Saugus controls seesaw

Watching the intensity of Tuesday's girls volleyball match between Saugus and West Ranch, one would get the feeling that it was already the CIF-Southern Section Girls Volleyball Tournament. While the postseason is not until Tuesday, Saugus' five-set win in the highly competitive Foothill League sure felt like the playoffs.

Hart Vball looks to finish strong

Varsity Girls Volleyball Hart 3, Canyon 0 The Hart girls volleyball team defeated Canyon on the road 25-17, 28-26, 28-26. Breena Beckett led the Indians with 10 kills. She also contributed four blocks. Casey David had 17 assists, four kills and two aces. Hart (13-13, 4-5) plays Saugus on Thursday. College Women's Volleyball COC 3, Glendale 0 The College of the Canyons women's volleyball team defeated Glendale 25-18, 25-18, 25-22 Tuesday. Lauren Wells made 15 ...

It Comes Once a Year

Senior Night for the Valencia girls volleyball team comes once a year. It seems clinching league titles has become as regular. The Vikings celebrated their seventh-straight Foothill League title on Tuesday evening with a 25-18, 25-15, 25-12 sweep of Golden Valley.

Valencia No. 2 in CIF poll

The CIF Southern Section preseason football polls have been released, and three Foothill League teams are in the northern division's top ten.

Foothill League teams look for coaches

Girls basketball coaches can look at West Ranch High School for a possible job. The West Ranch High School girls basketball program has two openings. One is for a junior varsity head coaching opening, the other is for a freshman opening. Candidates should exhibit effective communication skills, display professional demeanor in representing an education institution, demonstrate outstanding organizational skills and is highly qualified to teach basketball to high school students. Those interested can call assistant ...

THE SCV Sports Show

Welcome to the first episode of THE SCV Sports Show, where our sports reporters bring you an inside look at high school sports in the Santa Clarita Valley.

Bleeding for a teammate

Canyon High will host a blood drive today for senior football kicker Nate Sparks. Sparks was diagnosed with Acute Myelogenous Leukemia, or AML, in July. AML is a fast growing cancer of the blood and bone marrow. The blood drive will be held from 8 a.m to 2 p.m. in Canyon's gym with Kaiser staff on hand. On Monday, 40 varsity football players and students participated in a blood donation at Kaiser Permanente in Woodland ...

Saugus girls ranked No. 3 in nation

One of the best high school teams in the nation resides right here in the Santa Clarita Valley.

Local tandem tabbed as Dodger Elite players

West Ranch baseball players and teammates Mitchell Thompson and Casey Watkins were selected to the 2008 Dodger Elite Team.

Eric White takes girls soccer helm at Canyon High School

Eric White is trying to maintain a winning tradition as the new head coach of the Canyon High School varsity girls soccer team.

Bustos hits it big in Beijing

Everything about this year's Olympic Games seems to be about making a statement. The opening ceremony was bigger than ever. Michael Phelps is setting world records left and right. Oh and the USA softball team is making its presence known too. The squad broke an Olympic record for most runs scored in a game by a single team in its 11-0 defeat over Venezuela. Putting a hand in the record setting performance was Canyon High ...

Aiming for 'The Show'

For high school seniors, the thought of entering the "real world" may seem quite daunting.

Night Lights: Grizzlies practice at midnight

Sporting army fatigues with the words "Midnight Maneuvers" written on them while leaping through the air Thursday, the Golden Valley football team made history just by stepping onto the field.

Midnight madness

Some local history will be made right after Midnight on Thursday morning. The Golden Valley football team will hold its first practice under the lights, in a two-hour long shindig nicknamed "Midnight Maneuvers". The event is the first of its kind in recent Santa Clarita high school history. "We think it's a fun way for the kids to get out there," Golden Valley head coach Steve Pinkston said. "The kids are dying to get out ...

Around the SCV

Summer baseball is in full effect and one local face is making his presence known. Saugus graduate and Pepperdine University incoming freshman Tyler Brubaker had a number of standout performances with his Playa Vista Orioles team. The Connie Mack 18-under baseball team, comprised of top players from the Antelope Valley, Santa Clarita, San Fernando Valley. Conejo Valley and Oxnard, finished atop the Southern California Connie Mack league with a record of 13-3. Brubaker led the ...

Saugus' Dylan Freyre: Raised on baseball

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

Vikes double up in round 1

Valencia boys tennis head coach Annie Kellogg summed it up best by quoting the opposing coach.

West Ranch's Slauson chooses CSUN

West Ranch outfielder Tony Slauson verbally committed to Cal State Northridge earlier this month, according to Wildcats head coach Casey Burrill.

CIF volleyball roundup: Foothill one and done

The Foothill League collectively went 0-for-3 in the boys volleyball playoffs this season.

Valencia softball comes from behind to beat Hart

The Hart Indians nearly pulled off a remarkable win over the second-place Valencia Vikings with an inexperienced pitcher in the circle.

Saugus softball puts itself in good position for playoff berth

West Ranch volleyball ousted in first round

Three teams could end up atop the Foothill League baseball standings

Golden Valley, West Ranch tennis teams win wild card playoff matches

Valencia baseball keeps title hopes alive with win over Canyon

Foothill goes three up, three down in golf playoffs

With so many strong teams in the field, not much was expected from the Foothill League's three teams in the CIF-Northern Team Divisional at Soule Park Golf Club in Ojai.

Golden Valley tennis makes CIF playoffs for first time

The Golden Valley Grizzlies boys tennis team is in the playoffs for the first time in school history.

Valencia's Chad LeDuff: Fitting of the distinction

People used to tell Christy LeDuff that her son had a gift.

CIF releases Boys Volleyball playoff brackets

It sure looks like something's missing.

Golden Valley highlights Foothill League track and field finals