Falcons continue to rise in SCCAL competition | Girls soccer
There’s a huge sense of confidence coming from within the Scotts Valley High girls’ soccer team as the regular season nearly comes to an end.
In a frantic finish until the final whistle, junior Dillon Fiorita scored a pair of late goals for the Falcons...
SLV’s Keenan Buntz, SV’s Taylor Wilson named Preps of the Week | Press Banner Sports Ticker
This week’s edition of the Press Banner Sports Ticker highlights local prep athletes for their performances during the week of April 8-14.
Editor's note: There was no Press Banner Sports Ticker for the week of April 1-7 as both Scotts Valley and San Lorenzo Valley...
Falcons qualify for CCS playoffs | PCAL football
Scotts Valley High earned a trip back into the Central Coast Section playoffs following a successful season that included the program’s seventh league crown, and third in four years.
The Pacific Coast Athletic League Mission Division North champion Falcons were given the No. 6 seed....
Falcons’ duo distance runners win at CCS finals | High school track and field
Scotts Valley High distance runners Jeremy Kain and Ashlyn Boothby went into last week’s Central Coast Section Track and Field Championships with a mission.
The Falcons duo delivered by sweeping the boys and girls 1,600 meters in front of a packed crowd at Gilroy High...
Falcons sprint to victory at league finals | Boys track and field
Scotts Valley High senior Sam Freeman was stacked up against some of the best athletes at last weekend’s Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League Championships, knowing that it could’ve been his final time wearing a Falcons’ track and field uniform.
“Of course I was nervous,” he...
Aptos hires alum Johnny Velez to lead wrestling program
Aptos High last week announced that Johnny Velez was named the new head coach for both the boys’ and girls’ wrestling teams.
The 31-year-old Aptos High alum is replacing long time coach Rudy Guzman who retired at the end of the 2023-24 season.
Guzman was an...
Scotts Valley’s Jack Abel, Sofia Niklaus named Preps of the Week | Press Banner Sports Ticker
This week’s edition of the Press Banner Sports Ticker highlights local prep athletes for their performances during the week of April 29-May 5.
Preps of the Week
Boys: Scotts Valley High senior Jack Abel had back-to-back solid games for the Falcons baseball team, which is currently...
Falcons’ Danica Kelley captures CCS wrestling championship
Scotts Valley High junior Danica Kelley had plenty of time to kill before she was called up to her finale at last week’s Central Coast Section wrestling championships.
In order to stay ready, she hopped around, splashed cold water on her face and even took...
Falcons trio sweeps division’s top awards | All-PCAL football
A trio of Scotts Valley High senior football players were recognized with the highest honors during this year’s Pacific Coast Athletic League coaches meeting.
Quinn Turowski was named Offensive Player of the Year, Jess Ringel was the Defensive Player of the Year and Marshall Dodge...
Falcons, Ashlyn Boothby capture third straight CCS title | High school cross country
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...
Paddy Smith Park blooms with new garden at Santa Cruz County...
The beautiful Santa Cruz County Fairgrounds are growing even more beautiful thanks to a colorful landscaping project at Paddy Smith Park.
Jeff Rosendale, with Sierra...