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Waylon Prather and Harlan Prather are well-known names in Santa Cruz County. The San Lorenzo Valley High graduates — Waylon in 2003 and Harlan in 2006 — both went on to illustrious football careers in college, and Waylon is trying to sign with an NFL team as a punter.

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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...

Haley Batten placed ninth in the women’s mountain bike event three years ago at the Tokyo Olympics. One would figure that’s already quite the accomplishment itself just being able to get to that point. Instead, she departed the “Land of the Rising Sun” feeling as...

The season ended Tuesday night for the Scotts Valley girls varsity basketball team with a semifinal loss to a red-hot Justin Siena High School of Napa.

For the second time this season, the San Lorenzo Valley Cougars finished ahead of their crosstown rival Scotts Valley Falcons, beating them in their own gym, 58-42, on Monday, Jan. 31.

Scotts Valley head coach Mikayla Fish instilled a new philosophy prior to the 2025 campaign that focused on improving mental toughness. So far, the players have responded by using their “never quit” attitude to their advantage. The Falcons rallied on Tuesday night to beat Aptos in...

San Lorenzo Valley High canceled its season opener against George Washington High after players and coaches on the Cougars’ team had to quarantine for 10 days. They’ll have to skip another game this week as members of that same group continue to isolate themselves after...