Canyon rids the jitters

In the Canyon boys basketball season opener against Oxnard on Monday night, the Cowboys looked solid. However, head coach Chad Phillips' sentiments proved otherwise.

History in the making?

It's shaping up to be one of the biggest weekends in Santa Clarita valley sports history. Two championships will be determined and three teams will be competing for a spot in a championship game.

Running dynasty: Saugus girls win third straight CIF State title

FRESNO - For the third straight year, they made the trek - an incredible feat within itself.

Lady Mustangs get shot down

College Women's Basketball Oklahoma City 86, The Master's 66 Annie Gillespie scored 19 points to lead the Mustangs, but they lost their season opener at the Sawyer Center in Newhall. Erica Inge added 17 points to help pace the Master's, who did not have anyone else score in double figures. Amanda Durocher and Stacy Nanninga both scored seven points. Nanninga grabbed seven rebounds. Four players from Oklahoma City scored in double figures. Holly Hardin led ...

Well stated

FRESNO - The Saugus High School girls cross country team made a proclamation with its feet Saturday morning at Fresno's Woodward Park.

Cardinals on the verge of history

LOS ANGELES - Santa Clarita Christian running back Collin Keoshian was in trouble Saturday at Windward School.

Totten, Grizzlies grab attention

FRESNO - It was the greatest individual and team performance in the five-year history of Golden Valley High School athletics.

Cardinals wipe Rams out

Is it possible the best football in the valley is coming from Santa Clarita Christian School? Albeit eight-man football, the dominance displayed in Saturday night's 50-0 rout of Cate School (1-2) at Harry Welch Stadium only adds to the argument. The Cardinals' defense only allowed 70 yards of offense and three first downs in the shutout, recording seven tackles for loss, three sacks - one by senior Joe Grayem for a loss of eight yards, ...

Grizzlies pull off coaching coup

For a baseball team that finished 3-21 last season and winless at 0-14 in the Foothill League, Golden Valley has already caught a big fish in the baseball coaching world. Scott Drootin, a man who has 17 years of head coaching experience, was hired Friday to try and turn things around with the Grizzlies.

West Ranch wins tight five set match

West Ranch won one of its closest girls volleyball matches of the season on Friday in Hollywood, beating Campbell Hall, 25-18, 25-21, 20-25, 21-25, 15-10. Alison Summers had 17 kills. Sophia Burns had a good all-around match, with 14 kills, 26 assists and six blocks.

Respect Valencia

WESTLAKE - It took all of six game minutes and one possession for Valencia to get on the scoreboard. It wasn't much longer until the game got out of hand.

Payback next?

Saugus football is set for a second date in the semifinals. Centurions senior quarterback Desi Rodriguez did it all on Friday night at Cougar Stadium leading Saugus to a 35-28 win over Thousand Oaks in the second round of the CIF-Southern Section Division Northern Division playoffs.

The Hills have eyes, and a victory

A high-powered offense was not quite enough for West Ranch on Friday, in a 41-31 loss at Beverly Hills High School. Wildcat quarterback Jake Bernards passed for 348 yards and two touchdowns as WRHS fell to 1-2 this season.

Cowboys ‘Lanced’ on the road

Penalties, turnovers and a trick play sealed Canyon's doom on Friday night as the team dropped a 35-24 decision to Thousand Oaks on the road. The loss evens Canyon's season record at 2-2.

Hart, Valencia on collision course

Varsity Tennis Valenica 13, West Ranch 5 Valencia defeated West Ranch on Thursday afternoon, 13-5 to move to 2-0 on the season. The Vikings top singles and Foothill League champion Isabella Fraczek swept Ana Lucia Fuentes, Gavelyn Poonnopatam and Lena Poonnopatam, respectively, 6-2, 6-0, 6-0, while No. 2 Valenicia player, Thalia Wilczynski added another two sets, 6-0, 6-1. On the doubles side, Emily Fraczek and Amanda Jansson swept 6-0, 6-0, 6-1 their West Ranch opponents, ...

Foothill League divers ready for 2013 season

The Canyon Cowboys may be struggling in dual meets, but their diving team is among the best the Foothill League has to offer.

Foothill League girls swim preview: One year reprieve?

The Hart swim team, which has won 30 of the past 31 league titles, looks poised to win it again.

Foothill League boys swim preview: Pressure cooker

Valencia tennis doubles team wins at Spring Smash

The Valencia Vikings doubles team of Chris Pope and Cameron Braun rose to the top at Saturday's Spring Smash at Valencia High School.

Saugus baseball does number on Golden Valley

Lost in a 15-1 pounding of the Golden Valley Grizzlies on Friday at Saugus High School was the pitching of Saugus Centurions pitcher Chris Danielson.

Valencia baseball turns tide on West Ranch

Trailing by two runs in the top of the sixth, the Valencia Vikings baseball team came back in the final two innings to capture an 8-5 victory Friday at West Ranch.

Hart baseball survives better than Canyon

It was said on Wednesday that the story in Canyon's Foothill League opening win against West Ranch was the Cowboys' offense.

West Ranch boys volleyball sweeps Alemany

For the West Ranch Wildcats boys volleyball team, it all starts with the serve.

SCV Hoops Finale adds a clinic

The Signal's fourth annual SCV Hoops Finale is now days away and since the announcement of the game earlier in the week, an addition to the game has been made and players have given their commitments to play.

Valencia Vikings baseball reverses course in win

Three fastballs, three home runs.

Saugus baseball wins the hard way

Saugus Centurions baseball took one of the more stressful routes to victory.

Canyon Cowboys baseball proves it can hit

All the signs were there.

2013 Foothill League baseball preview: Big turnover levels playing field

It can't be ignored that a balancing of Foothill League baseball took place mostly in the months of June through October of last year.

Golden Valley's Billy Fredrick: Mr. Grizzly

Ernie Banks is known as Mr. Cub.

Valencia High swim sweeps SCV Invitational

Hart head swim coach Steve Neale isn't sure the last time both his boys varsity and girls varsity teams lost on the same day.