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Prep baseball: Good and plenty
What started out as a pitcher's duel on Thursday afternoon, quickly became a blowout, as the CIF-Southern Section Division VII No. 1-ranked Santa Clarita Christian School baseball team scored eight runs in the third inning and defeated Trinity Classical Academy 18-1 at The Master's College.
College basketball: TMC falls out of title picture
Anthony Cammon hit a jump shot with four seconds left to send The Master's College basketball into overtime in its game against Southwestern Assemblies of God in the quarterfinals of the National Christian College Athletic Association national tournament on Wednesday in Winona Lake, Indiana.
Foothill baseball: Indians are more timely
Saugus High baseball's problem wasn't necessarily hitting when it hosted Hart in the Foothill League opener for both schools Wednesday afternoon.
Prep softball: One is enough for the Vikings
With Valencia softball's bats remaining relatively quiet through the duration of its game against Oxnard High on Tuesday, the difference between victory and defeat fell squarely on the shoulders of senior Vikings pitcher Carly Mortensen.
Prep softball: Learning on the mound
The Hart varsity softball team wanted to win its own Hart varsity softball tournament after entering the final day with a semifinal matchup against Camarillo High. But more importantly, the Indians wanted to continue to get playing experience for a pitching staff with few innings under its belt. So, despite 7-3 losses in both the semifinal to Camarillo High and the third-place game to El Camino Real of Woodland Hills, the Indians are happy to ...
Prep softball: Title ’Cats
Down by a run, and unable to get much going all day against Chaminade High pitcher Taylor Stewart, West Ranch softball coach Bob Shults figured Kylie Sorenson might decide to lay down a bunt in front of the third baseman in the semifinal game of the Hart softball tournament at Central Park on Saturday. And he wasn't about to let one of his best hitters bunt. "She's the ultimate team player," Shults said. "I said, ...
TMC notebook: Men’s hoops headed to NCCAA finals
Spring sports are under way at The Master's College with the baseball team in midseason form. The squad took to the diamond this week in Golden State Athletic Conference play, finding success against conference foe San Diego Christian. The women's tennis team, struggling to start the season, faced off with Concordia this week in their ninth match of the season. But while The Master's College has two teams approaching the midway point of their seasons ...
Prep sports: Redivisioning close
The CIF-Southern Section has released its proposed playoff groupings for the 2012-2014 seasons, and the road to a Northern Division title in football may be getting easier for Foothill League schools. There are four Foothill League sports that stand to move divisions under the proposal, and two that stand out for their lack of movement. The league's girls soccer teams would move back down to Division II, after spending two years in Division I in ...
Around the SCV: Change, honors and an ending
The competition will look different next season for most of the Trinity Classical Academy athletic teams.
CIF-SS unveils proposal for 2012-2014 playoff alignment
The CIF-Southern Section has released its proposed playoff groupings for the 2012-2014 seasons, and the road to a Northern Division title in football may be getting easier for Foothill League schools. Under the proposal, which member schools have until March 23 to appeal, the Marmonte League would be moved out of the Northern Division and into the Pac 5, the Southern Section's top division in football. Replacing the Marmonte League in the Northern Division would ...
College basketball: Onto Indiana
At halftime of its National Christian College Athletic Association West Regional final with Hope International on Thursday night at Bross Gym, The Master's College basketball team knew there would be no tomorrow if it didn't start hitting its shots and improving its defending.
College baseball: Even the bounces
The Master's College baseball knows the importance of starting fast. "We want to start right from the get-go," said TMC head coach Monte Brooks. "We've been able to do that (this season) and it's a blessing." And in two games of a doubleheader against Golden State Athletic Conference foe San Diego Christian on Thursday, that trend continued. The Mustangs jumped out to a two-run, first-inning lead in both games en route to a 9-2 victory ...
Prep softball: Needed boost
Be patient at the plate, wait for your pitch, and drive the ball back up the middle. That was the game plan on Wednesday afternoon for the Golden Valley softball team in its contest against visiting Vasquez High at Golden Valley High School. And from the beginning, the Grizzlies stuck to the plan. Coming off three straight losses to start the season, Golden Valley used a combination of patience and pitching to earn its first ...
Prep softball: Contrast of styles
The difference was evident early in West Ranch softball's game with visiting Granada Hills at West Ranch High School on Tuesday afternoon.
Prep sports: SCCS senior named MVP
Daniel Stratton dominated play for the Santa Clarita Christian boys soccer team this season, scoring a team-high 33 goals in 19 games.
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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.
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.
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.
