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October 9, 2026

Cougars strive to establish new culture | Boys soccer

The future is looking mighty bright for the San Lorenzo Valley High boys’ soccer team, which this season will have more than half of its roster with club level experience. Cougars’ first-year coach Adam Lopez knows having players compete at the higher level, especially for...

Sight- and hearing-impaired Athlete swims two miles around Santa Cruz wharf

As the fog lifted early Sunday morning, swimmers gathered at Cowell's Beach for the 2016 Cruise-Cruz.

Mountains Challenge looms for the daring

Reading this right now, it might be too late to start training for the annual Santa Cruz Mountains Challenge bike tour. But for cyclists who regularly spend time in the saddle, there’s still time to register for the strenuous century ride.

SLV, Scotts Valley athletes earn All-SCCAL honors

Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League has released its annual list of all-league selections for the 2026 spring season. Below is a list of local athletes from both San Lorenzo Valley and Scotts Valley high schools who earned All-SCCAL First and Second Team honors, and other...

Hart steps down as Falcon varsity girls coach

Longtime Scotts Valley High School Girls Varsity Basketball Coach Jim Hart recently announced that he would be stepping down as head coach to focus on his campaign for Santa Cruz County Sheriff.

Cougars embrace challenging road ahead | PCAL football preview

San Lorenzo Valley High football head coach Dave Grant decided to test his returning players by putting them up to a challenge during the offseason. So far, he’s pretty impressed with the response. “One thing for sure is these guys have been putting in the work,”...

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Cougars, Falcons in tight race for SCCAL softball crown 

Ladies and gentlemen, start your engines. The race for the Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League crown is becoming much tighter for San Lorenzo Valley and Scotts Valley as both teams head into the final stretch of the 2024 season. The Cougars and Falcons were caught in...

Falcons steadily improve throughout the season | Track and field

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,...

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Scotts Valley graduate receives Teamsters scholarship

Violeta Dauksa of Scotts Valley has been named a recipient of a 2026 scholarship from the International Brotherhood of Teamsters Scholarship Fund. Dauksa is a...