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Local squad has bigger purpose
Last year, the Santa Clarita Sentinels were just another semiprofessional football squad. This season, the Santa Clarita-based team - now called the Skyhawks - will be a nonprofit organization playing with a purpose.
SCV bound for bowls
The Santa Clarita Valley has a proud football tradition - but not just on Friday nights. There are plenty of local products playing college football, and some of them will take part in bowl games in the coming weeks.
New-look Wildcats struggle in opener
The West Ranch boys basketball team got the start it wanted but not the finish it needed in an 80-69 loss to Highland High on Tuesday at Canyon High in the 10th annual Canyon Classic.
Doing the right thing: TMC's Raphael Harris
When Raphael Harris left the gym in Malibu on Nov. 7, 2008, he thought he was done with The Master's College basketball team.
A Cardinal brotherhood
A few friends threw around the football in the parking lot of the Valencia Albertsons supermarket after church on Sunday.
Can it be done again?
The Santa Clarita Christian football team has a certain respect for Faith Baptist. Cardinals head coach Garrick Moss mentions Faith as one of a few measuring sticks for the quality of an 8-man program. As SCCS rematches Faith Baptist for the CIF-Southern Section Division I 8-Man Football Championship at Faith Baptist in Canoga Park at 1 p.m., by now, it's also clear the respect is mutual. The Contenders (10-2) have been perennially just that, making ...
Saugus girls struggle with Royal
The Saugus girls basketball team is off to a rocky start after a 72-37 blowout loss to Royal on Thursday in the Valencia High-Five Classic at Valencia High.
TMC reaches NAIA semis
The Master's College men's soccer team continues to break new ground for the program.
League-title contender rolls
The Valencia girls basketball season is officially off and running. The Vikings kicked off their season with a 77-45 win over Oxnard at Valencia High on Tuesday on the first day of the 2009 Valencia High-Five Classic. Led by Vikings junior wing player Lauren Spargo, and a supporting cast of eight seniors, the Vikings raced out to an 18-2 lead before Oxnard (0-1) head coach Brett Chapin called a timeout to stop the proverbial bleeding. ...
TMC's Joey Fuca: Understanding the point
The Master's College point guard Joey Fuca had some soul-searching to do over the summer.
SCCS first leads to return trip
Santa Clarita Christian running back Colin Mayhugh couldn't have picked a better night to have his biggest game of the year.
SCCS Football: Thacher stands in the way of a return
Despite an up-and-down regular season, Santa Clarita Christian has made it through the first two rounds of the postseason relatively unscathed.
Valencia 49, Buena 22: Back to Viking form
VENTURA - Hurry-up offense? Try less than a minute. Playoff pressure? Valencia quarterback Alex Bishop seemed to feel none on Friday. As Bishop dropped back to pass with time to spare in the pocket, he found a wide-open Brock Vereen from 35 yards out for a touchdown with 1:06 left in the first half. It was the Vikings' fifth score before halftime, as they made short work of Buena of Ventura in a 49-22 rout ...
COC basketball: Sibling revelry
It wasn't really planned, per se, but it all sort of came together at a College of the Canyons men's basketball game on Nov. 8 against Pasadena.
Tank runs dry: Cougars fall in Western State Bowl
MISSION VIEJO - If the College of the Canyons football team was going to send its sophomores out on a winning note in the Western State Bowl, it would need major help from its offense. Unfortunately for the Cougars, it only got one half's worth in a 31-20 loss at Saddleback College on Saturday.
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