Sports

Santa Cruz METRO will provide special late-night Highway 17 Express service for select FIFA World Cup 2026 matches at Levi’s Stadium, helping riders travel between Santa Cruz County and the San Jose Diridon Station connection point before and after evening games. With large crowds, traffic,...

Santa Cruz County is preparing to welcome the world as the 2026 FIFA World Cup comes to North America, bringing communities together through a countywide celebration of soccer, culture, creativity and connection. Santa Cruz County will host a series of beach celebrations, tournaments, public art...

Scotts Valley Little League’s Red Sox capped off another remarkable season by winning the Majors Division Championship, securing both the regular season title and playoff tournament championship for the second consecutive year. The road to the title was anything but easy. After suffering a loss to...

Scotts Valley senior Ava Decleve was on a mission to defend her 800-meter title at last weekend’s Central Coast Section Track and Field finals. The Falcons star runner accomplished her goal in a dramatic manner, winning the race in a season-best 2 minutes 10.43 seconds...

Scotts Valley senior Aaron Weiss needed to place third or better in the boys 800-meter race during last weekend’s Central Coast Section Track and Field finals to keep his spring campaign alive. With the season on the line, the Falcons standout runner turned on the...

San Lorenzo Valley High softball team earned the final spot in the Central Coast Section playoffs on Monday as the No. 8 seed in the Division V bracket. They will travel over the hill to San Jose to play at top seed Silver Creek on...

A quartet of Scotts Valley High student-athletes took the first step to compete at the collegiate level after the group signed their written offers of athletic aid on May 9. Falcon seniors Hayden Smith, Ava Decleve, Brooklyn Williams and Caden Kilpatrick each provided an autograph...

Scotts Valley senior distance runner Ava Decleve took home three gold medals during the Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League Track and Field Championships this past weekend. It was nothing short of spectacular, but perhaps the most surprising part was that one of those events was...

Scotts Valley junior Rex Thompson lit up the stat sheet for the Falcons in a 10-2 victory over San Lorenzo Valley in Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League baseball action Tuesday afternoon. Thompson finished with two hits, including one double, three RBIs, two stolen bases and...

Scotts Valley seniors Aaron Weiss and Ava Decleve had a field day at last week’s 45th annual Central Coast Section Top 8 Track and Field Invitational as each runner recorded a victory on the track. Weiss won the 800-meters boys race in 1 minute, 54.48...