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Practice, practice: Desmond Balco has a lighter moment with others the Scotts Valley “Back to the Basics” Basketball Camp, conducted recently at the Scotts Valley High School gym. Lucjan Szewczyk/Press-Banner

The March 16 Poker Night hosted by the Falcon Club raised $8,000 toward the $125,000 required to fund athletics at Scotts Valley High School each year.

The Harbor High School boy’s soccer team had its way with Scotts Valley in a disappointing loss for the Falcons that dropped them to 1-1 in the Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League.

The San Jose Earthquakes put on a show for the 43,774 fans in attendance at Levi's Stadium in a 3-1 victory over LAFC in Major League Soccer action May 4. Rodrigues scored in the fifth minute to give the Quakes a 1-0 lead going into...

SLV wrestlers drop Soquel

Seniors Trevor Romele and Kyle Todd combined for five touchdowns as the San Lorenzo Valley High football team stomped Harbor High School, 34-7, on Nov. 6 at Harbor.

Each year, the Special Olympics is hosted to offer an opportunity to those with disabilities allowing them to athletically compete in the Olympic Games; this year it was hosted in New Jersey, where 3,500 participants demonstrated their strength and perseverance.

Thirteen-year-old Lauren Sibley spent her Labor Day weekend at the AKA American Open Martial Arts Championship in San Diego, and emerged victorious with four awards.

The Scotts Valley Falcons lost two-thirds of last year’s team, five of 11 starters on defense and offense.But Louie Walters’ boys are always tapped as one of the top teams in the league, and this year is no exception.Quarterback Tyler Stow led an almost-successful second half comeback with six straight completions against Los Altos on Aug. 26, a promising start for the Falcons.Walters is making some adjustments in his backfield, with Tyler Stone moving to fullback and Tanner Gilton moving from fullback to tailback.He says Gilton is the player to watch, and his second half performance in the first game set him off on a good start at the new position.Walters also lists running back Trevor Ponos and wide receivers RJ Johnston and Jason Bucio as keys to Falcon success this season.The coach said Tyler Stow has emerged as the team leader, and that showed in the quarterback’s second half against Los Altos.“We’re going to continue to run the ball – it’s a Scotts Valley tradition,” Walters said.He also said he liked the way his swarming defense stifled the Los Altos running game for much of the game, which was marred by costly turnovers.The defense will be led by defensive end Jason Bucio, 6-4, 230.Walters acknowledged that his biggest challenge is all of the new varsity players, but is mindful of the fact that last year’s junior varsity team shared the league title with Aptos and Santa Cruz.When asked for one word that summed up this year’s squad? “Heart”That was clearly on display in the opener.   2016 SCHEDULE Aug. 26,  7:30 p.m.Los Altos              Sept. 2  7:30 p.m.Carmel (Carmel )at Monterey Peninsula College              Sept. 9,  7:30 p.m.Watsonville at Scotts Valley Sept. 16,  7:30 p.m.Seaside at Seaside  Sept. 23,  7:30 p.m.         Eureka at Eureka              Oct. 7,  7:30 p.m.Aptos at Aptos              Oct. 14,  7 p.m.Harbor at Scotts Valley Oct. 2,  2 p.m.San Lorenzo Valley at SLV Oct. 9,  2 p.m.Soquel at Scotts Valley Nov. 4,  7:30 p.m.Santa Cruz at Scotts Valley