High School Sports

Scotts Valley girls volleyball head coach Margaret Anderson has been preaching confidence since the beginning of the new season. It was something extremely important to her, especially in a sport where players can easily lose focus during a match after making a mistake on the...

It’s been a difficult time for San Lorenzo Valley High senior Lucy Lilienthal-Wynn, who had two of her basketball games postponed in the span of a week. That’s not even including the fact that she was living out of a hotel with her family along...

It’s been a lifelong dream for Scotts Valley High School track and field coach Todd Hoffman to watch a meet inside Hayward Field stadium at the University of Oregon.  The field has hosted more USA Olympic Track and Field trials and NCAA championships than any...

The Scotts Valley High football season is far from being over, however, the Falcons are quickly heading into trouble after suffering back-to-back losses to begin league play. They came up short in an 18-14 loss to Monterey High in Pacific Coast Athletic League Mission Division...

San Lorenzo Valley High School’s JV and varsity baseball teams hit a home run on Saturday, April 15, as they held their semi-annual calamari feed and fundraiser in Ben Lomond. Coaching staff and players were joined by parents, alumni and supporters for the event, with...

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...

Prior to the Covid-19 pandemic, the San Lorenzo Valley High cross country team was routinely overwhelmed with the number of runners that sought to compete for the Cougars. Now the school is struggling to bring in coaches to lead the program. “Covid just knocked the snot...

It’s been two years since Scotts Valley High seniors Tristan Roure and Davie Bruce got a chance to play in the Central Coast Section basketball playoffs. Both team captains got one more crack to extend their season and they wanted to make sure Friday night’s...

Scotts Valley High boys basketball coach Gabe Gonzales has been on the same boat with just about every winter sports coach by trying to keep players healthy from both injuries and illness. The Falcons took a big hit on the depth chart two weeks ago...

It hasn’t been the most ideal start for San Lorenzo Valley High senior Bella Reynolds, who was nearly facing a season-ending injury that would’ve put a damper on a brilliant career with the Cougars softball team. The standout shortstop managed to dodge a bullet after...