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Foothill basketball: Vikes show new look
This is the new Valencia boys basketball. It's a smaller, quicker, grittier group than in year's past. Most importantly, the Vikings play as a team, as they did in Tuesday night's 55-50 Foothill League-opening win over Saugus at Valencia High. "You can't just guard one guy," said Valencia head coach Rocket Collins. "It's easy when you have one guy, and (opponents) key on him. It is a little bit better now." Gone are the days ...
Foothill basketball: Battle 'Cats
The way West Ranch describes it is that the Wildcats were just more battle tested going into the Foothill League boys basketball opener against Hart at Hart High on Tuesday.
2013 Foothill League Boys Hoops Preview: Boy, are we in for an eventful season
A series of happenings lead us to tonight's Foothill League boys basketball openers. Things that make us believe this could be a season to remember for a long time. Nothing was bigger than a basket that didn't even count. On Dec. 6, arguably the Foothill League's most dominant force ever Ako Kaluna shattered a backboard at Santa Monica High on a dunk after a whistle in a preleague tournament. It was the moment where West ...
Kaluna and Harris: The rare pair
It's not as if it's random chance that all the pieces have fallen in place for West Ranch basketball.
2013 Foothill League girls soccer preview: Saugus' Brenna Savoie and Alanna Shaw, Shifting places
Saugus girls soccer is used to setting new benchmarks for the next year's squad to eclipse.
2013 Foothill League girls soccer preview: Valencia, Saugus have made their mark
Last year may not have played out quite like Saugus' perfect 10-0 league run the previous season, but it sure ended in familiar fashion.
2013 Foothill League girls basketball preview: League closing gap on loaded Canyon
There is this growing notion throughout the Foothill League that the best team over the last three years in the Santa Clarita Valley has some competition this season.
2013 Foothill League girls basketball preview: Canyon's Jaya Schultz, Her own biggest critic
By Cary Osborne Signal Sports Editor T here are few local prep athletes who glow as much as Canyon senior basketball player Jaya Schultz. Her smile is bright, her voice is enthusiastic and her outlook for her team is always optimistic. And why shouldn't it be? The four-year varsity veteran plays for the best basketball team in the Santa Clarita Valley over the last four years. She is one of the area's best basketball ...
Foothill League boys soccer preview: West Ranch's Justice Rodrigues, Back on the pitch
It was only when he spent some time away from soccer that Justice Rodrigues realized how much the sport meant to him.
Foothill League boys soccer preview: There's no room for error
The Foothill League championship has been decided on the final day of league play two years in a row in boys soccer.
Prep football: Golden Valley's Leon Jacobs decommits from Fresno State
Golden Valley senior running back Leon Jacobs has changed direction. Jacobs has decommitted from Fresno State after accepting a scholarship offer in December. "I feel like I want to open up my options to different options. A lot of schools have contacted me. I want to feel for my future I really want to go in depth (in my search)," Jacobs said. Fresno State recruited the 6-foot-3-inch, 215-pound athlete as a linebacker. Jacobs figures to ...
2012 All-SCV Football: Murphy is the page turner
We asked all season long. How does one go from average to extraordinary? Everyone, even the subject of the question was basic about the answer. Opportunity, tools and confidence. Those three things took Sean Murphy from a very average 2011 to a very extraordinary 2012. The Valencia High quarterback passed for 3,936 yards and a school record 38 touchdowns to 14 interceptions, and led the Vikings to their fourth straight Foothill League title and fourth ...
The Signal's 2012 All-Santa Clarita Golf team
When Jamie Corr came to Hart High in 2009, it was easy to overlook her. She was among the greatest assemblage of girls golfers on one team in Santa Clarita Valley history and the freshman was the fifth best golfer on the squad. But on the other hand, there was one thing that couldn't be overlooked. She would have been the best golfer on four of the five other teams in the Foothill League. Then ...
All-SCV Boys Cross Country: Saugus' A.J. Yarnall, Name etched in history
At the end of the Foothill League season, there was legitimate debate about who could be considered The Signal's All-Santa Clarita Valley Male Runner of the Year.
All-SCV Girls Cross Country: Samantha Ortega, Centurions’ next in line
There was zero hesitation in his voice and almost an excitement to say it. Saugus High girls cross country coach Rene Paragas said after the Centurions won the CIF-Southern Section Division II championship on Nov. 17 at Mt. San Antonio College in Walnut that sophomore Samantha Ortega was the next great Saugus cross country runner. Then he mentioned two other names that she is in the company of - Shannon Murakami and Kaylin Mahoney. For ...
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Golden Valley's James Chevious has surprised on the track
On March 21, James Chevious experienced his first Foothill League win as a Golden Valley Grizzly.
Golden Valley baseball pulls off another stunner
If you find yourself in first place of the Foothill League, take note.
Canyon baseball takes another path to victory
A sign of a good team is its ability to withstand adversity.
West Ranch baseball's Bennett counters Valencia
After watching Valencia's top starting pitcher J.D. Busfield pitch the Vikings back into a share of first place in the Foothill League standings on Wednesday, it was time for West Ranch's ace to respond.
Foothill track and field roundup: One tie likely creates another tie
Entering the final event of the day, the Golden Valley boys track and field team trailed Canyon by five points and needed a win in the 4x400-meter relay to salvage a tie.
Foothill softball roundup: Saugus jumps back in
It's been a rough start to Foothill League play for the preleague favorite Saugus Centurions, who entered Thursday's game with the Canyon Cowboys at 1-2 in league.
Foothill tennis roundup: Hart, Vikes set for battle
Hart and Valencia boys tennis both took care of business on Thursday.
Foothill volleyball: Indians move away from Cents
After suffering a heart-breaking loss to West Ranch in the previous match, the Hart Indians boys volleyball beat the Saugus Centurions 3-0 Thursday at Hart High School.
Hart easily beats rival Valencia
What was supposed to be a significant battle between the reigning champion Hart boys and up-and-coming Valencia turned out to be on the anticlimactic side.
Saugus scores 13 runs in first two innings to beat G.V. 13-6
It's funny what one Foothill League victory can do.
Valencia baseball cools off West Ranch
J.D. Busfield just put Valencia Vikings baseball back in first place.
West Ranch's Bennett commits to Sonoma State
West Ranch senior side-slinging pitcher Cody Bennett has verbally committed to Sonoma State University, according to West Ranch Wildcats head coach Casey Burrill.
Foothill tennis teams are fighting for postseason
Saugus girls track and field edges Canyon after make-up
Five days after the dual track and field meet began between the Canyon Cowboys and Saugus Centurions girls teams, Saugus came from behind to win 69-67 on Tuesday at Saugus High School.
