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Trio of former Foothill softballers join national teams at Canadian Open
By Jon Stein Signal Staff Writer The scene around Surrey, British Columbia this week might look familiar to fans of Foothill League softball. A trio of former Santa Clarita Valley athletes are participating in the Canadian Open Fastpitch Championships. Amy Moore, a 2009 Valencia graduate is playing for Great Britain, while 2009 Hart graduate Jessica Shults and 2007 Valencia graduate Jordan Taylor are playing for Team USA. Taylor and Shults combined last week to help ...
Storm look to strike for final playoff berth
Semi-pro soccer team Santa Clarita Storm will play its final regular season home game on Saturday at 5 p.m. at Canyon High.
Two locals help USA Softball claim World Cup title
With the help of two former Foothill League softballers, the United States Women's Softball team easily won its sixth straight World Cup title this week.
Pro baseball: Midway in minors
The long list of local products in the minor leagues just got a little bit longer. Of the eight players taken in June's MLB First-Year Player Draft with Santa Clarita Valley ties, five of them have signed with their respective clubs and have been assigned to minor league teams. The other three - Trey Williams (Valencia), Zach Vincej (Saugus High/Pepperdine) and Chipper Smith (Golden Valley High/Cumberland University) - have yet to sign. Williams and Vincej ...
UPDATE: Tarmoh concedes 100 meters Olympic spot to SCV's Felix
EUGENE, Ore. (AP) - Jeneba Tarmoh has conceded her spot in the 100 meters rather than race against training partner and Santa Clarita Valley resident Allyson Felix.
Ervin is headed back to the Olympics
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) - Hart High graduate Anthony Ervin has capped an improbable comeback by earning a trip to the Olympics.
Felix to compete in runoff for Olympics on Monday
EUGENE, Ore. (AP) - Reluctantly, Jeneba Tarmoh will step into the blocks Monday to break a third-place tie she feels was already decided fair and square.
Allyson Felix punches Olympic ticket in 200
EUGENE, Ore. (AP) - This time, there was no dead heat. Allyson Felix ran a personal-best 21.69 seconds in the 200-meter final on a rain-soaked track Saturday night. She easily pulled away from the field, no signs of the stress from the last week weighing her down. Still to be determined is her fate in the 100 meters. Felix and training partner Jeneba Tarmoh finished in a third-place tie last Saturday. They're soon going to ...
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.
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Kansas City Royals' James Shields: Part of the solution
The Tampa Bay Rays won 90 or more games in four of the last five seasons.
NFL: Moore signs with fins
MIAMI (AP) - Hart High School graduate and current NFL quarterback Matt Moore has signed a two-year contract to remain with the Miami Dolphins as a backup rather than testing free agency next week and pursuing a possible starting job.
Matt Moore: The next chapter awaits
The next two weeks are an anxious time for Hart High graduate and NFL quarterback Matt Moore.
Community: Moore to host blood drive
Hart High graduate and NFL quarterback Matt Moore and local protein water company Spartos, a company he is a partner in, are collaborating with Providence Blood Donor Center on Saturday for a blood drive in Valencia.
MLB: Shields makes Royals debut in win over Padres
PEORIA, Ariz. (AP) - James Shields pitched a hitless inning in his Kansas City debut, and the Royalsremained unbeaten this spring with a 5-4 win Thursday over the San Diego Padres. <p style="color: #333333; font-family: Verdana,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif,Geneva; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: ...
