Jim Seimas

Santa Cruz

Sports Editor at Santa Cruz Sentinel

Santa Cruz Sentinel ASE ... 21-time APSE writing award winner ... ex-foosball world champ ... retired @Brewers Sausage Race entrant ... San Jose State alum

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Scotts Valley junior Ava Decleve commits to UCLA | High school track and field

1 week ago | sacbee.com | Jim Seimas

SCOTTS VALLEY - Family first. That's why Scotts Valley High star junior runner Ava Decleve planned to wear a special shirt to a recent track and field practice to reveal her college decision to teammates, before she announced her decision on social media earlier this week. When she finally wore the shirt, they were elated for her. But, surprised? The Falcons know the oft bubbly Decleve too well. "I think they already had a pretty good idea," she said.
Scotts Valley junior Ava Decleve commits to UCLA | High school track and field

1 week ago | santacruzsentinel.com | Jim Seimas

Family first. That's why Scotts Valley High star junior runner Ava Decleve planned to wear a special shirt to a recent track and field practice, revealing her college decision to teammates before she announced it on social media earlier this week. Originally Published: May 30, 2025 at 12:10 AM PDT
Watsonville edged by Woodside 2-1 in Division IV semifinals | CCS softball

1 week ago | sacbee.com | Jim Seimas

LOS GATOS - Right when Watsonville High's youth-laden softball team built some momentum Wednesday, the team's Central Coast Section playoff game abruptly ended. The No. 2 seed Wildcatz rallied for their first run with two outs in the bottom of the seventh inning, but ran out of steam - and outs - in their 2-1 loss to the No. 3 Woodside Wildcats in the Division IV semifinals at Los Gatos High.
Watsonville edged by Woodside 2-1 in Division IV semifinals | CCS softball

1 week ago | santacruzsentinel.com | Jim Seimas

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St. Francis earns walk-off win in ninth inning to advance to Division IV championship | CCS baseball

1 week ago | santacruzsentinel.com | Jim Seimas

St. Francis earns walk-off win in ninth inning to advance to Division IV championship | CCS baseball
Aptos stomps Sobrato, advances to section final for first time | CCS softball

1 week ago | sacbee.com | Jim Seimas

HOLLISTER - The Aptos High Mariners made another splash in the 2025 Central Coast Section softball playoffs Tuesday. The No. 7 seed Mariners smacked 14 hits, including six for extra bases, in their latest postseason win, a 9-2 stomping of No. 6 Sobrato of Morgan Hill in the Division III semifinals at Hollister High. Aptos High's Lilly McGee lunges to field the throw for the put out at first of Sobrato's Zoe Rodriguez during the CCS D-III softball semifinals at Hollister High on Tuesday.
Aptos stomps Sobrato, advances to section final for first time | CCS softball

1 week ago | santacruzsentinel.com | Jim Seimas

Aptos stomps Sobrato, advances to section final for first time | CCS softball
UCSC’s Eric Anderson takes sixth in 1,500 at NCAA D-III Track and Field Championships | Local Roundup

1 week ago | santacruzsentinel.com | Jim Seimas

UC Santa Cruz had four student-athletes — senior Eric Anderson, junior Graeme Maclean, and sophomores Evan Hofstetter and Kenzie Seymour — compete in the 2025 NCAA Division III Outdoor Track and Field Championships, which were held at the SPIRE Institute in Geneva, Ohio, on Thursday through Saturday. Anderson took sixth place in the 1,500-meter final in 3 minutes, 50.50 seconds on Saturday. Lynchburg senior Tor Hotung-Davidsen won in 3:48.75.
Longing for surf | Glimpse of the Action

1 week ago | santacruzsentinel.com | Jim Seimas

Longing for surf | Glimpse of the Action Longboarders statewide scratch their itch in solid conditions at Santa Cruz’s Steamer Lane
Scotts Valley junior Ava Decleve surges for girls’ 800 win | CCS Track and Field Championships

1 week ago | sacbee.com | Jim Seimas

GILROY - Scotts Valley High junior Ava Decleve cut wide down the stretch, stole the victory, and stole the show for local athletes competing at the Central Coast Section Track and Field Championships at Gilroy High on Saturday. Decleve took first in the girls' 800-meter race in a personal-best 2 minutes, 9.56 seconds. It's the second best time in Falcons' history behind current Stanford runner Ashlyn Boothby (2:09.03). Four of the top five runners earned personal records.