Hart grad Ervin is top qualifier in 50-meter freestyle

Anthony Ervin's comeback remained on track.

Felix make it past prelims, Fleshman stumbles in 5K

EUGENE, Ore. (AP) - So smooth and exerting little effort, Allyson Felix glided to an easy win in her heat in the 200 meters at the U.S. Olympic track trials on a drizzly Thursday night

MLB: Hart grad Bauer to make big league debut

It is now certain. Hart High graduate Trevor Bauer will start Thursday for the Arizona Diamondbacks at Atlanta in his Major League debut. The 21-year-old and 2008 Hart High grad was the third overall pick in last year's First-Year Player Draft. "He's excited, we're excited to have him, let's be honest," Diamondbacks manager Kirk Gibson told MLB.com. "It's a great challenge for Trevor, and he's up to it." Bauer is 11-1 with a 2.23 ERA ...

Canyon High grad headed to Olympics

EUGENE, Ore. (AP) - Canyon High graduate Alysia Montano is headed to the 2012 Summer Olympics after winning the 800-meter in 1 minute, 59.08 seconds at the U.S. track and field trials on Monday.

MLB: Bauer could get called up this week

Hart High graduate Trevor Bauer appears to be targeted for his Major League debut this week. Speculation is that Bauer will start for the Arizona Diamondbacks on Thursday because starting pitcher Joe Saunders was placed on the 15-day disabled list on Saturday. Bauer was pulled from his Sunday start for the Triple-A Reno Aces after 2 2/3 innings, giving even more rise to the speculation that the Diamondbacks' top prospect would receive the call-up. Diamondbacks ...

Mixed martial arts: The ultimate goal

It was early 2011 when Vinc Pichel sat and wrote down his professional goals. As ambitious as they were, the lightweight fighter out of Big John McCarthy's Ultimate Training Academy in Valencia knew they weren't too lofty.

Allyson Felix's fate in 100-meter in limbo

EUGENE, Ore. (AP) - The women's Olympic team in the 100 meters was called into question Saturday night when track officials declared a dead heat between Janeba Tarmoh and former Santa Clarita resident Allyson Felx for third place.

Baseball: Bauer selected for Futures Game

Hart High graduate Trevor Bauer was selected Thursday to play in this year's All-Star Futures Game in Kansas City.

Pro BMX: The return climb

It's the kind of sport where fortunes can change so quickly, every moment of glory must be cherished.

Pro baseball: Another 3 draftees

On the third and final day of the Major League Baseball First-Year Player Draft, the Santa Clarita Valley experienced another rarity, which again shows how significant baseball is in the area.

Hart grad wins swim event at Santa Clara Grand Prix

For all of Hart High's swim's tradition, there is one swimmer who stands out above the rest. Hart graduate and 2000 Olympic Gold medalist Anthony Ervin is, for lack of a better word, the gold standard when it comes to Santa Clarita Valley swim - and on Saturday, his comeback after a 12-year hiatus took another step forward. Ervin won the 50-meter freestyle event at the Santa Clara Grand Prix on Saturday, ...

Pro baseball: The future ...

Coming into the 2012 Major League Baseball First-Year Player Draft, it was known that it would be a whole new ballgame based off baseball's new Collective Bargaining Agreement.

Pro baseball: And the present

With the Major League Draft giving rise to future professional baseball players from The Santa Clarita Valley, a crop of locals are hoping for a different rise.

MLB: Five locals taken so far in MLB Draft

Thus far, Major League Baseball teams have selected five locals on the second day of the 2012 First-Year Player Draft.

Amateur golf: Homa keeps getting close

One of the most eventful weeks in the golf career of Valencia's Max Homa has concluded.

After the draft SCV minor league update

The Santa Clarita Valley is well represented at all levels of the minor leagues this season, as athletes continue their quests for the Major Leagues.

Shields helps Royals take down Rangers

ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) - David Lough was willing to endure a little pain to help the Kansas City Royals win.

MLB: Valaika breaks his wrist

Hart High graduate and Miami Marlins infielder Chris Valaika will miss the next four to six weeks of the season after fracturing his left wrist Tuesday night in a game against the San Diego Padres, the Associated Press reported.

Three COC products sign with NFL teams

The 2013 NFL Draft wrapped up this past weekend, but three more College of the Canyons products signed on with teams on Monday as undrafted free agents.

NFL draft: COC product Mychal Rivera drafted by Oakland Raiders

Former College of the Canyons wideout Mychal Rivera heard his name called today at the 2013 NFL Draft.

Tommy Milone gets third straight win

OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) - Jed Lowrie drove in four runs, Saugus High graduate Tommy Milone won his third straight start and the Oakland Athletics beat the Houston Astros 11-2 on Monday night.

Hart's Jessica Shults drafted by USSSA Pride

USA Softball player and University of Oklahoma catcher Jessica Shults has another option for her post-collegiate career. The Hart graduate was selected fifth overall by the USSSA Pride of the National Pro Fastpitch softball league this week. She would join Valencia High graduate Jordan Taylor as the only Santa Clarita Valley products currently playing in the league. Taylor, coincidentally, is also on the Pride's roster. Shults would also join currently Oklahoma teammate, and arguably the ...

Hart graduate James Shields overcomes slow start for Royals

PHILADELPHIA (AP) - Billy Butler was excited his hit drove in three runs and he was standing on second base. It got a whole lot better for Butler when the umpires returned from the video review room.

MLB: Bauer roughed up in his 1st Cleveland start

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) - Alex Cobb scattered four hits in 7 1-3 innings, Kelly Johnson homered and the Tampa Bay Rays beat the Cleveland Indians 6-0 on Saturday night.

Hart grad Trevor Bauer to start for Indians Saturday

TORONTO (AP) - Indians left-hander Scott Kazmir was placed on the 15-day disabled list Thursday with a strained ribcage muscle, retroactive to April 2.

Tommy Milone settles down for win in debut

OAKLAND (AP) - Jed Lowrie and Chris Young hit back-to-back home runs in the seventh inning, helping Saugus High graduate Tommy Milone and the Oakland Athletics beat the Seattle Mariners 6-2 on Wednesday night.

James Shields gets outdueled in opener

CHICAGO (AP) - For all the deep breaths he took before the game, Chris Sale sure was a picture of calm once he stepped on the mound. More important for the White Sox, he was the definition of dominant.

Hart graduate Chris Valaika is getting another shot at the Major League

Santa Clarita Valley athletes had mixed results in Spring Training

Hart grad Chris Valaika earns Marlins roster spot

Four days ahead of Major League Baseball's opening day, the Miami Marlins announced Hart graduate Chris Valaika has earned a roster spot, according to the Marlins' official website.