Prep boys hoops: Cards cash in

Santa Clarita Christian School's boys basketball team utilized its athleticism to go over and around an overmatched Vasquez squad 66-42 on Thursday night at SCCS.

Prep girls hoops: New SCCS struggles

Santa Clarita Christian School's girls basketball team continued its 2012-13 struggles Thursday night against Vasquez at SCCS, coming up short in a 49-12 rout.

The Day After Hoops: Up to the hype

There was a heavy atmosphere game on Tuesday night at Hart High school. While schools are still on winter break, the crowd filtered in slowly, but by the time the West Ranch-Hart game at Hart High started, there weren't enough seats for all the people. And a game between the two Foothill League title favorites, two top ranked teams in the CIF-Southern Section, didn't disappoint. At least it didn't disappoint West Ranch in a 70-63 ...

The Day After Soccer: Teams walk the walk

The first day of Foothill League action gave teams a chance to back up their strong preleague slate.

Foothill basketball: West Ranch’s game changer

Yes, it's very much a team game, but one player can really turn things around in a basketball game.

Foothill basketball: Canyon shoots lights out at G.V.

In a game that featured a pair of head coaches making their Foothill League debuts, Canyon's sharp shooting proved too much for Golden Valley to overcome.

Foothill soccer: Wildcats play their cards right

Somehow, the two-time defending Foothill League champion West Ranch boys soccer team found a way to play the underdog card.

Foothill girls soccer: No separation

The Valencia girls soccer had a golden opportunity to start the Foothill League season with a momentum-building win over three-time defending league champion Saugus on Tuesday afternoon at Saugus High in both teams league openers.

Foothill basketball: Vikes show new look

This is the new Valencia boys basketball. It's a smaller, quicker, grittier group than in year's past. Most importantly, the Vikings play as a team, as they did in Tuesday night's 55-50 Foothill League-opening win over Saugus at Valencia High. "You can't just guard one guy," said Valencia head coach Rocket Collins. "It's easy when you have one guy, and (opponents) key on him. It is a little bit better now." Gone are the days ...

Foothill basketball: Battle 'Cats

The way West Ranch describes it is that the Wildcats were just more battle tested going into the Foothill League boys basketball opener against Hart at Hart High on Tuesday.

2013 Foothill League Boys Hoops Preview: Boy, are we in for an eventful season

A series of happenings lead us to tonight's Foothill League boys basketball openers. Things that make us believe this could be a season to remember for a long time. Nothing was bigger than a basket that didn't even count. On Dec. 6, arguably the Foothill League's most dominant force ever Ako Kaluna shattered a backboard at Santa Monica High on a dunk after a whistle in a preleague tournament. It was the moment where West ...

Kaluna and Harris: The rare pair

It's not as if it's random chance that all the pieces have fallen in place for West Ranch basketball.

2013 Foothill League girls soccer preview: Saugus' Brenna Savoie and Alanna Shaw, Shifting places

Saugus girls soccer is used to setting new benchmarks for the next year's squad to eclipse.

2013 Foothill League girls soccer preview: Valencia, Saugus have made their mark

Last year may not have played out quite like Saugus' perfect 10-0 league run the previous season, but it sure ended in familiar fashion.

2013 Foothill League girls basketball preview: League closing gap on loaded Canyon

There is this growing notion throughout the Foothill League that the best team over the last three years in the Santa Clarita Valley has some competition this season.

Saugus volleyball ends Valencia's 112 match Foothill winning streak

Hart swim storms out of gate, Valencia sweeps Golden Valley

The Hart Indians swim team didn't waste much time flexing its muscle in opening up the Foothill League season.

West Ranch baseball picks up first Foothill League win of 2013

Regardless of how West Ranch Wildcats baseball got the win, the important thing is it got the win. The Wildcats are now on the board in Foothill League play after a 10-1 win over the Golden Valley Grizzlies on Wednesday at Golden Valley High. "It's a win and we needed to have one," said West Ranch head coach Casey Burrill. "If we want to find ourselves at the end of the season competing for a ...

Bats carry Canyon High baseball over Saugus

The Canyon Cowboys baseball team stuck to its script on Wednesday afternoon. Once again, Canyon's bats got hot early and the Cowboys jumped out to an early lead en route to a 9-4 victory over the Saugus Centurions at Canyon High School. Canyon (7-3 overall, 2-1 Foothill League) was aggressive from the start, scoring four first-inning runs to put Saugus in an early hole. Canyon starting pitcher Max Weinstein held up his end as well, ...

Valencia baseball puts it all together

There's a reason why many people thought going into Foothill League baseball play that the Valencia Vikings were the team to beat.

West Ranch's Kevin Harris chooses UCSD

West Ranch senior guard and 2013 Foothill League Boys Basketball Player of the Year Kevin Harris committed this week to play basketball for the University of California, San Diego. Harris averaged 19 points per game in Foothill League play leading the Wildcats to their first-ever outright league title. He was also an All-Foothill League and The Signal All-Santa Clarita Valley first-teamer as a junior. Harris, a 4.08 GPA student, had other interest, according to West ...

Canyon track and field's Devin Baldwin: Endless tenacity

Foothill League girls track and field preview: Turnover effects

Foothill league boys tennis teams play openers

The Valencia Vikings picked up right where they left off last season, defeating the Saugus Centurions 15-3 in Tuesday's Foothill League opener at Valencia High School.

Foothill League boys track and field preview: Separation time

Five girls receive All CIF-SS honors from Foothill and Omega leagues

Led by Hart High's Sophie Cortes and Valencia's Taylor Venegas, five athletes from the Santa Clarita Valley earned All CIF-Southern Section honors when the teams were announced on Monday.

Valencia's David Myers and Cameron Braun: Side change

A year ago, the Valencia Vikings boys tennis pairing of Cameron Braun and David Myers walked all over the Foothill League when they went undefeated in league play before capturing a first place trophy at the year-end Foothill League tournament.

2013 Foothill League boys tennis preview: Chasing the same favorite

In recent years, the Valencia Vikings boys tennis team enters the Foothill League season as the clear favorites to capture a title, and all but once in the past 10 seasons have they failed to live up to that billing.

West Ranch's Tanner Skabelund: Only one way

Tanner Skabelund grew up in an environment that demanded a lot.

Foothill League 2013 boys volleyball preview: Teams have a lot to live up to

It's hard to figure out which team has more pressure on it.