Falcons roll for homecoming victory
The Scotts Valley High Falcons celebrated their homecoming in style Friday, Oct. 16, as they rolled up a lopsided 51-7 victory against Harbor High despite taking virtually all of their starters out of the game by the end of the second quarter.
Cougars punch ticket to CCS in SCCAL finale over Soquel
The San Lorenzo Valley High School varsity football team capped off its phenomenal turnaround season in style, clinching a berth in the Central Coast Section playoffs with a dominant 23-6 win over the Soquel High Knights.
Undefeated Cougars and Falcons to play Saturday
The San Lorenzo Valley Cougars will travel to Scotts Valley on Saturday, Oct. 30 at 2 p.m. to take on the Falcons in a much-anticipated showdown between unbeatens.
Scotts Valley taps Kevin Taylor as new baseball coach
Scotts Valley High earlier this month announced that Kevin Taylor was named the new head coach of the baseball team.
The 33-year-old Beaverton, Ore., native takes over for former coach Sean Coyne, who led the Falcons to the Central Coast Section Division IV semifinals this...
Aptos woman sinks hole-in-one at Valley Gardens
On Wednesday, Oct. 8, Sheila Ralston, aretired Aptos resident, hit her very first hole-in-one at the Valley Gardens Golf Course in Scotts Valley.
Hip, hip, her final hurrah
San Lorenzo Valley High School cheerleading coach DeAnna Heywood went out with a bang. In Heywood’s final event as coach, her competitive cheerleading squad performed all-but-perfectly over two days to win a cheerleading national championship March 26 through 28 in Anaheim.
Falcon boys win first playoff game in history
The pressure was on the Scotts Valley Falcons after losing five straight games heading into the Central Coast Section playoffs. The school had only seen post season action two other times and both resulted in blowout losses.
Cover 3 Sports Podcast: Welcome Back!
In this week’s episode, John and Juan will discuss some of the new changes and other updates for both the Pacific Coast Athletic and Santa Cruz Coast Athletic leagues.
Then they’ll take a minute to chat with Watsonville native Ruben Ibarra, who is having a...
Dave Poetzinger to retire after 28 years of coaching at SLV
FELTON—Dave Poetzinger, who has spent the past 28 years as a coach at San Lorenzo Valley High School, has put on the headset for the final time.
The Cougars’ lead man coached his final game on April 17 against Harbor High. His student-athletes gave him...
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...




















