High School Sports

Scotts Valley High sophomore Ashley Gettleman was once again lights out for the girls’ golf team in 2023. The standout golfer posted a 2-over-par 72 in 18 holes at the Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League Championship at DeLaveaga Golf Course on Oct. 24, earning her...

San Lorenzo Valley High senior Mickey Ricigliano had his birthday spoiled two weeks ago after the Cougars came up short against current league leader Gonzales High.    The loss may have stung at the time, but it was that type of energy he needed to fuel...

Defense has been the name of the game for the Scotts Valley High football team this season. Marshall Dodge and his fellow teammates proved it after the Falcons recorded eight sacks in a 33-8 win over Monte Vista Christian in front of a boisterous homecoming...

Scotts Valley High senior Grace Emanuelson had a team-best 16 kills for the Falcons girls’ volleyball team in a five-set (19-25,25-21,25-13,27-29,15-7) loss to Harbor High in Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League action on Thursday.   The outside hitter finished with 16 digs and a pair of...

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 junior Eli Velez looked nearly unstoppable for the Falcons football team in their 28-0 win over St. Francis High in Pacific Coast Athletic League Mission North Division play Sept. 30.  The standout running back finished with 154 yards rushing on 14 carries...

Scotts Valley High girls volleyball team has been a group of keeping streaks alive—both good and bad—over the course of the 2023 season. The Falcons seem to be back on the winning track following a three-set sweep (25-17, 25-20, 25-3) over San Lorenzo Valley High...

Scotts Valley High girls tennis team—the defending Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League co-champions—was one of the biggest surprises that turned lots of heads during the 2022 season. The Falcons haven’t lost a step going into this season and it showed after winning three of four...

It was a defensive gridlock matchup last week between Watsonville and San Lorenzo Valley high schools as neither team allowed a single point until the fourth quarter. Seemingly every four plays the defense would force a punt, going back and forth like a ping pong...

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...