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Warriors Fall in Finals
NewsLocalSports Apr 30, 2013, by Jacob Pierce
After a four-game undefeated playoff run, the Santa Cruz Warriors wrapped up their monumentally successful season over the weekend by letting it fall apart in the championship with they problems that had plagued them for weeks— easy missed shots and turnovers.
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Warriors an Instant Hit in Santa Cruz
NewsLocalCommunitySports Apr 23, 2013, by Jacob Pierce
In a season filled with bad news and bickering over trash and crime, a sports team united Santa Cruz at a time when dirty syringes had practically been on the verge of becoming the town’s new mascots.
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Q&A: Jerry West
Sports Apr 08, 2013, by Jacob Pierce
Jerry West is one of the best and smartest athletes ever to play the game of basketball. West played his entire professional career with the Los Angeles Lakers, and the Hall of Famer’s silhouette is the NBA’s logo. Currently an executive for the Golden State Warriors, he spoke to reporters about the success of Golden State’s team. And he wasn’t afraid to say what the Santa Cruz Warriors need to do better.
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Harbor High Football Fans Look for Light
Sports Mar 26, 2013, by Georgia Perry
In towns across the country, there’s only one place to be on a Friday night in autumn: the local high school football stadium. That’s why a grandmother and athletic director are teaming up to raise money for new stadium lights.
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Slugs Study Up for Ethics Bowl
PoliticsSports Feb 26, 2013, by Melanie Ware 1 Comments
Nothing fuels a productive and intelligent practice discussion like a crisp beer in one hand, and a pile of Goldfish in the other. This is how the UCSC Ethics Bowl team is preparing for the upcoming national competition in San Antonio, Texas on Feb. 28.
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Warriors Stadium Keeps on Track
BusinessSports Nov 20, 2012, by Steve Palopoli 1 Comments
Anyone who caught the totally jacked-looking steel framework towering over Front Street—after a construction mishap at the site of the Santa Cruz Warriors arena a couple of weeks ago—might have wondered just how far back in a construction schedule something like that will set you.
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In the moments before the Santa Cruz County Fair’s third annual Diaper Derby, Loretta Estrada wanted to make sure everyone understood the competition rules. “You can coax them with the bottle, shake the rattle—I don’t care what you do,” fair board member Estrada told the nine families preparing for the big race. “But if your baby stands up, it will be disqualified!”
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Advice from Santa Cruz Running Coaches
NewsSports Jul 31, 2012, by Maria Grusauskas 1 Comments
Jamey Harris, 41, and Rod Heskett, 44, are the heart and soul of Santa Cruz Running, a six-year-old organization that brings runners together every Wednesday evening in Capitola and every Sunday morning in Nisene Marks, all levels welcome.
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City Staff Hopes Pickleball Will Take Off
NewsSports Jul 25, 2012, by Jacob Pierce
Santa Cruz is trying a new sport with a silly name on for size. The Louden Nelson Community Center is hosting a demonstration of pickleball on Friday, July 27, from 10am to 2pm.
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Disc Golf Fest Comes to City Park
NewsSports Jul 17, 2012, by Jacob Pierce 1 Comments
Anyone who wants to learn the mechanics of throwing a golf disc or maybe even meet a professional who does just that for a living might find Saturday to be their lucky day. The city has built a 9-hole disc golf course on the former site of the Occupy village in San Lorenzo Park and is throwing a party to introduce the sport.
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