High School Sports

Scotts Valley senior Abby Shi became the latest unsung hero for the girls’ basketball team following a gutsy performance at this past weekend’s Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League Tournament. The veteran guard finished with a team-best 13 points to help the Falcons escape with a...

On a scale from 1 to 10, San Lorenzo Valley High senior Grady Cloyd was clocking in at a high eight or nine when it came to pain on his strained back during last weekend’s league wrestling championships. The Cougars’ standout athlete still went on...

After nearly a decade of watching others celebrate a league championship run, the Scotts Valley girls’ basketball team finally got the chance to pop the cap off the apple cider bottles to drink a toast to one of their own. Junior Sammy Rebbert and sophomore...

Scotts Valley’s girls’ basketball team continues to steamroll through the competition following a 58-40 victory over Aptos in Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League action Tuesday night. Senior Claire Skinner had a team-best 15 points for the Falcons, who now improved to 6-0 in league play...

Scotts Valley senior Claire Skinner hauled in a touchdown reception and extra point attempt to help the North All-Stars defeat the South All-Stars, 13-7, in the inaugural Central Coast Flag Football All-Star Game at Santa Cruz High School on Jan. 26.   Watsonville senior quarterback Lazo...

San Lorenzo Valley senior Jessica Stoelting notched her sixth goal of the season to help lift the Cougar girls’ soccer team past Harbor for a 1-0 victory in Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League play Tuesday afternoon. Fellow teammate sophomore Danielle Stiles was credited with the...

A group of high school senior girls from both Santa Cruz and Monterey counties are set to compete in the inaugural Central Coast Flag Football All-Star Game this weekend. Jazzy Doubek, Claire Skinner, Soraya Westlund and Taylor Wilson will represent Scotts Valley—the reigning Santa Cruz...

San Lorenzo Valley junior and team co-captain Poppy Owens had a team-best 11 points for the Cougar girls’ basketball team in their 34-27 loss to Soquel in Tuesday night’s Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League opener. Seniors Taylor Dunn and Violet Derr had six and five...

Scotts Valley High’s boys’ basketball team was in search of a much-needed spark last week following a subpar start to the 2024-25 winter campaign. Jacob Sanders and Will Shilling provided some heat for the Falcons in their crushing 67-46 win over St. Francis in non-league...

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...