Archive By Author - Jon Stein
College basketball: COC makes overtime count
The College of the Canyons men's basketball team had already climbed back from a series of holes to force overtime against Palomar College in the semifinals of the Cougar Holiday Classic on Wednesday night at College of the Canyons.
Prep sports: Under the stripes
The men and women officiating games across the Santa Clarita Valley likely aren't familiar to most fans.
Saugus girls soccer: Empty feeling
When the Alemany girls soccer team was walked off the field at Saugus High School on Thursday afternoon it was clear they were exhausted, yet ecstatic.
Women's college basketball: Stretched thin
The College of the Canyons women's basketball team played neck-and-neck with the state's top-ranked team, Ventura College, for 37 of the game's 40 minutes.
College basketball: TMC’s second gear
Down 10 points early in the second half to Grace College of Indiana, The Master's College's men's basketball team was on the verge of falling too far behind the NAIA Division II No. 7-ranked Lancers.
Prep athletics: Cardinals, Knights are honored
Santa Clarita Christian School athletics underwent a major change this season when its perennial championship football team left the 8-man game it had always played for 11-man football.
Heritage soccer: SCCS breaks out
The Santa Clarita Christian School girls soccer team was doing nearly everything right against Trinity Classical Academy on Friday at The Master's College in both teams' Heritage League opener. There was just one problem - despite taking longer than expected to find the opening goal, SCCS completed the shut out 3-0. Part of the struggle to score was because of the inexperience of a Cardinals team that features no seniors. The ...
Prep sports: Locals make impact at privates
Despite the six Foothill League teams having been eliminated from the CIF-Southern Section Northern Division football playoffs, a group of five kids with Santa Clarita ties will be taking part in a CIF state bowl game.
Prep soccer: West Ranch picks it up
The West Ranch girls soccer team didn't think it had played its best soccer of the season Thursday when it hosted Ventura at West Ranch High.
COC notebook: Canyons hoops now above .500
It was a quiet week for College of the Canyons athletic programs, with only the men's and women's basketball teams in action.
Canyon basketball: Canyon gets cooled off
The Canyon boys basketball team got off to a hot start this season, winning its first seven games and advancing to the championship game of the Canyon Classic on Saturday.
TMC notebook: Hoops teams are playing up
Facing its toughest test of the season, The Master's College men's basketball tallied an upset of National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics No. 15 Biola early in the week before taking on a top-flight NCAA Division II program in No. 14 Cal Poly Pomona to close the week.
TMC men's basketball: The rise continues
In its first game since defeating No. 15 Biola on Tuesday The Master's College men's basketball team had reason to worry about having a let down when it hosted Central Bible College of Springfield, Mo., on Friday at Bross Gym.
Prep soccer: Saugus with a familiar start
The Saugus girls soccer team seems to have picked up right where it left off. Coming off back-to-back Foothill League titles - including a perfect 10-0 run through the league last season - the Centurions defeated Ventura High 7-0 on Thursday afternoon at Saugus High to remain undefeated on the season. Using a combination of size and strength, the Centurions had the better of the opportunities throughout the game, and finally broke through with the ...
Golden Valley soccer: The pain of the process
The Golden Valley girls soccer team is trying to turn things around after finishing in last place in the Foothill League last season.
Articles By Author - Jon Stein
Prep girls soccer: Versatile Viking
Scorer, distributor, decision-maker.
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.
