Archive By Author - Dan Agnew
Golden Valley cross country: Glimpse of the future
Golden Valley freshman Bianca Tinoco stood in line with a smile on her face while waiting to go up on stage to be honored for what she had just done.
CIF cross country: Legacy continues
FRESNO – It was a tense couple of minutes for Saugus. The girls cross country team, surrounded by coaches, parents and alumni, could do nothing but wait. When the word finally arrived that Saugus had won its seventh straight state championship, the team celebrated as if it were the school's first. The girls team won the CIF State Division II championship by its slimmest margin yet, led by sophomore Samantha Ortega's second-place finish in a ...
CIF cross country: Saugus surpasses its expectations
FRESNO – The seven state titles in a row almost diminish what this year's Saugus girls cross country team did.
CIF cross country: Some Fresno familiarity
If Saugus is the present cross country power, maybe Golden Valley is the future. Golden Valley will be represented by just two runners on Saturday at the CIF State Cross Country Championships at Woodward Park in Fresno. The two Grizzlies headed to state are senior Nolan Del Valle, who will run in the boys division II race, and freshman Bianca Tinoco, who set to make her state debut in girls Division II. In those same ...
Prep cross country: Their piece of the dynasty
It's become an unofficial tradition in recent years for alumni to drop by Saugus High School the week of Thanksgiving to visit their old teammates and coaches on the girls cross country team.
Saugus cross country: Up there with the best
For years, all they've heard people say is, "How about that Saugus girls cross country team?"
CIF football playoffs: Canyon offense halted on road
ATASCADERO - The usually prolific Canyon High offense may have finally met its match. On a rainy, slippery grass field at Atascadero High School on Friday night, Canyon could never quite get its footing - literally - as it fell short 30-14 against Atascadero in the CIF-Southern Section Northern Division quarterfinals. The usually pass-heavy Cowboys (8-3-1) struggled to move the ball through the air early and the ground game wasn't enough to match the more ...
CIF cross country: Plenty to watch for
Anything short of a CIF championship would be a major disappointment for Saugus girls cross country, which has stood atop the CIF-Southern Section Division II rankings all season long.
College golf: Grimes takes fourth
Kris Grimes almost had a perfect finish to her College of the Canyons career. The sophomore was leading the California Community College Athletic Association Women's Golf State Championship headed into Tuesday's final round. It would have been her second straight state title and second consecutive tournament victory after she won the CCCAA Southern California Championship a week earlier. But she hit a rough patch through the final four holes on Tuesday at the par-72 Temecula ...
Saugus' Samantha Ortega: Improbable upturn
Saugus cross country head coach Rene Paragas has never been one to mince words. Earlier this season, when he was asked about this year's six-time defending state champion girls cross country team, he described his team as "a bunch of blue collar runners," and said he didn't expect anyone to win any individual races. That was two months ago, and Paragas was being honest. Then entered sophomore Samantha Ortega, who is putting together one of ...
Pro baseball: Next step for Valaika
Hart High graduate and former third-round draft pick Chris Valaika is headed to the Miami Marlins organization.
CIF cross country: Foothill shows off at prelims
The Foothill League passed with flying colors at Saturday's CIF-Southern Section Cross Country Prelims.
CIF football playoffs: Drew, 42 and a first-round W
Drew Wolitarsky really knows how to add style points to major milestones. In yet another record-setting night for the Canyon senior wide receiver, Wolitarsky torched San Luis Obispo for nine grabs, 128 yards and two touchdowns on his way to setting the new mark for most career receptions in the history of California high school football. "I come out more fired up just because I know I'm so close (to the record), and once you ...
CIF volleyball playoffs: Battle back
As girls volleyball matches go, it was as bizarre as they come. At times, Valencia looked incapable of scoring a point. At other moments, the Vikings looked like their usual solid, poised selves. Despite getting blown out in two games, Valencia rallied back and hung on for a 3-2 win over Flintridge Sacred Heart Academy on Tuesday in the first round of the CIF-Southern Section Division IA playoffs at Valencia High School. The Vikings lost ...
West Ranch's Sarah McGough: Staking her acclaim
If she played basketball, Sarah McGough would win the sixth man award, her coach says. West Ranch girls volleyball head coach Gerrit Maxwell explains by saying she is the most valuable player on the court that the casual onlooker doesn't know about. "She understands that she doesn't have to be the girl in the sunshine to be successful," Maxwell says. In pro basketball, the Sixth Man of the Year Award is given to the best ...
Articles By Author - Dan Agnew
Prep sports: First polls of the spring
Forget what the calendar says, spring is practically here in the world of sports.
Valencia boys soccer: Stuck in the middle
It's a simple question with no simple answer.
Prep girls hoops: A star strikes the Wildcats
PALMDALE – Everyone in the gym knew who the West Ranch Wildcats girls basketball team needed to stop.
Prep boys soccer: Vikes make quick work
The strength of Valencia Vikings boys soccer all season has been the team's ability to hold onto leads, no matter the opponent.
Prep boys soccer: Hart makes it two for two
Two playoff games and two impressive victories this week has the Hart Indians boys soccer team looking like it is peaking at the right time.
Prep boys hoops: Canyon can’t cash in
Canyon Cowboys boys basketball had its chance to take the upper hand.
