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Coach, two players out in Canyon High scandal
Canyon High girls basketball head coach Stan Delus gave up his job and his team forfeited its 11 victories so far this season because of falsified student records, school administrators said Thursday.
Canyon’s Hale nominated for national honor
When McDonald's released its California nominations for its All-American High School Basketball Team Wednesday, there was one surprise name from the Santa Clarita Valley. Ariel Hale, a senior power forward from Canyon, was one of 35 girls from across the state nominated.
First-day fuel
There was a lot of motivation going around in the Foothill League after The Signal's Winter Sports Previews, which ran from Saturday through Tuesday. We're not taking credit for anything, but certainly those editions rubbed some local athletes the wrong way.
Canyon finds inspiration
The Canyon boys soccer team had a sack full of motivation coming into its league opener at West Ranch High. In typical fashion, Cowboys head coach Khris Savage took every opportunity to use it.
The Detour
The road to a Foothill League championship in girls basketball has gone through Newhall Avenue. Hart High has won seven straight titles, including a share of the crown last year with Saugus.
The Roadblock
Hart High head basketball coach Zach Koebel goes one-on-one with a select few of his players at practice. Megan Ford, now a center at Cal Poly Pomona, was one of his favorites last year in his first season leading the Indians.
Momentum for league
Teams are going to key on a couple of Valencia girls basketball varsity veterans this season.
Around the SCV
Former Indian named Player of Week Hart High graduate Megan Ford was named Wilson California Collegiate Athletic Association Women's Basketball Player of the Week for the week of December 29 - January 3. Ford, a freshman center at NCAA Division II Cal Poly Pomona, averaged 18 points and 9.5 rebounds in a pair of games during the week. On Jan. 3 she scored 22 points, making 10-of-16 shots, and pulled down 10 rebounds in ...
Valencia’s glass is half-full
Notre Dame of Sherman Oaks boys head soccer coach Patrick Thompson put the breaks on any good-feeling Valencia got after the Vikings defeated the Knights 2-0 at Dr. Paul A. Priesz Stadium Wednesday.
Corr of the Indians
Just two years into her high school golf career, Hart's Amanda Corr has gone through two year-end battles.
Fore: Ladies move on in CIF golf playoffs
A trio of Hart girls, still relying on each other for motivation, and one Saugus golfer advanced to the next round of the CIF-Southern Section girls golf playoffs after shooting qualifying scores Monday at Soule Park Golf Club in Ojai at the Northern Individual Regional. Amanda Corr, Nikki Prichard and Kendall Dusenberry of Hart and Tiara Wells of Saugus will all compete in Thursday's CIF-Southern Section Individual Final and WSCGA Qualifier - the second of ...
Groundbreaker
Seth Totten hates pink.The ribbon that holds his state medal is pink. What bothers him is that there is a different color that holds the medal for first place. That's the ribbon he wants. Totten hates the predictions. Pundits said his Golden Valley boys cross country team wouldn't amount to much this season. So those predictions are posted on his bedroom door along with other published articles of doubt. All that negativity is joined with ...
Best of the Best
Upon arrival from Oregon, Kaylin Mahoney made her way off the flight and through the airport in a wheelchair.
Power of the Mind
"Today I know what real strength is…and it has little to do with my muscles. Rather, it is all about my mental strength. Your body can be weak and broken down while your mind is still sharp in what you think, feel, and believe." – David Stroud in his college application essay
Right on the Mark
PASADENA - The halcyon days of USC quarterbacks are now. Under head coach Pete Carroll, Matt Leinart and John David Booty had their glory games under the Pasadena sun.
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West Ranch's Kevin Harris chooses UCSD
West Ranch senior guard and 2013 Foothill League Boys Basketball Player of the Year Kevin Harris committed this week to play basketball for the University of California, San Diego. Harris averaged 19 points per game in Foothill League play leading the Wildcats to their first-ever outright league title. He was also an All-Foothill League and The Signal All-Santa Clarita Valley first-teamer as a junior. Harris, a 4.08 GPA student, had other interest, according to West ...
Saugus baseball does number on Golden Valley
Lost in a 15-1 pounding of the Golden Valley Grizzlies on Friday at Saugus High School was the pitching of Saugus Centurions pitcher Chris Danielson.
Hart baseball survives better than Canyon
It was said on Wednesday that the story in Canyon's Foothill League opening win against West Ranch was the Cowboys' offense.
SCV Hoops Finale adds a clinic
The Signal's fourth annual SCV Hoops Finale is now days away and since the announcement of the game earlier in the week, an addition to the game has been made and players have given their commitments to play.
Canyon Cowboys baseball proves it can hit
All the signs were there.
2013 Foothill League baseball preview: Big turnover levels playing field
It can't be ignored that a balancing of Foothill League baseball took place mostly in the months of June through October of last year.
Golden Valley's Billy Fredrick: Mr. Grizzly
Ernie Banks is known as Mr. Cub.
Kansas City Royals' James Shields: Part of the solution
The Tampa Bay Rays won 90 or more games in four of the last five seasons.
Trinity boys basketball's run comes to an end
Trinity Classical Academy head coach John Brooks said he was shaking hands with Horizon High coaches after his Knights lost 52-33 in the second round of the CIF Division V State Basketball Championships in San Diego Saturday night when a Panthers coach paid a large compliment.
SCV Hoops Finale set for March 23
This past basketball season was one of the most exciting in recent memory because of the action on the floor and the support of the fans.
Canyon's Apsay offered by Arizona
Canyon junior quarterback Cade Apsay received his first scholarship offer Thursday from the University of Arizona, according to Canyon head coach Rich Gutierrez.
Trinity hoops: Knights win first-round state playoff game
The last people saw of Trinity Classical Academy boys basketball was a heartbreaking first.
Veteran SCV hoops coach going back to North Korea
Santa Clarita Valley veteran basketball coach Greg Hayes is going back to North Korea where he will once again guide an American basketball team for games and clinics.
The Master's College baseball enters the turn
The Master's College baseball team has reached an interesting point in the season - its 25th game.
Matt Moore: The next chapter awaits
The next two weeks are an anxious time for Hart High graduate and NFL quarterback Matt Moore.
