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Aptos girls water polo beats Santa Cruz for first section title | CCS Championships Roundup Nov 16, 2024 | By Jim Seimas

Aptos High’s girls water polo program finally earned its day in the sun.
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Three county girls water polo teams qualify for championship matches | CCS roundup Nov 13, 2024 | By Jim Seimas

Three Santa Cruz County girls water polo teams — Santa Cruz, Aptos, and Soquel — advanced to Central Coast Section finals on Tuesday. The Cardinals and Mariners’ fourth meeting this season will decide the D-II crown on Saturday, and Soquel faces rival Sacred Heart Prep for the prestigious Open Division title.
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Watsonville didn’t forget ’23 loss, delivers beatdown on MVC | High school football roundup Sep 29, 2024 | By Jim Seimas

It’s one thing to keep your foot on the gas. It’s another to keep your foot on your opponent’s throat, figuratively speaking, of course.
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Watsonville tops Pajaro Valley in Belgard Kup for eighth straight season | High school football roundup Sep 21, 2024 | By Jim Seimas

Watsonville High’s football team recorded four takeaways, and the Wildcatz topped host Pajaro Valley 17-2 to win the Belgard Kup for the eighth straight season Saturday.
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Scotts Valley tops Santa Cruz, but Cardinals end scoring drought | High school football roundup Aug 31, 2024 | By Jim Seimas

Santa Cruz High’s football team snapped its scoreless streak in a 40-20 nonleague loss to visiting Scotts Valley to open the 2024 season Friday.
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Soquel’s girls, boys water polo teams make early exits from CIF NorCal Regional playoffs Nov 14, 2023 | By Jim Seimas

Soquel High’s girls water polo team gave up five answered goals to close the CIF Division I NorCal Regional quarterfinals on Tuesday night, as East Bay power Acalanes rallied for a 9-7 win to end the Knights’ season.
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Soquel knocks off Leland, will face SHP for Open crown; Aptos advances to D-II final | CCS girls water polo Nov 08, 2023 | By Jim Seimas

The No. 3 seed Soquel High girls water polo team has some spectacular senior leadership, boasting three NCAA Division I committed athletes. But to reach its third straight Central Coast Section Open Division championship match, the team relied heavily on its youth down the stretch.
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SC boys, Soquel girls claim SCCAL Tournament titles | High school water polo Oct 28, 2023 | By Jim Seimas

Santa Cruz High’s boys water polo team returned to the site of its last league loss and earned some redemption on Saturday. More than that, actually, the Cardinals prevailed 8-6 on in their grudge match against rival Soquel to claim the Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League Tournament title.
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Falcons post another shutout to top Wildcatz | High school football roundup Oct 07, 2023 | By Jim Seimas

Scotts Valley High’s football team still has four games remaining in the Pacific Coast Athletic League Mission North Division, but the Falcons continue to look like the title is their’s to lose.
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5-0: County teams go unbeaten in first round of playoffs | CCS water polo roundup Nov 05, 2022 | By Jim Seimas

Quinn Healy had five goals, two assists and four steals, as the top-seeded Soquel High girls water polo team crushed No. 8 Castilleja 19-9 in the first round of the CCS D-II playoffs Saturday at Aptos High.
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Aptos stuns previously unbeaten Salinas to stay perfect in Gabilan Division | High school football roundup Oct 15, 2022 | By Jim Seimas

Aptos HIgh’s Caden Prichard clenched his fists and yelled emphatically after producing his third touchdown run of the second half, which essentially sealed the Mariners’ huge, 44-41 win over previously unbeaten Salinas on Friday night.
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Harbor suffers narrow loss to Saratoga, drops from unbeaten ranks | High school football roundup Sep 11, 2022 | By Jim Seimas

Harbor High’s football team did its best to overcome a slow start on both sides of the ball Saturday night, but it dropped from the unbeaten ranks after suffering a 21-14 loss to Saratoga.
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Santa Cruz staff throws shutout against Evergreen Valley | High school baseball roundup Apr 01, 2022 | By Jim Seimas

Left-hander Oscar Knapp, right-hander Nick Lindroth, left-hander Nick Bogomilsky each threw two innings and right-hander Nico Hilger closed out the Cardinals’ 6-0 win Friday.
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Sports Newsmakers 2021 | Pandemic didn’t limit massive accomplishments Dec 31, 2021 | By Jim Seimas

Santa Cruz County produced dozens of magnificent sports feats in ’21, and it’s no surprise that surfing was among the sports that dominated headlines. The following is a recap of some of the most memorable feats of the year.
Peter Mel’s epic waveNat Young qualifies for Championship TourSanta Cruz surfer Brody Price12wins national titleTyler Gilbert promotedthrows historic no-hitterNatalia Grossman crowned IFSC Bouldering World ChampionHaley Jones wins Final Four honorNCAA titleGabe Discipulo helps UCLA claim NCAA water polo titleNikki Hiltz makes 1500 final at Olympic TrialsTriathlete Katie Zaferes wins Olympic bronzeWalmer Martinez signs with Monterey Bay F.C.High school teammates drafted on same dayJeremy Lin helps Santa Cruz Warriors reach G League semifinalsSanta Cruz Seahawks win Pop Warner Super BowlSanta Cruz football posts first unbeaten regular season since 1993SLV makes county history with first outdoor wrestling meetSLV cross countrytrack coach Jay Avenmarg fired over violationAptos’ stunning football wins CampolindoPalmaThe CCS champs are here

Santa Cruz rolls past Gonzales, moves to 7-0 | PCAL football roundup Oct 16, 2021 | By Jim Seimas

Santa Cruz High’s unbeaten football team routed Gonzales 49-6 in the teams’ Pacific Coast Athletic League Mission Division game Saturday night.
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Isaiah Velez scores 4 TDS as Falcons run past Wildcatz in Cypress Division opener | PCAL football roundup Sep 25, 2021 | By Gordon Kass

Scotts Valley High expected a battle from Watsonville on homecoming night in their Pacific Coast Athletic League Cypress Division opener. Both teams lost recently to Santa Cruz by similar scores. 
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