Motorsports: Dream scenario

It was one of the wildest finishes in the history of the Indianapolis 500. Dan Wheldon's victory on the final lap of the race on Sunday was much more than random chance, as was his one-race partnership with Bryan Herta Autosport. Herta, who resides in Valencia and once raced in the IZOD IndyCar Series, knew everything would have to be perfect to pull it off in the sport's most revered event. The car, the engineering, ...

College golf: Homa ends on high note

Max Homa's golf season is over for the University of California, Berkeley. His season as a United States Golf Association Amateur is just about to begin. The Valencia graduate completed the Men's Golf NCAA Division I Championships with an even-par 72 in the third round on Thursday at Karsten Creek golf course in Stillwater, Okla. His three-day total of 219 (3-over) was good for a tie in 17th place. Pepperdine sophomore and Hart graduate Johnny ...

College golf: Local two drop in Okla.

The second day of play at the Men's Golf NCAA Division I Championships presented its new challenges for the two locals participating.

College baseball: Bauer among the best

Former Hart High pitcher Trevor Bauer soaked up plenty of recognition for his talents in high school. Now he's doing it in college, and the honors are coming in droves.

College golf: Locals look to stay focused

On a course like Karsten Creek, home of the 2011 NCAA Division I College Men's Golf Championships, it's about damage control.

All-Foothill League boys volleyball: Coaches honor Oppler

The best players in any sport are usually the ones that want the ball in pressure situations.

Prep boys tennis: All Vikings on the forefront

Valencia waltzed its way through Foothill League play and the rest of the regular season. The apt result - nearly every player on the team was honored in the 2011 All-Foothill League boys tennis teams. Leading the way on the all-league singles team is junior J.R. Macalutas, who went 22-0 against Foothill opponents for the league champion Vikings. "I felt really accomplished this year because Jason Ferlianto is really good," Macalutas said of the second-best ...

Around the SCV: Two for Hart, one more for GV

As the spring seasons come to a close, colleges are already filling up rosters for next year.

College golf: UCLA's Carrie Forsyth, the sweet taste of success

The second time around can sometimes be even sweeter. At least those were the sentiments of UCLA women's head golf coach Carrie Forsyth, whose team claimed its second NCAA Division I national championship under her tutelage last week. Forsyth, a 1989 Canyon High graduate, also coached the Bruins to a title in 2004. "It was awesome. After our win in 2004, when you win it the first time it's such a big deal, but you're ...

TMC Golf finishes 12th

The Master's College men's golf team finished tied for 12th place at the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics championships.

CIF baseball: Vikings can’t rise this time

DANA POINT - After the usual postgame team meeting in left field, Valencia baseball coaches and most of the players walked back to the dugout like they always do.

TMC golf: Return to form

The kind of season Kevin Anderson is having warrants an explanation. Truthfully, not even Anderson himself is exactly sure why he suddenly put together a stretch of the best golf of his life for The Master's College this year. But he has. And oddly enough, the senior has done it a year after one of his most disappointing campaigns of his competitive career. "I guess I attribute it to, I don't know, more of a ...

CIF tennis: Foothill Leaguers exit early at Individuals

Often times, the CIF-Southern Section boys tennis Individual tournament simply comes down to draws.

College baseball: TMC finishes even

Playing in the National Christian College Athletic Association World Series for the first time in school history, The Master's College baseball finished just the way it did the regular season - with an even .500 record.

CIF softball playoffs: Trinity’s sports season comes to end

It had the offensive production. It had the pitching. But Trinity Classical Academy softball fell just short of its first-ever playoff victory.

Canyon track and field's Devin Baldwin: Endless tenacity