High School Sports

Scotts Valley High junior Taylor Wilson earned the league’s top honors as the Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League’s Player of the Year for the 2024 season. “This award means a lot to me because it was my goal from the beginning of the season and...

The season continues for the Scotts Valley High baseball team following a gem performance on the mound from senior Blake LaRiviere.  The ace hurler tossed six innings allowing just two runs on five hits with one walk and five strikeouts for the Falcons in a...

Scotts Valley High junior pitcher Sofie Seese last week put on another strong performance in the circle to help the Falcons capture the Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League crown for the first time in seven years.   The ace hurler allowed four runs (two earned) on...

There was a time during the 2024 regular season when the Scotts Valley High baseball team was embarking on a collision course to implode. They talked as a group about the need to step their game up. Nothing major was discussed, yet senior catcher Jack Abel...

This week’s edition of the Press Banner Sports Ticker highlights local prep athletes for their performances during the week of May 6-12    Preps of the Week Boys:  Scotts Valley High senior Quinn Turowski last week was a huge contributor in helping the Falcons baseball team extend...

The Scotts Valley High girls’ lacrosse team had just eight players available to suit up for last week’s Central Coast Section play-in game against Monterey High.  It was a tall task for Falcons co-captain Sofia Niklaus and her teammates, but it wasn’t anything they couldn’t...

This week’s edition of the Press Banner Sports Ticker highlights local prep athletes for their performances during the week of April 29-May 5.    Preps of the Week Boys: Scotts Valley High senior Jack Abel had back-to-back solid games for the Falcons baseball team, which is currently...

Ladies and gentlemen, start your engines. The race for the Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League crown is becoming much tighter for San Lorenzo Valley and Scotts Valley as both teams head into the final stretch of the 2024 season. The Cougars and Falcons were caught in...

This week’s edition of the Press Banner Sports Ticker highlights local prep athletes for their performances during the week of April 22-28.    Preps of the Week Boys: Scotts Valley High sophomore Jacob Pauka hit a double that drove in the game-winning run for the Falcons baseball...

This week’s edition of the Press Banner Sports Ticker highlights local prep athletes for their performances during the week of April 15-21.    Preps of the Week Boys: Scotts Valley High starting pitcher Blake LaRiviere recorded 10 strikeouts in six innings for the Falcons in a 3-2...