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...

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...

Scotts Valley High football team continues to roll following a 35-13 win over San Lorenzo Valley in non-league action on Sept. 9. With the win, the Falcons improved to 3-0 this season, while the Cougars dropped to 1-2 following back-to-back losses in the preseason portion...

San Lorenzo Valley and Scotts Valley unofficially kicked off the 2024 football season at this past weekend’s Santa Cruz County jamboree at Cabrillo College. Both teams joined Aptos, Harbor, Santa Cruz and Watsonville high schools for an evening full of scrimmages in front of a...

This week’s edition of the Press Banner Sports Ticker highlights local prep athletes for their performances during the week of March 25-31.    Preps of the Week Boys: Scotts Valley High senior Lorenzo Gonzalez won both the shot put and discus events during a Santa Cruz Coast...

San Lorenzo Valley senior James Dahlen capped off his final year on the boys’ golf team by helping them win back-to-back Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League regular season championships during the 2025 spring season.  Going into last week’s end-of-the-season league championship, the Cougars’ top shot...

The ideal situation for Scotts Valley High boys basketball coach Gabe Gonzales was to clinch an automatic Central Coast Section playoff berth in the preseason in order to make things less complicated come league play. But the Falcons now have their back against the wall...

Scotts Valley High earlier this month announced that Kevin Taylor was named the new head coach of the baseball team. The 33-year-old Beaverton, Ore., native takes over for former coach Sean Coyne, who led the Falcons to the Central Coast Section Division IV semifinals this...

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...

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...