CIF volleyball playoffs: Indians lose grip

In a match to 15, it only takes a few seconds to flip everything on its head. After Thursday night, no one knows that better than the Hart girls volleyball team, which saw a five-point, game-five lead vanish as El Dorado came out on top 25-17, 22-25, 25-15, 15-25, 17-15 in the second round of the CIF-Southern Section Division IA playoffs at Hart High School. After an up-and-down first four games that saw both teams ...

Prep golf: The look of a focused girl

There's this hard shell. A steely look. A rare smile. Hidden deep inside that head of hers is a focus and a competitiveness that is beyond most athletes in the Santa Clarita Valley. Jamie Corr doesn't mean to have this appearance. In fact, it's really not her she says. "The people who actually know me, they say I'm really funny," Corr says. "When you first meet me you might get a different impression than when ...

Prep football: Cade Apsay — Varsity QB

In high school athletics, it's pretty easy to find stories of high school athletes stepping out of the shadows of high-profile predecessors, siblings or parents.

Audio: Canyon head football coach Rich Gutierrez on the Hart win and CIF playoffs

Canyon football redeemed itself in a big way last Friday with a 17-14 win over preseason Foothill league favorite Hart.

Audio: Hart head coach Mike Herrington talks about the Indians' matchup with Arroyo Grande

CIF volleyball playoffs: Battle back

As girls volleyball matches go, it was as bizarre as they come. At times, Valencia looked incapable of scoring a point. At other moments, the Vikings looked like their usual solid, poised selves. Despite getting blown out in two games, Valencia rallied back and hung on for a 3-2 win over Flintridge Sacred Heart Academy on Tuesday in the first round of the CIF-Southern Section Division IA playoffs at Valencia High School. The Vikings lost ...

CIF volleyball playoffs: Hart gets past dip

Hart came out on top in a tight fourth game to win its first round CIF-Southern Section Division IA match over Moorpark 25-13, 23-25, 25-9, 24-20 at Hart High School on Tuesday night.

CIF volleyball playoffs: Saugus puts up a fight in playoff exit

The second game of Saugus girls volleyball's first-round CIF-Southern Section Division IA match against La Salle High in Pasadena showed the Centurions that they could hang with No. 2 overall seed.

CIF volleyball playoffs: ’Cats can’t climb out

The West Ranch girls volleyball team came one win away from a co-Foothill League title and the No. 1 seed out of league for the CIF-Southern Section Division IA playoffs.

Prep football: West Ranch football coach O'Brien resigns

West Ranch football head coach Sean O'Brien has resigned his position at the Stevenson Ranch high school, West Ranch athletic director Cassandra Perez confirmed to The Signal on Tuesday.

West Ranch's Sarah McGough: Staking her acclaim

If she played basketball, Sarah McGough would win the sixth man award, her coach says. West Ranch girls volleyball head coach Gerrit Maxwell explains by saying she is the most valuable player on the court that the casual onlooker doesn't know about. "She understands that she doesn't have to be the girl in the sunshine to be successful," Maxwell says. In pro basketball, the Sixth Man of the Year Award is given to the best ...

CIF volleyball playoffs: Cents keep finding a way

Saugus girls volleyball hasn't exactly been the most fortunate team this season. But the Centurions continue to make it work despite an already thin roster becoming even thinner with midseason injuries. Yet still, Saugus isn't going anywhere after its 3-0 win over Simi Valley in a CIF-Southern Section Division IA wild-card match on Monday at Saugus High School. Senior Hannah Nua was on fire with a 23-kill night to lead the Centurions (22-12) to game ...

CIF tennis playoffs: One too many setbacks

Knowing full well she was playing the last set of her high school tennis career, Brigitta Benitez wasn't about to end it early on account of darkness.

CIF cross country: Foothill teams learn heat times

The CIF picked the right time to notice Canyon girls cross country. Despite finishing fourth place in the Foothill League and just missing out on an automatic spot into Saturday's CIF-SS prelims at Mt. San Antonio College, Canyon learned it will be making the trip after all thanks to an at-large postseason berth. The invitation was extended to Canyon due to the team's No. 13 rank on this week's CIF-SS Division II poll. In order ...

CIF football: 11-man playoff brackets revealed

Three Santa Clarita Valley football teams found out where they landed in this year's CIF-Southern Section playoffs.

Prep boys basketball: ’Cats can’t quite close

DANA POINT - In so many cases, a team is a reflection of its leaders.

Prep boys basketball: Their Knight

A year ago, the Trinity Knights boys basketball team knew it had something special in a crop of seven incoming freshman.

Prep boys soccer: Soccer season ends with West Ranch loss

The West Ranch Wildcats boys soccer team felt like it left everything on the field during Thursday's CIF-Southern Section Division IV second-round matchup with the Oak Hills of Hesperia Bulldogs.

Prep girls soccer: Better is bested as Vikings fall

There was no question from either sideline who the better team was during Thursday's CIF-Southern Section Division II quarterfinal contest at Valencia High School.

Prep boys soccer: Defensive mistakes doom Indians

The Hart Indians boys soccer team won its first two playoff games by limiting mistakes and finishing scoring chances.

Prep girls hoops: Centurions lose to division’s No. 2 seed

Outmatched and undersized, the Saugus Centurions girls basketball team was defeated by the Murrieta Valley Nighthawks 51-35 in the second round of the CIF-Southern Section Division IIA playoffs Wednesday at Saugus High.

Prep girls hoops: Canyon advances to CIF quarterfinals for the fourth consecutive season

No Santa Clarita Valley winter sports team can say what Canyon girls basketball can.

Prep girls hoops: Valencia falls against state 20th ranked team

This Valencia Vikings girls basketball game had so much going for it.

Prep boys soccer: Valencia’s best season in team history ends at the hands of Temescal Canyon

The Valencia Vikings boys soccer team was defeated by the Valencia Vikings - or in a more clearer terms, the Temescal Canyon soccer team playing Valencia style soccer.

Prep boys basketball: Wildcats come alive in fourth

Nothing was going right.

Prep boys basketball: Vikings feel playoff pain

This one was a little more emotional than most postgame goodbyes.

Prep girls soccer: Indians turn for the worse

Things changed in a hurry for Hart Indians girls soccer on Tuesday.

Prep girls soccer: Cardinals’ conclusion

The core group of seniors on the Santa Clarita Christian Cardinals girls soccer players experienced a lot through the years.

Prep girls soccer: Save and a PK boost Vikings

After playing 100 minutes of scoreless soccer and four even rounds of penalty kicks, the Valencia Vikings girls soccer team needed a save and a goal to advance to the CIF-Southern Section Division II quarterfinals.

Prep girls soccer: Wrong place at wrong time for Cowboys

The ball just doesn't always bounce your way - and that's exactly what happened to the Canyon Cowboys girls soccer team in their CIF-Southern Section Division II playoff game with Wilson of Long Beach on Tuesday.