“I love to see the changes of the seasons at the Randall Morgan Preserve,” said Tanya Baxter, Land Steward for the Land Trust of Santa Cruz County, which owns the 189-acre parcel between Scotts Valley and the San Lorenzo Valley.

The spring sun has started to warm the soil. I'm already having visions of eating ripe, luscious tomatoes later in the season.

Despite bowing out early from the Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League finals, there is optimism brewing in the Scotts Valley High School boys tennis program.

San Lorenzo Valley High School senior Nick Hicks signed a letter of intent Monday, April 23, to run cross country and track for University of San Francisco. USF is a Division I program in the West Coast Conference. The men’s team finished third at the conference championship in 2011.