Trinity hoops: Knights win first-round state playoff game

The last people saw of Trinity Classical Academy boys basketball was a heartbreaking first. Four days later they saw a joyous first. The Knights, coming off a seven-point loss in the school's first-ever CIF championship game, defeated the Tranquility High Tigers 63-49 in Fresno County on Wednesday in the first round of the CIF Division V State Basketball Championships. "To think we're still playing into the second week of March. We've been together as a ...

Golden Valley boys volleyball hits reset

With a new head coach coming in at the last minute and a young team trying to recover from graduation losses, Golden Valley boys volleyball has its work cut out this season.

Canyon boys volleyball's rallying cry

Canyon boys volleyball is a team trying to develop trust among one another. The Canyon Cowboys made plenty of progress in that category on Tuesday night, coming back from a two-game deficit to beat the Burbank Bulldogs 3-2 at Canyon High School. After losing the first two games 25-22 and 25-23, Canyon rallied back to win 25-13, 25-20 and 15-12 thanks largely to 20 kills, 24 digs and three aces from senior Lance Ayson. "You've ...

Valencia boys tennis downs Camarillo

The Valencia Vikings boys tennis team got a slight reprieve from what has been a demanding early season schedule in a 13-5 victory over the visiting Camarillo Scorpions on Tuesday afternoon at Valencia High School.

Prep boys hoops: Trinity gets a last shot

Don't close the book on this season just yet. Trinity Classical Academy boys basketball hits the road toward the Fresno area to face Tranquillity High on Wednesday night in the first round of the CIF State Division V Basketball tournament. The state tournament brackets were released Sunday night. On Saturday, the Trinity Knights fell short of a CIF-Southern Section Division VI title after losing 47-40 to Rio Hondo Prep. Given their performance in the Southern ...

Prep boys basketball: Trinity raises the bar

SANTA ANA - Immediately following every CIF championship game, a small ceremony takes place on the court where the champions and runners up receive plaques.

Prep boys basketball: Triumph delayed

SANTA ANA - It was a plan the Trinity Classical Academy Knights had stuck with all season long - attack the basket and good things will happen.

Prep boys basketball: Storm watch

He's the storm. Aggressive, direct and unforgiving. There's no secret what Trinity Classical Academy junior Spencer Klehn is going to do on the basketball court. Like a tornado destined to touch down, the only question is where and when he will strike. But with every storm comes something else. A calm, quiet moment in the midst of the chaos. The eye of Trinity's storm is sophomore Ryan Brooks. "Spencer is the one who jumps first, ...

Prep boys basketball: No need to wait on Trinity

One. Just one Santa Clarita Valley boys basketball team has won a CIF championship. The 1987 Cinderella story Saugus Centurions won the Southern Section Division 3-A title, winning a wild-card game to get into the postseason and beating the top two seeds in the tournament. Trinity Classical Academy, surprisingly, could be the second champion. The Knights play for the CIF-Southern Section Division VI championship against Arcadia's Rio Hondo Prep on Saturday at 9:30 a.m. at ...

Prep swimming: Hart boys, Valencia girls win at SCV Relays

Call it a soft opening to the Santa Clarita Valley prep swim season. Though teams didn't have all their best swimmers competing and the event didn't count toward Foothill League records, Wednesday's SCV Relays gave many of the league teams a chance to get in the pool as a team for the first time this spring. The annual event at Santa Clarita Aquatics Center normally takes place in April, which is right in the middle ...

Prep girls soccer: Gallagher tops in Omega

The Santa Clarita Christian girls soccer team dominated the Omega League from start to finish.

Prep boys soccer: Center of the defense

Not even a broken nose could stop Valencia Vikings senior Jake Veiga from playing. It didn't stop him from winning Foothill League boys soccer Player of the Year honors either. The league announced Monday that Veiga, the leader of Valencia's vaunted defense, was voted to the Foothill's top honor. "I was very surprised," Veiga said of finding out about the honor. "I was not expecting it at all. I was so appreciative for my team ...

Prep girls soccer: Versatile Viking

Scorer, distributor, decision-maker. Valencia High's Becca Harrison did it all this season for the Foothill League champion Vikings girls soccer team. The University of Wisconsin commit and Real SoCal club player is certainly used to accolades, but Monday's announcement of the All-Foothill League team was something new for Harrison. The senior was chosen as the All-Foothill League Player of the Year by the league's coaches. Harrison, a 4.6 GPA student, is one of seven Valencia ...

Becca Harrison chosen as top player in Foothill girls soccer

The 2012-13 Foothill League girls soccer Player of the Year is Valencia junior Becca Harrison, who was announced Monday along with the rest of the all-league teams.

Valencia's Jake Veiga tabbed for best Foothill player in boys soccer

This year's All-Foothill League boys soccer team was announced Monday with Valencia senior defender Jake Veiga receiving the Player of the Year honor, as voted on by the league's coaches.

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