High School Sports

Scotts Valley junior Ava Decleve wasn’t sure how she felt after crossing the finish line at last week’s Central Coast Section championships. At one point, it almost seemed like a blur to her. “It was a fast race,” Decleve said. “Going into it, there were so...

Scotts Valley orchestrated a late-scoring drive to help defeat Aptos 12-7 in the Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League Girls Flag Football Tournament championship game Nov. 9. “This win feels amazing, we worked really hard all season and it paid off,” Scott Valley’s Claire Skinner said. Participants...

Scotts Valley High seniors Sofia Niklaus and Erin Szymanski got some redemption after falling short in last year’s Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League Girls Tennis Championships tournament. The top seeded Falcons duo beat No. 3 Coral Collins and Isabella Calderon of Aptos in straight sets...

Scotts Valley senior Maisey Chard shot a 13-over-par 82 to win both medalist honors and the Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League Championship individual title at DeLaveaga Golf Course in Santa Cruz. “It was a very well rounded experience,” Chard said. “I've grown up in Scotts...

The Hawks, a local U10 youth soccer team, remain undefeated this season in the Scotts Valley/San Lorenzo Valley Soccer Club Bronze League. This group of kids has been playing together for three-plus years under head coach Jessica Holbrook. The Hawks earned first place at the Halloween...

With the lead and league championship on the line, San Lorenzo Valley senior Jack Dagan was inches away from putting the Cougars in prime position of giving them some extra cushion in Saturday's game against Stevenson.  Yet, it was the Pirates that had the momentum-changing...

The Scotts Valley High girls’ tennis team closed out the regular season with a 5-2 win over Harbor High in Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League play Oct. 24.  With the victory, the Falcons placed second in the league standings with an 8-2 record behind this...

Scotts Valley senior running back Eli Velez finished with 250 rushing yards and three touchdowns on 15 carries for the Falcons in a 48-14 victory over Watsonville in Pacific Coast Athletic League Mission Division–North football action Oct. 26.  With the win, Scotts Valley improved to...

It took a late surge for San Lorenzo Valley to rally past Gonzales for a 22-8 win in Pacific Coast Athletic League Santa Lucia Division action Oct. 19. The Cougars scored 15 points in the final nine minutes of the game en route to victory,...

San Lorenzo Valley lit up the scoreboard in a crushing 48-7 win over Marina in Pacific Coast Athletic League Santa Lucia Division action Oct. 12.  It was the most points scored by the Cougars, who improved to a 6-0 overall record and 2-0 in league...