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July 9, 2025

Falcons will rely on youth to carry them this season | Girls basketball 

Scotts Valley High girls basketball head coach Stu Hurvitz returned to the program this season after taking a two year break from roaming the sidelines.  Hurvitz—who was at the helm from 2017-20—isn’t a stranger to the team, yet he’s still a brand new coach to...

Falcon wrestlers take down Soquel

Scotts Valley High wrestler Drake Smith grapples his Soquel High opponent in the 215-pound class Wednesday, Jan. 20. He lost a close decision, but the Falcons won the league match 36-26.

Locals to compete in CCS finals Friday

Track and field athletes from San Lorenzo Valley and Scotts Valley high schools showed well enough in Gilroy this past weekend to qualify for the Central Coast Section finals beginning today, May 25 at Gilroy High School.

Scotts Valley’s Kelley captures second straight section title | CCS wrestling

Scotts Valley High senior Danica Kelley captured her second straight section title after another dominant performance at the Central Coast Section Wrestling Championships this past weekend. The standout Falcons athlete placed first after beating Joseline Hernandez of Alisal High in an 8-0 major decision in...

SLV continues to grow in numbers | High school football

San Lorenzo Valley High football team has gone through some major adjustments and unfortunate situations over the past three seasons, including three coaching changes in that same time span. However, not everything is grim for Cougars’ first-year head coach David Grant, who has one of...

Local football teams make strong showing on 2010 All SCCAL team

The Scotts Valley and San Lorenzo Valley High school football programs had an abundance of players make the 2010 All-Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League team. San Lorenzo Valley won the league title outright for the first time in six years and saw its trifecta of offensive weapons named Co-Offensive Players of the Year. Also, head coach Doug Morris was named Coach of the Year after leading the team to a 6-0 record in the SCCAL.

SV Tsunami has first swim meet of season

Scotts Valley Aquatics, swimming out of Club One, completed its first swim meet of the season at Silver Creek Sportsplex in San Jose last week.

Scotts Valley taps Kevin Taylor as new baseball coach

Scotts Valley High earlier this month announced that Kevin Taylor was named the new head coach of the baseball team. The 33-year-old Beaverton, Ore., native takes over for former coach Sean Coyne, who led the Falcons to the Central Coast Section Division IV semifinals this...

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SLV softball out-dueled by Aptos

SLV’s Amelia Sizemore named Girls Athlete of the Year

San Lorenzo Valley High senior Amelia Sizemore was already at the top of her game following a stellar junior year on both the girls’ basketball and softball teams. So it was no surprise that she would continue competing at the highest standard going into her...

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News Briefs | Published July 4, 2025

Tree removal leads to temporary closure on Big Basin Highway Caltrans will temporarily close a section of southbound Highway 236 (Big Basin Highway) left on...