High School Sports

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...

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...

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....

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...

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 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...

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...

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...

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...

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...