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Golden Valley's Tyler and Chase Lewis: Growth pattern
There's not a lot of tradition in Golden Valley football history. The program is still in search of its first Foothill League victory and sports an 11-59 all-time record. But things started to turn around last season, if not on the scoreboard, in a renewed commitment to playing team football. And while the team may have lost its leading passer, Reid Soliman, rusher, Earl Johnson, and receiver, Isa Bey, there are plenty of pieces left ...
2012 Golden Valley football preview: A clean slate
New uniforms and a few new helmets may seem like only superficial changes for the Golden Valley football team, but they're part of a bigger movement on head coach Robert Fisher's squad.
Prep Football: ’Cats lose balance
MOORPARK - West Ranch did little to address some of the questions that have nagged it during the offseason in its season opener on Friday night at Moorpark High, the most glaring of which was if the Wildcats could establish a more balanced offense.
Prep football: A Cents of relief
The Chris Hamilton era at Saugus High got off to a shaky start Thursday night, and not really by much fault of his own.
West Ranch's Jake Lambirth: The separation line
The Foothill League is known for a few things, not the least of which is talent at the skill positions.
2012 West Ranch football preview: Erase and shine
If there's an overwhelming sentiment on the West Ranch football team this summer, it's an eagerness to erase the memory of a disappointing 2011 season.
Prep football: Crossing the line
By Jon Stein Signal Staff Writer The Golden Valley football team saw ups and downs on both sides of the ball last season - but if there was one unit that significantly held the Grizzlies back, it was on the offensive line. "Last year, (running back Earl Johnson) had to do it by himself," said returning lineman Adam Garcia. "He didn't have a whole lot of support on the offensive line and games are won ...
Prep football: Downhill from here
It's never easy replacing your star athlete - and it's even harder when that athlete was an NCAA Division I quality player.
Prep volleyball: Home court advantage
Organizing a tournament for 22 high school girls volleyball teams isn't an easy feat, but with the exception of one minor set back, day one of the inaugural Foothill Invitational volleyball tournament went off without a hitch at three locations across the valley Friday.
Softball: British beneficiary
Amy Moore has never been to the Great Britain. But she has certainly gained an appreciation for the country in which many in her family - including her father - were born. This summer, the Valencia High graduate suited up for team Great Britain during international softball competition, and the University of the Pacific catcher, who will start her senior year in the fall, set herself up for many more years of international service. Playing ...
Prep tennis: Valencia's LeDuff wins academic grant
Valencia tennis athletes are used to getting plenty of recognition over the years, and this year was no different with the Vikings rolling through the Foothill League to win their seventh straight league title.
Prep baseball: Grizzlies advance to final
Golden Valley may have had its struggles during the regular season in 2012, but so far this summer, things couldn't be going any better.
College baseball: Williams chooses COC over Pepperdine
Former Valencia slugger Trey Williams, once projected as a first-round pick in the 2012 MLB First-Year Player Draft, has decided to decommit from Pepperdine University and instead attend College of the Canyons, Cougars head baseball coach Chris Cota confirmed Thursday.
College athletics: TMC cuts 1, adds another
The Master's College athletics department has decided to make changes to its program offerings heading into the 2012-13 school year.
NFL: A taste of the future
Sitting down at TPC Valencia golf course on Friday, it didn't take long to recognize that Miami Dolphins quarterback Matt Moore is a man comfortable with where he is in life.
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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.
Prep girls soccer: Versatile Viking
Scorer, distributor, decision-maker.
College baseball: TMC aiming at greatness
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