Prep boys basketball: Storm watch

He's the storm. Aggressive, direct and unforgiving. There's no secret what Trinity Classical Academy junior Spencer Klehn is going to do on the basketball court. Like a tornado destined to touch down, the only question is where and when he will strike. But with every storm comes something else. A calm, quiet moment in the midst of the chaos. The eye of Trinity's storm is sophomore Ryan Brooks. "Spencer is the one who jumps first, ...

Prep girls soccer: Versatile Viking

Scorer, distributor, decision-maker. Valencia High's Becca Harrison did it all this season for the Foothill League champion Vikings girls soccer team. The University of Wisconsin commit and Real SoCal club player is certainly used to accolades, but Monday's announcement of the All-Foothill League team was something new for Harrison. The senior was chosen as the All-Foothill League Player of the Year by the league's coaches. Harrison, a 4.6 GPA student, is one of seven Valencia ...

College baseball: TMC aiming at greatness

By Jon Stein Signal Staff Writer The Master's College Mustangs baseball team knows it has the potential to compete for a Golden State Athletic Conference championship, and possibly more, this season. It has the front line starters and depth in the bullpen to keep the Mustangs in every game. That's been evident through the team's first 20 games, after which they sit at 15-5 overall, 11-4 in conference play. Last season's top defensive team in ...

Prep boys basketball: Their Knight

A year ago, the Trinity Knights boys basketball team knew it had something special in a crop of seven incoming freshman.

Prep boys soccer: Soccer season ends with West Ranch loss

The West Ranch Wildcats boys soccer team felt like it left everything on the field during Thursday's CIF-Southern Section Division IV second-round matchup with the Oak Hills of Hesperia Bulldogs.

Prep girls soccer: Better is bested as Vikings fall

There was no question from either sideline who the better team was during Thursday's CIF-Southern Section Division II quarterfinal contest at Valencia High School.

Prep girls soccer: Indians turn for the worse

Things changed in a hurry for Hart Indians girls soccer on Tuesday. After Ally Perez scoring in the 34th minute to put the Indians ahead in their second-round CIF-Southern Section Division II contest with Chino Hills, the Huskies scored three goals in a seven minute span to win 3-1 at Chino Hills High School. Hart (13-8-7) led 1-0 at halftime before the Huskies' barrage ran from the 52nd minute to the 59th. "That's just a ...

Prep girls soccer: Save and a PK boost Vikings

After playing 100 minutes of scoreless soccer and four even rounds of penalty kicks, the Valencia Vikings girls soccer team needed a save and a goal to advance to the CIF-Southern Section Division II quarterfinals.

Prep girls soccer: Wrong place at wrong time for Cowboys

The ball just doesn't always bounce your way - and that's exactly what happened to the Canyon Cowboys girls soccer team in their CIF-Southern Section Division II playoff game with Wilson of Long Beach on Tuesday.

College men’s basketball: Icing on the cake

The College of the Canyons Cougars men's basketball team capped off its regular season on Saturday with an 82-76 victory over the visiting Santa Monica College Corsairs at College of the Canyons.

Prep girls basketball: Cents turn to their D

The Saugus Centurions girls basketball team knew the Sultana Sultans of Hesperia would want to send the ball inside in their first round CIF-Southern Section Division IIA playoff game on Saturday night at Sultana High School.

College women’s basketball: COC weathers Corsairs’ storm

Things got interesting between the College of the Canyons Cougars women's basketball team and the Santa Monica Corsairs on Saturday night at COC.

Prep boys soccer: One final save

It was only fitting. After the West Ranch Wildcats boys soccer team played to a scoreless draw with the visiting North Torrance Saxons that sent their CIF-Southern Section Division IV playoff game to penalty kicks, goalkeeper Alex Manzo once again came through in the clutch. Manzo's diving save to his left of Keiichi Taira's penalty kick clinched the Wildcats' 0-0 (2-1 penalty kicks) victory. "I knew we were up in the last shot. I was ...

Prep boys hoops: Cents’ season closed

The Saugus Centurions boys basketball team kept things close through the first half against the host Redlands East Valley Wildcats in their first-round CIF-Southern Section Division IIA playoff game on Friday night at Redlands East Valley High School.

Prep girls soccer: Valencia gets by

It was far from the Valencia girls soccer team's prettiest win of the season, but it's certainly one the Vikings will take.

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.