CIF softball playoffs: West Ranch squeezed in

Haley Hineman had been asked to lay down a bunt several times before this season. Never had the West Ranch sophomore faced such a scenario with a CIF-Southern Section Division I playoff game on the line. Hineman successfully executed a walk-off squeeze bunt in the bottom of the seventh inning to lift West Ranch softball to a 6-5 win past Moorpark in Thursday's first-round game at West Ranch High School. It marks the first playoff ...

CIF baseball playoffs: Trinity debuts then exits

Just about every Trinity Classical Academy sport competed in its first varsity season during the 2010-11 school year and made strides, including baseball.

Around the SCV: Jackson named all-state

When Lonnie Jackson first took the court for Valencia basketball, he was told he had little chance to gain any significant recognition for his talents outside of the Santa Clarita Valley.

CIF volleyball: Vikes hit familiar wall

IRVINE - For a program like Valencia boys volleyball, watching a season come to an end in any match other than a CIF championship is a disappointment.

CIF tennis: First loss is last loss

All it takes is a couple of points and it can all come tumbling down. Valencia boys tennis dropped three neck-and-neck sets early in its CIF-Southern Section Division II match against Beverly Hills and couldn't recover, losing 12-6 at Beverly Hills High School on Friday. The Vikings (20-1) lost their first team match of the season and were thus eliminated in the second round of the playoffs. It started when Valencia lost five of the ...

CIF tennis: ’Cats can’t steal enough

It sounded easy enough on paper. Steal a few wins in singles, do most of the damage in doubles, and West Ranch boys tennis would move on in the CIF-Southern Section Division II playoffs. Against the No. 3 seed Santa Monica and its loaded singles lineup, that proved to be too tall an order for the Wildcats, who lost 13-5 in the second round on Friday at West Ranch High School. "Our singles are good," ...

CIF volleyball: Hart unable to knock off top seed

Hart boys volleyball would have had to play nearly perfect to beat the top seed in the CIF-Southern Section Division II playoffs.

CIF volleyball: The giant rolls

When it comes to playoffs, teams often have to face unfamiliar opponents, which makes in-game adjustments paramount.

Foothill baseball: ’Cats quell threats

Damage control was the name of the game for West Ranch baseball. It's a formula the Wildcats, who have already wrapped up third place in the Foothill League, hope to carry into the playoffs next week. On Wednesday, the Wildcats' pitching staff held off multiple Saugus threats in a 5-3 win on Wednesday at West Ranch High School. Saugus brought the go-ahead run to the plate twice in the game after falling behind 4-0, but ...

CIF tennis: New strategy lifts Wildcats

West Ranch boys tennis, sporting different doubles teams than usual, focused on hitting solid serves and high-percentage shots in Wednesday's CIF-Southern Section Division II first-round playoff match.

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 ...

Canyon track and field's Devin Baldwin: Endless tenacity