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Saugus moves up national rankings after round-one win
On the heels of Saugus girls soccer's penalty-kicks victory over Tesoro High in the first round of the CIF-Southern Section Div. I playoffs on Friday, the Centurions have climbed back into the top 40 of the ESPNHS Powerade Fab 50 Girls' Soccer Rankings.
Saugus' Stacey Atwater: A winning battle
There will always be that one spot on the field for Saugus senior Stacey Atwater. That one spot where her senior season went from the highest of highs to the lowest of lows in a matter of seconds. "I know exactly where the spot is," she says. "This is where I got hurt. This is where all the pain and all the feelings (happened). I remember the sideline and it's really weird, all the memories ...
CIF basketball: Valencia can’t handle one of nation’s best
The Valencia girls basketball team knew its opponents would be tough in the first round of the CIF-SS Division IAA playoffs.
CIF soccer: Vikings cool off
The Valencia girls soccer team entered the postseason on a hot streak that saw them end the year with three wins and a tie.
CIF soccer: All it takes is one
Three goals had already whizzed past Saugus goal keeper Maddie Hebert. Her team was deadlocked through three penalty kicks with Tesoro High of Rancho Santa Margarita in the first round of the CIF-Southern Section Division I playoffs, and she knew it was time to make a save. And so she did. Hebert cooly knocked away Taylor Thurmond's kick to give the Centurions a lead, and senior Serena Smith-Banas kicked in the final penalty kick to ...
CIF soccer: Future is bright for Trinity
Trinity Classical Academy boys soccer knew it was in for a challenge in its first year as a varsity program.
CIF soccer: Saugus stifled
It was a back-and forth-affair between the Saugus and Nipomo boys soccer teams in the first round of the CIF-Southern Section Division III playoffs at Nipomo High.
CIF soccer: ’Cats finish their best season
It may have been one game, but it was the culmination of so much more. The West Ranch girls soccer team entered the season with one goal - reach the playoffs for the first time in program history. And on Wednesday afternoon at Huntington Beach High School, they realized that goal. Even though that first playoff game ended in a 2-1 loss to Huntington Beach in the wild-card round of the CIF-Southern Section Division I ...
Women's college basketball: A threat, but no upset
The Master's College women's basketball team was locked in a tight, back-and-forth affair with Westmont College for 40 minutes on Tuesday night at Bross Gym.
Prep soccer: Vikes streak into postseason
The Valencia girls soccer team may not be celebrating a league championship, but that may not matter when the CIF-Southern Section Division I playoffs start on Friday.
Foothill League girls soccer: Cents’ championship march
The Saugus girls soccer team faced more than its fair share of adversity this season, as it searched for a third straight Foothill League title.
The Day After Soccer: Soccer’s stage set
In a matter of hours Tuesday, four Foothill League girls soccer teams saw their fates swing in wildly different directions. The day started off with West Ranch and Saugus battling to a 1-1 draw, opening up a golden opportunity for Hart to take control of the league title race with a win later in the day over Valencia. The Indians entered the day in a first-place tie with the Centurions. West Ranch took the field ...
Foothill League girls soccer: Saugus ties, but gets help
After playing an emotionally charged match earlier in the league season, the sequel between the Saugus and West Ranch girls soccer teams lived up to the original.
West Ranch's Kendall Moskal: All due respect
Kendall Moskal didn't realize it at the time, but there was more than a victory on the line when she stepped up to the penalty spot to take her team's final penalty kick against nationally ranked Flintridge Sacred Heart on Dec. 28.
Foothill League girls soccer: Full speed to the finish
When it was all said and done, players from both the Valencia and Saugus girls soccer teams looked as though they didn't know whether to smile or cry.
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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
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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
