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Signed up for college
Valencia High senior safety and four-year varsity starter Tedric Thompson decided not to go to the school where his brother and friend play.
Foothill road leads to splits
For the Valencia Vikings and Canyon Cowboys girls basketball teams, it's simple. If each team wins it splits the Foothill League title.
Valencia’s Thompson commits to Colorado
Valencia High senior safety and four-year varsity starter Tedric Thompson confirmed to The Signal this morning that he has accepted a scholarship offer from the University of Colorado.
Prep boys hoops: Saugus takes advantage
In a way, one could say Canyon Cowboys boys basketball shot itself in the foot on Tuesday night by not taking advantage of second chances.
Prep girls hoops: The title is in sight
Can Canyon close? That's the question set up by the Cowboys girls basketball team's 63-35 win on Tuesday at Canyon High over the Saugus Centurions. If Canyon (21-4 overall, 8-1 Foothill League) beats heavy underdog Hart, the worst it could do is a share of the Foothill League title with Valencia - a fourth straight championship for the Cowboys. "Our goal is to finish strong," said Canyon sophomore Delaney McCann, who scored eight ...
Prep sports: Polls give a playoff glimpse
We are just one week away from the CIF-Southern Section winter playoffs. Rankings released by the CIF-SS give an indication as to who is postseason bound next week. The highest ranked teams are in boys basketball. If Foothill League co-leaders West Ranch and Hart can close out this week with victories, they will likely see top four seeds in the playoffs. West Ranch (17-6) is at No. 3 in the Division IA poll behind No. ...
Prep girls hoops: Tables turned
The Canyon Cowboys girls basketball team's celebration Friday after their 52-45 win over the Valencia Vikings at Valencia High rivals only one other celebration in Foothill League play this year.
Prep boys hoops: The anti-Vikings
These are the anti-Valencia Vikings. For years, the Vikings have had this reputation - transition team, athletic team, defense comes second, led by a star. "I laugh at that," says veteran Valencia head coach Rocket Collins, acknowledging that he's heard the label. This season's Valencia team is nothing like that - it's a team that will beat you on the perimeter, beats teams with its diversity, is committed to defense and is a ...
The Day After Hoops: The chase is on
Last Friday was the marquee matchup for the Foothill League boys basketball season. This Friday is the marquee matchup for the Foothill League girls basketball season. First-place Valencia hosts second-place Canyon in the most significant remaining local girls basketball game of the regular season. The significance is simple for Valencia - win and the Vikings are two games up on Canyon with two to play, meaning a Friday victory would, at worst, give them a ...
Prep football: Two tabbed for tops in state
Two local football players made a statement on Tuesday. That statement is that they are All-State. Canyon High senior wide receiver Drew Wolitarsky and Valencia High senior quarterback Sean Murphy were selected as members of the CalHiSports.com All-State team. Wolitarsky was selected for the second-team offense and Murphy was selected for the third-team offense. Wolitarsky joins his quarterback, Cade Apsay, who was selected last week to the All-State Junior team. The senior wide receiver made ...
Prep boys hoops: Vikings pushed to brink
This could easily be a story about the Valencia Vikings boys basketball team's grittiness in escaping a second straight Foothill League game with a win.
Prep girls hoops: Valencia has little trouble against G.V.
Valencia Vikings girls basketball did what it had to do Tuesday night. Now it has set itself up to battle for its first Foothill League title since 2005. The Vikings (18-6 overall, 7-0 Foothill League) beat the Golden Valley Grizzlies 68-39 on Tuesday at Golden Valley and now faces second-place Canyon on Friday. If the Vikings win that game, they earn at least a share of the Foothill League title. Valencia head coach Jerry Mike ...
Prep football: Wolitarsky, Murphy are All-State
Two local football players made a statement on Tuesday. That statement is that they are All-State. Canyon High senior wide receiver Drew Wolitarsky and Valencia High senior quarterback Sean Murphy were selected as members of the CalHiSports.com All-State team. Wolitarsky was selected for the second-team offense and Murphy was selected for the third-team offense. Wolitarsky joins his quarterback, Cade Apsay, who was selected last week to the All-State Junior team. The senior wide receiver made ...
Prep girls hoops: ’Cats turn back charge
West Ranch Wildcats girls basketball almost gave the Hart Indians their biggest win in two years.
Prep boys basketball: Hart evens season series with Wildcats
We'll never know who's better head-to-head this season - Hart Indians boys basketball or the West Ranch Wildcats.
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Canyon baseball takes another path to victory
A sign of a good team is its ability to withstand adversity.
West Ranch baseball's Bennett counters Valencia
After watching Valencia's top starting pitcher J.D. Busfield pitch the Vikings back into a share of first place in the Foothill League standings on Wednesday, it was time for West Ranch's ace to respond.
Foothill tennis roundup: Hart, Vikes set for battle
Hart and Valencia boys tennis both took care of business on Thursday.
Saugus scores 13 runs in first two innings to beat G.V. 13-6
It's funny what one Foothill League victory can do.
West Ranch's Bennett commits to Sonoma State
West Ranch senior side-slinging pitcher Cody Bennett has verbally committed to Sonoma State University, according to West Ranch Wildcats head coach Casey Burrill.
Valencia's J.D. Busfield: Method to the magic
John Busfield is mostly inconspicuous among the people sitting on the block cement seating at Valencia High's baseball field.
West Ranch baseball blows things open with 7-run sixth to beat Canyon
It’s looking inevitable for Vikings tennis in Foothill League race
Valencia baseball finds the right approach
Coming off one of Southern California's most challenging spring break tournaments, Valencia Vikings baseball has its trap week.
West Ranch boys golf looking back at the league
The consistency that West Ranch boys golf has shown this year leaves its closest competition in the Foothill League in quite a hole with three Foothill League matches remaining.
COC's Alex Bishop: Still telling his story
Alex Bishop could have been one of those stories of high school athletic success that never amounted to anything more.
2013 All-SCV Boys Hoops: West Ranch's Kevin Harris, The deciding factor
West Ranch had one of the most imposing physical forces this valley has ever seen in power forward/center Ako Kaluna.
2013 All-SCV Girls Basketball: Canyon's Alia McCoy, Her best for last
COC’s winning streak ends at 10 straight
