Archive By Author - Dan Agnew
Prep basketball: Canyon to defend home court
It was only a matter of time for Canyon. Stifling defense helped the Cowboys overcome an early scoring draught in their 49-40 win over Highland of Palmdale on Friday night in the Canyon Classic boys basketball semifinal game at Canyon High School. Canyon not only overcame poor shooting, but had to play the first quarter without starting forward Darnel Haggerty, who was left out for disciplinary reasons. Highland led 6-2 by the end of the ...
Prep soccer: Valencia beats two opponents
Valencia girls soccer was not only trying to work in a new offensive system, it was trying to do it while dealing with the elements.
Prep soccer: Youth wins out
Santa Clarita Christian may have a young team this year, but Trinity has an even younger program.
Prep basketball: Hart staves off Knights
Hart girls basketball doesn't want to settle for mediocre this season. And even after a 52-40 victory over Notre Dame of Sherman Oaks Wednesday night at Hart High School, the team is still critical of itself. "They want to be great, and with that comes great individual responsibility," said Hart head coach Zach Koebel of his players. After last week's fourth-place finish at the Valencia High-Five Classic, Koebel said the team was capable of better. ...
Prep basketball: West Ranch hits groove
Early in the season, some teams are still trying to settle into a groove. In its second game of the year, West Ranch's offense looked plenty settled. The Wildcats dominated Panorama 82-36 in the Canyon Classic boys basketball tournament at Canyon High School on Wednesday. West Ranch (2-0) didn't leave much doubt about the game, quickly and aggressively finding open shots against an overmatched Panorama team. "We were just being unselfish with the ball," said ...
Prep soccer: Canyon done with draws
Amidst a difficult non-league schedule, Canyon boys soccer wanted to get a win under its belt after two straight draws. The Cowboys delivered with authority Tuesday night with a 3-0 win over Crespi of Encino at Canyon High School. This came four days after Canyon (2-0-2) drew 1-1 against defending CIF-Southern Section Division III champion Paramount which followed a 0-0 draw against Simi Valley last Wednesday. "The situation was, we put ourselves in a predicament ...
Prep basketball: Guests unkind to host
Golden Valley girls basketball started to figure out how to slow down the quick Gardena offense.
Prep basketball: Late boomers
Saugus could only hold Valencia's shooters in check for so long. After a somewhat stagnant first half for both teams, Valencia got its offense working and was able to topple a taller Saugus team 51-40 Saturday in a non-league game at the Valencia High-Five Classic at Valencia High School. The Vikings (2-2) earned fifth place in the classic with the win. "We run a lot of sets, so it gives us a lot of places ...
Prep basketball: Press slowly hobbles Hart
At first, Hart was taking advantage of Stockdale's aggressive style of defense. The Indians were finding open lanes and shots in transition when they were able to break the press. But Hart couldn't break the press consistently enough, and ended up on the losing end of a 65-47 game in the third-place matchup at the Valencia High-Five Classic Tournament. Hart (2-2) handled Stockdale's full-court pressure defense for the first half, trailing just 23-20 at the ...
Men's soccer: Cougars continue unlikely run
College of the Canyons hasn't just carved its way through some of the top-ranked men's soccer teams in California.
Prep basketball: Trinity drops inaugural game
Sometimes, a brand new program has to go through growing pains. Unfortunately for Trinity Classical Academy, those pains came in the form of a 59-24 loss to Armenian General Benevolent Union of Canoga Park on Thursday at Santa Clarita Christian School. It was Trinity's first-ever game as a varsity boys basketball program as well as the opening round of the SCCS 2010 Tip-Off Tournament. "I liked how hard our players worked," said Trinity head coach ...
Prep basketball: No way through
Valencia girls basketball not only had a tough time scoring, it struggled to even inbound the ball against pressure defense all night long.
Prep basketball: Cents stick to the game plan
Saugus figured out its offensive game plan early on - give the ball to Megan Dawe. The plan worked early and often as Saugus girls basketball topped Knight of Palmdale 45-34 in Tuesday night's opening-round game of the Valencia High-Five Classic at Valencia High School. Dawe scored 29 points on a 13-for-20 shooting performance to lead the team. "We're going to have to find somebody else to score," said Saugus head coach Kent Eaton. "It ...
Prep volleyball: Ellias named Foothill MVP
Promise and potential may be nice to talk about, but playing consistently and delivering under pressure were the qualities that won All-Foothill League honors in girls volleyball this year.
TMC notebook: Mustangs women’s soccer preps for tourney
Basketball season is now in full swing at The Master's College, but the women's soccer could steal the headlines this week when it competes in the NAIA Tournament.
Articles By Author - Dan Agnew
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
The Master's College's Steven Karkenny: Well worth the shot
For The Master's College's Steven Karkenny, it was an easy decision.
Saugus volleyball's Tony Balzer: Out of nowhere
