SCV Sports Report: Baseball, tennis, softball, golf all get wins
Valencia High baseball scored three runs in the top of the seventh to get their third win of the season, 3-2, over Moorpark. The Vikings continue in the Easton Tournament semifinals…
Saugus' Jeremy Hindigian (14) slides in to take the ball from Culver City's Sho Gibbs (15) as fellow Centurion Anthony Landeros (24) plays defense during a CIF playoff soccer game at Saugus on Wednesday, Feb. 22, 2017. Katharine Lotze/The Signal
High intensity, high pressure will be key for Cents in CIF final
In the last several days, a word has popped up in conversations around Saugus High’s campus. How could it not? The way the Centurion boys soccer team has been winning…
Saugus goalie Matt Sayers blocks a shot on goal by Hart in the first half at Hart on Tuesday. Dan Watson/The Signal
British goalie has been stellar for Saugus boys soccer
If you’ve been to a Saugus boys soccer game, you’ve likely heard Matt Sayers before you’ve seen him. The junior goalkeeper’s booming voice, tinged with a British accent, positions teammates…
Golden Valley baseball takes down Buena
As the early spring chill set in on Thursday evening, Golden Valley High baseball was just starting to get warmed up. The Grizzlies picked up their second win of preleague…
A vehicle illegally crosses in the path of an undercover Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff's Station deputy crossing the street in early March 2017. (Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff's Station/Facebook)
37 motorists cited in Santa Clarita pedestrian crossing operation
Local traffic cops took a big step in making SCV streets safer for pedestrians Thursday, handing out 37 citations in a sting operation aimed at catching drivers violating crosswalk safety…
College of the Canyons student Danielle Maltseva, left, uses one of Virtual Reality & Augmented Reality equipment and programs on display inside the zSpace mobile classroom which was parked at the Honor Grove on the College of the Canyons, Valencia campus on Thursday. Dan Watson/The Signal
Virtual reality experience visits COC
A virtual reality classroom visited the College of the Canyon’s (COC) campus Thursday to give students and staff a chance to work with a 10 interactive computer screens. The zSpace…
Elderly woman drives wrong way on Highway 14
An elderly motorist driving north on the southbound lanes of Highway 14 and into oncoming traffic gave a few morning commuters a shock Thursday. The California Highway Patrol received reports…
North Park Elementary second graders watch as classmate Eileen Kim, 8, dances her favorite flamenco move during a presentation for the PAC K-12 Arts Education Outreach prorgam's flameco unit, taught by teaching artist Linda Andrade, on Thursday, March 2, 2017. Katharine Lotze/The Signal
North Park shows off flamenco skills
“Olé!” Carol McElroy’s second grade class shouts in unison as they finish their flamenco routine at North Park Elementary School. The flamenco dance was the culmination of an eight week…
Arundo rhizomes, bottom, cluster around the bed of a Chevrolet pickup truck in the bed of the Santa Clara River on Wednesday, March 1, 2017 near the end of Avenue Tibbitts. Cut around, top left, remains though the rhizomes are mostly dead. Arundo, a bamboo-like invasive species, once choked the riverbed. Katharine Lotze/The Signal
Regular drainage and cleanup successfully prevents flooding
Noah shouldn’t need his ark in this town. Daily maintenance in preparation for winter storms proved effective across Santa Clarita and Los Angeles County as a whole when heavy rains…
Helper, Donna Cerna, left, uses hand puppets as author Carole Cliffe reads from her book, "Alowishes (cq) Unusual Birthday" for a group of transitional kindergarten and kindergarten students at Santa Clarita Elementary School in Saugus in celebration of author Dr. Seuss' birthday on Thursday as part of the Read Across America program, now in it's twentieth year. Dan Watson/The Signal
Students celebrate Read Across America Day
Students across the Santa Clarita Valley hit the books Thursday in honor of Dr. Seuss’ birthday and Read Across America Day. The 20th annual event was commemorated at schools and…
Chiquita Canyon's district manager Steve Cassulo gives a tour of the landfill on Wednesday, March 1, 2017, to members of the public and county commissioners on the proposed expansion of the landfill. Katharine Lotze/The Signal
Landfill discussion to be continued
While over 100 people addressed the Los Angeles County Planning Commission at the Chiquita Canyon Landfill public hearing Wednesday night, time ran out before everyone got a chance to speak.…
Artwork by Saugus resident and artist, Naomi Young. Courtesy photo
Just for today
Just for today I'll try to look my very best, Put on makeup and be well dressed Perhaps I'll even relax and rest Stop analyzing Stop agonizing Feeling unaccomplished…
The Boston Bruins' Kevan Miller, a Santa Clarita native, warms up before a hockey game at Staples Center against the Los Angeles Kings on Feb. 23, 2017. Katharine Lotze/The Signal
Kevan Miller: The SCV-bred Bruin
Some say Kevan Miller, defenseman for the Boston Bruins and a Santa Clarita Valley native, hasn’t changed much since his days playing in California. “I’m probably crazy for saying it,…
Prosecutors ask deputies for more info on group attack
County prosecutors have asked sheriff’s deputies for more information about an attack a month ago in which six males allegedly attacked a lone male on a quiet residential street in…
Supporters in bright green and opponents in various shades of red attended a meeting at Rancho Pico Junior High March 1 to voice their support or concerns about the proposed expansion at the Chiquita Canyon landfill for county commissioners who were to decide on the fate of the project March 1, 2017. Katharine Lotze/The Signal
Locals voice landfill opinions at public meeting
About 400 people gathered to trash talk on Wednesday night. Or rather, talk about trash. The Los Angeles Regional Planning Commission is reviewing Chiquita Canyon Landfill’s request to double its…
Albert Einstein Academy for Letters, Arts and Sciences students, parents and administration fill the William S. Hart Union High School District Governing Board room before the district's board meeting in March 2016. Christina Cox/The Signal
Hart district denies charter school’s renewal request
After nearly two hours of discussion and public comments, the William S. Hart Union High School District denied the Albert Einstein Academy for Letters, Arts and Sciences’ five-year charter renewal…
Hart girls basketball celebrates its CIF title win in 2006. Signal file photo
Former coaches talk 2006 all-SCV girls hoops CIF final
It’s been 11 years since Hart and Canyon faced off in the first CIF-Southern Section final to feature two Santa Clarita Valley girls basketball teams, and the game's two coaches have…
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Jim de Bree: My family’s flight to freedom
Like many other World War II-era refugees, my family fled the war front with little but the clothes on their backs. They later became American citizens. Today marks the 75th…
College of the Canyons freshman Jasmine Hall helped lead the Lady Cougars to a first place finish at last week’s Western State Conference (WSC) North meet hosted by Ventura College, with both the men’s and women’s teams finished as meet champions. Hall finished first in the 100h (15.18), high jump (1.68m) and javelin (34.33m). Jesse Munoz/COC Sports Information Office
COC Insider: Cougar track & field continues to conquer
The College of the Canyons track & field program let out a collective roar at last week’s Western State Conference North meet hosted by Ventura College, sweeping the meet and…
