College softball: Cougars find the right lineup

For most of the non-conference season, College of the Canyons softball had been shuffling around its wealth of young players, testing different lineups and positions.

Prep baseball: Cardinals begin again

Santa Clarita Christian's baseball team has plenty of early season rust to shake off. That didn't stop it from making a run after falling behind by seven runs in its season opener. The run fell short, as Frazier Mountain ran away late for a 12-6 win Wednesday at The Master's College. The Cardinals (0-1) scored all six of their runs in the fifth inning, which pulled them within one run at 7-6. "I'm not worried ...

College baseball: Starting to find a formula

According to head coach Chris Cota, College of the Canyons baseball isn't where it needs to be this season.

College baseball: Finding the fun again

The last time Troy Neiman remembers having this much fun playing baseball, he was 12 years old.

Prep Track and Field: Dominant day for locals

It's far too early to start speculating about league titles and CIF competitions, but based on Saturday's track and field meet, the Foothill League has plenty of capable athletes.

Prep softball: Next for GV: A response

First-year Golden Valley softball head coach Hugo Castillo spent an extra few minutes talking to his team after Friday's game.

College baseball: Cougar barrage

In its final game before the opening of Western State Conference, South Division play, College of the Canyons baseball had one issue in mind.

College basketball: Long year comes to end

The Master's College men's basketball won its last three games of the regular season to earn a spot in the Golden State Athletic Conference Tournament.

College basketball: Mustangs can’t hang in tourney

The Master's College women's basketball team hoped to undo the poor finish it had to the regular season.

Prep soccer: Magic runs out

If the season for Hart boys soccer could be summed up in one game, Friday's contest would have been a good one to watch.

College baseball: TMC turns it up

Coming into the season, The Master's College baseball expected to be a team that relied on timely hitting and contact hitting.

Hart's Cody Seybold: Reverser of fortune

All kidding aside, this Hart boys soccer team is for real. As confident and carefree as senior defender Cody Seybold usually is, even he had to admit that a turnaround like the one his team has put together this season was unlikely from the start. "At the beginning of the season, it was like, OK, this team has potential, now we just need to get everyone together," Seybold says. And the team will get together ...

Prep soccer: The late show

It's a situation in which the Hart boys soccer team is becoming quite comfortable. Late in the game, the Indians needed a goal to win. Late in regulation, they couldn't find the back of the net. After regulation ended, they did. Midfielder Ben Kret scored midway through the first overtime period to lead Hart past University High School of Irvine 1-0 in the second round of the CIF-Southern Section Division III playoffs Wednesday at Hart ...

Prep soccer: SCCS runs out of road

NORTH HILLS - Santa Clarita Christian girls soccer was in uncharted territory. Since the program's formation in 2002, it had never appeared in a second-round CIF playoff game. The team had also never won a Heritage League title before this year, a feat it accomplished two weeks ago. But in a season of many firsts, the Cardinals played their last game of the season Tuesday, a 3-1 loss to Rim of the World of Lake ...

Prep basketball: Trinity runs out of firsts

In its inaugural varsity season, Trinity Classical Academy boys basketball had already exceeded expectations.

Season slips away from COC baseball

Everything seemed to be set up perfectly for College of the Canyons baseball.

COC softball inches closer to state

Once again, College of the Canyons softball is one win away from making the state finals.

Usuals get it done at CIF track and field prelims

Golden Valley, Saugus and Canyon were the three clear frontrunners throughout the Foothill League track and field season.

West Ranch tennis can’t match up

No matter how the lineup was arranged, West Ranch Wildcats boys tennis was going to have a tough time.

Vikes double up in round 1

Valencia boys tennis head coach Annie Kellogg summed it up best by quoting the opposing coach.

CIF volleyball roundup: Foothill one and done

The Foothill League collectively went 0-for-3 in the boys volleyball playoffs this season.

West Ranch volleyball ousted in first round

Valencia Country Club hosts U.S. Open qualifier

Johnny MacArthur just got one step closer to playing in one of the world's biggest golf events.

Valencia's Chad LeDuff: Fitting of the distinction

People used to tell Christy LeDuff that her son had a gift.

Canyon baseball takes out the drama against G.V.

The Canyon Cowboys have been involved in a lot of wild games in recent weeks in Foothill League play.

Max Homa, Valencia graduate, wins Pac-12 individual title

Valencia High graduate Max Homa claims he was stressed out and nervous all week long.

Hart's Myles Franklin named All-State sophomore

Hart High sophomore Myles Franklin was named an All-State sophomore by Cal-Hi Sports.

West Ranch goes 10-0 in Foothill League play

The West Ranch Wildcats completed a season sweep through Foothill League play on Tuesday with a 3-1 win over the Valencia Vikings by scores of 22-25, 25-18, 25-17 and 26-24 at West Ranch High School.

Foothill League track finals up next

All the focus was on the track at Tuesday's Foothill League track and field prelims at Valencia High School. Qualifying heats were held for seven varsity events in both boys and girls on Tuesday, all of which were running events. Finals for the field events will be held on Friday at Valencia, along with the rest of the league finals. In the meantime, the stage has been set for some tight competition in multiple events ...

TMC baseball sweeps major conference awards

The Master's College baseball earned a conference title on Saturday, and the team was rewarded with a cluster of awards on Tuesday with the release of the 2013 Golden State Athletic Conference baseball awards.