A pair of Scotts Valley teens recently took their wrestling prowess to the national stage at the USA Wrestling ASICS/Vaughan Cadet and Junior Nationals tournament in Fargo, N.D.
The San Lorenzo Valley High School pool will be playing host the 2014 USA Water Polo National Junior Olympics, which are set to begin on Saturday, July 26, and continue until Sunday, Aug. 3.
Each year, the Special Olympics is hosted to offer an opportunity to those with disabilities allowing them to athletically compete in the Olympic Games; this year it was hosted in New Jersey, where 3,500 participants demonstrated their strength and perseverance.
Winning has become a way of life this year for Scotts Valley High wrestler Domino Parrish as her sensationally successful season has taken her well beyond the local competition to being considered among the elite high school wrestlers nationwide.
San Lorenzo Valley’s Bailey Lotz was named player of the year for the SCCAL softball season. Lotz, a junior, never once struck out all season and hit 600 while knocking in 15 RBIs. Her coach, Mark Brown, was named Coach of Year.
Martial arts instructor Elliot Stone was at Scotts Valley High School nearly all day Tuesday showing P.E. students how to defend themselves if they are ever attacked, and even better, how to avoid the situation all together.
A dozen young Scotts Valley gymnasts have their eyes set on victory after they all qualified for the USA Gymnastics National Championships earlier this month.