The World Cup is not just a sporting event — it is an economic stimulus package. To host the tournament, South Africa had to go on a spending spree, building new stadiums and revamping older ones.
Teacher and football coach Doug Morris looks up at senior Kyle Todd’s layup during San Lorenzo Valley High’s annual seniors-versus-teachers basketball game, which the seniors won 51-40
In middle school softball action, host San Lorenzo Valley Middle School shortstop Siobhan Galleguillos waits for the throw as Scotts Valley runner Meredith Barton steps on second base. Scotts Valley won the league game, 8-1.
This summer, the world’s biggest sporting event is taking place. It’s not the summer Olympics, nor the Super Bowl. The seminal sporting occasion is undoubtedly the World Cup.
Harbor High’s Cory McElyea won the Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League tournament with a 3-over-par 73, but Scotts Valley High School's Sam Jackson qualified for an at-large berth in the Central Coast Section championship by winning a pitch-and-putt contest in near-darkness after surviving a four-way tie for eighth place. He shot 88.