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Valencia goalkeeper named an all-star
The U.S. Soccer Development Academy tournament finals continued at the Home Depot Center. Valencia's Eric Shannon was one of eleven athletes named to the Southern California Conference All-Star Team. His All-Star team status ranks him as one of the top eight goal keepers in the country in his age group. Shannon's LAFC BU18 club team, which is sponsored by Adidas, defeated CASL soccer club 5-2 on Wednesday to advance to the championship game which will ...
Spigner wins national award
Jessica Spigner is cleaning up in the postseason like she did during. The Vikings pitcher and RBI machine was named the EA SPORTS Softball Player of the Year yesterday. For Spigner, who knocked in 37 runs during her senior season, it's the first national award she's received. "I was in shock," said Spigner, who found out in an E-mail from her mom Dyan. "I almost didn't believe it." The link in the E-mail, which sent ...
All-Star future, check
NEW YORK - His jersey neatly folded on a chair in front of New York Yankees second baseman Robinson Cano's locker Sunday afternoon, 2003 Hart High graduate Chris Valaika smiles and draws a check mark with his index finger.
Vikings oust Hawks to win championship
Put another one on the board for Valencia. The Vikings girls basketball team played for the championship in the Santa Clarita Girls Varsity Basketball Summer Shootout on Saturday. The Vikings were victorious in their 47-44 win over Knight High School of Palmdale. Valencia went undefeated in the tournament having defeated Quartz Hill and the Wildcats of West Ranch before seeing Knight in the finals. While some Foothill League coaches prefer not to play league teams ...
Hart wins at Shootout
Girls varsity hoops action continued from the College of the Canyons on Friday. In the Santa Clarita Girls Varsity Basketball Summer Shootout, Hart edged Notre Dame 28-25. Indians senior-to-be Briana Fitchpatrick led the squad in points with 14. Hart was defeated in Thursday's game against Burroughs and Indians head coach Zach Koebel said that this season it's all about development. "We're still learning," Koebel said. "We're just starting to get to a point where we ...
Getting their kicks
Playing in the same venue as star athletes David Beckham and Edson Buddle would be a dream come true for any young soccer player.
Mac of all trades
The best high school golfer in Southern California says his biggest moment of the 2007-08 school year, wasn't on the course - it was on the football field.
Wildcats shoot out Palmdale
By the time West Ranch's opponent scored its first points in the Santa Clarita Summer Girls Basketball Shootout Thursday, Erin Ruiz had already sunk a trio of 3-pointers.
Girls go shooting
The swish of the net and the squeaking of tennis shoes - oh, the sounds of basketball. Local teams are already gearing up for girls varsity basketball season. Valencia, Hart and West Ranch are participating in the 2008 Santa Clarita Girls Varsity Basketball Summer Shootout at the College of the Canyons. Palmdale, Quartz Hill, Notre Dame, Burroughs, and Knight will also be apart of today's action. The tournament was started in the summer of 2003 by ...
Freshman phenom raises racket
Marching band, check; 4.3 GPA, check; Key Club member, check; the Foothill League's No. 1 freshman tennis player, check.
Early Foothill fight
Valencia and Hart played for a basketball championship Sunday night. OK, it was only the Hart Summer Classic title game. Mismatched uniforms, cooling fans on full blast along the sidelines, and the loud sound of shoes squeaking on the floor were all indication that the Foothill League wasn't on the line. But when these two teams meet in winter it could be. Valencia and Hart are two of the early favorites for the league crown ...
Hart backcourt in good hands
There will always be a lot of turnover on high school basketball teams, which often leads to a lot of turnovers, especially in the summer.
The sweet scientist
Before he was three years old, Trevor Bauer spent several weeks attempting to ride a two-wheel bicycle.
Superwoman Spigner
When she steps between the chalked lines of a softball field, Jessica Spigner becomes a different person.
Hart Summer Classic starts today
Four Foothill League basketball teams will compete in the Hart Summer Classic today and tomorrow at Hart High School.
Articles by Section - Prep Sports
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.
Prep boys basketball: No need to wait on Trinity
One. Just one Santa Clarita Valley boys basketball team has won a CIF championship.
Prep swimming: Hart boys, Valencia girls win at SCV Relays
Call it a soft opening to the Santa Clarita Valley prep swim season.
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.
Prep girls soccer: Versatile Viking
Scorer, distributor, decision-maker.
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.
Canyon's McCoy is girls hoops POY
For all that Canyon senior forward Alia McCoy had accomplished in her stellar basketball career, there was one thing she couldn't say.
Wildcat Harris leads All-Foothill boys hoops team
It's sort of a no-brainer for West Ranch boys basketball player Kevin Harris.
Prep girls hoops: Canyon falls in quarters to Lynwood
LYNWOOD - Why has Canyon girls basketball been the best winter sports team in the Santa Clarita Valley over the last four years?
Prep boys basketball: ’Cats can’t quite close
DANA POINT - In so many cases, a team is a reflection of its leaders.
Prep boys basketball: Their Knight
A year ago, the Trinity Knights boys basketball team knew it had something special in a crop of seven incoming freshman.
