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San Lorenzo Valley High canceled its season opener against George Washington High after players and coaches on the Cougars’ team had to quarantine for 10 days. They’ll have to skip another game this week as members of that same group continue to isolate themselves after...

Many folks know Pat Verutti from his years behind the counter at the Felton branch of the Veruttis’ liquor stores. What many fail to recognize is the athletic prowess he brought to the playing field for San Lorenzo Valley High School in the early 1960s.

The Scotts Valley High girls’ basketball team was off to a bumpy start after losing its first three games to begin the season. But things rapidly shifted after a long pep talk was given by Falcons coach Gabe Gonzalez, who had a come-to-Jesus moment with...

Through the first four innings, it looked like Soquel High’s softball team was poised to upset its second-consecutive first-place opponent. The Knights defeated then-first place Aptos High 1-0 on May 13, and were knotted up 0-0 with new league leader San Lorenzo Valley heading into the top of the fifth inning Friday, May 15.

Scotts Valley High girls lacrosse coach Colleen Niklaus has been having a blast watching this year’s senior class, especially Ellie Raffo and Siena Wong who helped launch the program during their freshman year. The third-year skipper mentioned this particular group has been through it all,...

Scotts Valley senior Aiden Boothby admitted he wasn’t feeling the greatest when he woke up the morning of the league’s cross country finals.  However, that mood quickly shifted once he realized it was more than just another race.  Boothby finished the 3-mile course in a personal...

Scotts Valley Sophomore Ashlyn Boothby won race No. 1 to help the Falcons cross country team take third place at the 2.6-mile Ram Invitational at Westmoor High on Sept. 25. Boothby, the defending Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League champion, finished in 15 minutes, 40 seconds...

San Lorenzo Valley High senior quarterback Jaden Hunter used his legs most of the afternoon in Saturday’s game against Arroyo High of San Lorenzo, moving the chains for first downs and rumbling his way into the end zone three times. He finished with a game-high...

It’s been 10 years since the Scotts Valley High girls’ soccer team won a Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League championship. And the last time the Falcons won a Central Coast Section title was a Division III championship victory against Woodside Priory School of Portola...

Scotts Valley High senior Kaitlin Imai needed just three points to reach the 1,000-point milestone as a member of the Falcons girls’ basketball team. What better way to do it than on senior night and in front of a home crowd as Scotts Valley posted...