Path to CIF title revealed

The CIF-Southern Section released the brackets Sunday for the Northern Division football playoffs. Now the second season starts and the Foothill League usually delivers.

Prep Football Notebook

Canyon sophomore running back Trent Hernandez broke his right clavicle on the last of his 11 carries Friday night and will be out of action for 4-6 weeks.

The silver bullet

With her trusty Perazzi Winchester 12-gauge shotgun lodged into her right shoulder, Kimberly Rhode was a few shots from winning an Olympic gold medal in women's skeet shooting.

Cougars clobber Vaqueros

It was the home opener for the College of the Canyons football team, but on a deeper level, it was the Cougars delivering a lesson to Santa Barbara City College on the importance of living a balanced life. COC executed with authority and efficiency on both sides of the ball, scoring on its first play from scrimmage and relentlessly pounding the Vaqueros into submission the rest of the way. The Cougars controlled the field ...

Cardinals show mercy

Like a good mechanic working on an old car Saturday night, Santa Clarita Christian performed a tuneup against West Shores of Salton City, winning 53-0 at Cougar Stadium at College of the Canyons.

Good showing at XC Prelims

The Saugus girls cross country team continued their six-year run of excellence Saturday, winning its heat in the CIF-Southern Section Division II Prelims at Mt. San Antonio College in Walnut.

Cardinals V-ball will advance

SCCS 3, Lucerne Valley 2 25-23, 25-19, 24-26, 19-25, 15-13 Santa Clarita Christian School waited for the serve, needing only one point in the fifth and final game. As the serve hit the net, the Cardinals were propelled to the semifinals of the CIF-Southern Section playoffs. Leading the way for SCCS was Kristina Gibson with 11 kills, 12 digs, five aces and one block. Kaley Morrison finished with nine kills, 11 digs, five aces and ...

Left no doubt

It's as if they couldn't wait any longer. Thus, whoever was in charge of the sound system at Cougar Stadium Friday night cued Freddie Mercury three seconds too early.

Grizzlies sweep up Hoover at home

In last week's loss to Littlerock, Golden Valley's offense was inoffensive. Friday night, it took out its frustrations on Hoover High (0-1), in a 48-6 victory, setting a school record for points in a game in the process. Rushing and defensive stops were keys to victory as the Grizzlies (1-1) ran for 228 yards, including 106 from Richard Sarabia off 10 carries. Of Golden Valley's six touchdowns, four came on the ground courtesy of four ...

Bacon brings home the win for West Ranch

Riding the arm of junior quarterback Jake Bernards, as well as the legs of RB Ross Bacon, the West Ranch Wildcats got the 2008 gridiron campaign off on the right foot with a 42-26 vicotry on the road against Lancaster Friday night.

Hart trouble: Palmdale Falcons shock Indians

In one of the night's biggest stunners, Palmdale knocked off the Hart Indians, 29-6. With the score tied at 6, the Falcons outscored Hart 23-0 in the second half.

Underdog Lancers stun Vikings

Thousand Oaks stunned Valencia 23-14 in its home opener at Paul Priesz Stadium. The Lancers capitalized on three interceptions to stifle the Vikings offense. Valencia quarterback Dominick Solley went down early in the first quarter and was replaced by junior Nick Moss. Moss lead the Vikings on a second-quarter scoring drive. Running back Jordan Thompson scored on a 3-yard run and the Vikings took a 7-0 lead. Moss threw his first interception on the ...

Centurions tame Bulldogs

Saugus High School's Ryan Zirbel and Desi Rodriguez made enough moves to fill a dance card Friday night at Cougar Stadium on the College of the Canyons campus.

Cowboys hold their own rodeo

GRANADA HILLS - It took all of 54 seconds to get Canyon on the scoreboard. It didn't take much longer for the game to get out of hand.

Canyon claims title

The Canyon freshman football team defeated Saugus Thursday 36-14. The win gives Canyon a 4-1 record in the Foothill League and a claim of the championship.

Valencia can't handle Harvard-Westlake in Division I playoffs

Mistakes finally cost Canyon baseball in first round

West Ranch baseball falls to Los Alamitos in opening round

The West Ranch Wildcats had to battle to the very last game of the regular season to win their second straight Foothill League baseball title.

West Ranch softball defeats Rancho Cucamonga in playoff opener

The West Ranch Wildcats softball team did their part first - then they received a little help from an unlikely ally 67 miles away.

Hart High football duo given college offers

Hart High School's highly touted offensive duo has significant college offers on the table.

Foothill League announces all-league boys volleyball

Saugus' Morsch capped career with Santa Clarita Valley best

When Jonathan Morsch's high school swimming career came to an end on Saturday, it was the culmination of 11 years of swimming - an 11-year venture that took Morsch from swimming out of necessity to swimming because he was one of the best the Santa Clarita Valley had to offer.

Next level proves tougher for Trinity baseball

In its first season since moving up from the Heritage League to the more competitive Liberty League, the Trinity Knights softball team accomplished a lot by making the postseason.

Einstein baseball is in and out

In its first playoff appearance in team history, Albert Einstein Academy baseball didn't get any breaks.

SCCS baseball outdueled by Hesperia

A young Santa Clarita Christian softball team came into last week a win away from a Liberty League championship.

Valencia softball left stranded

The Valencia Vikings softball team certainly had its chances to advance to the first round of the CIF-Southern Section Division I postseason.

Valencia baseball wins CIF-SS Division I wild card

The bats may be coming around just in time for Valencia Vikings baseball. Patient and effective hitting put Valencia in front early and an A.J. Balta grand slam put the game out of reach as the Vikings beat the Westlake Warriors 11-2 on Tuesday in a CIF-Southern Section Division I wild-card matchup at Valencia High School. "We saw the pitches we wanted and we hit them," said Balta, who started for the first time in ...

All locals miss cut at CIF golf playoffs

There's one word for it - shock.

Valencia tennis caps it off in the quarters

One break of serve here, another tough bounce there, and that was enough to prevent the Valencia Vikings boys tennis team from moving on in the postseason.

Softball CIF brackets released, six SCV teams in

Coming into the 2013 softball season, there was a lot of hope within the Santa Clarita Valley that come playoff time, a Foothill League team could make a run.