High School Sports

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...

It was a busy offseason for the San Lorenzo Valley High boys’ basketball team, which saw plenty of playing time on the court during the summer. The hard work is paying off for the Cougars, who are off to a great start and currently riding...

The Scotts Valley High track program is starting to heat up just at the right moment as both the boys’ and girls’ teams head into the final stretch of the 2023-24 track and field campaign. Their most recent success came when the Falcons girls’ 4x800-meters...

The fairytale story continues for Scotts Valley’s Ashlyn Boothby after another stellar performance at the Central Coast Section Cross Country Championships nearly two weeks ago. The standout Falcons senior runner captured her third straight individual section title by winning the Division IV race in 17...

It didn’t take long for Scotts Valley graduate Claire Skinner to solidify herself as a force to be reckoned anytime she set foot on the field or hardwood court this past school year. The Falcon star athlete began her senior campaign in the fall by...

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 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...

This week’s edition of the Central Coast Prep Sports Ticker highlights local prep athletes for their performances during the week of March 18-24.    Preps of the Week Boys: Scotts Valley pitcher Corbin Giesen earned a complete game victory following an 18-2 win against Harbor High in...

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...

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...