Cougars edge Falcons in SCCAL meet
In a Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League track and field meet between San Lorenzo Valley High and Scotts Valley on April 1, SLV narrowly edged out Scotts Valley by a score of 69½-66½.
SV cyclist races toward 2012 Olympics
Professional cyclist Shelley Olds Evans got her start on a road bike just five years ago, and already the 29-year-old looks like a clincher to compete in the 2012 Summer Olympics in London.
SLVH baseball slides in with a win
Robert Mullins slides into third base during San Lorenzo Valley High’s 8-3 non-league win Saturday, March 27, against visiting Leigh High. Mullins is batting .273 and is tied with teammate Zach Settles for the team lead with seven RBIs. The Cougars are 4-4 on the season, including a 1-2 mark in the Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League. They will play in the Easter Tournament at Salinas High School this weekend, April 2 through 5.
Hip, hip, her final hurrah
San Lorenzo Valley High School cheerleading coach DeAnna Heywood went out with a bang. In Heywood’s final event as coach, her competitive cheerleading squad performed all-but-perfectly over two days to win a cheerleading national championship March 26 through 28 in Anaheim.
Shorts: Bethany softball splits doubleheader
Bethany University split a doubleheader against Minnesota’s St. Catherine University on Wednesday, March 31. The Bruins fell in extra innings in the first contest, 3-2, before rallying to a 9-1 victory in the second game against their non-conference foe.
Santa Cruz County’s workforce faces wage and housing pressures, report finds
Santa Cruz County Workforce Development Board (WDB) has released its 2025 State of the Workforce report, offering a snapshot of local employment trends, wage...