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               Hall of Fame                 

Candidate must be a student athlete, coach, or one who has greatly added to the SVHS Sports Program. Student Athletes with unique sports accomplishments at SVHS who went to play in college and in some cases, the pros would not be eligible until after 5 years graduation from SVHS. Coaches, outstanding and long-standing coaches can be retired or an active coach.  Longevity:  minimum 5 years of contribution.   Members of the SV community as Honorary Members including parents/former parents, volunteers, staff members, others:  need to be selected based on time and effort contributed in addition to any financial contribution.  

Longevity:  minimum 8 years of contribution.

The Scotts Valley High School Falcon Club is pleased to announce the induction of the 2017 class into the Falcon Club Hall of Fame.  The Hall of Fame honors student athletes, coaches, and community members who have made a unique or outstanding contribution or accomplishment to the high school and beyond at the college and community level.  The class of 2017 consists of:

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  • Ken Kannegaard (posthumous), a long time wrestling coach (over 23 years) who coached at both the middle and high school levels.  He was the key driver from the wrestling program’s inception and quickly embraced the entry of girls into the sport, mentoring and encouraging every athlete.  He was a patient and technical coach, frequently grappling with his wrestlers to demonstrate a hold or escape.  He often equated wrestling with life lessons, and dispensed inspirational wisdom to all he encountered.  His athletes include 5 State champions, a CCS championship (2017) in a 96-school field, and a current World team member.  He was named Coach of the Year in 2014, and is a recipient of the Golden Whistle Award.

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  • Doug Chase, 9 year cross country coach who built the SVHS program into a Division and State contender.  For every year beyond his first year in the program he had one or more individuals or teams advance to the State level, with the girls’ team making it 6 years in a row (2010-2015) and the boys’ team qualifying 3 years in a row (2013-2015).  He coached the two-time Div 4 State Champion (girls) and a boys’ team (2015) that took the SCCAL & CCS titles and placed 3rd at the State meet.  His coaching style fosters a sense of autonomy and builds on inner strength in his athletes, motivating them to grow both personally and athletically.

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  • Sam Gordon, 2006 graduate from SVHS and a three-sport athlete who played football, basketball and baseball where he was team captain, MVP, and nominated to various all-county teams.  He played middle linebacker at Portland State where he graduated in 2010 with a BS in Health Science, then attended the McGeorge School of Law graduating in 2014 and passing the bar in 2015.  In high school he was the youth representative to the SC Chapter of the Red Cross and has continued his community service by serving as a commissioner of the SCC Integrated Community Health Center, overseeing three clinics and a $20M budget.  He is a partner with the Gordon Law Group in San Jose, and volunteers as an assistant coach at SVHS.

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  • Robbie Erlin, 2009 graduate from SVHS where he played baseball (pitcher) all four years.  He was named the Sentinel All-County 2009 Player of the Year after going 9-1 with a 0.63 ERA and 125 strike-outs over 62 innings.  He pitched 4 complete-game shutouts, including a 15-strike-out no-hitter, and compiled a 45 inning scoreless streak.  He won a scholarship to Cal Poly but declined it when selected by the Texas Rangers in the third round of the 2009 MLB draft.  In 2010 he played Class A, then Double A in 2011.  He was traded to the San Diego Padres in Jul 2011 and played in San Antonio and Arizona until 2013 when he was promoted to the Major Leagues.  He has had several starts at that level, and is currently the longest-tenured Padre on the roster.

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  • Jim Hart, 8 year girls’ basketball coach (2006-2014) where he amassed a 135-91 record overall and a 122-41 record over the last six years.  He coached the team to two league championships and two undefeated league seasons, receiving CCS bids 7 out of 8 seasons.  Eleven players went on to play at the college level, and 24 players made all-league teams, along with three league MVP’s.  He is three-time SCCAL coach of the year, CCS coach of the year in 2014, and State Div 4 coach of the year in 2014.

Scotts Valley High's Hall  of Fame

The  Hall of Fame board, includes active Falcon Club Board members, previous Falcon Club Presidents, the principal and vice principal.

Student-athletes can't be nominated until at least five years have passed since their graduation date.

The nominees will have their names presented on signs or banners in the school's gym, with plaques in the gym lobby and be presented with plaques at the HOF dinner, following the school's Homecoming ceremony.

Falcons Hall of Fame 2009

Falcons Hall of Fame 2013

Falcons Hall of Fame 2014

Louie Walters

Louie Walters, also the school's athletics director, started the Falcons football program from scratch and turned it into a league power. His teams have advanced to the CCS playoffs the past four seasons and won the SCCAL crown the past three.

He was named SCCAL Coach of the Year in 2005, 2006 and 2008 and San Francisco 49ers Coach of the Week in 2006 and 2007.

He also coached the Santa Cruz County All-Stars in Lions Bowl in 2005 and served as Nor-Cal head coach in the Down Under Bowl in Australia in 2006.

He's coached four league MVPs and two all-state players.

Art Munoz

Art Munoz, the school's first and current girls soccer coach, has led the team for seven seasons. The Falcons have made the playoffs six times, which includes reaching the Central Coast Section finals 2005-2007 and winning the Division-III crown in 2008.

He was named CCS Girls Soccer Coach of the Year in 2004 and SCCAL Coach of the Year in 2005, when his team won the SCCAL crown.

Mike Smith

Mike Smith, a former board member, has recorded of video for all preseason, regular season, and postseason games since 1999. He routinely provides game tapes for competing schools when requested and provides highlight films for student-athletes applying to colleges, and for the end of season celebrations. He does this completely at his own expense. It is in this manner that he serves as a quasi-"assistant" football coach.

When the gym flooded, Smith was instrumental in securing generators and pumps and coordinating with parents and community members to provide assistance.

Greg Stevens

Greg Stevens, who donated all his stipends back to the program during his 10-plus seasons coaching, built programs at Scotts Valley Middle School and S.V. High.

He served as director of the Coast Classic tournament for five seasons and led the Falcons to the Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League crown in 2008.

Stevens coached numerous SCCAL individual champions and several Central Coast Section qualifiers, including Dustin Black, Dane Stevens, Bassel Lufti, and Haylee Childs.

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Sarah Crockrey

Sarah Croskrey

A three-year varsity volleyball player, four-year varsity soccer player and two-year varsity softball player, Croskrey is one of the most decorated athletes in Scotts Valley High School history.

She was the SCCAL softball defensive player of the year, was named to the SCCAL all-league soccer team for four seasons and earned goalkeeper of the year honors once. As a keeper, she had 49 career shutouts.

She earned a four-year full-ride athletic scholarship to play soccer for Saint Joseph’s College of Indiana. She started there for four years and earned defensive player of the year twice. She holds the college record for most saves

Brieanna Wright

Brieanna Wright

A four-year varsity volleyball and soccer player, Wright was named to the soccer all-league team for three years and won the SCCAL Most Valuable Player award once.

She is the career scoring leader for the Scotts Valley High School soccer team and notched an amazing 46 goals in one season.

Wright also excelled in track and field, qualifying for the section meet for three years as the fastest girl at the school. She was also the first girl at the school to play three varsity sports as a freshman.

Wright played soccer at Santa Barbara City College for two years after high school.

Isaac Dawid

Isaac Dawid

A four-year athlete in basketball and football, Dawid might be the most well-rounded athlete to graduate from Scotts Valley High.

Dawid was a three-year varsity starter at quarterback and was named Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League football MVP his senior season. He was selected to the first team all-Central Coast Section and first team all-state in Division IV.

Dawid earned a scholarship and played for one season at Western Arizona University before transferring to De Anza College, where he made the all-conference team.

He has coached Scotts Valley’s quarterbacks for two years.

Martin Muhoberac

Martin Muhoberac

A four-year varsity football starter, Muhoberac holds the career school record with 143 catches and 1,714 receiving yards.

A three-time all-SCCAL winner, he was a team captain and team MVP his senior season and named athlete of the year at the high school.

Muhoberac also played four years of varsity basketball and made the all-league team.

Muhoberac played football at Cabrillo College for two years following graduation.

Coach Rich Hagar

Rich Hager

Hager has coached the boys and girls golf teams for 10 years.

During his tenure, he has coached three league champions. He has also earned coach of the year three times, twice with the girls team and once with the boys team.

He is known to his players as having a great mind for golf.

Jeff Mettler

The longest-tenured coach at Scotts Valley High School, Metter has been the defensive coordinator for the Falcons football team for 13 years.

He helped build the program from the ground up, helping coach Louie Walters win four consecutive Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League titles and make seven Central Coast Section playoff appearances.

Metter was a member of the 1978 University of California, Berkeley, national championship football team and tried out for several NFL teams.

He has coached five league MVPs and four all-state players while a member of the Scotts Valley team.

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Corey Sheredy

Corey was part of the fledgling athletic program in 2001 when she competed in both track and golf.  She was part of the first golf team in SVHS history (2003) to win SCCAL and advance to CCS.  She was SCCAL freshman of the year, and three time MVP for the team.  In spring she turned to the track, where in 2001 and 2003 she won the Bob Enzweiler Award for most individual points scored in SCCAL finals.  Her premier event was the 300M hurdles, where she advanced to CCS in 2003 (and won 3rd place) and 2004 (second place), and competed at CIF State Championships in both those years also.  Corey was also a Scholar Athlete of the Year in 2003 and 2004.  She was recruited heavily for track, and chose UC San Diego where she continued to run the 400M hurdles and also the 1600M sprint relay.  She consistently took second or third place in those events at CCAA, and competed at the NCAA level in 2007 and 2008 in the 1600M relay.  She is a two time NCAA DII All American Athlete (2007-2008).  Corey graduated from UCSD in 2009 with a BS in Environmental Science.  She lives in San Diego and works as an Aquatic Scientist.  She stays involved locally with the SV Educational Foundation, designing the logo for the Mt Charlie Challenge bike ride for the past three years.

Hayley Huxtable

Hayley graduated from SVHS in 2007 after a stellar track career that set records all across that county that still stand.  A dedicated athlete with a passion for her sport, Hayley was resolute in her determination to become the best runner she could be, practicing long after her peers had retired.  She tirelessly pursued perfection in her form and technique, seeking out training and coaching advice from all corners of the county.  Hayley’s events were the 100, 200, and 400M races, and in the 2007 SCCAL meet, she swept all three, an accomplishment never achieved before or since. She qualified for State in the 400M three times, and the 200M once, and was Athlete of the Year in 2007.  Hayley was recruited by Cal to run cross country and track, and the 400M was her signature event.  She was a four-time NCAA Regional qualifier in the 4x400M, and placed second in Cal’s BIG MEET against Stanford in 2008.  Hayley loved attending a school so supportive of its sports teams. She graduated with a degree in Journalism, is currently living in San Francisco, and working for a hedge fund there

Jennifer Brumbaugh

Jennifer graduated from SVHS in 2008 with an IB diploma and a 3.94 GPA.  She played four years of both Varsity soccer and Varsity golf.  As a freshman on the Varsity soccer team, Jen stepped in as goalie when the starter was injured; the team went all the way to CCS finals, losing by only 1 point for second place.  The team advanced to CCS playoffs three times, was SCCAL champions in 2006, and won CCS in 2008 when Jen was Captain. Each Fall found Jen on the golf team where she was selected  SCCAL Golf MVP four times, and qualified for CCS all four years also.  In both 2006 and 2007, SV was SCCAL champions in ladies’ golf.  Jen loves the challenge of golf, and enjoys competing with the course as opposed to an opponent. After high school,  Jen played four years of golf as a Spartan for San Jose State during which time the team won three consecutive WAC titles.  In her final season, the team advanced to NCAA DI Nationals where they finished in 19th place.  Jen is pursuing a professional golfing career, playing mostly on the mini-tour and Canadian tours.  She is working her up into the LPGA.

Artie Atencio

A 2005 graduate of SVHS, Artie was a key component in the Falcon’s first ever winning football season.  Artie played running back, receiver, cornerback, linebacker, and special teams. He was a dedicated athlete who never missed a practice, and motivated his teammates by his example.  He was the first Falcon SCCAL MVP (2004), and led the team in both rushing yardage and points scored.  Of singular importance was his performance at Homecoming in 2004 when his 2 touchdowns and an interception led the Falcons to to victory over SLV for the first time. Off the field, he consistently received recognition as a scholar-athlete, maintaining a 3.8 GPA and graduating with an IB diploma.  He was recruited by several D-1 schools, and was awarded a full scholarship from Willamette Univ where he continued his football success: Willamette had a perfect 10-0 record in 2008 and won the Northwestern Conf Championship. Artie graduated in 2009 with a BA in Sociology and a minor in Economics.  Directly out of college Artie worked in the Portland area where he continued to excel on the top sales team in North America. He has been back in the Bay area since 2012 managing a sales team out of San Jose for KBA Docsys

Dane Stevens

Dane figured out at an early age that discipline, hard work, and practice could be directly correlated to success.  He applied that formula to his wrestling career, and achieved amazing success: he finished his high school wrestling career with 152 wins, 24 losses, and first place finishes in 18 varsity tournaments.  He was SCCAL champion  four times, 2005 through 2008, and CCS Champion two year, in 2007 and 2008 (at 130 and 140 lbs).  Those same years he finished in the top 12 in the State.  Dane was team captain, the team’s Most Outstanding Wrestler, and MVP for all four of his high school years. In 2007 he was awarded All-American status at 140 lbs.  Dane graduated in 2008 with a 4.17 GPA, and was awarded a scholarship to Lehigh Univ in Bethlehem, PA where he continued his wrestling career. He graduated in 2012 with a BS in Business and Economics.  He currently lives in San Francisco and works in Jack London Square in Oakland.

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