Youth Sports

Scotts Valley Little League (SVLL) Majors Red Sox capped off a dominant season with a dramatic 7-6 walk-off win over the Blue Jays in the championship game on June 4 at Siltanen Park. Finishing the regular season atop the standings with a 10-2 record, the...

This past weekend, 32 teams from across the Bay Area—including Santa Cruz County—competed in the annual Bytheal Ratliff’s Blast By The Bay fastpitch tournament, hosted by the Cabrillo Gals Softball League. The event took place at Anna Jean Cummins Park and Soquel High School, drawing...

The Santa Cruz Pop Warner 10U team is making the trek to the Sunshine State this weekend. But don’t think for one second this is any type of vacation to Universal Studios.  It’s more of a business trip for the Seahawks, who will battle for a...

Lucius Niesen is the kind of kid every parent would love to call their own. Smart, positive, well-mannered and with a smile that’s sure to melt plenty of hearts in the future, the Scotts Valley Middle School student carries a few things very well:...

Reggie Stephens wasn’t sure what was in store for his future after he retired from playing professional football in 2006. So, he spent the next four years searching for a purpose.  That was until he ran into current Scotts Valley High football coach Louie Walters...

The 12th Annual Reggie Stephens Foundation Central Coast All-Star Basketball Game is set to tip off this weekend, continuing a long-standing tradition of highlighting the top basketball talent from Santa Cruz and Monterey counties.  The best high school senior boys and girls along with 8th...

A real-life Hallmark movie unfolded for the Scotts Valley-based 10U Banshees recreational girls’ softball team at Siltanen Park last Wednesday evening. After losing their first tournament game in devastating fashion (by giving up a five-run lead in the bottom of the last inning), the Banshees...

The Capitola-Soquel Majors All-Stars team made some history earlier this month following a thrilling win to capture the District 39 championship for the first time in nearly a decade.  Ace pitcher Ryan Huffaker helped add one more chapter in their memorable run after he recorded...

Scotts Valley Middle School’s eighth-grade girls’ basketball team capped off an incredible season by finishing with an unblemished 17-0 overall record. The Dolphins defeated Pacific Collegiate, 52-35, in the Central Coast Athletic League postseason tournament at Moreland Norte Dame School in Watsonville on Oct. 17. Isabelle...

Simmering tensions between the City of Scotts Valley and youth sports leagues over proposed fees hikes boiled over during the April 2 regularly scheduled Council meeting when a girls softball coach teared-up providing public comment. Alexandra Sklar, co-director of Scotts Valley Trouble Fastpitch and board...