CIF girls tennis: No. 1 seed West Ranch takes first step

The West Ranch girls tennis team continued its dominant season with a 16-2 victory over Righetti High in the first round of the CIF-Southern Section Division III playoffs at West Ranch High on Thursday. The Wildcats (16-0) are coming off an undefeated regular season in which they won the Foothill League outright for the first time and entered the playoffs as the No. 1 overall seed in the division. "I tell ...

Foothill football: Almost all the way back

For one team, the season ends tonight. For the other, the conclusion of tonight's game is only the beginning. But don't expect either to be focused on the future. When Golden Valley hosts Canyon tonight at Canyon High at 7 p.m., it will be the Grizzlies' last chance this season to win their first Foothill League game in school history. The Cowboys (8-1, 3-1), on the other hand, would ...

Valencia tennis: The right fit

By Jon Stein Signal Staff Writer he Santa Clarita Valley's top girls tennis doubles team hasn't been the best for very long. Not because Valencia seniors Michelle Savage and Shenelle Trujillo haven't always been good at what they do, it's just that they've never done it together. That is, not until head coach Annie Kellogg suggested Trujillo move from singles to doubles in an attempt to improve the ...

CIF girls volleyball: Errors doom young ’Cats

West Ranch girls volleyball saw its season come to an end Tuesday night when it fell 25-19, 25-17 and 25-15 to Beckman High at Beckman in the first round of the CIF-Southern Section Division IA playoffs.

CIF girls tennis: Hart heads to round 1

The Hart girls tennis team used a revamped lineup meant to improve its doubles side Tuesday en route to a convincing 15-3 victory over Oxnard High in the wild-card round of the CIF-Southern Section Division III playoffs at Hart High.

Foothill football: Cents set up showdown

The Saugus Centurions nearly used every weapon in their possession on Friday night when they took on West Ranch at College of the Canyons.

College football: Cougars out to snap slide

The College of the Canyons football squad will try to end its four-game losing streak when it travels to Ventura College tonight at 6 p.m.

Foothill League girls tennis finals: The gold standard

After nearly losing her first set against a Foothill League opponent all season, Golden Valley junior Rebecca Ho rebounded to dominate the final round of the Foothill League finals on Thursday at The Paseo Club.

Foothill League football: Title road takes old path

When the Santa Clarita Valley's oldest high school football rivalry kicks off between Hart and Canyon high schools, the records are secondary to the passion.

Foothill League girls tennis: It’s the usuals

There were few surprises during the Foothill League tennis prelims at The Paseo Club Wednesday, where the league's top girls tennis players met for a right to enter the CIF-Southern Section Individual Playoffs.

College soccer: COC’s hopes take a hit

College of the Canyons men's soccer goalie Alex Burkevics made fives saves to keep the Cougars close in their match with Santa Barbara City College on Tuesday afternoon at COC, but a second-half goal by the Vaqueros propelled Santa Barbara to a 1-0 victory.

COC football: Overtime dooms COC

NORWALK - Cerritos quarterback Brandon Denker found a wide open Garioni Manning in the corner of the end zone for a 15-yard touchdown pass to tie the game with 42 seconds remaining to send Saturday night's contest between College of the Canyons and Cerritos to overtime at Cerritos College.

TMC notebook: Soccer squads get tune-up before postseason

Both the men's and women's soccer teams wrapped up the regular season on Saturday, and both teams face uphill battles headed into this week's Golden State Athletic Conference tournament.

Foothill football: Odd, but a win for Cents

There's no other way to put it - it was an odd night of football on Friday night at Canyon High between Golden Valley and Saugus highs.

Foothill tennis: Valencia sets sights on bigger

Long after their teammates had finished playing on Thursday afternoon at Valencia High, Golden Valley's top player Rebecca Ho and Valencia's No. 1 singles player Brigitta Benitez were locked in a grueling battle that capped Valencia's 14-4 victory.

Halfway through year one under Coley Stickels, Santa Clarita's Canyons Aquatics is in good shape

It's been just over six months since Coley Stickels was chosen to replace longtime Canyons Aquatic swim club head coach Jeff Conwell - and in that time, Canyons hasn't missed a beat.

West Ranch eliminated from playoffs by Santiago for third time

West Ranch's Ashlyn Matheus: Riding high

West Ranch High Student Ashlyn Matheus still can't run - but she can certainly ride.

Santa Clarita Valley's Castaic Lake shines on national stage

The USA Swimming Open Water National Championships concluded Sunday with the men's and women's 5K races at lower Castaic Lake.

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.