Sports

Another chapter of the winter sports season is officially in the books following the conclusion of the Central Coast Section and California Interscholastic Federation NorCal playoffs. Scotts Valley High girls’ soccer team was snubbed from a postseason berth, yet they still stood out as one...

For years, the saying in Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League football has been that the road to the title runs through Felton, an homage to the success the San Lorenzo Valley Cougars have achieved over many years under longtime head coach Doug Morris.

San Lorenzo Valley High sophomore Ollin Bates walked off the mat with a black eye he sustained during a bout at this past weekend’s Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League Wrestling Tournament. The minor injury could’ve easily hindered his vision, or even worse, forced him to...

If you’ve visited the new trails at San Vicente Redwoods or witnessed the rebuilding of Big Basin’s accessibility, you have the good people with Santa Cruz Mountains Trail Stewardship (SCMTS) to thank.  Founded in 1997, and initially known as the “Mountain Bikers of Santa Cruz,”...

The stakes were high for the Scotts Valley High girls’ lacrosse team heading into Wednesday’s pivotal meeting against Stevenson School. For starters, they were hoping to get a chance for redemption after suffering their first loss of the season to the Pirates. A strong team defense...

The future is looking mighty bright for the San Lorenzo Valley High boys’ soccer team, which this season will have more than half of its roster with club level experience. Cougars’ first-year coach Adam Lopez knows having players compete at the higher level, especially for...

On Sunday, February 23 the Santa Cruz Mountains Surf Team, made up of surfers from San Lorenzo Valley High, Scotts Valley High, and a few other inland schools, faced off against heavily favored Santa Cruz High at their home break, Steamer Lane. While the SC Mountains team lost overall in the team-vs-team rounds (44-60), several individual team members surfed well enough to advance to quarterfinals, semifinals and, in some cases, finals in individual competition later in the day.

Scotts Valley High distance runners Jeremy Kain and Ashlyn Boothby went into last week’s Central Coast Section Track and Field Championships with a mission.   The Falcons duo delivered by sweeping the boys and girls 1,600 meters in front of a packed crowd at Gilroy High...