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What would you plant if you lived in a flat area with very poor drainage? Where the landscape is shaped by limestone or dolomite bedrock, and the shallow soil is filled with carbonate rock? Where there is limited surface water and no above-ground rivers, and where lakes and swamps are present, but the water is marshy and not palatable for drinking? Where you have two seasons, six months of rain and six months dry, and — oh yeah — did I mention you get 100 inches of rain during the wet season?

Fourteen wins. That is the total number of victories that the Scotts Valley High School varsity boys basketball team had tallied in Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League play in 10 seasons since the school opened in 2001.

After coming off a 1-2 weekend tournament showing, the San Lorenzo Valley High School girls softball team returned to the diamond with a 12-0 throttling of visiting North Monterey County High School.

The biggest goal this season for Scotts Valley senior running back Isaiah Velez was to improve from last year’s performance, which earned him the Most Valuable Player in the “B” Division of the Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League.  “I did decently last year and I...

BULLETIN: Santa Cruz County Sheriff's deputies report suspects arrested 5 p.m. Feb. 28. No further details.

Registration opens Monday for free school field trip program Friends of Santa Cruz State Parks (Friends) announced that online registration for Kids2Parks, an innovative park-equity program to bring students from Title 1 schools to state parks, will open Monday, July 31, at thatsmypark.org/k2p. Kids2Parks, a partnership...

A duo of Scotts Valley teens from Troop 614 were recently honored with Scouting’s highest award, the Eagle Scout. Justas Venancio Rodarte and Matthew Norman Robinson were honored by their troop and families at a Eagle Court of Honor Ceremony, which was held at the Salvation Army Camp Redwood Glen on Aug. 24. There they received proclamations from the Mayor of Scotts Valley and special recognition from the Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War.