Sports

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.

This week’s edition of the Press Banner Sports Ticker highlights local prep athletes for their performances during the week of April 29-May 5.    Preps of the Week Boys: Scotts Valley High senior Jack Abel had back-to-back solid games for the Falcons baseball team, which is currently...

Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League defending champion Scotts Valley is back and feeling more confident than ever that it can uphold its league crown in 2025. Falcons third-year head coach Jeremy Wilson has faith this year’s group is equipped with the right tools and talent...

A game-winning touchdown pass with seconds remaining sent the fans home happy last week at San Lorenzo Valley High.

Not every kid gets to practice with a California state-caliber wrestler growing up, but for San Lorenzo Valley High’s Logan Kellogg, it was an everyday affair.

Scotts Valley’s Nikki Owens fanned 14 batters and allowed the Cougars (1-3 in league, 8-11 overall) only three hits in seven innings in the Falcon’s 9-0 thumping of their cross-town rival.

The 20th annual Hats, Hops, Hucks Ultimate Frisbee Tournament was a spectacle to behold over the weekend at Highlands Park in Ben Lomond.

The season came to an end for the Santa Cruz Warriors following a 131-127 loss to the Valley Suns in the first round of the NBA G League Playoffs at Kaiser Permanente Arena on Tuesday night. Two-way forward Braxton Key led the Warriors with 30...