Sports Photos of the Year 2016

Katharine Lotze
January 2, 2017
1:07 pm

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West Ranch second baseman Alex Lee (8) chases a bobbled ground ball against Burroughs at West Ranch on Tuesday. 030116 DAN WATSON

West Ranch’s Alex Morales walks off the court in shock as the Claremont Wolfpack celebrates their buzzer-beating win over the Wildcats at West Ranch on Friday. KATHARINE LOTZE/SIgnal. 02192016

Chad Bible reaches over the wall to make the catch of a would-be home run against L.A. Mission College at COC in 2016. Dan Watson/The Signal

Valencia’s Justin Ikeora heads the ball away from a Fremont player during their regional playoff soccer game at Valencia on Thursday, March 10. KATHARINE LOTZE/Signal. 03102016

A Valencia swimmer takes off from the starting blocks at the start of a race against Saugus during a Foothill League swim meet on Wednesday. KATHARINE LOTZE/Signal. 04202016

Saugus’ Lindsay Clare, left, gets a” low five” from Saugus coach Julie Archer as she rounds third base after Clare hit a 3 run RBI home run to put Saugus on top in the sixth inning against hart at Hart on Tuesday. 041916 DAN WATSON

Valencia center fielder Scott Ogrin (2) dives to make the catch for the last out of the sixth inning against Saugus at Valencia on Friday. 042216 DAN WATSON

Valencia players from left, Alley Johnson (10), Cassidy Bygum (7) and Allysa Shipman (14) consol each other after loosing to Norco at Valencia on Thursday. 052616 DAN WATSON

Santa Clarita Christian’s Joe Sparks tags the Academy of Academic Excellence’s Ian Fonville out at home after Fonville tried to dive over Sparks for the run at the Master’s College on Friday. KATHARINE LOTZE/Signal. 05272016

Lauryn Shockley (11) and her Valencia High School teammates celebrate after winning 3 – 0 against Canyon at Valencia on Tuesday. Dan Watson/The Signal

Trinity Classical Academy’s Mary McAdam (7) celbrates as Trinity takes the lead against Mammoth on Thursday. Dan Watson/The Signal

Pass interference is not called on on this play as a San Clemente defender , right, interferes with a pass to Valencia Vikings wide receiver Tim Wiggins (1) at the CIF Division II playoff game in San Clemente on November 25th. The vikings lost 35-43.

West Ranch’s Bailey Pate, left, goes toe to toe with Mission Viejo’s Taylor Arco in the 800 meter run at the CIF Southern Section track and field finals at Cerritos College in Norwalk on Saturday. KATHARINE LOTZE/Signal. 05212016

Valencia soccer player Javier Orellana makes a bicycle kick over his head as pass the ball to a team mate against Hart High School at Valencia High. Valencia won the match 2 – 0. 012616

College of the Canyons’ Daphne Coffey (20) clears the ball from the defense during a game against West Hills LeMoore College on Sept. 30, 2016.

The Master’s university mid-fielder Lloyd Virgill (10) collides with Hope International defender Salvador Magallon (12) as they fight for a pass near the goal at TMU on Wednesday. Dan Watson/The Signal

Kalona Marr (00) and her Santa Clarita Christian teammates celebrates winning the second game against Trinity Classical Academy on Thursday. Dan Watson/The Signal

Hart’s AJ Stanley (18) intercepts the pass intended for Saugus defender Daniel Gilmartin (17) during a game last season. Dan Watson/The Signal

The Valencia boys varsity soccer team celebrates. Dan Watson/Signal

Katharine Lotze

Katharine Lotze is a photojournalist and columnist at the Signal, and can be found photographing daily life in Santa Clarita, or writing personal essays about her own daily life.

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