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Valencia football: The great escape
There would be no overtime dramatics in Valencia's matchup with Thousand Oaks on Friday. The Lancers put fate in their own hands and went for two. But with less than 10 seconds remaining, Vikings safety Zach Tartabull snatched it out of the air, intercepting a Thousand Oaks pass to secure a 28-27 win for his team in the CIF-Southern Section Northern Division playoffs. It was a gutsy decision by the Lancers, who had scraped their ...
SCCS football: It all starts with defense
Their grass gives a slight disadvantage over the turf. It'll be a whole lot colder. And there's the 100-mile drive. Santa Clarita Christian football head coach Garrick Moss wasn't making excuses, but he knows it won't be the same game when the Cardinals travel to Hesperia Christian for a 7 p.m. matchup tonight in the quarterfinals of the CIF-Southern Section Division I 8-Man Football playoffs. SCCS (6-4) notched a 66-42 win over the Patriots (5-5) ...
COC eliminates unsavory taste: women's hoops beats LBCC
To get out of a slump, it helps to play a team that's struggling a little bit more. It sure didn't hurt the College of the Canyons women's basketball on Wednesday.
New look and a strong start
Sometimes, change can be a good thing. The College of the Canyons men's basketball team looks significantly different from last year. Ten new players on the roster could lead to an adjustment period for most squads. But after struggling through an 11-19 season, Hart grad Brian Kimble welcomed the change - especially since it helped bring a few familiar faces. One of two returners from last year's squad, Kimble, who redshirted last season, is a ...
Valencia fades to black
Valencia girls tennis was denied a fifth straight trip to the CIF-Southern Section Division III finals with a 9-9 (81-76 on games) loss to San Luis Obispo High (19-1) in the quarterfinals Tuesday.
Vikes strong from all angles
Valencia girls tennis continues to roll through the CIF Division III playoffs, scoring a convincing 16-2 second-round victory over Paramount on Saturday at Paramount.
Indians roll into the playoffs
The Hart football team looked prolific for a second week in a row, clinching second place in the Foothill League with a 42-7 win over Golden Valley on Friday.
Cardinals V-ball exits postseason
Santa Clarita Christian girls volleyball team had its postseason run ended in the second round of the CIF-Southern Section Division V-AA playoffs with a five-game loss to Hesperia Christian 16-25, 25-17, 25-21, 17-25, 6-15 at SCCS.
Vikes’ tennis step one
Valencia girls tennis made short work of Claremont at home 13-5 Thursday. The Vikings (16-4) won by taking all nine doubles points, a showing that has Valencia head coach Annie Kellogg excited about the team's postseason prospects. "We swept doubles, and that's good for us. We had to get doubles back on track," Kellogg said. With the win, the Vikings took the necessary first step toward what they hope will be a fifth straight trip ...
Heightened expectations: TMC men's basketball preview
Basketball isn't usually considered a game of inches, but it has been for The Master's College men's team.
A familiar beating
West Ranch girls volleyball advanced to the second round of the CIF-Southern Section Division I-A playoffs for a second straight year with a three-set win over Calvary Chapel 28-26, 25-21, 28-26 Tuesday at West Ranch.
SCCS all alone at the top
The Santa Clarita Christian football team entered Heritage League play with sub-.500 record, banged-up and struggling to score after a 48-0 mercy-rule loss Oct. 10 to Windward.
COC football primed for a battle
A tough 23-6 loss to Ventura College on Oct. 24. And then a bye week. Needless to say, the College of the Canyons football team had plenty of time and motivation to prepare for Pasadena City College tonight at 6 p.m. Head coach Garett Tujague promises his team won't disappoint. "We're healthy and not all banged up. Our defense has been practicing at full swagger all week. Our offense has been doing great against our ...
Valencia volleyball won’t have any sharing, wins league title
Valencia girls volleyball finished off an eighth straight Foothill League championship season with a three-set win over Golden Valley on Thursday at home, 25-10, 25-16, 25-12. The victory clinched an outright league crown for the Vikings (15-9, 9-1).
The Foothill tennis crowns stay in place
Two days, four matches, 52 games and one Foothill League doubles championship capped off a solid tennis performance for Valencia's Emily and Clarice Fraczek. Hart's Anne Susdorf also proved Thursday she still has the top swing in singles by taking a hard-fought 6-4, 6-3 showdown with West Ranch's Ana Lucia Fuentes to claim her second straight league title.
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