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All-Star future, check
NEW YORK - His jersey neatly folded on a chair in front of New York Yankees second baseman Robinson Cano's locker Sunday afternoon, 2003 Hart High graduate Chris Valaika smiles and draws a check mark with his index finger.
Vikings oust Hawks to win championship
Put another one on the board for Valencia. The Vikings girls basketball team played for the championship in the Santa Clarita Girls Varsity Basketball Summer Shootout on Saturday. The Vikings were victorious in their 47-44 win over Knight High School of Palmdale. Valencia went undefeated in the tournament having defeated Quartz Hill and the Wildcats of West Ranch before seeing Knight in the finals. While some Foothill League coaches prefer not to play league teams ...
Hart wins at Shootout
Girls varsity hoops action continued from the College of the Canyons on Friday. In the Santa Clarita Girls Varsity Basketball Summer Shootout, Hart edged Notre Dame 28-25. Indians senior-to-be Briana Fitchpatrick led the squad in points with 14. Hart was defeated in Thursday's game against Burroughs and Indians head coach Zach Koebel said that this season it's all about development. "We're still learning," Koebel said. "We're just starting to get to a point where we ...
Getting their kicks
Playing in the same venue as star athletes David Beckham and Edson Buddle would be a dream come true for any young soccer player.
Mac of all trades
The best high school golfer in Southern California says his biggest moment of the 2007-08 school year, wasn't on the course - it was on the football field.
Wildcats shoot out Palmdale
By the time West Ranch's opponent scored its first points in the Santa Clarita Summer Girls Basketball Shootout Thursday, Erin Ruiz had already sunk a trio of 3-pointers.
Girls go shooting
The swish of the net and the squeaking of tennis shoes - oh, the sounds of basketball. Local teams are already gearing up for girls varsity basketball season. Valencia, Hart and West Ranch are participating in the 2008 Santa Clarita Girls Varsity Basketball Summer Shootout at the College of the Canyons. Palmdale, Quartz Hill, Notre Dame, Burroughs, and Knight will also be apart of today's action. The tournament was started in the summer of 2003 by ...
Freshman phenom raises racket
Marching band, check; 4.3 GPA, check; Key Club member, check; the Foothill League's No. 1 freshman tennis player, check.
Early Foothill fight
Valencia and Hart played for a basketball championship Sunday night. OK, it was only the Hart Summer Classic title game. Mismatched uniforms, cooling fans on full blast along the sidelines, and the loud sound of shoes squeaking on the floor were all indication that the Foothill League wasn't on the line. But when these two teams meet in winter it could be. Valencia and Hart are two of the early favorites for the league crown ...
Hart backcourt in good hands
There will always be a lot of turnover on high school basketball teams, which often leads to a lot of turnovers, especially in the summer.
The sweet scientist
Before he was three years old, Trevor Bauer spent several weeks attempting to ride a two-wheel bicycle.
Superwoman Spigner
When she steps between the chalked lines of a softball field, Jessica Spigner becomes a different person.
Hart Summer Classic starts today
Four Foothill League basketball teams will compete in the Hart Summer Classic today and tomorrow at Hart High School.
Heavy hitters
As the top-ranked team in the United States, Valencia did not particularly have one superstar hitter who far outplayed the rest.
Going the distance
Throw out the two fastest 3,200-meter times in CIF-Southern Section history, and Saugus High distance runner Kaylin Mahoney is your state champion last season, not a third-place finisher.
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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.
Trinity boys basketball's run comes to an end
Trinity Classical Academy head coach John Brooks said he was shaking hands with Horizon High coaches after his Knights lost 52-33 in the second round of the CIF Division V State Basketball Championships in San Diego Saturday night when a Panthers coach paid a large compliment.
West Ranch lacrosse hits field in inaugural CIF season
There are familiar sights this spring on weekday afternoons at West Ranch High School.
SCV Hoops Finale set for March 23
This past basketball season was one of the most exciting in recent memory because of the action on the floor and the support of the fans.
West Ranch boys tennis close preleague book
It's been a rough start for West Ranch Wildcats boys tennis in 2013.
Hart High boys volleyball jumps out to early lead
Toward the end of last season, Hart High boys volleyball was playing at a high level and showing signs of vast improvement from earlier in the year.
Canyon's Apsay offered by Arizona
Canyon junior quarterback Cade Apsay received his first scholarship offer Thursday from the University of Arizona, according to Canyon head coach Rich Gutierrez.
