152) placed sixth in their respective weight divisions at the Pat Lovell Holiday Wrestling Classic on Wednesday.

Five county wrestlers reach quarterfinals at Aptos’ Pat Lovell Holiday Classic | Local Roundup Dec 27, 2022 | By Jim Seimas

Five county high school wrestlers went unbeaten on the first day of competition at the Pat Lovell Holiday Wrestling Classic at Aptos High on Tuesday.

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Pajaro Valley boys soccer continues hot start, tops struggling rival Watsonville | Local Roundup Dec 23, 2022 | By Jim Seimas

Heated foes Pajaro Valley High and Watsonville saw their boys soccer teams square off Friday, one hoping to extend one of its best starts in school history and the other looking to escape one of its worst starts.

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Jocelyn Travers scores five goals, as SC girls soccer routs PCS | Local Roundup Dec 21, 2022 | By Jim Seimas

Jocelyn Travers scored five goals, and Santa Cruz High’s girls soccer team posted a 10-0 win over visiting Pacific Collegiate in nonleague action Wednesday night.

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UCSC women suffer stinging loss in Top-25 basketball showdown | Local Roundup Dec 21, 2022 | By Jim Seimas

Yssa Santo Domingo’s acrobatic layup with 8.6 seconds left was the sixth and final time the lead changed hands, as No. 21 Wisconsin-Whitewater knocked off No. 19 UC Santa Cruz 61-60 at Kaiser Permanente Arean on Tuesday night.

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Local wrestling trio wins titles at Nick Buzolich Classic | Local Roundup Dec 17, 2022 | By Jim Seimas

Santa Cruz High sophomore Balam Letona, junior teammate Daniel Evert, and Harbor senior Diallo Thomas took first place in their respective weight classes at the 6th annual Nick Buzolich Classic.

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SLV boys soccer caps nonleague slate with win over St. Francis | Local Roundup Dec 16, 2022 | By Jim Seimas

Forward Owen Garrahan scored twice, and San Lorenzo Valley High’s boys soccer team beat St. Francis 6-1 in Watsonville in the Cougars’ nonleague finale Thursday.

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James Wiseman scores career-high 31 points in Santa Cruz’s loss to Lakers | Local Roundup Dec 14, 2022 | By Jim Seimas

James Wiseman had a career-high 31 points to go along with six rebounds, but the short-handed Santa Cruz Warriors suffered a 128-116 loss to the South Bay Lakers in their NBA G League game in front of 353 fans at UCLA Health Training Center on Wednesday night.

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Taylor Knox scores 27 points as Scotts Valley tops MVC in boys basketball | Local Roundup Dec 13, 2022 | By Jim Seimas

Sophomore guard Taylor Knox scored 14 of his game-high 27 points in the fourth quarter, and Scotts Valley High’s boys basketball team beat visiting Monte Vista Christian 73-59 in their nonleague game Tuesday.

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SC cross country runner Eli Fitchen-Young named CCS Sophomore of the Year | Local Roundup Dec 12, 2022 | By Jim Seimas

Santa Cruz High sophomore Eli Fitchen-Young was named the Central Coast Section Sophomore of the Year in cross country, as well as an all-CCS first-team selection, in a report published by PrepCalTrack.

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MVC alum Brendan Doyle scores twice as College of San Mateo football team wins state title | Local Roundup Dec 10, 2022 | By Jim Seimas

Monte Vista Christian School alum Brendan Doyle scored a pair of touchdowns, and host College of San Mateo routed Riverside 55-0 to win the CCCAA State Championship in front of 1,169 fans on Saturday.

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Ryan Rollins’ triple-double paces Santa Cruz Warriors to third straight win | Local Roundup Dec 10, 2022 | By Jim Seimas

Guard Ryan Rollins had a triple-double and center James Wiseman posted his sixth double-double in eight games, as the Santa Cruz Warriors beat the South Bay Lakers 111-100 at Kaiser Permanente Arena on Friday night.

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Scotts Valley’s boys basketball team advances to final at Watsonville Tournament | Local Roundup Dec 08, 2022 | By Jim Seimas

Tristan Roure scored 15 points, and the Scotts Valley High boys basketball team beat Alisal 54-52 in the Watsonville Tournament on Thursday.

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SV golfer Elana McGrew named SCCAL Player of the Year | Local Roundup Dec 08, 2022 | By Jim Seimas

Scotts Valley High senior golfer Elana McGrew was named the Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League’s Player of the Year, and the Falcons’ John Surbridge was named Coach of the Year.

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PCAL announces placements of football programs for ’23 | Local Roundup Dec 06, 2022 | By Jim Seimas

The Pacific Coast Athletic League completed the process of assigning teams to divisions for the 2023 football season.

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Cabrillo basketball surrenders lead late, falls to Columbia in Saltwater Classic final | Local Roundup Dec 04, 2022 | By Jim Seimas

The Cabrillo College men’s basketball team lost its lead late and fell to Columbia, the No. 4 ranked team in NorCal, 84-81 in the championship game of the Saltwater Classic on Sunday night in Aptos.

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Warriors earn first win streak with sweep of Stockton | Local Roundup Dec 04, 2022 | By Jim Seimas

The Santa Cruz Warriors had three players scored 20 points for the second straight night, as they beat the host Stockton Kings 125-114 Saturday to earn their first win streak in Showcase Cup play.

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James Wiseman’s double-double helps Santa Cruz top host Stockton | Local Roundup Dec 03, 2022 | By Jim Seimas

James Wiseman, Lester Quinones and Ryan Rollins each had 20-point outings, helping the Santa Cruz Warriors earn a 118-106 win over the host Stockton Kings in NBA G League Showcase Cup play Friday night.

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Pajaro Valley girls soccer stops Watsonville in PK shootout, reaches championship | Local Roundup Dec 02, 2022 | By Jim Seimas

Pajaro Valley High’s girls soccer team beat crosstown rival Watsonville 3-2 in a penalty-kick shootout to advance to the Gold Division championship at the 16th annual Watsonville Tournament on Thursday.

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Scotts Valley girls soccer tops NMC for first win | Local Roundup Dec 01, 2022 | By Jim Seimas

Ella Ireland, Naiya Samios and Sammy Rebbert scored goals for Scotts Valley High’s girls soccer team in a 3-0 nonleague win over visiting North Monterey High on Wednesday.

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Pajaro Valley girls soccer routs Ceiba | Local Roundup Nov 28, 2022 | By Jim Seimas

Pajaro Valley High’s girls soccer team routed Ceiba for the second time in a week, rolling to a 9-1 win in the Watsonville Tournament on Monday.

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Nationally ranked UCSC women’s basketball team holds off Whitworth to stay perfect | Local Roundup Nov 27, 2022 | By Jim Seimas

Amanda Inserra’s layup with 2:07 remaining held up as the game winning field goal, as the nationally ranked UC Santa Cruz women’s basketball team held off Whitworth 58-57 to stay unbeaten Sunday at Kaiser Permanente Arena.

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Harbor girls soccer holds off Watsonville in season opener | Local Roundup Nov 27, 2022 | By Jim Seimas

Harbor High’s girls soccer team held on for a 2-1 victory over host Watsonville in the Watsonville Tournament on Saturday.

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Cabrillo upsets Fresno City in NorCal Regional playoffs | Local Roundup Nov 22, 2022 | By Jim Seimas

Playing on the road, against a higher seed wasn’t an issue for the Cabrillo College women’s volleyball team in the second round of the CCCAA Northern California Regionals on Tuesday.

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Wildcatz’s boys basketball team wins share of PCAL’s Santa Lucia Division title | Local Roundup Feb 15, 2022 | By Jim Seimas

At the outset of each basketball season, Watsonville High coach Marcus Northcutt and assistant Mike Blum tell the Wildcatz how cool it would be if they won a league title: In addition to adding a championship banner to the school’s gymnasium walls, years later, they could come back and see their banner and cherish that […]

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