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CIF football playoffs: Vikings' point of return
QUARTZ HILL - Everything was fast. From the scoring drives to the postgame speech. It was as if Valencia football was in a hurry to get to the point that has been its biggest obstacle in recent history. Valencia cruised past Quartz Hill Friday night 42-7 at Quartz Hill High in a second-round CIF-Southern Section Northern Division playoff game that was never close. Now the Vikings (9-3) host Palos Verdes next Friday in the Northern ...
CIF cross country: Plenty to watch for
Anything short of a CIF championship would be a major disappointment for Saugus girls cross country, which has stood atop the CIF-Southern Section Division II rankings all season long.
Hart's Connor Wingenroth: Deep in tradition
Connor Wingenroth can still remember everything about the last time he stood on the field for a CIF-Southern Section championship game victory as the Hart High ball boy.
CIF football playoffs: No one gets it easy now
No. 1 went down and No. 2 was falling. The Northern Division was almost upside down. Then Valencia (8-3) turned things around and defeated Paso Robles 43-36 in the first round of the CIF-Southern Section Northern Division playoffs last Friday, avoiding No. 1 Palmdale's fate. Yet it has to be concerning for the Vikings that they had to struggle to win. Not so, said Vikings head coach Larry Muir. "They were a handful. We survived ...
Prep football: Area of the aerial
Early in the second quarter last Friday of Canyon's 42-9 win over San Luis Obispo, Cowboys wide receiver Drew Wolitarsky caught a 6-yard screen pass to break the state's all-time prep receptions record.
Audio: Canyon head football coach Rich Gutierrez on the CIF playoffs, round 2
Canyon football defeated San Luis Obispo 42-9 last Friday in the first round of the CIF-Southern Section Northern Division playoffs.
Prep soccer: Coaching changes for G.V. soccer programs
The Golden Valley boys and girls soccer programs have undergone unexpected changes at the head coaching positions just weeks before the start of the 2012-13 season, the school announced Wednesday.
College soccer: COC earns No. 2 seed
After winning its second consecutive Western State Conference, South Division title, the College of the Canyons women's soccer team was rewarded with the No. 2 seed California Community College Athletic Association Women's Soccer Southern Regional Playoffs.
Saugus' Samantha Ortega: Improbable upturn
Saugus cross country head coach Rene Paragas has never been one to mince words. Earlier this season, when he was asked about this year's six-time defending state champion girls cross country team, he described his team as "a bunch of blue collar runners," and said he didn't expect anyone to win any individual races. That was two months ago, and Paragas was being honest. Then entered sophomore Samantha Ortega, who is putting together one of ...
CIF volleyball playoffs: End of the long road
Santa Clarita Christian's bounce-back season came to a close on Saturday night as Coastal Christian defeated the Cardinals 25-12, 24-26, 25-15, 25-8 in the quarterfinals of the CIF-Southern Section Division VAA playoffs.
CIF cross country: Foothill shows off at prelims
The Foothill League passed with flying colors at Saturday's CIF-Southern Section Cross Country Prelims.
CIF football playoffs: Trinity back in the semis
Three years in existence. Now two semifinal appearances. Things keep getting better for Trinity Classical Academy as the Knights defeated Cornerstone Christian 58-18 in Wildomar on Friday in the second round of the CIF-Southern Section Division II 8-man playoffs. "We're very, very ecstatic," said Trinity head coach Mike Buchanan. "The boys believe. They're not going in there thinking, 'What are we doing here?'" Knights senior quarterback Dakota Prochnow was 9-of-13 for 177 yards with three ...
CIF football playoffs: Drew, 42 and a first-round W
Drew Wolitarsky really knows how to add style points to major milestones. In yet another record-setting night for the Canyon senior wide receiver, Wolitarsky torched San Luis Obispo for nine grabs, 128 yards and two touchdowns on his way to setting the new mark for most career receptions in the history of California high school football. "I come out more fired up just because I know I'm so close (to the record), and once you ...
CIF football playoffs: Hart brings the hammer
ARROYO GRANDE - Hart sure woke up in a hurry. After back-to-back losses to Valencia and Canyon saw the Indians drop to third in the Foothill League and draw a matchup with defending CIF-Southern Section Western Division champion Arroyo Grande, Hart's offense resembled the team that stood atop the CIF-SS Northern Division poll for much of the season. The Indians won 48-6 on Friday night at Arroyo Grande High School in the first round of ...
CIF football playoffs: A close call
Although at times it didn't look pretty, Valencia came back from a nine-point deficit to beat Paso Robles 43-36 Friday at Valencia High in the first round of the CIF-Southern Section Northern Division playoffs.
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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.
