Golden Valley's Leon Jacobs: The rise of the idle

Sitting alone at a lunch table last spring in the cafeteria at Golden Valley High School, Leon Jacobs couldn't help but ask, "How did I get myself into this?"

Around the Divisions: Disturbance in the polls

The same two teams have stood atop the CIF-Southern Section Northern Division polls for five straight weeks.

College cross country: SCV hosts Pac-12 finals over weekend

It was the first of its kind in the Santa Clarita Valley. Robinson Ranch Golf Club hosted the Pac-12 cross country championships on Saturday. Until then, the finals had never been held in the SCV. The same venue hosted the Pac-12 Preview meet on Sept. 21. Saturday's race was for real though, and the Colorado men and Oregon women were crowned team conference champions when all was said and done. Arizona's Lawi Lalang won his ...

Foothill football: Saugus quiets talk

At least one team was able to inject some positivity into a season which has otherwise been a long, difficult one.

College volleyball: Cougars use all their weapons

This was the match College of the Canyons women's volleyball needed to have. Coming off a loss to the state's top-ranked team last week, the Cougars' relatively painless 3-1 win over Glendale College on Wednesday at COC was just what the doctor ordered. Kelsea Hundtoft had 16 kills to lead COC to set scores of 25-15, 25-15, 20-25 and 25-18. "Kelsea was very smart tonight, not just swinging away but putting it where we wanted ...

Foothill volleyball: ’Cats have their options

Even a team with a defense as good as Saugus girls volleyball couldn't stop all the weapons on West Ranch.

Around the Divisions: Powers stand tall

Last Friday was the day of important matchups across the CIF-Southern Section Northern Division.

College football: Record-setting day at the Coliseum

LOS ANGELES - Matt Barkley and Robert Woods, welcome to the USC record books. To USC's offense, welcome back. A week after being questioned for an uncharacteristic low offensive output in a win over Washington, the Trojans answered emphatically, displaying the type of high-flying, big-play ability that they're expected to play. Barkley and Woods both set records, Barkley's for most career touchdown passes in school and conference history, and Woods' for most receptions in USC ...

Swim: Local swim club head steps down

Canyons Aquatics Club has become synonymous with the success of Santa Clarita Valley swimming in the past few years.

Foothill volleyball: Cents D up at the finish

Saugus has had to deal with heartbreak a couple times already this season. It was time for the Centurions to come out on the other side of it for a change. Coming off a narrow five-game loss to Valencia two days prior, Saugus edged Hart 3-2 with game scores 19-25, 27-25, 21-25, 25-53 and 15-9 on Thursday at Hart High School. "I guess you've got to get one in the bunch," said Saugus head coach ...

Foothill tennis: Title goes to deuce, Valencia wins share of league

In years past, the matchup between Valencia and West Ranch girls tennis at the end of the regular season was played for all the marbles.

Foothill volleyball: Vikes work for sweep

With a slightly different lineup, Valencia managed to fend off a pesky Golden Valley team on Wednesday to complete the season sweep.

Prep volleyball: Hart repeats performance

It was a pressure-packed matchup last time Hart and West Ranch girls volleyball met in their Foothill League openers.

Foothill cross country: The strong survive

It was an unusually thin field running on an unusual day of the week. But on Monday's Foothill League cross country meet, the second of the year, the results were nothing out of the ordinary at Central Park. Saugus won the boys race and dominated the girls race led by individual victories from senior A.J. Yarnall on the boys side and sophomore Samantha Ortega in girls. The Centurions won both team races for the second ...

Around the Divisions: Smooth thus far

As far as the Foothill League was concerned, last week wasn't much of an opportunity for major movement in the polls.

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

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.