If you’re looking for a great way to get some exercise, view a serene part of Scotts Valley up close and personal and support Scotts Valley High School Athletics, mark Sunday Oct. 25th on your calendar. That’s the date of the annual Bean Creek Run, sponsored by the Falcon Club at Scotts Valley High.

The ScottsValley coaching staff couldn’t have written a much better script in its homecoming performance last Friday. The defense was unrelenting. The offense operated with power and precision and special teams’ play was exactly that, special. It all added up to a dominating 46-0 victory over visiting EurekaHigh School in front of a large and enthusiastic homecoming crowd under the lights in ScottsValley.

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Baby Boot Camp currently accepts registrations for workouts in Scotts Valley.

Playing on a stage that doesn’t get any bigger and under “Friday Night Lights” that don’t get any brighter, the Scotts Valley Falcons rose to the occasion, beating the Watsonville Wildcatz 7-0 at Levi’s Stadium on a perfect night for football.

This year's league championship and who wins it is on a lot of people’s minds. San Lorenzo Valley High School Cougars legendary cross-country and track coach, Rob Collins, mused that, “most likely it'll be between Scotts Valley and San Lorenzo Valley.”

There’s a new vibe this year when it comes to the Scotts Valley High Girls Volleyball team. Maybe it has something to do with a new coaching staff. Maybe it’s the senior leadership of captains Natalia Locatelli, Megan and Mary Claire Lonhart (yes, they’re twins) who want to finish their Falcon careers “with a bang.” Whatever the case, if the pre-season results are any indication of what’s to come, the Falcons are poised to contend with the top teams in the Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League.

ScottsValleyHigh School’s girls’ tennis team hosted Saint Francis Central Coast Catholic High School in a league match on Tuesday, September 15.

Football

Head Coach Dave Poetzinger returns for another season of leading the Cougars’ football team. For 20 years, Poetzinger was the right-hand man of retired coach Doug Morris. During that era, the Cougars won the numerous Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League’s football titles and made high rounds of CCS tournament. Some refer to that time as the ‘glory years’ for the Cougars. Last year, SLVHS returned to the CCS playoffs for the first time since 2010, with 8-3 overall, 4-1 league record and Poetzinger was voted league's Coach of the Year.