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 ...

College football: The SCV goes bowling

College football's postseason, also known as bowl season, has already begun. For those players who came from the Santa Clarita Valley, there's plenty of action still to come. A sizeable list of local football players will be prominently featured in multiple bowl games this month. It's a diverse list of athletes ranging from offensive, defensive and special teams players coming from area high schools as well as College of the Canyons. Many of them are ...

Prep basketball: SCCS hits restart on hardwood

Santa Clarita Christian was going to restart its girls basketball program no matter the circumstances.

Prep basketball: It’s all Webb in SCCS’ win

Santa Clarita Christian boys basketball head coach James Mosley knew he had a few players with big-time potential.

Prep soccer: Vikings do just enough

The way Valencia girls soccer played most of the game, it could have been a runaway victory. As it turned out, the Vikings did just enough to hold off Alemany 2-1 on Wednesday at Valencia High School. Despite controlling the ball and creating several golden opportunities to score, particularly in the first half, Valencia (5-1-1) needed a late second-half goal by senior Lindsay Bos to pull in front for good. "We were playing well," Bos ...

Prep soccer: Quick is the key for Trinity

In a duel of two young teams, the one to establish itself early was going to take the upper hand.

Prep volleyball: Three locals selected for All-CIF teams

Three Santa Clarita Valley girls volleyball players made the All-CIF list, which was released Tuesday.

NFL: Up and comers

Some of the Santa Clarita Valley's newest professional football stars are showing signs of long-term promise in the NFL.

Awards: The haul for the fall

The fall season is complete for The Master's College and College of the Canyons, and now is the time of year to honor the outstanding athletes from each school for the season that was.

College soccer: Former Canyon, COC player headed to CSU L.A.

Canyon graduate Jordan Markovich will play soccer any way he can. After playing soccer the past two seasons with two different schools, he's adding a third to his list with a commitment to Cal State University, Los Angeles on Thursday. After graduating high school in 2011, the former two-time All-Santa Clarita Valley first-team selection spent his freshman year of college playing at Azusa Pacific University before playing for College of the Canyons this past fall. ...

Prep volleyball: West Ranch's Skabelund signs with BYU

Adding to the strong tradition of college-caliber men's volleyball players to come from the Santa Clarita Valley, West Ranch senior Tanner Skabelund will play for Brigham Young University next season.

Canyon track and field's Devin Baldwin: Endless tenacity