Archive By Author - Perry Smith
The Day After: Rain could shelve soccer
As torrential rain pounded the Santa Clarita Valley, the boys and girls Foothill League soccer matches were postponed until Monday.
Men's college hoops: Smaller COC stuffs SMC
The College of the Canyons men's basketball team took on Santa Monica College Wednesday, a squad that had a big height advantage on the Cougars.
It doesn’t get easier for Canyon
The Centurions played two halves of pounding, physical basketball with the Canyon boys basketball team.
Guards get Canyon going
Facing one of the Foothill League's best frontcourts, the Canyon girls basketball team needed everything its backcourt could muster.
COC guard Ashley Wakefield: Cougar catalyst
When the season started, College of the Canyons women's basketball head coach Greg Herrick didn't build anyone up with lofty expectations.
Wildcats hold steady
Two teams loaded with seniors and Foothill League-championship plans got a reminder of just how tough it will be to take the girls basketball title.
Valencia gets rolling against West Ranch
With a matchup of two of Foothill League's most prolific scorers - Lonnie Jackson for Valencia and Martin Flowers for West Ranch – Friday night promised to be a scoring marathon in Valencia's gym.
West Ranch girls basketball: Changing of the guard
West Ranch senior Erin Ruiz knows how to score. And Randy Smith, the Wildcats' second-year head coach, has no problem putting the ball in her hands. Whenever her teammates needed a clutch play last year, it was Ruiz's number that was called. The CIF-Southern Section Division II-AA playoffs made it obvious. With seconds remaining and the score tied against Whittier on Feb. 19, 2009, Ruiz made an inbound pass, grabbed a handoff and nailed ...
Valencia handles Hart’s pressure
For three quarters, the Hart girls basketball team stifled Valencia with its full-court pressure.
Foothill League Girls Basketball Preview: It’s full of contenders
Graduations and departures have left things shaken up at the top of Foothill League girls basketball.
Canyon girls basketball: Running the point
Every girls basketball coach in the Foothill League knows who she is. A few have found themselves trying to scheme around her talent. "I tell you, there's one player I'm looking forward to graduating, and that's Brooke LeMar," says Hart head coach Zach Koebel, before complimenting the point guard's game. But it's not just coaches she leaves an impression on. During the Canyon Classic, an annual preseason basketball tournament at the high school, she was ...
Canyon soccer: The understanding
Canyon striker Mohammed Roknipour likes to dream big. It might come from the fact that he's already been able overcome a lot just to play for the Cowboys. All of his family except for his uncle Pirvz, his legal guardian, is still back in Iran. "I'm sure they would all like to be here with me if they could," he says ruefully. But Roknipour had a special gift that brought him here. It was evident ...
Keoshian takes top honor again
Collin Keoshian has done it again. After leading Santa Clarita Christian to a second straight CIF-Southern Section Division I 8-Man Football championship, Keoshian was recently named CIF-SS Division I 8-Man Player of the Year for the second straight season. Keoshian dominated on both sides of the ball during his senior season for the Cardinals. He recorded nearly 100 tackles on defense and 2,369 yards from scrimmage on offense. Now, he's earned the CIF section's top ...
All-SCV Girls Tennis: Emergence
The Valencia High Vikings have won eight straight league titles because head coach Annie Kellogg builds all-around teams.
All-SCV Girls Tennis: Still the one
Could it have been any more competitive at the top of the Foothill League this year? In a year where two teams took home a league crown because only a few games separated their on-court achievements, parity was never more evident. But Anne Susdorf was still able to start the season as reigning Foothill League singles champion and end it that way. And there were plenty of tough challenges along the road. Ana Lucia Fuentes ...
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