Archive By Author - Dan Agnew
Prep basketball: ’Cats can’t keep pace
Against the top seed in its playoff bracket, West Ranch girls basketball was going to have to play nearly flawless basketball to keep pace.
Prep boys soccer: ’Cats bounced in round 1
Scoring goals hasn't been a problem for West Ranch boys soccer all season. On a rainy, windy day, the Foothill League champions failed to score at all, despite several chances in the second half. The Wildcats were eliminated in the first round of the CIF-Southern Section Division III playoffs, losing 1-0 to Santa Maria Friday at West Ranch High School. It was also the first time West Ranch finished a game without a goal since ...
Prep boys basketball: Cold Cards lose it late
The Santa Clarita Christian boys basketball team came into Friday night's game as one of the highest ranked teams in its division.
Prep basketball: Valencia storms on Diamond Bar
Valencia girls basketball didn't want to sit around and wait. So instead, the fired-up squad got into the action right off the bat and quickly turned the game into a blowout. The Vikings scored the first 19 points of the game and rode that lead to a 45-28 win over Diamond Bar Thursday night at Valencia High in the first round of the CIF-Southern Section Division IA playoffs. The 19-0 run, which spanned to the ...
Prep soccer: Cards notch program first
Natalie Keoshian was jumping up and down and moving in every which direction - and that was during the game.
Prep basketball: Wildcats cooled in first round
VENTURA - West Ranch boys basketball won three straight games at the end of the regular season to get here.
Prep baketball: SCCS finishes
It may have taken all four quarters, but eventually Santa Clarita Christian School girls basketball went back to what got it here in the first place.
Prep basketball: Pair done at Hart, GV
It wasn't an easy decision for either coach, but they both had their reasons. A pair of girls basketball head coaches, Hart's Zach Koebel and Golden Valley's Marq Hawkins, resigned in the final week of the regular season. Koebel said there were two primary reasons he decided to step down. Their names are Riley and Taylor, his 5- and 3-year old daughters, respectively. "I've got two young kids, one (nearly) 6-year-old and a 3-year-old, and ...
COC baseball: No relief
In its 2011 home opener, College of the Canyons baseball won with its bats. A day later, it lost with its fielding. The Cougars committed four errors, opening the door for a 4-3 loss to East Los Angeles College on Friday in the second day of the Western State Conference Tournament at COC. After scoring early and often in a 7-2 win over Cerritos Thursday, the Cougars had to scrap for runs Friday when the ...
The Day After Hoops: Battle tested for playoffs
The Foothill League basketball teams are done knocking each other around. Now, a lot of them will get the opportunity to try to impose their will on other teams around the division - in the postseason. "Playoffs are always fun because the teams don't really know each other," said Saugus boys basketball head coach Derek Ballard. Saugus was one of three teams that finished with 5-5 league records and tied for third place. Due to ...
TMC baseball preview: Young and restless
It's hard to classify The Master's College baseball team in terms of its style. One thing in undeniable though, the team is young and inexperienced. Of the 23 players on the roster, just five of them are seniors. Seven are freshman. Head coach Monte Brooks is anything but concerned about the youth, though. In fact, he went as far as comparing the 2010 squad to a famous NBA star. "LeBron James is young," Brooks said. ...
Prep basketball: Cents snare third place
At one point, Saugus girls basketball was 1-3 in the Foothill League. Now, it has assured itself a playoff spot and a third-place finish after hanging on for a 56-52 win over West Ranch on Thursday at West Ranch High School. The Centurions used a combination of strong post play and timely shooting to keep the Wildcats at arm's length the entire game in both teams' regular-season finales. Saugus (13-14, 6-4) never gave up the ...
Prep soccer: ’Cats clinch soccer crown
It was a fitting finish for West Ranch boys soccer on Senior Day. It was two seniors who put the game away, giving West Ranch a 3-0 win over Saugus Thursday at West Ranch High. The victory, combined with Hart's 3-3 tie with Valencia later in the day, gave the Wildcats their first Foothill League title in program history. "It's good to have that first league championship," said West Ranch head coach Mo Burgess. "A ...
Prep soccer: Day saved for Canyon
As Canyon goalkeeper Robert Nudya made his way off the field after a boys soccer matchup against West Ranch, he just couldn't hold back his emotions.
The Day After Soccer: Leaders create distance
While Valencia and Canyon boys soccer remained gridlocked, the top two teams in the Foothill League further distanced themselves from the field.
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
