Prep soccer: West Ranch picks it up

The West Ranch girls soccer team didn't think it had played its best soccer of the season Thursday when it hosted Ventura at West Ranch High.

COC notebook: Canyons hoops now above .500

It was a quiet week for College of the Canyons athletic programs, with only the men's and women's basketball teams in action.

Canyon basketball: Canyon gets cooled off

The Canyon boys basketball team got off to a hot start this season, winning its first seven games and advancing to the championship game of the Canyon Classic on Saturday.

TMC notebook: Hoops teams are playing up

Facing its toughest test of the season, The Master's College men's basketball tallied an upset of National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics No. 15 Biola early in the week before taking on a top-flight NCAA Division II program in No. 14 Cal Poly Pomona to close the week.

TMC men's basketball: The rise continues

In its first game since defeating No. 15 Biola on Tuesday The Master's College men's basketball team had reason to worry about having a let down when it hosted Central Bible College of Springfield, Mo., on Friday at Bross Gym.

Prep soccer: Saugus with a familiar start

The Saugus girls soccer team seems to have picked up right where it left off. Coming off back-to-back Foothill League titles - including a perfect 10-0 run through the league last season - the Centurions defeated Ventura High 7-0 on Thursday afternoon at Saugus High to remain undefeated on the season. Using a combination of size and strength, the Centurions had the better of the opportunities throughout the game, and finally broke through with the ...

Golden Valley soccer: The pain of the process

The Golden Valley girls soccer team is trying to turn things around after finishing in last place in the Foothill League last season.

Vikings basketball: Vikes’ discomfort

Valencia entered the second day of the Canyon Classic on Wednesday night at Canyon High School looking to continue its undefeated start to the season.

Golden Valley girls basketball: G.V. girls keep up hot start

It may still be early in the girls basketball season, but this year's Golden Valley squad is starting to open some eyes.

TMC women's preview: Mustangs’ extreme makeover

Implementing new schemes and adding wrinkles to an offense or defense during the season is common practice for any basketball team.

Prep cross country: Buck stops at Nationals

After winning the CIF State Cross Country Championship on Nov. 26, the Saugus girls and Golden Valley boys traveled to Portland, Ore. on Saturday to take part in the Nike Cross Nationals against some of the top competition from around the country.

Valencia girls basketball: Gracious hosts

In its own gym, on its own floor, in its own tournament, the Valencia girls basketball team wasn't about to lose on back-to-back nights.

Valencia girls meet roadblock at home tourney

After rolling through their first two games of the Valencia High Five Classic with an average margin of victory of 34.5 points, the Valencia girls basketball team ran into the aggressive defense of Royal High in a semifinal matchup Friday night at Valencia High School. The Vikings turned the ball over on back–to-back possessions with the score tied at 56 and under 30 seconds remaining, leading to four Royal points and a 60-56 Valencia loss. ...

Prep soccer: Hart picks right back up

This early in the season, first-year Hart High boys soccer coach Adonay Jovel is still trying to figure out what he has on a team that lost many of its starters off last season's Foothill League runner-up squad.

Saugus girls basketball: Rising expectations

After finishing last season in third place and as the only Foothill League team to defeat league champion Canyon, the Saugus girls basketball team enters the 2011-12 season with sky-high expectations.

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 ...

Prep softball roundup: Hart softball sends Canyon home early

Weitzeil leads Foothill pack at CIF swim prelims

The champions: West Ranch baseball wins back to back titles

As soon as the ball reached the glove of West Ranch Wildcats first baseman Jordan Benty for the second out of a game-ending double play, the Wildcats came storming out of the dugout, dog piling in front of the mound in celebration.