Hart's Cody Seybold: Reverser of fortune

All kidding aside, this Hart boys soccer team is for real. As confident and carefree as senior defender Cody Seybold usually is, even he had to admit that a turnaround like the one his team has put together this season was unlikely from the start. "At the beginning of the season, it was like, OK, this team has potential, now we just need to get everyone together," Seybold says. And the team will get together ...

Prep soccer: The late show

It's a situation in which the Hart boys soccer team is becoming quite comfortable. Late in the game, the Indians needed a goal to win. Late in regulation, they couldn't find the back of the net. After regulation ended, they did. Midfielder Ben Kret scored midway through the first overtime period to lead Hart past University High School of Irvine 1-0 in the second round of the CIF-Southern Section Division III playoffs Wednesday at Hart ...

Prep soccer: SCCS runs out of road

NORTH HILLS - Santa Clarita Christian girls soccer was in uncharted territory. Since the program's formation in 2002, it had never appeared in a second-round CIF playoff game. The team had also never won a Heritage League title before this year, a feat it accomplished two weeks ago. But in a season of many firsts, the Cardinals played their last game of the season Tuesday, a 3-1 loss to Rim of the World of Lake ...

Prep basketball: Trinity runs out of firsts

In its inaugural varsity season, Trinity Classical Academy boys basketball had already exceeded expectations.

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. ...

Canyon track and field's Devin Baldwin: Endless tenacity

Foothill League girls track and field preview: Turnover effects

Foothill League boys track and field preview: Separation time