Archive By Author - Paul Putignano
Foothill League softball: Cents run away with it
Runs keep rolling in for the Saugus softball team. And if the trend continues, the wins will too. Seven Centurions finished with multiple hits on an offensive day, which was highlighted third baseman Randi Jossett's two-run home run in the sixth inning, and Saugus beat Hart 12-2 on Thursday at the Hart PONY Complex. The game was called with one out in the sixth after Saugus shortstop Jenna Kelly's ground ball was bobbled, allowing Christin ...
Foothill League softball: Victory at last
Foothill League softball teams have often overlooked Golden Valley. Against Canyon, the Grizzlies proved that is no longer the case. Golden Valley pitcher Sydney Herrera pitched a complete game and plated Branndi Melero on a squeeze play for the go-ahead run in a four-run fifth inning to beat the Cowboys for the first time in program history 4-3 on Thursday at Canyon High School. The Grizzlies entered the contest 2-39 in league play, having lost ...
Foothill League softball: Wildcats shock Vikes
Valencia softball entered its game against West Ranch as the No. 4 team in the USA Today/National Fastpitch Coaches Association poll.
Foothill League swimming: Cents split with Canyon
Members of the Saugus and Canyon swim teams thought their head-to-head dual meet might be their most tightly contested meet of the season so far.
Foothill League softball: Canyon breaks through against Indians
The Canyon softball team didn't just get a win in its Foothill League opener, it got a nine-year monkey off its back.
Foothill League softball: New ballgame
The Saugus softball team lost to West Ranch three times last season. This year, however, is a different story. Centurions catcher Ashley Butera gave her team an early lead on a three-run home run, pitcher Kimmie Lockhart struck out six batters and Saugus beat West Ranch 10-3 on Tuesday at Saugus High School in both teams' Foothill League opener. The game marked the second time the two teams have met in 2011. Saugus beat West ...
Foothill League softball: Her own niche
Carly Mortensen knows who came before her. The junior pitcher can't help but be reminded every time she steps into the circle at Valencia High School. Signs commemorating the softball program's 10 consecutive Foothill League championships, 2007 and 2008 CIF-Southern Section Division I titles, and its 2007 national championship line the dugouts and scoreboard. The achievements were possible because of great hitting and defense. They were built, however, on pitching - names like Christina Ross, ...
Foothill League softball preview: The Foothill runs deep
Bottom line, Foothill League softball is loaded this year. Yes, depth is stressed every year for all kinds of sports. But there is just no way to avoid it. It's a sentiment that has been resoundingly echoed by all six coaches in a league chock-full of NCAA Division I talent that is represented at every school. "I'm seeing probably the most balanced league in years," said West Ranch head coach Bob Shults. "Everybody is playing ...
TMC notebook: Mustangs get best of rivalry
The rivalry has received less attention that others at The Master's College. It's also one that the Mustangs found themselves on the winning end of Saturday. TMC tennis beat Biola 6-3 in La Mirada in what head coach Alan Harvey described as a "nailbiter." "It was very close," Harvey said. "Biola is our closest rival, and they are pretty even up and down their line, so it was nip and tuck." The Mustangs also beat ...
All-SCV Girls Soccer Player of the Year: Saugus' Colleen Ortega, perfect resume
Colleen Ortega was there for it all. The 2009 CIF-Southern Section Division II championship came first. Then there was the 2010 Foothill League title. But heading into the 2011 season, the Saugus senior soccer player said she wanted to help the team write a new chapter. Job well done. The Centurions won the preleague Buena Tournament before finishing a perfect 10-0-0 in Foothill League play, and a big reason for the accomplishments was Ortega. She ...
COC baseball: A rotten dozen
The College of the Canyons baseball team has been a roll lately, winning six of its last seven games dating back to March 19.
College Softball: Oklahoma's Jessica Shults and Brittany Williams, Booming Sooners
The Oklahoma softball team's appetite was wetted a year ago when it just missed out on a trip to the Women's College World Series.
TMC notebook: Mustangs heating up
The Master's College head baseball coach Monte Brooks knew there would be ups and downs this season.
Ironman: Local family goes all in
The course spans a 1.2-mile swim in Oceanside Harbor, a 56-mile bike ride through San Clemente State Park and Camp Pendleton, and concludes with a 13.1-mile run in and out of coastal neighborhoods.
Foothill League baseball: Hart recovers quickly
Against Valencia two days earlier, Hart senior pitcher Erik Vogel was on the wrong end of the Vikings' game-winning home run in the ninth inning.
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