Grizzlies back to winning ways

ENCINO - The taste of consolation was obviously not satisfying, even if it was accompanied by a pre-league win over a rival.

Hart’s last-second lament

ENCINO - The Hart boys basketball team had the San Fernando Valley Invitational championship won Tuesday at Crespi High.

Battle of unbeatens

Early control of the Foothill League in girls volleyball went to Valencia on Tuesday, in a five-set win over West Ranch at Valencia High.

Centurions slip past Indians

Prep Varsity Volleyball Saugus 3, Hart 2 Saugus defeated Hart, 25-22, 24-26,25-23,23-25,15-11, on Tuesday. The Cenuturions' Katie Estes set a school record with 35 kills. Alyssa Terwall set a school record with 57 assists. Jaclyn Clark set a school record with 28 digs and 15 kills and Taylor Schubert finished with 12 kills. Brigitte Mays had 25 digs. Breena Beckett led the Indians squad with 12 kills while Casey David added nine kills and three ...

WR adds new leaders

The West Ranch athletic program has welcomed some new faces to its coaching staff. Third-year assistant track and field coach Paul Buccola will take over as the girls head coach and co-head coach with Randy Smith. Smith will pull double duty as he steps into the head coaching position for the girls varsity basketball team. Former girls coach Ron Manalastas left the program in October. A retired IT professional, Buccola will fill the vacancy left ...

Wildcats have one bad night

For the most part, Knight of Palmdale's girls varsity basketball team did everything right.

Iacenda, DiLuigi want GV job

One of the greatest prep football players in Santa Clarita Valley history is interested in the Golden Valley head coaching job.

All in the Family

On a late September night, mother and daughter were playing a game of Scrabble. The competitive mother knew her daughter shared the same trait. But she didn't know the ferocity of it.

Coll’ it a clean sweep

Santa Clarita Christian's running back/linebacker Collin Keoshian capped off an exceptional season with the Cardinals by being named the Heritage League's Player of the Year. The All-Heritage League team was released on Friday and Santa Clarita Christian had a bevy of names on the list.

Toads hard to swallow

After a 5-0 start to the season, the question remained - could anyone stop Santa Clarita Christian? Some may say Thacher was able to accomplish this feat Saturday night, while others may contend they stopped themselves, losing 54-38 at Harry Welch

Fretz fires away for TMC

Women's College Soccer Master's 6, San Diego Christian 1

Down to the final runners

Devon Goff may not have been the fastest Canyon girls runner Saturday, but she was its most important one. With a time of 19 minutes, 54.4 seconds on the Castaic Lake course, Goff broke a tie with Highland of Palmdale in the Division I and II race.

No apology for winning

CARSON - Unapologetic 'til the end. That's Harry Welch. The word is almost overused but the best term to describe him is polarizing. There are and have been people that hate the former Canyon coach's guts. And others who love him. But what should he apologize for? Winning? Isn't that what you'd want out of a coach? Welch, whose bitter divorce from Canyon High after winning a state championship landed him in San Juan Capistrano, ...

St. Margaret’s leaves no doubt in title game

CARSON – It was never close. St. Margaret's of San Juan Capistrano's swarming defense, an efficient run and pass game, combined with Hamilton Union's mistakes made for the perfect storm – or the perfect beating. The Harry Welch-led Tartans pounded the Braves 59-7 Friday in the CIF State Football Championship Small Schools Bowl Game at the Home Depot Center. The former Canyon High head coach became the first coach in state championship history to win ...

The difference a day makes

When Saugus took a lead against Pacifica Thursday, the advantage didn't last long. When Saugus took a lead against Notre Dame one day later, the Centurions made sure they stayed ahead. Erick Esquivel scored two goals and Manuel Garza had a goal and an assist as Saugus put together its most complete effort of the season in a 3-1 victory over Notre Dame of Sherman Oaks. Garza set up Esquivel's first goal by serving a ...

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