High School Sports

The San Lorenzo Valley High cross country program produced some of the most talented teams—boys and girls—along with some accomplished individual runners the section has ever seen. Former head coach Rob Collins led the Cougars to 11 league, 12 Central Coast Section and five CIF...

Scotts Valley High senior Quinn Turowski and his teammates waited nearly an entire year for a chance of redemption against Soquel High after losing its league opener and a shot at a perfect season in 2022. However, it was the same result for the Falcons...

For some kids, the summer break is meant for trips to the beach or perhaps a vacation to the next hot destination.  Scotts Valley High juniors Kayse Martinovsky and Danica Kelley recently went on a trip to the midwest but there was hardly any time...

San Lorenzo Valley High boys’ soccer team has historically not been one of the strongest programs in the area. In fact, Twitter had just launched the last time they had a winning season in 2006.  However, there was a slight turnaround this season for the...

A new era under Zach Hewett officially began last week as the Aptos High football team took the practice field for the first time this season.  Prior to taking the helm, the 39-year-old head coach knew there wasn’t going to be much of a change.  For...

It’s been a season of trials and tribulations for San Lorenzo Valley High senior Damian Cardenas and the rest of the boys’ soccer team. The Cougars were shut out for the sixth time in a 4-0 loss to Aptos High in Santa Cruz Coast Athletic...

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...

Blake LaRiviere had the initial plan of playing for both the Scotts Valley High football and baseball teams to close out his senior year with a bang. Instead, he decided to opt out of the football season so he could focus on baseball and...

It hasn’t been the most ideal start for San Lorenzo Valley High senior Bella Reynolds, who was nearly facing a season-ending injury that would’ve put a damper on a brilliant career with the Cougars softball team. The standout shortstop managed to dodge a bullet after...

Never say never. That has been the mantra in 2024 for the San Lorenzo Valley High boys’ golf team, which was on the verge Tuesday of capturing the program’s first-ever Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League championship. The Cougars got the job done following a 179-199 win...