SLV grad places ninth in 50-mile run
Nick Sherrell, an 18-year-old who graduated from San Lorenzo Valley High School in June, finished ninth overall and first in the under-20 age group in the Headlands 50 and Marathon, a trail run in Marin County, on July 16.
Local author’s book takes youngsters to new culture
Schoolchildren may soon have an exciting new book in their literature curriculum, if local author Christine Mason and retired Brook Knoll teacher Breta Holgers have anything to say about it.
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Locals to compete in world disc golf championship in county
Professional disc golfers from around the globe will converge on the Monterey Bay Area this weekend for the Pro Disc Golfers Association Disc Golf World Championships.
Scotts Valley’s win streak snapped by explosive Santa Cruz
The Scotts Valley High football team has had Santa Cruz High’s number dating back to 2004, going undefeated with a 14-0 record in that time span.
The tables turned on Saturday afternoon as the Falcons fell to the Cardinals, 35-6, in non-league play in Scotts...
Spotlight: Jeff Metter
During the past 11 football seasons, the players on the Scotts Valley High School football team have been treated to a fountain of experience from their defensive coordinator, Jeff Metter.
It’s the law: Matrimony man
About three weeks ago, my wife asked me a rather unusual question: Could I marry her best friend from high school? Coupled with the recent marriage of Press-Banner’s hallowed leader, Peter Burke, and his columns as he approached wedded bliss, it seemed only natural that I should write about my first and likely only, experience performing the nuptials.
The Mountain Gardener: What landscape designers grow in their own gardens
It probably won’t come as a big surprise to you that I have a lot of friends that are also landscape designers.
Authorities release the identities of two slain men discovered on Skyline...
The names of the two men whose bodies were found in a pickup truck in the Santa Cruz Mountains last month were released Tuesday...