Women's college basketball: Heartbreaker for TMC

To some, 0.8 seconds may not seem like a lot of time. But it was just enough to seal The Master's College to a heartbreaking 62-61 loss Saturday night at Bross Gym.

Foothill League boys basketball: Vikes right the ship

With his team locked in a tight contest with a Golden Valley team that it had beaten by 29 points earlier in the month, Valencia boys basketball's Troy Hammel saw an opportunity to right the ship.

Prep soccer: Golden Valley earns program's first Foothill League victory

The wait is finally over for the Golden Valley girls varsity soccer team. The Grizzlies jumped out to an early lead on Friday at Golden Valley high school and defeated Valencia 2-1 for the first Foothill League victory in program history. Golden Valley's Jordan Dulay sent a cross into the box in the 11th minute that was knocked away by the goalkeeper before Samantha Jennings put the rebound in the back of the net. "(Jennings) ...

Prep football: CIF-SS could shift around divisions

Change may be on the horizon for CIF-Southern Section Northern Division football - and the Foothill League is pleased with the developments.

Saugus' Serena Smith-Banas: Who needs a box score?

Serena Smith-Banas doesn't generally appear in the box score for the Saugus girls soccer team.

Foothill picture takes shape

It was an eventful day on the field and in the gym for Foothill League soccer and basketball teams on Friday.

College basketball: Top-notch TMC

Two of the four teams tied for first place in the Golden State Athletic Conference standings played a back-and-forth game through the first 36 minutes on Saturday night at Bross Gym.

Foothill League boys basketball: Canyon's big two get job done

The formula is becoming all too familiar to Foothill League boys basketball teams. Canyon High's Clay Kasdorf scored a game-high 24 points and teammate Coley Apsay chipped in 17 points to defeat Golden Valley 68-34 on Friday night at Canyon High School. Elijah Veluzat scored eight points and Dean Hendrix-Davis added seven points for the Cowboys as the starters didn't play past the third quarter. "We're blessed to have two very good basketball players," said ...

Foothill League girls soccer: Power clash

Two of the nation's top ranked teams played an emotional, physical, game on Friday that even bordered on the rough side.

Prep basketball: Trinity halts the advances

Trinity Classical Academy hasn't been forced to win many close games this season. But on Thursday, the Knights had to hold off Providence Hall of Santa Barbara's comeback bid in a 64-59 victory at Velocity Sports Performance. The Knights came into the game with an average margin of victory of 16.2 points per game. Early on, it looked like Trinity (10-5, 5-0) was going to breeze to their sixth straight win. The Knights opened up ...

College basketball: A little Love late

At first it looked like a runaway victory for College of the Canyons' men's basketball.

The Day After Soccer: First boys, now the girls

The Canyon and West Ranch boys soccer teams entered their match on Tuesday looking to take sole possession of first place in the Foothill League.

Prep soccer: Saugus girls soccer earns top 30 national ranking

By Jon Stein Signal Staff Writer The Saugus and West Ranch high school girls soccer teams shot up the ESPNHS Powerade Fab 50 Girls' Soccer Rankings again this week. Saugus, which defeated Canyon and Hart last week, moved up six spots to No. 30 in the latest edition of the rankings. The rankings include teams from the eight states which play girls soccer during the winter season: Arizona, California, Florida, Hawaii, Louisiana, Mississippi, Nevada and ...

Foothill League boys basketball: Fire lit, Indians take off

For a few minutes on Tuesday night, the Hart High boys basketball team was being outworked and outhustled by Golden Valley at Hart High School.

Foothill League girls soccer: Hart strikes more

In a match up of two teams looking for their first Foothill League win of the season, the Hart girls soccer team got on the board early and held on for a 3-1 victory over Golden Valley on Tuesday afternoon at Golden Valley High School.

West Ranch eliminated from playoffs by Santiago for third time

West Ranch's Ashlyn Matheus: Riding high

West Ranch High Student Ashlyn Matheus still can't run - but she can certainly ride.

Santa Clarita Valley's Castaic Lake shines on national stage

The USA Swimming Open Water National Championships concluded Sunday with the men's and women's 5K races at lower Castaic Lake.

Centurions leave nine in scoring position in loss to Orange Lutheran

Saugus Centurions softball is going to be looking back at this one for a while.

West Ranch softball defeats Rancho Cucamonga in playoff opener

The West Ranch Wildcats softball team did their part first - then they received a little help from an unlikely ally 67 miles away.

Open Water Championships coming to Santa Clarita Valley's Castaic Lake

Saugus' Morsch capped career with Santa Clarita Valley best

When Jonathan Morsch's high school swimming career came to an end on Saturday, it was the culmination of 11 years of swimming - an 11-year venture that took Morsch from swimming out of necessity to swimming because he was one of the best the Santa Clarita Valley had to offer.

NCAA softball tournament takes on Santa Clarita flavor

Next level proves tougher for Trinity baseball

In its first season since moving up from the Heritage League to the more competitive Liberty League, the Trinity Knights softball team accomplished a lot by making the postseason.

Valencia softball left stranded

The Valencia Vikings softball team certainly had its chances to advance to the first round of the CIF-Southern Section Division I postseason.

Experiment a success for West Ranch lacrosse

The West Ranch Wildcats boys lacrosse team couldn't have dreamt of a more dramatic ending to its inaugural season.

Abbey Weitzeil steals the show at CIF swim finals

As soon as Abbey Weitzeil touched the wall in the 100-yard freestyle for her second individual CIF title of the day, the Saugus sophomore spun around to check the results on the board.

COC baseball in early hole at Super Regional

The College of the Canyons Cougars baseball team couldn't find an answer for Saddleback College Gauchos pitcher Evan Manarino on Friday.

Hart boys tennis falls to San Marino in rout

For the Hart Indians boys tennis team, the cause was rather simple.

Valencia tennis moves to quarters for first time since 2008

The Valencia Vikings continue on. For the first time since 2008 - when Valencia advanced to the quarterfinals of CIF-Southern Section Division I - the Vikings have made it past the second round. This time around, the Vikings play in Division II, and on Friday afternoon Valencia defeated the Temple City Rams 12-6 at Temple City High School. "The guys are stoked. They were really happy," said Valencia head coach Annie Kellogg. "I still had ...