Prep softball: Wildcats edge Moorpark

Moorpark kept getting back up off the mat. In the second round of the Hart softball tournament on Saturday at Central Park, it seemed like no matter how hard the West Ranch softball team knocked the Musketeers around, Moorpark was ready to respond with a jab of its own. And then the Wildcats' Haley Hineman and Bailey Foster provided the perfect one-two punch that even Moorpark couldn't bounce back from, as West Ranch won 7-6 ...

Prep sports: Off and slugging

At times on Saturday afternoon at the Hart varsity softball tournament, it looked like the Hart softball team was never going to stop batting.

Around the SCV: Former G.V. pitcher throws college no-hitter

Chipper Smith throws shutout for Cumberland Everything was working on the mound Saturday for former Golden Valley High pitcher Chipper Smith. Smith, who graduated from Golden Valley in 2007, threw a no-hitter for Cumberland University of Tennessee in a 5-0 victory over Point Park University in a seven-inning contest. It was the program's first no-hitter since 2004, and Smith was recognized as one of four Louisville Slugger National Players of the Week for his accomplishment. ...

Prep baseball: Indians hurt by little things

It was a tough day for the Hart baseball team as Dos Pueblos High jumped ahead to an early lead and held off the Indians' comeback attempts, as Hart lost 8-4 in the Easton Tournament at Hart High School on Thursday afternoon.

Prep baseball: Hanging tough

The good news was West Ranch baseball had advanced to the semifinals of the Easton Tournament.

Valencia graduate Homa named Pac-12 Golfer of the Month

Valencia High graduate Max Homa was honored Thursday by the Pac-12 Conference for his play in February.

Williams gets another nationwide honor

Valencia High baseball player Trey Williams has picked up another honor. The senior was named to the Baseball America 2012 Preseason High School All-America Second Team. This marks the second organization to name Williams an All-American this season, after Maxpreps.com named him one of top 30 players nationally. The Pepperdine University commit was listed as a third baseman by Baseball America and was one of nine players on the second ...

Prep baseball: Cents’ finish as they start

The Saugus High baseball team's season got off to a rocky start on Friday afternoon at Saugus High against Agoura - then it ended in a crash.

College baseball: Bats are no match

College of the Canyons baseball found out why Orange Coast is undefeated through the first 12 games of the season when the two met at COC on Thursday afternoon.

CIF soccer: Saugus falls in extra time

The Saugus girls soccer team accomplished a lot this season. The Centurions won their third straight Foothill League title and became the first girls soccer team in Santa Clarita Valley history to win a CIF-Southern Section Division I playoff game. But a second-round matchup with San Clemente High - ranked No. 7 nationally by ESPNHS - proved too much for Saugus in a 1-0 loss in extra time on Wednesday at San Clemente High School. ...

CIF soccer: Signs of hope after playoffs

For the nine seniors on the Santa Clarita Christian boys soccer team, the last four years have been an evolution.

College basketball: Wrong time to sink

The Master's College men's basketball team hung with NAIA No. 24 Azusa Pacific for as long as it could on Tuesday night at Bross Gym.

NFHS eliminates "soft red" for 2012-2013 soccer season

If you look closely, things might look a little different on some high school soccer fields next season. There will be a few changes to high school soccer rules next season.

Saugus moves up national rankings after round-one win

On the heels of Saugus girls soccer's penalty-kicks victory over Tesoro High in the first round of the CIF-Southern Section Div. I playoffs on Friday, the Centurions have climbed back into the top 40 of the ESPNHS Powerade Fab 50 Girls' Soccer Rankings.

Saugus' Stacey Atwater: A winning battle

There will always be that one spot on the field for Saugus senior Stacey Atwater. That one spot where her senior season went from the highest of highs to the lowest of lows in a matter of seconds. "I know exactly where the spot is," she says. "This is where I got hurt. This is where all the pain and all the feelings (happened). I remember the sideline and it's really weird, all the memories ...

All-Santa Clarita Valley Boys Swim: Hart's Matt Johnson

Hart High swimmer Matt Johnson isn't the biggest kid on the deck.

All-Santa Clarita Valley Girls Swim: Saugus' Abbey Weitzeil

The Santa Clarita Valley has long had a reputation as an area with great athletic promise.

After the draft SCV minor league update

The Santa Clarita Valley is well represented at all levels of the minor leagues this season, as athletes continue their quests for the Major Leagues.

West Ranch's Michelle Kim: Wildcat sheds her shell

Editor's note: This is the sixth and final in a series of stories in which The Signal recognizes high school athletes whose greatest achievements go well beyond the playing field.

Former Hart player Luke Persico drafted by Rockies with 1,099 pick

Former Hart baseball player Luke Persico, a senior at Greak Oak High School this season, was selected by the Colorado Rockies in with the 1,099 overall pick in the Major League Baseball First-Year Player Draft.

Cody Harris and Kyle Hooper selected in MLB Draft

Two more Santa Clarita Valley products have been chosen during the Major League Baseball First-Year Player Draft.

Canyon's Amoni Henderson: It’s better to laugh than cry

Editor's note: This is the first in a series of stories in which The Signal recognizes high school athletes whose greatest achievements go well beyond the playing field.

Around the SCV: Valencia grad Madison Shipman named All American

Valencia graduate Madison Shipman enjoyed the best season of her college career at the University of Tennessee, and now she's been recognized by the National Fastpitch Coaches Association.

1,300 miles from Santa Clarita, Foothill vets reunite at College World Series

It's hard to ignore the parallelism of it all.

UCLA baseball rallies to beat Cal Poly

LOS ANGELES - With the sun setting and the lights brightening, a routine fly ball to left caught Cal Poly Mustangs right fielder Nick Torres by surprise in Saturday's NCAA Los Angeles baseball regional at UCLA's Jackie Robinson Stadium.

Around the SCV: Canyon hires new swim coach; Ensing named to prestigious v-ball team

The Canyon High swim team will have a new head coach next season, as the school hired Daniel Neswald to take over for the departed Steve Himes, co-athletic director Scott Arnold confirmed.

Kylie Sorenson named Foothill League softball Player of the Year again

West Ranch softball had a long road to climb this season in its quest to repeat as Foothill League champions.

TMC baseball eliminated from NAIA World Series

Local softball graduates headed to Women's College World Series

Trinity, SCCS receive all-league honors

Santa Clarita Christian and Trinity were well represented when the Liberty, Heritage and Omega leagues released their all-league teams for the spring semester.