Falcons top Cougars in tight game
Sean Varenkamp tossed a complete-game seven-hitter and Riley Hilton drove in the winning run with a flare over third base in the sixth inning, propelling the Scotts Valley High baseball team past San Lorenzo Valley High on Tuesday, April 9.
It’s Just Golf: Setup for success
It is simply amazing how something as pointless as hitting a little white ball can provide valuable insights into life situations that really matter. Nowhere is this clearer, than in the power of your setup.
Falcon girls’ soccer manages to put up a fight despite low turnout
Scotts Valley was on the cusp of keeping its win streak alive against Watsonville in last week’s non-league thriller.
Instead, the match ended in a 1-1 draw and the Falcons improved to a 3-2-3 overall record in the early 2024-25 winter campaign.
But the match was...
A final defeat in the bitter cold
In what can best be described as a bitter loss Saturday, Nov. 20, the No. 3-seeded San Lorenzo Valley High football team fell 36-14 in the first round of the Central Coast Section playoffs to an impressive No. 6-seed Menlo High School.
Mountain surf team wins
The second contest of the Santa Cruz Scholastic Surf League season resulted in a win for the local Santa Cruz Mountains high school surf team made up of surfers from San Lorenzo Valley High, Scotts Valley High, and St. Francis High.
Scotts Valley falls in playoffs to Sacred Heart
A talented and well-organized Sacred Heart Preparatory School varsity girls soccer team held the Scotts Valley High School girls in check and defeated the Falcons 4-0 on Wednesday at Westmont High School in Campbell.
Cougars make quick work of Pirates
The San Lorenzo Valley boys’ volleyball team rolled over the Harbor Pirates in three quick games winning 25-15, 25-18, 25-16 on April 26 at SLV High.
Runner signs letter of intent
San Lorenzo Valley High School senior Nick Hicks signed a letter of intent Monday, April 23, to run cross country and track for University of San Francisco. USF is a Division I program in the West Coast Conference. The men’s team finished third at the conference championship in 2011.
News Briefs | Published Sept. 12, 2025
Fun run, emergency preparedness fair set for Saturday
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