High School Sports

Scotts Valley High senior Caden Stratton is the only Falcons football player in the program’s history to start four years on the varsity team. He was also a stalwart as one of the leaders on the boys’ lacrosse team before it was disbanded this season...

The scene is all set for a trio of Scotts Valley High athletes participating at this weekend’s Central Coast Section Track and Field Championships. Senior distance runner Jeremy Kain, junior sprinter Sam Freeman and sophomore distance runner Ashlyn Boothby will compete alongside 12 other local...

San Lorenzo Valley High junior Damian Aguilar took command of the mound and he was on full display for the Cougars baseball team in last week’s decisive win over Soquel High.  Aguilar finished with eight strikeouts in a 7-0 shutout win against the Knights in...

It’s been a record-setting season for the Scotts Valley High boys and girls track and field teams. The Falcons recently competed in the prestigious Arcadia Invitational in Southern California on April 8-9.   Senior distance runner Jeremy Kain, who is committed to compete at Duke next year,...

Scotts Valley High junior Ashlyn Boothby had one simple goal going into last week’s CIF State Track and Field Championships of trying to set a new personal record in the 1,600 meters to close out the regular season. The standout Falcons runner not only blew...

The Scotts Valley High football team’s newly reconstructed defense had its first challenge in last week’s season opener against Santa Cruz High. Senior defensive back Brady Siechen and Falcons were more than up to task after recording a 17-0 shutout win over the Cardinals in...

There was no such thing as taking time off for the San Lorenzo Valley High girls’ basketball team as it kept grinding on the court during this past offseason. Cougars senior standout Hannah Morley and her fellow teammates kept busy by playing for their respective...

Scotts Valley High senior Jeremy Kain is beginning to run into postseason-form after another dominating performance at last week’s Knights Invite. The Duke University-bound distance runner won the 800-meters in 1 minute, 53.14 seconds in the 15-team track and field invitational at Soquel High School...

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...

Scotts Valley High girls lacrosse coach Colleen Niklaus has been having a blast watching this year’s senior class, especially Ellie Raffo and Siena Wong who helped launch the program during their freshman year. The third-year skipper mentioned this particular group has been through it all,...