Sports

San Lorenzo Valley’s football team lost a total of 17 seniors due to graduation following a successful 2024 campaign. It was a massive hit for the program, yet Cougar senior team captain Gabe Machado wasn’t at all concerned about having to fill in the vacant...

It didn’t take long for Scotts Valley graduate Claire Skinner to solidify herself as a force to be reckoned anytime she set foot on the field or hardwood court this past school year. The Falcon star athlete began her senior campaign in the fall by...

FELTON—Dave Poetzinger, who has spent the past 28 years as a coach at San Lorenzo Valley High School, has put on the headset for the final time. The Cougars’ lead man coached his final game on April 17 against Harbor High. His student-athletes gave him...

Scotts Valley graduate Kaleb Wing is already living the dream just one month after walking across the stage to receive his high school diploma. The 18-year-old former Falcon ace pitcher was selected by the Chicago Cubs in the fourth round with the 121st overall pick...

Scotts Valley native Jacob Horton made his mixed martial arts debut nearly two months ago with his first amateur fight at the O’Banion Auditorium in Los Banos.  With little to no experience in the octagon, the 19-year-old made the Main Card in the event hosted...

Scotts Valley senior quarterback Caden Kilpatrick and the offense wanted to set the tone early going into last week’s football season-opener against Gonzales. The Falcons had no trouble in doing so following a crushing 38-0 win over the Spartans in non-league play Aug. 29. “I think...

Registration has opened for both Scotts Valley and San Lorenzo Valley little leagues, with hopes to begin games soon. The schedules for both leagues have been greatly delayed due to the pandemic, the CZU Lightning Complex fires and the recent debris flow evacuations. Still, both...

Santa Cruz Derby Groms’ Gromshells is an all-female junior roller derby team based out of Scotts Valley. In the past few years, this gritty team of rough-and-tumble athletes have proven their excellence many times over, and this year is shaping up to be no...

The Cabrillo College football program is slowly piecing itself together after receiving a two-year suspension following a rules infraction in 2020. Justin Hansen, 45, a former Seahawks linebacker and defensive coordinator, is the first step of the rebuilding process.  He was recently named the program’s new...