Foothill League boys soccer preview: There's no room for error

The Foothill League championship has been decided on the final day of league play two years in a row in boys soccer.

All-SCV Boys Cross Country: Saugus' A.J. Yarnall, Name etched in history

At the end of the Foothill League season, there was legitimate debate about who could be considered The Signal's All-Santa Clarita Valley Male Runner of the Year.

2012 All-SCV Girls Volleyball: Delaney Knudsen, The credit's all hers

All you needed to know about Valencia senior Delaney Knudsen could be learned by talking to her coach.

Prep soccer: The best on display

In two days, Hart boys soccer beat two Foothill League opponents, and it has now won two straight Hart Soccer Showcase championships over the last two seasons.

Prep soccer: Cents win Los Tacos crown

Even in a tournament stacked with highly ranked teams, Saugus girls soccer kept finding a way.

Hart boys Showcase roundup: Showdown set

It only took a few seconds for Hart senior Nico Ferrero to get comfortable. Playing in just his second game this season, Ferrero scored less than a minute after being subbed into the game and eventually recorded a hat trick in Hart's 4-0 win over Canyon on Friday in the Hart Soccer Showcase at Hart High School. The victory puts the Indians (7-1-1) into the tournament final against Valencia today at 10 a.m. "It was ...

College basketball: Strong finish leads to win

College of the Canyons men's basketball came into the season committed to taking advantage of its impressive depth.

Prep soccer roundup: Golden Valley shows its grit

Golden Valley boys soccer is already showing how scrappy it can be. The short-handed Grizzlies surrendered a two-goal lead in the second half, but then rallied back to score the game-winning goal with seconds to play on Thursday to win 3-2 over Arleta, capping off its first day of pool play in the Hart Soccer Showcase at Hart High. "I think we just pulled together," said Golden Valley senior Sebastian Martinez, who scored two goals ...

College volleyball: SCV plays part in 3-peat

The last time Pierce College women's volleyball lost a match, half the team was still in high school.

Swimming: CAC picks new leader

Choosing a head coach was not something Canyons Aquatics Club took lightly. But after a detailed two-month search, the club's board of directors finally found someone as serious as they were was about its continued success. CAC chose Coley Stickels as its new head coach to replace Jeff Conwell, who resigned on Oct. 17 after more than six years at the helm and 13 total years with the program. There were many aspects of the ...

Ty MacArthur: Perfectly qualified

The United States Air Force Academy runs its football program a little differently than many other college teams.

Youth cross country: Start of the run

The journey to Fresno can sometimes start long before high school. In a valley filled with some of the most decorated high school cross country programs in the state of California, at least a portion of that success can be traced back to some of the area's thriving youth programs. At the high school level, the Santa Clarita Valley has prospered in the sport for decades. In all, SCV high schools have combined to win ...

College basketball: Reigning with 3s

College of the Canyons guard Jaylen Bland didn't know any other way to explain the night he had.

Prep football: West Ranch picks new football coach

West Ranch High School has chosen former JV and freshman football coach Jan Miller Jr. as its new varsity football head coach, the school's athletic director Cassandra Perez confirmed Wednesday.

Prep hoops: Cardinals show the upside

For most of the first half, Santa Clarita Christian boys basketball showed how young it is. After that, the team showed how good it can be. The Cardinals surged late in the first half and didn't look back in a 72-58 win over Frazier Mountain of Lebec on Monday at The Master's College. "We ran all the plays that we needed to run, and that's it," said SCCS forward Phillip Webb. "We were just trying ...

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

West Ranch's Tanner Skabelund: Only one way

Tanner Skabelund grew up in an environment that demanded a lot.

Foothill League 2013 boys volleyball preview: Teams have a lot to live up to

It's hard to figure out which team has more pressure on it.

Saugus baseball wins the hard way

Saugus Centurions baseball took one of the more stressful routes to victory.

Santa Clarita Valley NFL players hit the open market

Even before the NFL free agency period began, a few blockbuster deals were already made, according to reports around the league.

The Master's College's Jacqui Marshall: Compatible pursuits

All the other schools that tried to recruit Jacqui Marshall were aggressive and almost pushy.

Hart High boys volleyball jumps out to early lead

Toward the end of last season, Hart High boys volleyball was playing at a high level and showing signs of vast improvement from earlier in the year.

COC hoops: The ride comes to a stop

For a while, it looked like College of the Canyons men's basketball was going to keep this ride going.

Golden Valley boys volleyball hits reset

With a new head coach coming in at the last minute and a young team trying to recover from graduation losses, Golden Valley boys volleyball has its work cut out this season.

Canyon boys volleyball's rallying cry

Canyon boys volleyball is a team trying to develop trust among one another.

Prep boys hoops: Trinity gets a last shot

Don't close the book on this season just yet.

COC basketball: One common thread

All three athletes had their separate reasons for taking the paths they took.

Youth sports: Local AYSO teams make state

Even some of the coaches and parents in the community didn't realize a state championship existed for the American Youth Soccer Organization.