High School Sports

The San Lorenzo Valley High boys’ basketball team was one of the hottest squads going into Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League play, which kicked off last week. The Cougars were riding an eight-game winning streak and peaking at the right time, going 11-3 during the...

Louie Walters has been Scotts Valley High’s lone athletic director since the school first opened in 1999. From state wrestling champions to undefeated league seasons for the football program, he’s seen just about everything. However, the 2023-24 school year was what Walters considered a unique...

The Scotts Valley High cross country boys and girls teams wrapped up their remarkable season with three top-10 finishes at this year’s CIF State Cross Country Championships. The Falcons girls team soared to a sixth place finish, while the boys’ squad finished seventh at Woodward...

Scotts Valley senior Jeremy Kain had a horrible start by his standards at the Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League Track and Field Championships on May 7.  The defending league champion said he couldn't help but feel disappointed after he collided with a runner he was...

A trio of Scotts Valley High track and field athletes extended their season after putting on quite the performance at last week’s Central Coast Section Finals at Gilroy High School.    Falcons senior Mason Lantz, junior Ashlyn Boothby and freshman Ava Decleve all qualified for the...

It was a historic run for the San Lorenzo Valley High softball team after it finished with an unblemished record in league play en route to winning the Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League title outright this season. The Cougars (21-2, 15-0) were led by junior...

San Lorenzo Valley High senior Amelia Sizemore was already at the top of her game following a stellar junior year on both the girls’ basketball and softball teams. So it was no surprise that she would continue competing at the highest standard going into her...

It’s been somewhat of a rebuilding season for Scotts Valley High sophomore Taylor Wilson and the Falcons softball team. They might be a young squad, but don’t let their youth and inexperience fool you. Wilson has given Scotts Valley some quality at-bats, including a three-run home...

After nearly a month of grueling summer football practices, both Scotts Valley and San Lorenzo Valley high schools are ready to kick off the 2023 campaign. The Falcons are hoping to bounce back in the newly reformatted Pacific Coast Athletic League Mission North Division and...

The Scotts Valley High girls’ lacrosse team had a historic run in its first full season. The Falcons were co-champion of the Pacific Coast Athletic League’s Gabilan division alongside Pebble Beach powerhouse Stevenson School. Leading the way for Scotts Valley was a pair of outstanding freshmen—...