Archive By Author - Paul Putignano
MMA: Ortiz and life inside and beyond the octagon
Mixed martial artist Tito Ortiz began his career in 1997 when the Ultimate Fighting Championship was in its infancy.
Audio: MMA Legend Tito Ortiz talks to The Signal
Mixed martial artist Tito Ortiz began his career in 1997 when the Ultimate Fighting Championship was in its infancy.
Mixed martial arts: Local fights into UFC
Ultimate Fighting Championship President Dana White calmly walked into the room prepared to address "The Ultimate Fighter" Season 15 contestants during Friday's episode of the show.
Golden Valley football: A step up, and a step down
SHERMAN OAKS - It was billed as the biggest game in Golden Valley football's history.
Canyon football: Wide margin
Canyon head football coach Rich Gutierrez put it best. "Strange night," Gutierrez said. The Cowboys jumped out to an early 21-point lead after kickoff was delayed one hour due to lightning, and Canyon held off Adolfo Camarillo and a record-setting performance from Scorpions wide receiver Jake Maulhardt for a 52-28 victory on Friday at Canyon High School. Cowboys wide receiver Coley Apsay hauled in eight catches for 151 yards and two touchdowns, and teammate Max ...
Prep football: Cardinals fall in a hole early and can’t dig out
ACTON - Santa Clarita Christian School head football coach Garrick Moss expects there to be a learning curve in the Cardinals' transition from 8-man to 11-man football, especially given the team's core of youth.
Mixed martial arts: McCarthy to hold a book signing
On the heels of 1992's Los Angeles riots, the last thing former Los Angeles police officer John McCarthy thought he would be doing was laying the groundwork for one of the world's fastest-growing sports - mixed martial arts.
College football: Delano Howell, hitting and running
When Stanford senior safety Delano Howell walks onto the Dan Elliott Practice Field wearing a yellow non-contact practice jersey, conventional thinking says it would serve as a warning for teammates to avoid hitting him hard.
Swimming: Two Canyons swimmers earn trials cuts
Locally based Canyons Aquatic Club keeps sending swimmers to the 2012 Olympic Trials. Valencia High graduate Bob Hwang qualified for the trials in the 200-meter butterfly on Friday at the 2011 ConocoPhillips USA Swimming National Championships in Palo Alto, while Hart High grad Nick Korth earned his second qualifying time in the 200-meter breaststroke. Korth earned his first trials cut on June 27 at the Fran Crippen Memorial Swim Meet of Champions in Mission Viejo. ...
The Emotions of Sports: Joe Kapp, battle ready
It was the summer of 1955. Newly minted Hart High graduate Joe Kapp loaded into a cream-colored '39 Chevy he bought at a used-car dealership on San Fernando Road for $95 and began driving toward the University of California, Berkeley. He didn't make it far. "I never got out of town," Kapp laughs. "I can show you where it threw a rod. Luckily, the bus depot was a few blocks away, so I got on ...
The Emotions of Sports: On top of the world
The countless hours of training. Missing out on weddings, holidays and birthdays. Sacrifice after sacrifice. It all led up to one final opportunity - a chance to win it all and be called the best. Only a select few athletes actually reach the pinnacle of their chosen sport, and for those who do, the emotional spectrum surrounding the achievement reach far beyond happiness. Articulating them becomes virtually impossible. "Well basically, it's one of the best ...
The Emotions of Sports: From a low to a high
Life's high points are sweet, and they are often sweetened by trials and tribulations.
The Emotions of Sports: When the pain sets in
Valencia High graduate Casey Mulligan appeared to be on track for a spot in Major League Baseball.
Swimming: Canyons paces Junior Olympics
The Santa Clarita Valley played host to the 2011 Summer Junior Olympic Swimming Championships over the weekend.
The Emotions of Sports: Success breeds success
It can be broken down to simple physics. Once an athletic program gains momentum, the challenge becomes finding a way to sustain its forward motion. Some programs regress, while others maintain, even pick up more speed. For those few programs to reach elite status, it's simply a matter of inertia. Their success breeds more success. "When I was playing there were three of us who had older brothers at Hart that won CIF championships," says ...
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