Archive By Section - Prep Sports
Prep soccer: Sticking with it
It would have been easy for the Canyon girls soccer team to give up, down two goals after a half without being able to find the back of the net.
Prep basketball: A new Grizzlies
Maybe people don't know what to expect of Golden Valley boys basketball. At least that's what first-year Grizzlies head coach Al Vanhook reasoned as to why the crowd was so sparse Friday night during Golden Valley's home opener. What people missed was a game where a young Golden Valley led throughout the majority and defeated San Marino 62-50 - this despite the Grizzlies up-and-down play. Golden Valley (3-6) had 12 different players score during the ...
Prep baseball: Valencia's Balta chosen for prestigious series
Valencia High baseball player A.J. Balta has been selected to play in a prestigious U.S.-Japan series.
Youth cross country: Start of the run
The journey to Fresno can sometimes start long before high school. In a valley filled with some of the most decorated high school cross country programs in the state of California, at least a portion of that success can be traced back to some of the area's thriving youth programs. At the high school level, the Santa Clarita Valley has prospered in the sport for decades. In all, SCV high schools have combined to win ...
Prep golf: Corr makes her choice
Hart High senior golfer and 2012 Foothill League Most Valuable Player Jamie Corr said she has wanted to attend Cal Poly San Luis Obispo since she was a seventh grader.
Prep soccer: Vikes in total control
Controlling the match throughout, Valencia girls soccer beat Viewpoint of Calabasas 3-0 Wednesday at Valencia High School.
Prep basketball: Hart’s test of wills
Culver City's been quite a test for Hart boys basketball the last two seasons. Two games, two Centaur buzzer beaters, one Hart victory. The Indians kept their undefeated run through preleague competition intact, surviving a regulation buzzer beater Wednesday night at Hart High to defeat Culver City 82-78 in overtime. Hart (10-0) presented every obstacle to itself - poor free-throw shooting, lesser games from its two key players, lots of turnovers, getting bullied on the ...
Prep football: West Ranch picks new football coach
West Ranch High School has chosen former JV and freshman football coach Jan Miller Jr. as its new varsity football head coach, the school's athletic director Cassandra Perez confirmed Wednesday.
Prep wrestling: Trinity puts SCV back on mat
A group of no more than eight kids grab and slap and pull toward the back of a mixed martial arts gymnasium and training center.
Prep football: GV's Jacobs chooses Fresno State
Leon Jacobs came into the 2012 prep football season as a curiosity. This time next year he'll be a college football player. The Golden Valley senior verbally committed to play football at Fresno State, accepting a scholarship offer Monday night. He was recruited as a linebacker. Jacobs transferred to Golden Valley from Bishop Montgomery of Torrance this summer. The 17-year-old hadn't played football since his freshman year and was a basketball star at Bishop Montgomery. ...
Prep hoops: Cardinals show the upside
For most of the first half, Santa Clarita Christian boys basketball showed how young it is. After that, the team showed how good it can be. The Cardinals surged late in the first half and didn't look back in a 72-58 win over Frazier Mountain of Lebec on Monday at The Master's College. "We ran all the plays that we needed to run, and that's it," said SCCS forward Phillip Webb. "We were just trying ...
Albert Einstein Academy athletics: Elements of success
It wouldn't be inaccurate to say Santa Clarita public charter school Albert Einstein Academy's athletics program rose from the ashes of the demise of Montclair Prep.
Prep soccer: Can’t be ignored
Despite finishing the 2011-12 regular season as arguably the hottest team in the Foothill League, and starting out this season with an impressive record against quality competition, the Valencia girls soccer team remains unranked in the CIF-Southern Section Division II poll and is still looking to garner some respect.
Prep basketball: SCCS hits restart on hardwood
Santa Clarita Christian was going to restart its girls basketball program no matter the circumstances.
Prep basketball: It’s all Webb in SCCS’ win
Santa Clarita Christian boys basketball head coach James Mosley knew he had a few players with big-time potential.
Articles by Section - Prep Sports
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.
Prep sports: First polls of the spring
Forget what the calendar says, spring is practically here in the world of sports.
Valencia boys soccer: Stuck in the middle
It's a simple question with no simple answer.
Prep girls basketball: Viking response
Valencia Vikings power forward Sandra Ikeora was in the doghouse early at Valencia High Saturday night in the first round of the CIF-Southern Section Division IAA playoffs.
Prep girls basketball: Cents turn to their D
The Saugus Centurions girls basketball team knew the Sultana Sultans of Hesperia would want to send the ball inside in their first round CIF-Southern Section Division IIA playoff game on Saturday night at Sultana High School.
