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...

San Lorenzo Valley High sophomore Ollin Bates walked off the mat with a black eye he sustained during a bout at this past weekend’s Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League Wrestling Tournament. The minor injury could’ve easily hindered his vision, or even worse, forced him to...

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...

The San Lorenzo Valley High softball team is on the cusp of bringing back home a Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League title for the first time in 12 years. But in order to have a chance they had to get past rival Scotts Valley. It was...

The goal for Scotts Valley senior Ava Decleve was to place in the Top 3 at the Central Coast Section Track and Field Championships, which would have been good enough to extend her season for just one more week. The Falcon star runner surpassed those...

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...

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...

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’s girls’ lacrosse team was down to a dozen players prior to last week’s Pacific Coast Athletic League Gabilan Division match against Monte Vista Christian in Watsonville. There were barely enough bodies to field a full squad for the Falcons, but apparently that’s all...

Aptos senior Anahi Macias was named the Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League’s Player of the Year for the 2024-25 girls soccer season. The Mariners’ team co-captain finished with five goals and one assist.  Macias, the SCCAL’s reigning Defender of the Year, made the switch to...