Foothill basketball: Vikes show new look

This is the new Valencia boys basketball. It's a smaller, quicker, grittier group than in year's past. Most importantly, the Vikings play as a team, as they did in Tuesday night's 55-50 Foothill League-opening win over Saugus at Valencia High. "You can't just guard one guy," said Valencia head coach Rocket Collins. "It's easy when you have one guy, and (opponents) key on him. It is a little bit better now." Gone are the days ...

Kaluna and Harris: The rare pair

It's not as if it's random chance that all the pieces have fallen in place for West Ranch basketball.

Foothill League boys soccer preview: West Ranch's Justice Rodrigues, Back on the pitch

It was only when he spent some time away from soccer that Justice Rodrigues realized how much the sport meant to him.

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 ...

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