The best season ends

By Jon Stein Signal Staff Writer The most successful season in The Master's College women's volleyball history came to a close Friday at the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics National Championships in Sioux City, Iowa. After the Mustangs completed an improbable run Thursday just to make Friday's elimination bracket, TMC was defeated by Oklahoma Baptist University of Shawnee, Okla., 27-25, 25-27, 25-22, 25-22. The loss signals the end of the season for TMC (27-8), which ...

Prep soccer: At the starting point

Still adapting to a new head coach, the Golden Valley girls soccer team returned to basics on Thursday afternoon at Golden Valley High School.

TMC volleyball: Back from the brink

The Master's College women's volleyball team waited about as long as it could at the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics National Championships to play the kind of volleyball it had all season, advancing out of pool play and into the 12-team single-elimination bracket after starting the tournament 0-2.

Prep soccer: Already looking easy

It's not supposed to look so simple, but on Wednesday afternoon at Saugus High School, the Centurions quickly figured out what would work against visiting Moorpark and simply stuck to the plan.

College volleyball: TMC still alive

The Master's College's women's volleyball came closer to victory on night two of the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics' National Championships on Wednesday, but it wasn't enough to secure its first-ever victory in the event.

Prep soccer: Cents ahead of schedule

The Saugus girls soccer team looks to have reloaded in a hurry. A technically sound defense combined with a strong offensive attack propelled the Centurions to a 4-0 season-opening victory over Lancaster on Tuesday afternoon at Saugus High School. After winning its third straight Foothill League title last season, the Centurions (1-0) lost league Player of the Year Serena Smith-Banas, the league's strongest defensive player and current Texas Christian University athlete. Saugus also graduated last ...

College volleyball: Tough start for TMC

The Master's College women's volleyball team's debut at the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics National Championships didn't exactly go as planned on Tuesday afternoon in Sioux City, Iowa.

College volleyball: TMC’s game changer

The Master's College women's volleyball coach Robert Blanken had quite the predicament on his hands when he was trying to sign his first recruiting class three years ago.

Women’s college soccer: Cougars turn to familiar face

With the momentum quickly shifting, College of the Canyons turned to the girl who has been coming through all season long.

College cross country: TMC's Gilbertson wins NAIA national title

The Master's College's cross country runner John Gilbertson did what he has done all season on Saturday afternoon in Vancouver, Wash.

Hart's Connor Wingenroth: Deep in tradition

Connor Wingenroth can still remember everything about the last time he stood on the field for a CIF-Southern Section championship game victory as the Hart High ball boy.

College soccer: COC earns No. 2 seed

After winning its second consecutive Western State Conference, South Division title, the College of the Canyons women's soccer team was rewarded with the No. 2 seed California Community College Athletic Association Women's Soccer Southern Regional Playoffs.

CIF volleyball playoffs: End of the long road

Santa Clarita Christian's bounce-back season came to a close on Saturday night as Coastal Christian defeated the Cardinals 25-12, 24-26, 25-15, 25-8 in the quarterfinals of the CIF-Southern Section Division VAA playoffs.

CIF football playoffs: Hart brings the hammer

ARROYO GRANDE - Hart sure woke up in a hurry. After back-to-back losses to Valencia and Canyon saw the Indians drop to third in the Foothill League and draw a matchup with defending CIF-Southern Section Western Division champion Arroyo Grande, Hart's offense resembled the team that stood atop the CIF-SS Northern Division poll for much of the season. The Indians won 48-6 on Friday night at Arroyo Grande High School in the first round of ...

CIF volleyball playoffs: Indians lose grip

In a match to 15, it only takes a few seconds to flip everything on its head. After Thursday night, no one knows that better than the Hart girls volleyball team, which saw a five-point, game-five lead vanish as El Dorado came out on top 25-17, 22-25, 25-15, 15-25, 17-15 in the second round of the CIF-Southern Section Division IA playoffs at Hart High School. After an up-and-down first four games that saw both teams ...

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.