Valencia tennis gets the respect, others don’t

It came as no surprise to Valencia girls tennis head coach Annie Kellogg that her Vikings team was highly positioned in the CIF-Southern Section Division III brackets - released Monday. The team sat near the top of the CIF polls all season and currently holds the No. 2 spot.

The difficult road ahead

Behind a powerful three-headed monster in the form of quarterback Steven Borden, receiver Colin Mayhugh and running back Collin Keoshian, Santa Clarita Christian School's football team is a proven force in 8-man competition. The Cardinals, currently ranked No. 5 in the CIF-Southern Section Division I 8-Man Football, will kick off the first round of playoffs hosting West Shores of Salton City Saturday at a time to be determined.

Tennis girls raise a racquet

It will probably be the same old story in girls tennis in 2008, with perennial Foothill League champions Valencia once again edging Hart for the title.

They’ve been served

The brackets for the CIF-Southern Section postseason were released Sunday with one big local surprise. It was expected that Valencia, West Ranch and Saugus would all be postseason bound, but Hart secured a surprising at-large bid.

Cardinals show off spirit of 76

While Santa Clarita Christian School was able to end their season on a high note, they are now forced to play the waiting game.

Finally!

The Valencia High public address announcer gave it his best. Every free chance he stumbled onto, from the first quarter through the fourth, he reminded the crowd to stay off the field for the conclusion of Friday's showdown between Valencia and Saugus. He had to know it wasn't going to work. The Centurion fans never had an opportunity to celebrate a Foothill League championship before. There was no keeping them from exploding, blue-and-white colored streamers ...

Hart avoids being ‘the one’

Oh, what could have been. Or what should have been. Had it not been for two plays and a couple of costly penalties, West Ranch might have won its first game against one of the Santa Clarita Valley's Big Four. Instead, arguably the preeminent program in this valley's history squeaked by the fledgling Wildcats 18-13 Friday night at Cougar Stadium. "When the final tick went off, I let off a big exhale," said Hart quarterback ...

Canyon playoff hopes still alive

Canyon quarterback Jordan Adamczyk threw for 247 yards and four touchdowns while the Cowboys defense allowed 134 total yards in a convincing 49-0 win over Golden Valley Friday at Harry Welch Stadium.

SCV teams hit the hardwood

College Women's Basketball The Master's 83, Cal State Maritime 51 TMC got its first win of the season with a rout of Cal State Maritime. The Master's was led by Taylor Himmelspach's 17 points and five rebounds. Shoshanah Finley and Keniya Thurman both recorded 11 points and four boards. College Men's Basketball COC 98, Grossmont 89 Brandon Bradley had 21 points, Justin Smith recorded a double-double with 20 and 10 rebounds, and Jason Holzwarth finished ...

Cowboys comeback ends up just short

Under the lights of Harry Welch Stadium on Friday, the Cowboys opened their 2008 season against the Drillers of Bakersfield.

Herrington Bowl II

It's still "weird" for Dean Herrington to look toward the opposing sideline and see his older brother.

Lopes named to 16U U.S. team

For all Valencia's Christian Lopes has accomplished so early in his career, Friday night was the highlight of highlights.

Corr and Prichard earn Regionals berth

Two Hart girls golfers qualified for the next round of play Thursday, in the CIF-Southern Section Individual Final and WSCGA Qualifying Tournament.

Hart spikes Cents on road

Prep Girls Volleyball Hart 3, Saugus 1 The Centurions led 1-0 Thursday at home against the Indians, but setter Alyssa Terwall suffered a leg injury during the second game. It was one of the turning points in the final regular season match for both teams, as Hart won, 19-25, 25-15, 25-20, 25-23. The Centurions (20-5, 6-4) had already locked up the Foothill League's No. 3 seed in the CIF-Southern Section Girls Volleyball Tournament, which begins ...

Centurions face Vikings in battle of league unbeatens

Signal Staff Report As much as the media may bring up the past, Valencia and Saugus football are two programs that are trying to stay in the present. Not surprising considering the strength of both Foothill League teams this year. But the past tells us a lot about tonight's matchup between Saugus and Valencia at Dr. Paul A. Priesz Stadium - most notably each team's past. Saugus was three points away last season from clinching ...

Saugus baseball holds off Valencia

So much for the possibility of a frontrunner emerging early in the Foothill League.

West Ranch baseball back on track

The West Ranch Wildcats didn't panic after losing their first two Foothill League games.

Golden Valley High hires boys hoops coach

The most unstable coaching jobs in the Santa Clarita Valley over the last couple of years took steps toward stability on Friday.

Foothill League trio turns it on early in track and field opener

SCV Hoops Finale almost here

By Cary Osborne

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