High School Sports

A group of high school senior girls from both Santa Cruz and Monterey counties are set to compete in the inaugural Central Coast Flag Football All-Star Game this weekend. Jazzy Doubek, Claire Skinner, Soraya Westlund and Taylor Wilson will represent Scotts Valley—the reigning Santa Cruz...

San Lorenzo Valley junior and team co-captain Poppy Owens had a team-best 11 points for the Cougar girls’ basketball team in their 34-27 loss to Soquel in Tuesday night’s Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League opener. Seniors Taylor Dunn and Violet Derr had six and five...

Scotts Valley High’s boys’ basketball team was in search of a much-needed spark last week following a subpar start to the 2024-25 winter campaign. Jacob Sanders and Will Shilling provided some heat for the Falcons in their crushing 67-46 win over St. Francis in non-league...

Scotts Valley was on the cusp of keeping its win streak alive against Watsonville in last week’s non-league thriller. Instead, the match ended in a 1-1 draw and the Falcons improved to a 3-2-3 overall record in the early 2024-25 winter campaign. But the match was...

San Lorenzo Valley looked primed at the start of the 2024-25 winter campaign after it strung together a three-game win streak going into December. But now they find themselves headed in the wrong direction following a two-game skid, including a 63-57 loss to St. Francis...

Scotts Valley junior Brooklyn Williams had little to no trouble getting back on track in Tuesday night’s regular season-opener against visiting Pacific Grove. The Falcons' standout had 12 points in a decisive 55-22 victory over the Breakers in non-league action. “Overall, we did really good being...

No matter where he stepped on the football field, San Lorenzo Valley senior Haden Woolworth had to be accounted for at all times during the 2024 fall season.  The two-way lineman played a huge role in helping the Cougars finish with a 9-1 overall record,...

Scotts Valley High earlier this month announced that Kevin Taylor was named the new head coach of the baseball team. The 33-year-old Beaverton, Ore., native takes over for former coach Sean Coyne, who led the Falcons to the Central Coast Section Division IV semifinals this...

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...