San Lorenzo Valley High has another Central Coast Section champion: Freshman distance runner Anna Maxwell won the 3,200-meter run at Gilroy High to win her first CCS track and field championship May 25.
Ten girls from different local elementary schools ran in the ‘Girls on the Run’ 5 kilometer race on Saturday May 14, at Vasona Park in Los Gatos. Girls on the Run is a running group with special emphasis on confidence and morale boosting, self esteem and healthy choices for elementary aged girls. The group met at Baymonte Christian School in Scotts Valley for training twice a week, then joined with over 2,500 other girls to run the 5k (3.05 mile) loop in Vasona Park.
The Central Coast Section will be holding the qualifying track meet this weekend on Saturday May 21, at Gilroy High school. Athletes from the Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League will be representing the county and a healthy portion of those will be from the Valleys.
October is National Pedestrian Safety Month, and Scotts Valley Police Department is urging drivers to exercise extra caution to protect pedestrians.
According to the National...