Youth Sports

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...

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...

The Scotts Valley Little League AAA Braves completed a stunning playoff run by beating the Padres 8-7 in the youth baseball championship game May 21 at Siltanen Park in Scotts Valley. The Braves finished fifth (out of six teams) in the regular season standings and...

From trouncing the competition to giving back to the community, Valley Fastpitch, a local 12U travel softball program, is helping young athletes find their way home. Founder and Head Coach Jeri Kievlan saw the need for a feeder team to help girls 12 and under...

Santa Cruz Derby Groms’ Gromshells is an all-female junior roller derby team based out of Scotts Valley. In the past few years, this gritty team of rough-and-tumble athletes have proven their excellence many times over, and this year is shaping up to be no...

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...

Scotts Valley native Ashley Gettleman won the inaugural Utah Girls' Junior State Amateur Championship after a four-day battle against some of the best golfers in the country. Gettleman, the No. 6 seed, rallied from a three-hole deficit for a 2-1 win over top seed Aadyn...

Scotts Valley Little League AAA Pirates etched their names into District 39 history on June 15, edging out the Santa Cruz Little League AAA Angels 9-8 in a heart-pounding championship showdown to become the 2025 Minor League Tournament of Champions (TOC) winners. This marks the...

Steve Okamura was a big contributor for kickstarting the annual Apple Cider Classic wrestling tournament at Watsonville High in 2010. The longtime Wildcatz wrestling assistant coach also helped pave the way for dozens of girls who were hesitant to step on the mat in a...

The Hawks, a local U10 youth soccer team, remain undefeated this season in the Scotts Valley/San Lorenzo Valley Soccer Club Bronze League. This group of kids has been playing together for three-plus years under head coach Jessica Holbrook. The Hawks earned first place at the Halloween...