Skateboarding contest on tap in SV

The San Lorenzo Valley High boys cross country team is strong from top to bottom and is looking to defend the league title it won in 2009.

San Lorenzo Valley Little League meeting

Despite a season-opening 14-7 loss Sept. 3 in Amity, Ore., Scotts Valley High varsity football coaches and players had plenty of good things to say at practice this week about both their performance that day and their chances to win an unprecedented fifth straight Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League title.

The San Lorenzo Valley High Cougars will look to rebound at Piedmont High School on Saturday, Sept. 11, after falling 24-7 to Sacred Heart Prep of Atherton in both teams’ first game of the season Sept. 4.

The San Lorenzo Valley Cougars and Scotts Valley Falcons opened the high school football season over the weekend with a taste of live action. The scrimmage — meaningless in the standings — was a warm-up for the first game of the season.

The Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League’s season-opening football jamborees will be this weekend.