Sports

Scotts Valley native Conor Gilliam brought home a gold medal after a strong performance at the USA Track & Field National Junior Olympic Championships in Jacksonville. He won the boys’ 13-14-year-old 800-meter run in 2-minutes, 6.24-seconds and earned All-American status on July 28 at the...

The Scotts Valley High School girls’ beach volleyball team beat Harbor High School, 4-1, in its opening duel match of the Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League (SCCAL) season. The scores were as following: No. 1 slot (Svea anderson and Hannah Fleming): Scotts Valley, 21-8, 21-17No. 2...

It didn’t take long for Scotts Valley graduate Claire Skinner to solidify herself as a force to be reckoned anytime she set foot on the field or hardwood court this past school year. The Falcon star athlete began her senior campaign in the fall by...

CAPITOLA—The Wharf to Wharf Race is back in action this weekend in Santa Cruz County for the first time since 2019. On Sunday, participants will be able to gather around Beach and Cliff streets near the Santa Cruz Wharf for the 50th running of the...

The Covid-19 pandemic nearly put a damper on this year’s season for the San Lorenzo Valley High girls basketball team for a second straight year. But, the Cougars were allowed to continue their season due to changes in the state’s youth sports guidelines. They made...

It’s been a record-setting season for the Scotts Valley High boys and girls track and field teams. The Falcons recently competed in the prestigious Arcadia Invitational in Southern California on April 8-9.   Senior distance runner Jeremy Kain, who is committed to compete at Duke next year,...

PCAL Cypress Division Top Players Lineman of the Year: Matthew O’Brien-Rojo, Scotts Valley Offensive Player of the Year: Isaiah Velez, Scotts Valley Defensive Player of the Year: Nolan Smith, Scotts Valley First team offense Jjey Martinez, King City, QB Jaden Hunter, San Lorenzo Valley, QB Jacob Booker, Pacific Grove, RB Isaiah Velez,...

Scotts Valley senior Emma Dyc-O’Neal and sophomore Sofia Niklaus were busy this season handling business on the tennis court as two of the top singles players for the girls’ Falcons team.  However, things took a tiny twist when they paired up to compete at the...

Scotts Valley sophomore Danica Kelley wrapped up the Falcons’ wrestling season with a strong performance at the California Interscholastic Federation Wrestling Championships on Feb. 24-26. The standout wrestler competed in the 116-pound division and she finished with a 3-2 overall record at the three-day tournament...

San Lorenzo Valley High School alumnus and former Cougars baseball standout Tyler Gilbert recently made his first Major League Baseball career start on the mound for the Arizona Diamondbacks.  The left-handed pitcher also etched himself into the history books after he threw a no-hitter in...