Shocked

Tyler Vanderzee's 5-yard touchdown pass to wide receiver Michael Edwards with 10 seconds left to play tilted a seesaw battle in the winning direction for Mt. San Antonio College in a battle for the ages against College of the Canyons in the Southern California Football Association Championship. Mt. SAC place-kicker Jacob Harfman drove home the extra point to give the Mounties a one-point lead.

Cougars silence Bulldogs

SANTA MARIA -- It started out like just another day at the office for the workman-like College of the Canyons football team as the Cougars methodically hammered away at Allan Hancock College to take a commanding, four-touchdown halftime lead.

Protect his neck

Flat on his back. Three times in a row. It was the last place that College of the Canyons quarterback Brad McClellan expected to find himself on the opening series of the second half in the team's 36-27 home victory over El Camino College Saturday in the Southern California Playoff Semifinals. With the Cougars holding a 16-point halftime lead and looking to put El Camino away, McClellan was unceremoniously sacked three straight times on the ...

Big game to get to bigger game

In 2007, three points was all it took for the College of the Canyons to miss out on a chance to play for the Southern California championship. COC lost to Bakersfield College in overtime 48-45, ending its postseason aspirations and the chance to compete for another state title.

Cougars snap streak

Six seconds were all it took for the College of the Canyons men's basketball team to break its five-game losing streak. The Cougars defeated El Camino College 72-70 at home on Tuesday night.

Cougars maul Vaqueros at home

Like an old episode of the hit show "X-Files," Jillian Anderson was part of a mystery. Except this Jillian - not the actress Gillian - was the mystery herself, hitting seven kills and three blocks in College of the Canyons' three-set victory over Santa Barbara City College.

Sports shorts

College Men's Soccer The Master's 2, Westmont 0 The Master's College defeated Westmont 2-0 on Tuesday on the Mustangs home field. Fabio Joaquim and Chris Willams both scored a goal in the contest, while Marlon Lindo and Doug Armstrong assisted on the plays. TMC improves its record to 5-0-2 overall and 1-0-1 in the Golden State Athletic Conference. College Women's Volleyball Vanguard 3, The Master's College 0, The Master's College was defeated by Vanguard 25-15, ...

Mustangs dominate Eagles

The Master's College women's soccer team went on the road to take its Golden State Athletic Conference opener on Saturday, winning 3-0 over Biola University in La Mirada. Midfielder Andie Reyes, forward Katie McMannis and Emily Bruton each scored one goal for the Mustangs (1-0 in GSAC, 6-2 overall).

TMC men ties Biola University

A goal scored by Fabio Joaquim in the 79th minute prevented a loss by The Master's College men's soccer team on Saturday, in a 1-1 tie in double-overtime at Biola University in La Mirada.

Cougars battle through Warriors

It was community college football's version of an all-out war as College of the Canyons and El Camino College squared off in the Southern California Playoff Semifinals. COC quarterback Brad McClellan turned in a career game while surviving a half-dozen bone-jarring sacks, Ricky Drake delivered three clutch field goals and Hayo Carpenter caught nearly everything throw in the 661 area code as the Cougars upended the Warriors 36-27 Saturday night at Cougar Stadium.

Cougars pass first challenge of season

FULLERTON -- The College of the Canyons football team held on for dear life Saturday night as its defense came up with a big play in the waning moments to preserve a victory over Fullerton College.

Road goes through El Camino

One comment from All-National Division, Northern Conference defensive lineman Jonathon Hollins resonated louder than any other about El Camino College. "There are people who say we haven't played anyone," said the College of the Canyons football sophomore. "Now we're going to find out."

Difference makers

As College of the Canyons head football coach Garett Tujague argued for some of his players to make the All-Western State Conference teams at the post-regular season conference meeting, two players were notably up for discussion. Tujague's peers thought Jonathon Hollins and Dejuan Yates were the same guy.

Cougars win slugfest

It was a much improved football team from Antelope Valley College that gave College of the Canyons its money's worth Saturday night in what began as a defensive battle at the Western State Bowl.

COC basketball has up and down day

Men's College Basketball Oxnard 75, COC 71 (OT) Brannon Bradley's double-double was not enough Saturday as Oxnard College edged out the Cougars in overtime. Bradley scored 19 points with 10 rebounds. The loss drops COC's record to 1-5 and gave Oxnard their first win of the season. Women's College Basketball COC 74, Chaffey 68 Freshman guard Jasmine Crayon exploded for 26 points to lead the Cougars over Chaffey at home. The win improves COC's record ...

NAIA highlighted by distance runners

It was a good day for distance runners at The Master's College on Friday.

Mason Nesbitt: Mustangs play to win in game one

Editor's note: This is the third in a series of columns by The Master's College baseball player Mason Nesbitt, who will be filing stories from Lewiston, Idaho - the site of the NAIA World Series. Nesbitt, who played baseball until his sophomore year for TMC, was asked to return to the Mustangs out of need. At the time, he was a contributing baseball writer with The Signal.

The Master's College wins first game at NAIA World Series

Now The Master's College can exhale.

Mason Nesbitt: Enjoying time under the lights

Editor's note: This is the second in a series of columns by The Master's College baseball player Mason Nesbitt, who will be filing stories from Lewiston, Idaho - the site of the NAIA World Series. Nesbitt, who played baseball until his sophomore year for TMC, was asked to return to the Mustangs out of need. At the time, he was a contributing baseball writer with The Signal.

Day 1 TMC's day at NAIA nationals highlighted by 10K

In his first crack at a national championship this spring, The Master's College senior John Gilbertson came up a few seconds short. Gilbertson took third place in the 10,000-meter final on the opening day of the NAIA Outdoor Track and Field Championships on Thursday in Marion, Ind. His time of 30 minutes, 25.89 seconds was less than 30 seconds slower than Spring Arbor's Nathan Martin, who won the title. This was Gilbertson's first time competing ...

Mason Nesbitt: Mustangs settle into Lewiston, Idaho

Editor's note: This is the first in a series of columns by The Master's College baseball player Mason Nesbitt who will be filing stories from Lewiston, Idaho - the site of the NAIA World Series. Nesbitt, who played baseball until his sophomore year for TMC, was asked to return to the Mustangs out of need. At the time, he was a contributing baseball writer with The Signal.

TMC baseball's A.J. Work: Homeward Bound

When A.J. Work last left Idaho as a high school baseball player, he was just a wide-eyed kid trying to figure out how he was going to compete with the "big boys."

College of the Canyons football adapting to slew of changes

COC Insider: Cougars close season with two state titles

TMC Insider: Athletes prepare for big week

We're down to two sports still competing for The Master's College.

COC's Tim White wins state triple jump title

One year later, Tim White wasn't going to let anyone get in his way of a state championship.

COC men's golf wins its sixth state title

College of the Canyons golf head coach Gary Peterson still vividly remembers when his men's golf team won its first state championship 20 years ago.

COC Insider: Spring sports coming to close

College of the Canyons saw two sports seasons come to a close last week and a few more are ready to wrap up this week. The men's track and field and men's golf teams have legitimate chances to bring COC's first state championship of the 2012-13 school year home.

COC softball knocked out of playoffs

It isn't the kind of repeat College of the Canyons softball was looking for.

Season slips away from COC baseball

Everything seemed to be set up perfectly for College of the Canyons baseball.