Archive By Author - Jon Stein
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.
Around the SCV: Mustangs land local pair
Canyon High boys soccer striker A.J. Rochow has decided to play soccer at The Master's College, according to TMC head coach Jim Rickard.
Prep softball: Wildcats edge Moorpark
Moorpark kept getting back up off the mat. In the second round of the Hart softball tournament on Saturday at Central Park, it seemed like no matter how hard the West Ranch softball team knocked the Musketeers around, Moorpark was ready to respond with a jab of its own. And then the Wildcats' Haley Hineman and Bailey Foster provided the perfect one-two punch that even Moorpark couldn't bounce back from, as West Ranch won 7-6 ...
Prep sports: Off and slugging
At times on Saturday afternoon at the Hart varsity softball tournament, it looked like the Hart softball team was never going to stop batting.
Around the SCV: Former G.V. pitcher throws college no-hitter
Chipper Smith throws shutout for Cumberland Everything was working on the mound Saturday for former Golden Valley High pitcher Chipper Smith. Smith, who graduated from Golden Valley in 2007, threw a no-hitter for Cumberland University of Tennessee in a 5-0 victory over Point Park University in a seven-inning contest. It was the program's first no-hitter since 2004, and Smith was recognized as one of four Louisville Slugger National Players of the Week for his accomplishment. ...
Prep baseball: Indians hurt by little things
It was a tough day for the Hart baseball team as Dos Pueblos High jumped ahead to an early lead and held off the Indians' comeback attempts, as Hart lost 8-4 in the Easton Tournament at Hart High School on Thursday afternoon.
Prep baseball: Hanging tough
The good news was West Ranch baseball had advanced to the semifinals of the Easton Tournament.
Valencia graduate Homa named Pac-12 Golfer of the Month
Valencia High graduate Max Homa was honored Thursday by the Pac-12 Conference for his play in February.
Articles By Author - Jon Stein
College baseball: TMC aiming at greatness
By Jon Stein
Prep boys basketball: Their Knight
A year ago, the Trinity Knights boys basketball team knew it had something special in a crop of seven incoming freshman.
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.
