Prep boys soccer roundup: Hart grabs auto spot

The Hart Indians came into Foothill League play as the hottest team in boys soccer.

Prep boys soccer: Finale, first, finally

With as rich of an athletic history as the Valencia Vikings have had in so many other sports, somehow a Foothill League boys soccer championship has eluded the program all this time.

Gabby Lopez: Close to closure

It's no secret Golden Valley Grizzlies girls soccer has struggled over the years. Multiple coaches, multiple losing seasons and only last place finishes. Slowly, though, things are starting to change. And it's being done with girls like senior Gabby Lopez, a four-year varsity player who has continually taken one for the team. "She was one of the players as soon as we got going, I looked at her and said I can work around her, ...

Signed up for college

Valencia High senior safety and four-year varsity starter Tedric Thompson decided not to go to the school where his brother and friend play.

Foothill road leads to splits

For the Valencia Vikings and Canyon Cowboys girls basketball teams, it's simple. If each team wins it splits the Foothill League title.

For all the marbles

It all comes down to this. With one game remaining in the Foothill League boys soccer season, the Valencia Vikings and West Ranch Wildcats remain separated by a single point. Both teams missed an opportunity on Tuesday, with West Ranch drawing 1-1 with the Golden Valley Grizzlies and Valencia drawing 1-1 with the Hart Indians. As a result, West Ranch enters today's matchup with 22 points to the Vikings' 21. The two teams play today ...

Hart baseball to honor 2 at alumni game

Hart High baseball will honor former stars Steve Susdorf, class of 2004, and Jason Edwards, class of 1989, at its annual alumni game on Saturday.

Valencia’s Thompson commits to Colorado

Valencia High senior safety and four-year varsity starter Tedric Thompson confirmed to The Signal this morning that he has accepted a scholarship offer from the University of Colorado.

Prep boys soccer: The breaks go both ways

Golden Valley Grizzlies boys soccer didn't get a lot of breaks to go its way this season.

Prep boys hoops: Saugus takes advantage

In a way, one could say Canyon Cowboys boys basketball shot itself in the foot on Tuesday night by not taking advantage of second chances.

Prep girls hoops: The title is in sight

Can Canyon close? That's the question set up by the Cowboys girls basketball team's 63-35 win on Tuesday at Canyon High over the Saugus Centurions. If Canyon (21-4 overall, 8-1 Foothill League) beats heavy underdog Hart, the worst it could do is a share of the Foothill League title with Valencia - a fourth straight championship for the Cowboys. "Our goal is to finish strong," said Canyon sophomore Delaney McCann, who scored eight ...

Prep boys hoops: Calm in crisis

Hart head coach Tom Kelly credits his team's overall depth.

Prep girls soccer: Banner year for Valencia

Prior to the start of the 2012-13 season, Valencia Vikings girls soccer head coach Sean O'Connell took his team into the school's gymnasium and told them to look up at the championship banners.

Prep boys hoops: Wildcats won’t crack

Led by 35 points from Kevin Harris, West Ranch Wildcats boys basketball held off a pesky Golden Valley Grizzlies team 86-76 on Friday at Golden Valley High School.

Hart's Jonny Rose: Holding the line

The best way to describe how to play the center back position in soccer is to call that player the last line of defense.

Experiment a success for West Ranch lacrosse

The West Ranch Wildcats boys lacrosse team couldn't have dreamt of a more dramatic ending to its inaugural season.

Usuals get it done at CIF track and field prelims

Golden Valley, Saugus and Canyon were the three clear frontrunners throughout the Foothill League track and field season.

Abbey Weitzeil steals the show at CIF swim finals

As soon as Abbey Weitzeil touched the wall in the 100-yard freestyle for her second individual CIF title of the day, the Saugus sophomore spun around to check the results on the board.

Hart boys tennis falls to San Marino in rout

For the Hart Indians boys tennis team, the cause was rather simple.

Valencia tennis moves to quarters for first time since 2008

The Valencia Vikings continue on. For the first time since 2008 - when Valencia advanced to the quarterfinals of CIF-Southern Section Division I - the Vikings have made it past the second round. This time around, the Vikings play in Division II, and on Friday afternoon Valencia defeated the Temple City Rams 12-6 at Temple City High School. "The guys are stoked. They were really happy," said Valencia head coach Annie Kellogg. "I still had ...

Hart baseball misses out on playoffs for first time since 1986

Prep softball roundup: Hart softball sends Canyon home early

Weitzeil leads Foothill pack at CIF swim prelims

The champions: West Ranch baseball wins back to back titles

As soon as the ball reached the glove of West Ranch Wildcats first baseman Jordan Benty for the second out of a game-ending double play, the Wildcats came storming out of the dugout, dog piling in front of the mound in celebration.

The surprise champion: SCCS baseball wins Heritage League

The unlikely champion: Canyon High baseball shares title

West Ranch tennis can’t match up

No matter how the lineup was arranged, West Ranch Wildcats boys tennis was going to have a tough time.

Golden Valley tennis sees school-best run come to end

The most successful boys tennis season in Golden Valley High history ended Wednesday with the Grizzlies losing 16-2 to La Canada High in La Canada in the first round of the CIF-Southern Section Division II playoffs.

Hart tennis clutches up to move on

The Hart Indians boys tennis team is still alive in the CIF-Southern Section Division II playoffs and it can thank two unlikely heroes.

Saugus' Dylan Freyre: Raised on baseball

Mother's Day is Sunday and Dylan Freyre will go camping with his mother, Stacy, to celebrate.