Archive By Author - Dan Agnew
PONY baseball: W.S. Hart picks up pair of titles
William S. Hart baseball teams are raking in the championships these days. In a one-week span, Hart saw its PONY-13 all-stars and PINTO all-stars both win officially-sanctioned tournaments. First, the PONY team won the Southern California North Zone championship on July 11, only to bow out a week later in the super regional just short of the World Series. On Sunday, PINTO followed with a West Zone World Series title, the highest possible achievement at ...
Blue Heat soccer: A lot to be desired
It was a surprising breakout season for the Santa Clarita Blue Heat in just its second year of existence.
Golf: Delio ready for PGA push
It doesn't really matter what level of golf it is, it's every man for himself. That's never been more true for Nick Delio than it is now. The former Saugus High golfer and recent Cal State Northridge graduate will spend the next few months preparing for the rigorous stages of Professional Golf Association Qualifying School. At the end of the final stage in December, Delio hopes to come out as a PGA professional. "When you ...
Golf: Homa, Lee stay busy
The summer is seen as an offseason or a break for some athletes. Two local golfers see the season as an opportunity to ascend the rankings. In Max Homa's case, it's the World Amateur Golf Rankings, where Homa sits at 49th. The University of California, Berkeley junior and Valencia High graduate has made significant strides of his own this summer, coming off a fourth-place finish at the Players Amateur in Bluffton, S.C. on July 10. ...
Prep volleyball: Legacy clubs face the best
Quality club volleyball isn't just a novelty in the Santa Clarita Valley anymore. "Reputable" might be a good way to describe it now. Between last week's Boys Junior National Volleyball Championships in Minneapolis and the Volleyball Festival in Phoenix before that, area club players are going toe-to-toe with some of the best talent in the country. Legacy Volleyball Club in Valencia sent a total of four boys teams to the Junior Nationals, which concluded on ...
The AD Q&As: Matt Dixon, Trinity Classical Academy
Trinity Classical Academy Athletic Director Matt Dixon has a lot on his plate. For him and the rest of the school, everything is still new. The school just concluded its first season of varsity CIF athletics in almost every sport in 2010-11. For now, Dixon is getting all the teams, coaches and paperwork aligned for the upcoming season. Trinity rents from Northpark Community Church, which means it has no control over facilities built on campus. ...
Alison Lee: SCV standout picks UCLA
She's already competed in two U.S. Women's Open tournaments. She's No. 8 in the American Junior Golf Association Polo rankings and has five top 5 finishes in AJGA tournaments this year.
The AD Q&As: Steve Waldeck, The Master’s College
Editor's note: This is the first in a series of Q&As The Signal is conducting with every Santa Clarita Valley sports program's athletic director. The purpose of it is to give you, our readers, an insight to the athletic issues at each school and to also get you more familiarized with the athletic programs, who is running the school's athletic programs and what their opinions are.
College football: Collin Keoshian, a quick return
Former Santa Clarita Christian School running back Collin Keoshian is still waiting to play his first down of college football.
Rodeo: A force on a horse
Chrissy Madgwick has spent a good portion of the summer at Lake Hughes in the northern part of the Angeles National Forest.
W-League soccer: Some unfinished business
All the Santa Clarita Blue Heat wanted to do was control the tempo, gain the momentum and secure a playoff spot.
Minor League Baseball: Locals star in Triple-A
All-Star week isn't only taking place in Phoenix - at least not for Minor League Baseball.
Prep football: SCCS back to square one
They might have to learn how to play more zone coverage than man-to-man on defense. They'll most likely have to open up the passing game a lot more rather than relying so much on the ground attack.
MLB: Halos enter break hot
ANAHEIM - It would be difficult to draw up a better scenario for the Los Angeles Angels heading into the All-Star break.
Hockey: Local prospects begin camp
They don't get to play under the label of "professional hockey," but that's not such a bad thing.
Articles By Author - Dan Agnew
Golden Valley names new boys soccer coach
Golden Valley High School has named its new varsity boys soccer coach, the school announced Friday.
West Ranch baseball back on top
The surge back to the top continued for the defending Foothill League champion West Ranch Wildcats baseball team.
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.
