Archive By Author - Cary Osborne
Prep football preview: Contenders collide
Here it is. The first marquee Foothill League game of the year. Canyon and Valencia - two teams considered Foothill title contenders - will play tonight at 7:30 p.m. at Canyon High School. And there are a couple of similarities between both teams - both are undefeated in league play and both have explosive offenses. "To be honest, I don't know what to expect," said Valencia head coach Larry Muir. "I'm hoping our defense will ...
Foothill golf: Monumental finale
It's not an exaggeration to say Wednesday was a monumental day in the history of prep girls golf in the Santa Clarita Valley at the sixth and final Foothill League match.
Foothill golf: ’Cats ahead, but drama remains
With West Ranch girls golf having all but sewn up a second consecutive Foothill League title, and Golden Valley and Hart looking like the other two playoff teams from the league, it's the individual battle that highlights today's Foothill League finale and match No. 6.
Prep football: Indians set to retire Moore’s No. 17 jersey
Hart High graduate and NFL veteran quarterback Matt Moore will have his No. 17 retired in a ceremony prior to the Indians' Friday night game against Saugus at College of the Canyons.
The Cowboys' mixed news
It was good news, bad news for both Canyon and Saugus on Friday. For Canyon, it beat Saugus 41-14 on Friday night at College of the Canyons, but the Cowboys suffered a rash of injuries in the game. For Saugus, it actually won a game Friday, thanks to being told that Taft High had to forfeit a Sept. 21, 48-20 victory because it used an ineligible player in the game. The other good news is ...
Prep football: Saugus benefits from forfeit
Saugus football picked up a win Friday when it was found that Taft High used an ineligible player in its 48-20 victory over the Centurions on Sept. 21.
Prep football: Trinity forces the end
Trinity Classical Academy forced Milken to wave the white flag Thursday night. The Knights 8-man football team defeated the Wildcats 51-0 at Birmingham High in a game that didn't go the distance. After an early fourth-quarter touchdown by Trinity's Nick Spinello that set the score at 51-0, Milken stopped the game right there and the Knights accepted. It was Trinity's first-ever Heritage League win after spending two years in the Omega League. "I'm very, very ...
Foothill football preview: Hill’s top and bottom
Canyon football seems to feel like last week was a turning point. There was a three-week point during this season where the swagger was gone, the defense was vilified and the Cowboys were seen as a struggling team coming into Foothill League play. They lost 56-49 to Quartz Hill on Sept. 14, then had a week to stew on that, then tied Steele Canyon 49-49 on Sept. 28 in a game they led by 20 ...
MLB: Major progress
As if it needed another reason to assert itself as a baseball factory, the Santa Clarita Valley had its moment on July 31 in Oakland.
Foothill golf: A key one for WR
West Ranch girls golf certainly put some pressure on its closest competition for a Foothill League title on Tuesday.
College football: A break finally goes to COC
LANCASTER - This one had to be seen to be believed. After 110 combined points in regulation, hemorrhaging by both defenses, terrible penalties, and two overtimes, College of the Canyons football defeated Antelope Valley College 62-61 at Marauder Stadium on Saturday night. And the difference was a point after touchdown. In the second overtime, the Marauders scored on a 6-yard run by quarterback Edwin Westlund, giving AVC a 61-55 lead. But on the ensuing point-after ...
Foothill football: The deciding factors
The discussion begins with three Foothill League football teams. Hart, Canyon and Valencia are all considered title favorites going into tonight's league openers. The simple reason is offense, offense and offense. The public knew going into the season that these three teams had the capability to light up a scoreboard. The thinking on West Ranch, Saugus and Golden Valley was that it would take five games to get a read on what those teams could ...
Foothill golf: The grass is Golden
There are two four-year varsity players on the Golden Valley girls golf team - Amanda Hobbs and Kaitlyn Thayer.
Chuck Crim: Dreams fulfilled
In the summer of 2005, Chuck Crim moved to Arizona from Canyon Country. After two years of being the Canyon High Cowboys head baseball coach, the former Major League relief pitcher decided to chase his dream and go where opportunity was. Crim, after teaching teenagers about the game of baseball, wanted to guide professionals. Fast forward seven years and you can find Crim in the Dodgers' bullpen at Dodger Stadium. In September, Major League rosters ...
Prep football: A tie is fortunate
In many ways, Canyon football picked up from the same spot that we last saw it. Lots of offense, little defense, poor special teams play and a wacky game. But there was one major difference - a tie. The Cowboys lost a 20-point second half lead only to come back to tie visiting Steele Canyon 49-49 Friday at Canyon High. And the Cowboys should feel fortunate. Canyon (3-1-1) led 41-21 with 3:30 to play in ...
Articles By Author - Cary Osborne
Prep boys basketball: No need to wait on Trinity
One. Just one Santa Clarita Valley boys basketball team has won a CIF championship.
Community: Moore to host blood drive
Hart High graduate and NFL quarterback Matt Moore and local protein water company Spartos, a company he is a partner in, are collaborating with Providence Blood Donor Center on Saturday for a blood drive in Valencia.
Canyon's McCoy is girls hoops POY
For all that Canyon senior forward Alia McCoy had accomplished in her stellar basketball career, there was one thing she couldn't say.
Wildcat Harris leads All-Foothill boys hoops team
It's sort of a no-brainer for West Ranch boys basketball player Kevin Harris.
Prep girls hoops: Canyon falls in quarters to Lynwood
LYNWOOD - Why has Canyon girls basketball been the best winter sports team in the Santa Clarita Valley over the last four years?
Prep boys basketball: ’Cats can’t quite close
DANA POINT - In so many cases, a team is a reflection of its leaders.
Prep girls hoops: Canyon advances to CIF quarterfinals for the fourth consecutive season
No Santa Clarita Valley winter sports team can say what Canyon girls basketball can.
Prep girls hoops: Valencia falls against state 20th ranked team
This Valencia Vikings girls basketball game had so much going for it.
Prep boys soccer: Valencia’s best season in team history ends at the hands of Temescal Canyon
The Valencia Vikings boys soccer team was defeated by the Valencia Vikings - or in a more clearer terms, the Temescal Canyon soccer team playing Valencia style soccer.
