High School Sports

The San Lorenzo Valley High football team in 2025 was supposed to be considered a doormat as newcomers to the Pacific Coast Athletic League’s Mission North Division. Instead, they finished with an 8-3 overall record while going undefeated, 5-0, in league play en route to...

San Lorenzo Valley High’s athletic department stayed busy during the offseason as it looked to fill four vacant head coach positions before the start of the 2026-27 school year. The school announced in a sports newsletter that veteran basketball coach Todd Kent was named new...

Scotts Valley High incoming sophomore Lucius Niesen has been occupied during his summer break by going out to the golf course almost every single day. And he’s not doing it just for his own amusement. The talented up-and-comer continues to thrive on the links after competing...

It almost seems like yesterday when Scotts Valley High graduate Caden Kilpatrick was participating in last month’s annual college signing day event on campus. The three-sport competitor put his mark on a written offer of athletic aid on May 9 in front of family members,...

Make no mistake about it, Scotts Valley High graduate Ava Decleve will go down as one of the most decorated runners this area has ever seen. The Falcon star athlete placed second in the girls 800-meter race at the California Interscholastic Federation State Track and...

Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League has released its annual list of all-league selections for the 2026 spring season. Below is a list of local athletes from both San Lorenzo Valley and Scotts Valley high schools who earned All-SCCAL First and Second Team honors, and other...

Scotts Valley senior Ava Decleve was on a mission to defend her 800-meter title at last weekend’s Central Coast Section Track and Field finals. The Falcons star runner accomplished her goal in a dramatic manner, winning the race in a season-best 2 minutes 10.43 seconds...

Scotts Valley senior Aaron Weiss needed to place third or better in the boys 800-meter race during last weekend’s Central Coast Section Track and Field finals to keep his spring campaign alive. With the season on the line, the Falcons standout runner turned on the...

San Lorenzo Valley High softball team earned the final spot in the Central Coast Section playoffs on Monday as the No. 8 seed in the Division V bracket. They will travel over the hill to San Jose to play at top seed Silver Creek on...

A quartet of Scotts Valley High student-athletes took the first step to compete at the collegiate level after the group signed their written offers of athletic aid on May 9. Falcon seniors Hayden Smith, Ava Decleve, Brooklyn Williams and Caden Kilpatrick each provided an autograph...