You never know

You want crazy, the Foothill League will give you crazy - Michael Jackson crazy. You got scandal, surprise and lots of scoring - all in week one of the winter season.

TMC regroups for rout

After seeing the women's team rout Hope International Saturday, The Master's College men's decided to do the same. The Mustangs shook off a slow start to close the first half on a 30-12 run and kept up the intensity in the second half to earn an 89-71 Golden State Athletic Conference victory over the Royals.

The big pickup

Hart knew before tip-off Friday night that it had lost the services of its best player. Valencia didn't know it was going to lose one of its best players, too – but the Vikings turned out stronger for it. Vikings forward Starla Wright suffered an apparent concussion early in the third quarter and left the game for good, but Valencia pulled together and outplayed Hart in the second half en route to a 66-53 Foothill ...

Hart impresses

In a game of momentum swings, the last swing went to Hart – along with a coveted Foothill League win.

Saugus rains down threes

Physical play and hot outside shooting keyed Saugus to a 70-63 win over West Ranch on Friday night at home.

Grizz trying to go in reverse

After a 68-55 win over Canyon at Golden Valley High Friday night, the Grizzlies further proved that they are for real.

Saugus gets moving

After a loss to Valencia on Tuesday afternoon, Centurion head coach Lisa Rollo realized something important.

Valencia gets on Foothill board

Hart boys soccer is still looking for that final touch that leads to both goals and victories.

Too much, too soon

Santa Clarita Christian came out pumped for its Heritage League opener. Maybe a little too pumped. Milken Community was sharper than the energized Cardinals from the opening tip, and built a 16-point lead after three quarters before staving off a Cardinal rally and earning a 55-48 victory Thursday evening. Santa Clarita Christian (10-4, 0-1) came into the game ranked 13th in the CIF-Southern Section Division VI-AA, but routinely missed easy shots and outside jumpers in ...

SCCS finds hill too steep

Santa Clarita Christian knew it was facing a tough opponent in its Heritage League opener. The first quarter drove that point home with a sledgehammer. Milken Community scored the game's first 20 points and held a 24-4 lead after the first quarter en route to a 55-29 victory Thursday at Santa Clarita Christian. "I knew (Milken Community) was going to come out that way," said Cardinals head coach Bob Gaby. "I told the girls to ...

Air Force 1(3)

They exchange glances. It is all they need. First-year Canyon head coach Eric White knows he only has one opportunity per game to use his sweeper in goal-scoring opportunities until the other team catches on. It has worked on four occasions. Senior captain Milan Cabrera scored against Quartz Hill, Ventura, Lancaster and Santa Barbara during pre-league play this season. So what's the secret? Desire. "If it's in the air, it's either me or you, and ...

Canyon’s Hale nominated for national honor

When McDonald's released its California nominations for its All-American High School Basketball Team Wednesday, there was one surprise name from the Santa Clarita Valley. Ariel Hale, a senior power forward from Canyon, was one of 35 girls from across the state nominated.

SCCS trio, Hank named All-CIF

Four local players were honored on the All-CIF Southern Section volleyball teams, which were released earlier this week. Three of the players hailed from Santa Clarita Christian, including senior outside hitter Kristina Gibson and senior middle blockers Kaley Morrison and Karla Eberlein. The only Foothill League honoree was Valencia junior middle blocker Katie Hank.

First-day fuel

There was a lot of motivation going around in the Foothill League after The Signal's Winter Sports Previews, which ran from Saturday through Tuesday. We're not taking credit for anything, but certainly those editions rubbed some local athletes the wrong way.

Hello, Foothill

Golden Valley looked impressive in the pre-league season, but the Grizzlies still had to hear about how they hadn't won a league game in almost two years. Not anymore.

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