Archive By Author - Jon Stein
Around the SCV: Dawe earns conference honors
Last season's All-Santa Clarita Valley girls hoops player of the year, Megan Dawe, is adding to her hardware in college.
College basketball: A tough night for the Cougs
The College of the Canyons women's basketball team was in trouble from the beginning on Friday night in the second round of the Southern California Regional playoffs against Long Beach City College.
Prep boys basketball: Storm watch
He's the storm. Aggressive, direct and unforgiving. There's no secret what Trinity Classical Academy junior Spencer Klehn is going to do on the basketball court. Like a tornado destined to touch down, the only question is where and when he will strike. But with every storm comes something else. A calm, quiet moment in the midst of the chaos. The eye of Trinity's storm is sophomore Ryan Brooks. "Spencer is the one who jumps first, ...
Prep girls soccer: Versatile Viking
Scorer, distributor, decision-maker. Valencia High's Becca Harrison did it all this season for the Foothill League champion Vikings girls soccer team. The University of Wisconsin commit and Real SoCal club player is certainly used to accolades, but Monday's announcement of the All-Foothill League team was something new for Harrison. The senior was chosen as the All-Foothill League Player of the Year by the league's coaches. Harrison, a 4.6 GPA student, is one of seven Valencia ...
College baseball: TMC aiming at greatness
By Jon Stein Signal Staff Writer The Master's College Mustangs baseball team knows it has the potential to compete for a Golden State Athletic Conference championship, and possibly more, this season. It has the front line starters and depth in the bullpen to keep the Mustangs in every game. That's been evident through the team's first 20 games, after which they sit at 15-5 overall, 11-4 in conference play. Last season's top defensive team in ...
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. After Ally Perez scoring in the 34th minute to put the Indians ahead in their second-round CIF-Southern Section Division II contest with Chino Hills, the Huskies scored three goals in a seven minute span to win 3-1 at Chino Hills High School. Hart (13-8-7) led 1-0 at halftime before the Huskies' barrage ran from the 52nd minute to the 59th. "That's just a ...
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. After the West Ranch Wildcats boys soccer team played to a scoreless draw with the visiting North Torrance Saxons that sent their CIF-Southern Section Division IV playoff game to penalty kicks, goalkeeper Alex Manzo once again came through in the clutch. Manzo's diving save to his left of Keiichi Taira's penalty kick clinched the Wildcats' 0-0 (2-1 penalty kicks) victory. "I knew we were up in the last shot. I was ...
Articles By Author - Jon Stein
Valencia tennis moves to quarters for first time since 2008
The Valencia Vikings continue on. For the first time since 2008 - when Valencia advanced to the quarterfinals of CIF-Southern Section Division I - the Vikings have made it past the second round. This time around, the Vikings play in Division II, and on Friday afternoon Valencia defeated the Temple City Rams 12-6 at Temple City High School. "The guys are stoked. They were really happy," said Valencia head coach Annie Kellogg. "I still had ...
Prep softball roundup: Hart softball sends Canyon home early
Weitzeil leads Foothill pack at CIF swim prelims
The champions: West Ranch baseball wins back to back titles
As soon as the ball reached the glove of West Ranch Wildcats first baseman Jordan Benty for the second out of a game-ending double play, the Wildcats came storming out of the dugout, dog piling in front of the mound in celebration.
The surprise champion: SCCS baseball wins Heritage League
Valencia softball comes from behind to beat Hart
The Hart Indians nearly pulled off a remarkable win over the second-place Valencia Vikings with an inexperienced pitcher in the circle.
Saugus softball puts itself in good position for playoff berth
The Master's College wins GSAC tournament with win over San Diego Christian
CIF releases Boys Volleyball playoff brackets
It sure looks like something's missing.
Foothill softball roundup: League teams make push
The Foothill League was thrown a curve ball on Tuesday, and Valencia was one of the beneficiaries.
Valencia swim looks to be legitimate threat for Hart
It's been a while, but on Thursday the Foothill League Finals boys meet is far from a sure thing.
Foothill softball roundup: Centurions unfazed by Vikings
Holding a lead in the seventh inning against the Valencia Vikings is something the Saugus Centurions remember well.
Short-handed win for Hart swim over Canyon
