Sports

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...

Santa Cruz Mountain Renegades softball team continued to fire on all cylinders following a championship performance at the All-Stars Tournaments Bownet June Jamz tourney this past weekend. They brought home the Silver Division 12U title by beating Livermore Smoke, 7-0, in the finals at Alden...

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...

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...

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...

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 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...

After two straight failed attempts of placing atop the podium at the California Interscholastic Federation State Wrestling Championships, the third time became a charm for Danica Kelley.   The Scotts Valley High star senior wrestler turned her dream into a reality following a first place finish...