Archive By Author - Perry Smith
TMC men's basketball preview: A new ride begins
Last year, The Master's College men's basketball team was on the cusp. A 10-3 start and No. 16 ranking had the team poised to be a contender in the Golden State Athletic Conference, with its eyes on an NAIA postseason berth. But given what happened next, those goals escaped the team and head coach Chuck Martin. As the Mustangs were disrupted by injuries, opponents began to key in on their frontcourt and they went 8-10 ...
Prep volleyball: Size spills SCCS
A scrappy Santa Clarita Christian girls volleyball team fought its way to the second round of the CIF-Southern Section Division IVA playoffs with defense and effort.
Prep tennis: Vikes open with a bang
It's hard to imagine a better way for Valencia's girls tennis team to start the playoffs.
Raphael Harris: Hoops dreamer, Part III of III
On the fourth floor of a Beverly Hills office, Beatrice Fakhrian, an agent with Mega Sports, composes e-mails and makes phone calls for her client, former The Master's College forward Raphael Harris.
Raphael Harris: Hoops dreamer, Part II of III
For players who dream of playing in front of arena-sized crowds chanting their names, the inside of the basement-level gymnasium at Hollywood High School provides one of the starkest contrasts imaginable.
Raphael Harris: Hoops dreamer, Part I of III
Raphael Harris pounds the dunes of Southern California's coastline every morning from the start of the piers in Santa Monica to where the rocks begin to form on Muscle Beach in Venice. With each of the 34 lifeguard towers he'll run by, his calf muscles tighten a little more against the resistance of the sand. His shirt gets heavier with the sweat from the summer heat. When Harris tires, there are millions of reasons he ...
All-SCV Girls Hoops POY Brooke LeMar: Finished strong
Canyon High senior Brooke LeMar redefined finishing strong with her senior year, and proved herself as the top talent on the Foothill League's top girls basketball team in the process. LeMar already had a basketball scholarship to Southern Illinois University in hand before her senior season tipped off, but she never took her foot off the gas pedal.
Foothill League boys tennis preview: Vikings’ raid
Last season, Valencia boys tennis won its seventh Foothill League title in the last eight years.
Foothill League boys tennis preview: Canyon's Jason Ferlianto, tranquil talent
Canyon isn't just looking to be part of the Foothill League pack this season, or compete for the league's last playoff spot.
Spring Smash: Vikes smash the brackets
Valencia head coach Annie Kellogg said it took "about 10 years" for her Vikings to win their first Spring Smash, the pre-Foothill League tournament they've hosted for the last 15 years. But as Valencia No. 1 singles player Tyler Gottshall looked around the courts in the final round Saturday, he saw nothing but teammates.
One mistake too many for Golden Valley
When Hart catcher Kevin Bailey stepped to the plate with his team trailing at Golden Valley High by one run Friday, the Indians needed their offense to give them another chance.
Boys tennis: Valencia’s sour note
Valencia's No. 3 doubles team of John Schmidt and Sam Yun were on fire Thursday at Valencia High.
Boys tennis: ’Cats get singled out
When West Ranch's No. 3 doubles player Sabin Kim sliced a perfect drop over the net to earn a two-set lead, things were looking good for the Wildcats.
Boys basketball: Seniors compete in SCV Hoops Finale
With a collection of the Santa Clarita Valley's top senior talent gathering in Golden Valley High's gym, there was a lot of promise for impressive shooting and athletic dunks.
TMC baseball: Overcoming the count
Don't count out The Master's College baseball team. The Mustangs took a 9-4 loss to Fresno Pacific on Wednesday in the first game of a doubleheader, but it bounced right back. The key? They gave the ball to pitcher Joe Zeller. TMC took the second half of the doubleheader that afternoon 6-4, thanks in no small part to an eight-inning, one-earned-run performance on the mound. Zeller also helped out his own cause, finishing 2-for-4 with ...
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