Foothill League girls basketball: ’Cats get repeat victory

The Valencia and West Ranch girls basketball teams know each other very well. Besides being Foothill League rivals, the two teams already faced off earlier this season in the West Coast Holiday Classic. And in Tuesday night's league opener at West Ranch High School, it was the Wildcats that took advantage of that knowledge to beat the Vikings 64-52. West Ranch did it by honing in on Valencia's top scorers, Lauren Spargo and Faith Anumba, ...

Foothill League boys basketball: Vikes more than one

If Tuesday night's game was any indication, the Foothill League is going to have plenty of drama this year in boys basketball.

Boys soccer preview: The race to prevent 4

Canyon boys soccer head coach Khris Savage couldn't wait to get started on the 2010-11 season.

Prep soccer: Seeking the 10

Less than a year ago, Canyon received what appeared to be a tough break. Its starting midfielder Jordan Markovich sprained his ankle during a CIF-Southern Section Division III playoff game and had to sit out the quarterfinal match. Though still ailing, he came back for the semifinal, only to see his team go down. At the time, it seemed devastating, but it turns out, it may have been a good thing for Canyon soccer. The ...

Prep basketball: Catch you later

Hart struggled to gain separation from St. Bonaventure in the first half, so it did all it could do to compensate.

All-SCV Girls Volleyball: Saugus' Jaclyn Clark, All of the above

In the game of volleyball, there are many different types of players. Whether a player uses her speed, powerful, height or agility, the simple fact is, talent comes in many different forms. But only one possessed the ability to truly take over a match. And that was Saugus outside hitter Jaclyn Clark, The Signal's 2010 Girls Volleyball Player of the Year. At times, it seemed like she was the only one on Saugus' side of ...

Prep basketball: Little finish, but big start

Sometimes, a rough stretch can teach a team an important lesson. Fortunately for Saugus boys basketball, that lesson was learned in a winning effort. The lesson: play for four quarters. A dominant first half was enough for the Centurions to hang on for a 60-53 victory over Grant of Van Nuys Wednesday night in the Hart Holiday Classic at Hart High. It was enough to earn Saugus a berth in the championship game, which will ...

Ardyce Masters: Equality and excellence

A little more than a decade ago, Ray Sanchez stood at a podium, ready to deliver a speech at a banquet honoring the retirement of former Canyon coach and athletic director Ardyce Masters.

Valencia athletics: Getting with the program

It didn't matter which sport it was. Up until about a decade ago, if you wanted to know who the best team in the Santa Clarita Valley was, the smart money would be on Hart. That was true for football, baseball, basketball and a lot of other sports in which the school participated for a lot of the valley's history. Somewhere along the line, a new school began rearing its purple and gold head - ...

Joe Kapp: The old quarterback

It seems like every year the Santa Clarita Valley turns out another handful of talented athletes who move onto the greener pastures of college and professional sports.

Prep basketball: Combo power

Saugus girls basketball appears to have found a winning combination on offense. That combination consisted of guard Jordan Oster and power forward Megan Dawe scoring from all over the court in a 57-51 victory over Camarillo Tuesday night at Saugus High School. Dawe scored 22 points, Oster poured in 18 and the two combined for 15 fourth-quarter points to lead a late charge to help the Centurions pull away. "We were working the ball around ...

COC notebook: Still looking for answers

The men's and women's basketball teams at College of the Canyons both traveled to play in tournaments over the weekend, but neither team came out unscathed.

Prep soccer: No rest for the devoted

There was nothing particularly taxing about last Friday night's activities for Joanna Masopust.

Prep soccer: Cents allow late draw

It looked like the Saugus boys soccer team was going to escape with a win after a somewhat sloppy game.

TMC women's basketball: Zoe Scott, Sudden impact

This all began a long time ago. At the start of The Master's College women's basketball season, Zoe Scott was just a soft-spoken freshman who had never played a minute at the collegiate level. Just over a month into the season, she is the team's third-best scorer, and from the outside looking in, has come out of nowhere. Teammate and starting guard Ella Joines suspected something months before the start of the season. "I think ...

Valencia grad Nick Ferry wins NCAA volleyball title

For the second straight year, Valencia High graduate Nick Ferry got to experience a national championship.

Saugus baseball breaks the pattern in victory

It's almost as if the baseball gods wanted to test the Saugus Centurions.

West Ranch volleyball clinches outright Foothill title

Canyon comes from behind to beat Saugus 6-4

Zachary Hanks, former Hart pitcher, commits to New Mexico St.

Former Hart High pitcher Zachary Hanks has officially committed to play baseball at New Mexico State University next season. The senior will receive a scholarship to play for the college.

Golden Valley's James Chevious has surprised on the track

On March 21, James Chevious experienced his first Foothill League win as a Golden Valley Grizzly.

COC baseball: Playing for playoffs

If College of the Canyons baseball is going to play its way into the postseason, pitching performances like Thursday's will certainly help.

Valencia baseball cools off West Ranch

J.D. Busfield just put Valencia Vikings baseball back in first place.

Wildcats volleyball in driver's seat with win over Hart

Golden Valley names new boys soccer coach

Golden Valley High School has named its new varsity boys soccer coach, the school announced Friday.

West Ranch baseball back on top

The surge back to the top continued for the defending Foothill League champion West Ranch Wildcats baseball team.

Foothill tennis roundup: Hope alive for Golden Valley

At the halfway mark in Foothill League play, Golden Valley boys tennis needed a signature win to keep realistic hopes of an automatic playoff spot alive.

Role reversal for Hart, Valencia boys volleyball

Something is definitely different about the Foothill League this year in boys volleyball.

Pac-12 Championships a ‘dream’ event for coach

Carrie Forsyth has been looking forward to this tournament for a long time.

2013 All-SCV Boys Soccer: Valencia's Zach Klindworth