College men's basketball: Ugly, but over

The Master's College men's basketball team wasn't shooting well. But rather than get down on itself and let frustration take over, TMC moved its defense and rebounding up a notch. The result was a 52-44 victory over San Diego Christian Thursday night at Bross Gym, snapping a seven-game losing streak. "It almost felt like there was a mental hump and a barrier that we couldn't get over," said TMC guard Leif Karlberg, who finished with ...

College men's hoops: Make some room

Don't count them out just yet. After a rocky start to the season, College of the Canyons men's basketball has rallied to a tie for first place in the Western State Conference, Southern Division standings. And it had to beat the team that came into the day atop the standings to do it. The Cougars locked down on defense and made free throws down the stretch to hold off Citrus College 82-72 Wednesday night at ...

Foothill League boys soccer: Reaping benefits

Last year, Hart boys soccer was a work in progress. Now, the work seems to be paying off. The Indians used short, accurate passing and two unanswered goals to beat Valencia 2-1 at Hart High School on Tuesday. "I think that it's the essence of what we do," said Hart head coach Fausto Arana of the efficient passing. "We pass it all the way up field and we build up." With the win, Hart (11-4-2, ...

Foothill League boys basketball: The Cowboys come together

Canyon boys basketball was getting tired of watching other teams celebrate at its expense. So it made sure to put that possibility to rest quickly in a 63-36 victory over Golden Valley Tuesday night at Golden Valley High. In two of its last three Foothill League games, Canyon gave up double-digit leads and eventually lost. The resulting celebrations by Saugus fans on Jan. 14 and West Ranch fans on Friday stuck with Canyon head coach ...

Valencia's Ben Beilin: Playing it cool

Imagine a scenario where Valencia boys soccer is playing for a chance at a Foothill League title.

The Day After hoops: Stage set for an upset?

So far, Canyon girls basketball has only had one close call. Oddly enough, that was against Saugus, which sits at fifth place in the Foothill League for the time being. Perhaps it's not as odd as it seems. After falling 57-49 to Valencia on Friday, the Centurions dropped to 1-3 in the league, but all three losses have been by single digits. That includes a 42-39 loss to league-leading Canyon a week earlier. "We're just ...

College women's basketball: Mustangs drop thriller

The Master's College women's basketball proved it can come back against a difficult conference opponent.

Prep boys basketball: ’Cats finish off Canyon

All it took was one missed free throw. That was the difference in a game where Canyon boys basketball led by as many as 16 points. West Ranch came all the way back to shock the Cowboys 60-59 Friday night at West Ranch High School. With 38 seconds left, Canyon forward Clay Kasdorf missed the back end of a one-and-one after going a perfect 8-for-8 from the line up to that point. Canyon led 59-58. ...

Prep boys soccer: Some Foothill League intrigue

Canyon boys soccer can't seem to find itself in the right place at the right time. With nine minutes left in a game against West Ranch, Canyon's A.J. Rochow headed in what appeared to be the game-winning goal. It was called back on an offside call. Sound familiar? For the second straight game, the Cowboys' potential game-winner was waved off late in the game, which finished in a 1-1 tie Friday at West Ranch High ...

Prep girls basketball: Cardinals’ test proves too stiff

Santa Clarita Christian girls basketball knew it had a challenging task ahead of it. That didn't mean it expected Milken Community to shoot the lights out and run away with a 70-21 victory Thursday at SCCS. "We were expecting to at least compete, maybe not win, but at least compete with them," said SCCS point guard Taylor Cubas. Like most of the Cardinals' Heritage League opponents, Milken is ranked in the CIF-Southern Section Division VA. ...

Prep boys basketball: SCCS misses its chance

It was there for the taking. But when Santa Clarita Christian boys basketball failed to take advantage of the opportunity to extend a first-half lead, it proved costly. The Cardinals gave up what was once a nine-point lead and lost 64-57 to Milken Community Thursday night at SCCS. Milken slowly crept back into the game with stout defensive play and taking advantage of second-chance points in the second half. "I though we did some good, ...

The Day After Soccer: So much more ahead

Sometimes, you just have to get lucky. And Valencia girls soccer took advantage of a "lucky goal" to get past Canyon 1-0 on Tuesday to remain in second place in the Foothill League. It was McKenna Sekeres' late goal that lifted the Vikings' league record to 2-0-1. Sekeres disrupted a goalie clearance during open play and managed to knock it into the net. Valencia head coach Sean O'Connell called it a "hustle goal, but a ...

Prep boys soccer: Effort proves big for ’Cats

At least the effort was there. Despite not playing technically sound soccer by its own admission, West Ranch beat Golden Valley 2-1 on Tuesday at Golden Valley High School. Wildcats head coach Mo Burgess admitted his team worked hard in the game, but the statement came with a grain of salt. "I'm unhappy with what we did today," Burgess said. "We didn't mark up on transition... we have to be a better team going forward." ...

Prep boys basketball: West Ranch breaks through

Enough was enough. West Ranch boys basketball wasn't about to lose another tight game against a Foothill League opponent. And after losing two games by a combined four points last week, West Ranch found a way to get the upper hand, beating Golden Valley 62-56 on Tuesday night at Golden Valley High. The Wildcats did it with the strong post play of forward Ako Kaluna, who scored 12 of his 22 points in the fourth ...

COC women's basketball: Off to the races

The pollsters have paid plenty of attention to College of Canyons women's basketball. Now, COC is showing why. In perhaps its toughest matchup yet in Western State Conference play, the state's No. 12-ranked Cougars dominated Los Angeles Valley College in a 70-53 victory Saturday night at COC. With the win, COC joined Citrus College as the only remaining unbeaten team in the South Division of the conference. "We knew this was a big game, so ...

Foothill athletes advance to state at Friday's Masters meet

NORWALK - The exact move Sabrina Janes was trying to make a week ago worked perfectly the second time around.

NAIA highlighted by distance runners

It was a good day for distance runners at The Master's College on Friday.

Day 1 TMC's day at NAIA nationals highlighted by 10K

In his first crack at a national championship this spring, The Master's College senior John Gilbertson came up a few seconds short. Gilbertson took third place in the 10,000-meter final on the opening day of the NAIA Outdoor Track and Field Championships on Thursday in Marion, Ind. His time of 30 minutes, 25.89 seconds was less than 30 seconds slower than Spring Arbor's Nathan Martin, who won the title. This was Gilbertson's first time competing ...

Canyon track's Jeremy Kimmer: A master of one

TMC baseball's A.J. Work: Homeward Bound

When A.J. Work last left Idaho as a high school baseball player, he was just a wide-eyed kid trying to figure out how he was going to compete with the "big boys."

West Ranch softball makes first quarterfinal

West Ranch Wildcat Julia Lombardi hit the ball into center field for what appeared to the final out of the softball team's season.

Golden Valley's Nolan Del Valle commits to UC Irvine

One of the best runners in Golden Valley High School history just finished his four-year career at the school.

Pair of Golden Valley coaches step down

Scott Drootin didn't guide the Golden Valley Grizzlies baseball team to any championships, but he built up the program in many other ways.

'Cowboy Round-Up’ passing tournament a success

When Canyon High football head coach Rich Gutierrez thought of the idea of hosting a passing tournament in the spring, his goal was to get some top level football programs involved.

CIF track and field finals: Onward they move

Was it the traditional display of dominance for the Foothill League? Not exactly.

COC's Tim White wins state triple jump title

One year later, Tim White wasn't going to let anyone get in his way of a state championship.

Golden Valley's Azaria Hill: Athlete in her blood

Clusters of runners whiz by every couple of minutes.

Valencia can't handle Harvard-Westlake in Division I playoffs

Foothill League announces all-league boys volleyball

Einstein baseball is in and out

In its first playoff appearance in team history, Albert Einstein Academy baseball didn't get any breaks.