Sports

Last season was special for Scotts Valley High junior Allan Aragon, who battled his way to the football varsity team and into the end zone for his first career touchdown. In fact, last year was the first time he’d ever played football at any level. Aragon,...

The Scotts Valley High girls’ lacrosse team was on the verge of something special prior to the start of this season.  Part of it was the addition of freshmen Taylor Santos and Sofia Niklaus, a pair of attackers/midfielders who played a major role in the...

There are words that will define this generation of children who were raised in the Santa Cruz Mountains, impacted by Covid and chased from their homes by fire: Strong. Resilient. Tested. Driven. Those words also fit the 2021 San Lorenzo Valley High School boys’ basketball...

San Lorenzo Valley High senior Alex Castro-Neri competed in track field for the first time this year. His performance at the Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League track and field championships on April 24 made that hard to believe. Castro-Neri notched three first-place finishes in the...

Community members, city leaders, and cycling enthusiasts flocked to Skypark in Scotts Valley last Saturday to celebrate the grand opening of the long-anticipated mountain bike and BMX pump track.

When the Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League was given the green light to allow the cross country season to proceed, most coaches and students figured they’d get to at least one or two meets, at the most. Six weeks later, and with no reported Covid-19...

There’s no such thing as time off for San Lorenzo Valley High senior Jaden Hunter. The third-year starting quarterback, who was also on the baseball team, had a short break in between the offseason and jumped right into football conditioning in July.  On top of...

The Scotts Valley High boys’ basketball program is used to bringing in a steady number of players throughout the years. More than enough to fill up rosters for all three levels in high school. But the entire program, which now includes just the varsity and...

Scotts Valley High senior Jeremy Kain has a list of goals he set for this upcoming cross country season. It’s not a long list but it is important to him that each one of those goals gets checked off before his final season in a...

There is a new game in town that gives tennis a run for its money.