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February 12, 2026

Cougars, Falcons fill up All-League teams

The spring All-Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League teams have been announced, and many San Lorenzo Valley and Scotts Valley athletes and coaches were named.

Engagement: Scruggs, Winsett ready to tie the knot

Laura Catherine Scruggs and Adam Grant Winsett of Fort Collins, Colo., plan to be married June 26, 2010, in Fort Collins.

Sports Shorts

Cougars softball falls in second round of playoffs

Athletes move on to CCS finals

Several Scotts Valley and San Lorenzo Valley High School athletes have qualified for the Central Coast Section finals Friday, May 28, at Gilroy High School after competing at the semifinal meet last weekend.

The Mountain Gardener: Celebrate the pollinators

Does spring have you thinking about the birds and the bees? Good. As a gardener, you need a variety of insects and other creatures to pollinate your plants.

Go World Cup: Top World Cup showings a matter of debate

If you’re interested in starting a “healthy discussion” (commonly called an argument) among soccer fanatics, you can throw this question in their midst: “What’s the greatest performance in World Cup history?”

Little Leaguer hurls perfect game, retires 18 straight

Of the almost 200,000 Major League Baseball games played over 134 years, only 19 games have been perfect, in which no member of one team reached base for any reason. The trick is a rarity in Little League, as well, as just one walk or fielding error would ruin a pitcher’s ultimate accomplishment.

Off Hours: Eye in the skies turns 20

I’m always surprised when a longtime local says, “Huh?” at the mention of the Lockheed-Martin facility up on the Ben Lomond Mountain ridge above Boulder Creek. But even those of us who are aware of it tend to forget about the world’s largest defense contractor in our midst.

Club Roundup

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Caltrans sets lower speed limits along Highway 9

Caltrans will lower speed limits on several segments of Highway 9 in Santa Cruz County following a recent engineering and traffic survey of an...