Read more about the article 2016-17 Hart boys basketball preview
Hart’s Tre Harrill, right, goes up for a layup as teammate Erik Distad, left, plays defense during a varsity basketball practice at Hart last week. Katharine Lotze/The Signal

2016-17 Hart boys basketball preview

Two mid-summer transfers may be Hart High’s key this season to replacing the output of 2016 All-Santa Clarita Valley Player of the Year Chad Donohoe. After winning three straight Foothill…

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Read more about the article Trinity, SCCS, Einstein v-ball players honored
Trinity Classical Academy’s Jessica Eblin signs with Siena College of New York. Courtesy photo

Trinity, SCCS, Einstein v-ball players honored

The Heritage League named Trinity Classical Academy’s Jessica Eblin MVP about a month after Trinity won its first Heritage League girls volleyball title. The League also named two members of…

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Read more about the article West Ranch boys soccer draws in OT battle
West Ranch's Freddy Montes (10) fights for the ball with Newbury Park defender Alex Vega (6) at West Ranch on Tuesday. Dan Watson/The Signal

West Ranch boys soccer draws in OT battle

When West Ranch High boys soccer played Newbury Park last season, it lost by two goals. It was part of a learning process for the Cats, who were still figuring…

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Read more about the article 2016-17 Hart girls basketball preview
Hart’s Nicole Benz makes a pass around a teammate during practice on Tuesday. Katharine Lotze/Signal

2016-17 Hart girls basketball preview

A key to the success of Hart High girls basketball’s “run-and-gun” offense is, well, that the ball finds the bottom of the net. That didn’t happen as often as the…

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Read more about the article Combining passion with service: Dawnel DeRubeis uses pageant platform to impact community
Mrs. California USA Universal 2017 Dawnel DeRubeis. Courtesy of Dawnel DeRubeis

Combining passion with service: Dawnel DeRubeis uses pageant platform to impact community

Dawnel DeRubeis was a 14-year-old high school freshman when she first stepped on the pageant stage as a way to meet people in her new Santa Clarita hometown. But what…

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Read more about the article Agua Dulce man pleads no contest to vehicular manslaughter in death of friend
Wreckage of fatal crash. photo by Rick McClure, for The Signal.

Agua Dulce man pleads no contest to vehicular manslaughter in death of friend

An Agua Dulce man pleaded no contest Tuesday to gross vehicular manslaughter while intoxicated and to driving under the influence of an alcoholic beverage causing injury, for a January crash…

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Read more about the article Fifth grade students learn to code robots through COC partnership
College of the Canyons teacher in training, Milcah White, center, works with fifth-graders Gabriela (cq) Rico, left, and Girleana (cq) Payton as they program their robot to play music on the xylophone at Live Oak Elementary School in Castaic on Tuesday. Dan Watson/The Signal

Fifth grade students learn to code robots through COC partnership

At Live Oak Elementary School, robots played unique tunes on xylophones that were programmed and coded by the hands of 10-and 11-year olds. Fifth grade students in Rick Navarrette’s class…

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Read more about the article Woman rescued from evening crash wreckage
Los Angeles County Fire Department and Newhall CHP responded to a traffic accident on Placerita Canyon Road Monday night. Photos by Rick McClure, for the Signal.

Woman rescued from evening crash wreckage

Under the veil of nighttime darkness, fire crews rescued a woman trapped inside the wreckage of her car Monday night, one witness and an official said. Reports of a 2007…

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