Archive By Author - Dan Agnew
CIF volleyball: Tough draw strikes Grizzlies
Golden Valley boys volleyball coach Jeff Cody didn't spend too much time being frustrated.
CIF volleyball: Calm and moving on
The scene of Valencia boys volleyball players doing handstands and playing "Duck, Duck, Goose" during a break in the action told the story.
Prep tennis: Thirsting with pride
Competing in Foothill League tennis at the varsity level is no picnic. Like any other sport, it requires countless hours of practice and repetition. It takes both physical skill and mental toughness. Saugus senior Sagie Mofsowitz possesses all these qualities - enough to have earned him a spot as a starting singles player on the team. And yet, at age 17 and with roughly five years of experience at the sport, Mofsowitz doesn't consider himself ...
Prep baseball: Knights ahead of the curve
It was a battle between two upstart programs, but only Trinity Classical Academy baseball is competing for a playoff spot.
Foothill League baseball: Canyon takes second series
This is starting to look routine for Canyon baseball. Nothing flashy, grind-it-out pitching, situational hitting and alert baserunning. The Cowboys did just enough of all three to get past Golden Valley 3-1 in Friday's rubber match of the season series between the teams at Golden Valley High School. "We've had to battle every game," said Canyon senior Kyle Pressman. "It's our offense that's let us down in the past. The pitching usually keeps us in ...
Foothill tennis: Recaptured crown
Jason Ferlianto had plenty of reasons for wanting to win the Foothill League boys tennis singles championship.
Foothill volleyball: Indians get the advantage
Last time Golden Valley and Hart boys volleyball met on the court, it was over quickly. But last time, the teams weren't fighting for second place in the Foothill League. Hart had to battle a passionate crowd to rally for a 3-2 victory in Thursday's league finale at Golden Valley High School. The Indians (24-7, 8-2) won by scores of 20-25, 29-27, 25-14, 23-25 and 15-9, securing outright second place in the league standings. When ...
Foothill League boys tennis prelims: Straight expectations
Not everyone was playing in their usual spots at the Foothill League boys tennis prelims. That didn't change the fact that the top four seeds advanced as expected to the semifinals in both singles and doubles play on Wednesday at the Paseo Club. The league's top two teams for the regular season, Valencia and West Ranch, make up the majority of the field which will compete in today's final rounds. Last year's singles champion, Valencia's ...
Foothill volleyball: The first phase
One goal down, two to go. Coming into the season, Valencia boys volleyball wanted to win the Foothill League first and foremost. It did that by finishing off league second-place Hart 3-0 on Tuesday at Hart High School, clinching an outright League title. With scores of 25-20, 25-20 and 25-23, the Vikings (18-7, 9-0) have now won at least a share of 11 straight titles and have stretched their state-record league win streak to 101 ...
Foothill League baseball: When life throws a curve
Scott Kerrigan wasn't supposed to be sitting in the dugout the whole season. Not this season. Not his senior year. Not the year he was supposed to impress scouts and light up radar guns and prove why he is Saugus' undisputed ace. But sometimes that's how baseball is. Sometimes that's how life is. The Saugus pitcher knows that more than anyone now, given the blow he was dealt just weeks before the start of this ...
TMC baseball: Season walkoff
Coming into its regular season finale, The Master's College baseball team knew it didn't have a chance to qualify for the Golden State Athletic Conference tournament.
Foothill baseball: Saugus sees no stop sign
Earlier in the week, Saugus baseball couldn't get much of anything going offensively against Golden Valley.
Foothill League boys volleyball: Grizz get in with win
This is a new Golden Valley boys volleyball. New attitude. New approach. That's what it committed itself to coming into the day. After two losses in its last three Foothill League matches, the Grizzlies got what they needed, a 3-0 (25-19, 25-21, 25-12) dispatching of Canyon on Thursday at Golden Valley High. "When we put pressure on ourselves, we don't play as well," said Golden Valley senior setter Colton Korne in reference to his team's ...
Foothill League boys tennis: Valencia caps perfection
All the pressure was on Valencia. Going into Wednesday's Foothill League boys tennis finale, it hadn't lost a single dual match this season. Its top singles and doubles players hadn't dropped a set in league play. Yet the Vikings were the more cool and collected team against West Ranch, making the shots when they needed to and winning enough close sets to take a 15-3 win at West Ranch High School. It marks the fifth ...
Foothill boys volleyball: Indians use different formula
Hart boys volleyball has many different formulas for success. That came in handy when one of its top hitters was having an off day. Canyon learned the hard way that the Indians are capable of adapting on the fly during a 3-0 Hart win on Tuesday at Canyon High. Hart had a scare in the second game, but held on for the sweep, 25-16, 25-22 and 25-18. Senior J.J. Mosolf, normally one of Hart's best ...
Articles By Author - Dan Agnew
Around the SCV: Local grads grab notice
Canyon High graduate Alysia Montano was named the USA Track and Field Athlete of the Week on Wednesday.
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.
Valencia boys soccer: Stuck in the middle
It's a simple question with no simple answer.
