Archive By Author - Dan Agnew
Prep boys soccer: Defensive mistakes doom Indians
The Hart Indians boys soccer team won its first two playoff games by limiting mistakes and finishing scoring chances.
Prep girls soccer: Cardinals’ conclusion
The core group of seniors on the Santa Clarita Christian Cardinals girls soccer players experienced a lot through the years.
Prep sports: First polls of the spring
Forget what the calendar says, spring is practically here in the world of sports. Baseball, softball and boys volleyball can officially begin on Feb. 23 for local high schools. So, in turn, the CIF released its preseason polls for those sports on Monday. In baseball, the defending Foothill League champion West Ranch Wildcats are ninth in CIF-Southern Section Division I. Last season, the Wildcats finished 20-9-1 after advancing to the Division I semifinals before bowing ...
Valencia boys soccer: Stuck in the middle
It's a simple question with no simple answer. What does make this year's Valencia Vikings boys soccer team so much better than the ones before? After a long, thoughtful pause, junior midfielder Colton Morgan finally offers his response. "I don't know," he says. "The way that we play together, the way that everybody does what they're supposed to do, that's what leads to our success." It's a fair explanation, but probably an incomplete one. Sure, ...
Prep girls hoops: A star strikes the Wildcats
PALMDALE – Everyone in the gym knew who the West Ranch Wildcats girls basketball team needed to stop.
Prep boys soccer: Vikes make quick work
The strength of Valencia Vikings boys soccer all season has been the team's ability to hold onto leads, no matter the opponent.
Prep boys soccer: Hart makes it two for two
Two playoff games and two impressive victories this week has the Hart Indians boys soccer team looking like it is peaking at the right time.
Prep boys hoops: Canyon can’t cash in
Canyon Cowboys boys basketball had its chance to take the upper hand. But once the host Lawndale Cardinals got into a rhythm, Canyon didn't have enough time to rally in the first round of the CIF-Southern Section Division IIAA playoffs. And after a 73-63 loss to Lawndale on Friday night at Lawndale High, time ran out on the Cowboys' season. "The defense got off balance, missed shots that we would normally make and (Lawndale) got ...
Prep girls soccer: Hart’s Valentine’s victory
Hart Indians girls soccer will accept a mild pat on the back after Thursday's game. But the team might not spend too long celebrating. After a 1-0 win over the San Marcos Royals of Santa Barbara in the first round of the CIF-Southern Section Division II playoffs at College of the Canyons, the sentiment for Hart was, 'it could have been better.' "Overall, we played good enough to win today," said Hart head coach Justin ...
Prep soccer: CIF unveils postseason pairings
With Monday's revealing of the boys and girls CIF-Southern Section playoff brackets, the postseason picture is complete for this year's winter sports.
Prep basketball: CIF Playoff brackets released
Santa Clarita Valley basketball teams are spread out all over the CIF-Southern Section playoff brackets, which were released on Sunday afternoon.
Prep boys hoops: Cowboys end Indians’ title run
After enduring a painful first half of Foothill League play, Canyon Cowboys boys basketball continued to preach the importance of getting better each game.
Prep girls hoops: Canyon routs Hart to win share of league title
It's hard to call the high school careers of Alia McCoy and Jaya Schultz anything else.
Prep boys soccer roundup: Hart grabs auto spot
The Hart Indians came into Foothill League play as the hottest team in boys soccer.
Prep boys soccer: Finale, first, finally
With as rich of an athletic history as the Valencia Vikings have had in so many other sports, somehow a Foothill League boys soccer championship has eluded the program all this time.
Articles By Author - Dan Agnew
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
West Ranch volleyball searches for standard
West Ranch Wildcats boys volleyball is on a mission this season.
Foothill League swim: Valencia stays course
The Saugus Centurions swim team had some highlights at Wednesday's meet with Valencia at Santa Clarita Aquatics Center, but in the end it was the Valencia Vikings who swept the day, 95-75 in girls and 113-55 in boys.
Two former WWE performers to headline event at Valencia High; uncle of ‘The Rock’ also to wrestle
Santa Clarita Valley wrestling fans, get ready for some body slams, suplexes and high-flying moves off the top rope.
SCV Hoops Finale: Hannah Green breaks scoring record
West Ranch High's Hannah Green and Canyon High's Alia McCoy used to scrimmage together during their days playing travel ball.
Saugus baseball holds off Valencia
So much for the possibility of a frontrunner emerging early in the Foothill League.
West Ranch baseball back on track
The West Ranch Wildcats didn't panic after losing their first two Foothill League games.
Canyon track and field's Devin Baldwin: Endless tenacity
Foothill League girls track and field preview: Turnover effects
