Prep volleyball: Sweep, but not so easy

Sandwiched between a match last Thursday's match with Saugus and next Tuesday's contest with Hart, CIF-Southern Section Division I-A No. 6 Valencia had what can be characterized as a classic trap game when it traveled to take on upstart Canyon on Thursday night.

Foothill tennis: Old rivalry, new look

The rivalry between West Ranch and Valencia girls tennis looked a little but different when the two met at Valencia High School on Wednesday afternoon.

Around the Division: The Foothill runs the Gamut

The three ranked Foothill League teams in action last week ran through all the possible outcomes, with a convincing win, a close loss, and an odd tie.

Prep football: Spark burns out for G.V.

SIMI VALLEY - When Golden Valley running back Leon Jacobs rumbled 76 yards for a go-ahead touchdown in the second quarter, it looked like it might be the spark plug the Grizzlies needed to upset Simi Valley on Friday night at Simi Valley High School.

Foothill volleyball: Role reversal

For the first time in nearly a decade, the Valencia girls volleyball team wasn't playing the part of the defending champion in its Foothill League opener.

Hart's Davis Koppenhaver: Making the most of life

"There's nothing like finding out your 11-year-old son has cancer," Dave Koppenhaver says. "That was the worst thing I've ever heard."

College X-C: Familiar sight at Mustang Challenge

The inaugural Mustang Challenge cross country race hosted by The Master's College at Central Park in Saugus on Saturday afternoon went off about as well as the Mustangs could have hoped.

Private school football roundup: Two clear-cut victories

Santa Clarita Christian seems to have righted the ship after starting the season 1-2, as the Cardinals defeated Keppel on Friday 27-0 to record their second straight shutout victory.

Foothill cross country: Starting line

Canyon's Zach Wims knew if he could stay close to the leaders at the first Foothill League cross country meet on Thursday afternoon at Central Park he would have a chance to win down the stretch.

Foothill tennis: Dominant debut

One, by one, by one the vaunted Hart singles lineup did what it was expected to do all along - dominate.

Foothill League 2012 girls tennis preview

The past few seasons of Foothill League girls tennis have been dominated by one matchup: Valencia vs. West Ranch.

West Ranch's Julia Lynch: Rapid ascent

When West Ranch sophomore Julia Lynch arrived as a freshman last season, it was understandable that she felt like she'd have a few years to get accustomed to high school tennis.

Prep tennis: Indians back on top

Hart head coach Chris Mansfield couldn't remember the last time his team won the Valencia Fall Brawl.

College football: Shaky third hurts Canyons

A big second half for Desert College of Palm Desert was too much for the Cougars to overcome, as COC lost its third straight game to open the season.

Prep football: It finally bites Canyon

Cade Apsay threw for 329 yards on 17-of-28 passing attempts with four touchdowns and two interceptions as the Canyon offense once again tried to make up for a struggling defense.

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.