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Girls soccer

Sam Martin is not your average high school student. At 16, Martin, who grew up in Ben Lomond, has qualified for Loretta Lynn’s Amateur National Motocross Championship. After placing first in several amateur youth competitions, Martin, 16, received an invitation to the National Championship. Sam will participate in the 125cc and 250cc in his age group during the races from July 30 to August 4 in Hurricane Mills, Tennessee.

Scotts Valley High’s baseball season has been a tale as polarized as the glasses worn by many of the players. As solid as the Falcons’ hitting and pitching has been, errors have tanked their record and prevented them from tapping into their potential. They are now...

It is uncommon for a wrestler to have a perfect season. The sport is as grueling as they come and defeat is behind every wrong turn.

Scotts Valley High boys basketball coach Gabe Gonzales has been on the same boat with just about every winter sports coach by trying to keep players healthy from both injuries and illness. The Falcons took a big hit on the depth chart two weeks ago...

The San Lorenzo Valley Cougars are using cutting-edge helmet technology to take some of the sting out of hard-hitting football games.

Scotts Valley High junior Ashlyn Boothby isn’t the biggest fan of the Crystal Springs Cross Country Course in Belmont, especially because of the heat. In fact, most of the runners would probably agree with the defending section champion.   However, the cool weather conditions were nearly perfect...

Over the years some sports have become a marriage of two different activities—think frisbee golf or chess boxing. Boulder Creek’s own Andrew Irvine was introduced to the sport of kayak polo shortly after he completed college, and for the last 11 years, he has said...