High School Sports

Throughout his high school football career, San Lorenzo Valley senior Jack Dagan had never beaten rival Scotts Valley.  That all changed this past weekend as the Cougars’ starting quarterback marched his team down the field en route to a 14-7 victory against the Falcons on...

Scotts Valley orchestrated a late-scoring drive to help defeat Aptos 12-7 in the Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League Girls Flag Football Tournament championship game Nov. 9. “This win feels amazing, we worked really hard all season and it paid off,” Scott Valley’s Claire Skinner said. Participants...

Aptos senior Isaiah Ackerman and Santa Cruz junior DeMarco Hunter were named the Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League’s co-Most Valuable Players for the 2024-25 boys’ basketball season. According to statistics on the Max Preps website, Ackerman had an average of 20.3 points, 9.0 rebounds and...

San Lorenzo Valley lit up the scoreboard in a crushing 48-7 win over Marina in Pacific Coast Athletic League Santa Lucia Division action Oct. 12.  It was the most points scored by the Cougars, who improved to a 6-0 overall record and 2-0 in league...

With the lead and league championship on the line, San Lorenzo Valley senior Jack Dagan was inches away from putting the Cougars in prime position of giving them some extra cushion in Saturday's game against Stevenson.  Yet, it was the Pirates that had the momentum-changing...

Scotts Valley senior running back Eli Velez finished with 250 rushing yards and three touchdowns on 15 carries for the Falcons in a 48-14 victory over Watsonville in Pacific Coast Athletic League Mission Division–North football action Oct. 26.  With the win, Scotts Valley improved to...

For the past three years, Dominic Pierini has experienced just one winning season as the starting quarterback for the Monte Vista Christian football program.   It came in 2023 when the 6-foot-3,195-pound slinger led them to a 6-4 overall record and on the brink of qualifying...

Scotts Valley was on the cusp of keeping its win streak alive against Watsonville in last week’s non-league thriller. Instead, the match ended in a 1-1 draw and the Falcons improved to a 3-2-3 overall record in the early 2024-25 winter campaign. But the match was...

San Lorenzo Valley senior Dom Aguilar was one of the many saviors for the Cougars football team in last week’s 12-7 thrilling win over Greenfield in non-league action Sept. 21.    But with the game on the line, it was Aguilar—who plays the weak side safety...

The 2025 spring season is near the midway point for both San Lorenzo Valley and Scotts Valley’s track and field teams. Both schools showcased their athletic abilities at the 52nd Annual Avis Kelley Track and Field Invitational at Gilroy High School on March 29. SLV...