Archive By Author - Jon Stein
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.
Williams gets another nationwide honor
Valencia High baseball player Trey Williams has picked up another honor. The senior was named to the Baseball America 2012 Preseason High School All-America Second Team. This marks the second organization to name Williams an All-American this season, after Maxpreps.com named him one of top 30 players nationally. The Pepperdine University commit was listed as a third baseman by Baseball America and was one of nine players on the second ...
Prep baseball: Cents’ finish as they start
The Saugus High baseball team's season got off to a rocky start on Friday afternoon at Saugus High against Agoura - then it ended in a crash.
College baseball: Bats are no match
College of the Canyons baseball found out why Orange Coast is undefeated through the first 12 games of the season when the two met at COC on Thursday afternoon.
CIF soccer: Saugus falls in extra time
The Saugus girls soccer team accomplished a lot this season. The Centurions won their third straight Foothill League title and became the first girls soccer team in Santa Clarita Valley history to win a CIF-Southern Section Division I playoff game. But a second-round matchup with San Clemente High - ranked No. 7 nationally by ESPNHS - proved too much for Saugus in a 1-0 loss in extra time on Wednesday at San Clemente High School. ...
CIF soccer: Signs of hope after playoffs
For the nine seniors on the Santa Clarita Christian boys soccer team, the last four years have been an evolution.
College basketball: Wrong time to sink
The Master's College men's basketball team hung with NAIA No. 24 Azusa Pacific for as long as it could on Tuesday night at Bross Gym.
Articles By Author - 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.
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.
