Photos of the Week: April 22 – April 28, 2017

Katharine Lotze
May 6, 2017
1:15 pm

Rugby players discuss a game play during the 6th Annual Wheelchair Sports Festival put on by the Triumph Foundation at the Santa Clarita Sports Complex on Saturday. Nikolas Samuels/The Signal

Steve Kim, the owner of Sand Canyon Country Club, delivers a speech as he donated $25,000 to the Triumph Foundation during the 6th Annual Wheelchair Sports Festival at the Santa Clarita Sports Complex on Saturday. Nikolas Samuels/The Signal

Rugby players fight for a jump ball at the 6th Annual Wheelchair Sports Festival put on by the Triumph Foundation at the Santa Clarita Sports Complex on Saturday. Nikolas Samuels/The Signal

Steve Kim, the owner of Sand Canyon Country Club, holds up his hand and Councilman Bob Kellar claps after Kim gives Andew Skimmer a $25,000 donation to the Triumph Foundation at the 6th Annual Wheelchair Sports Festival at the Santa Clarita Sports Complex on Saturday. Nikolas Samuels/The Signal

Justin Stadt gets his picture taken after he donates 122 teddy bears during Donate a Bear Day! at Camelot Moving & Storage in Valencia on Saturday. Nikolas Samuels/The Signal

April Garcia helps Justin Stadt take teddy bears out of the car during Donate a Bear Day! at Camelot Moving & Storage in Valencia on Saturday. Nikolas Samuels/The Signal

April Garcia, right, leads Justin Stadt to where the teddy bears should be dropped at during Donate a Bear Day! at Camelot Moving & Storage on Saturday. Nikolas Samuels/The Signal

FILE PHOTO From left to right, Kayla R., 6, and Eva N., 8, high five on the playground at Fair Oaks Park in Canyon Country on Sunday. Samie Gebers/The Signal

From left to right, Joncarlo, 5, and Anthony Hernandez, 7, swing at Fair Oaks Park in Canyon Country on Sunday. Samie Gebers/The Signal

Deborah Lillenberg pushes her one-month-old granddaughter through Fair Oaks Park in Canyon Country on Sunday. Samie Gebers/The Signal

From left to right, Jr. Perez attempts to block Max Mora from making a shot at Fair Oaks Park in Canyon Country on Sunday. Samie Gebers/The Signal

Mayor pro-tem Laurene Weste speaks ahead of a ceremonial groundbreaking at the Newhall Ranch Road bridge over San Francisquito Creek in Valencia on Tuesday, May 2, 2017. Katharine Lotze/The Signal

Members of the Santa Clarita Bicycle Coalition, representatives from local politicians, and members of the city council and city staff break ceremonial ground at the Newhall Ranch Road bridge over San Francisquito Creek in Valencia on Tuesday, May 2, 2017. Katharine Lotze/The Signal

Golden Valley High School students on the Metrolink train to Hollywood. Courtesy of Metrolink

Golden Valley High School students on the Metrolink train to Hollywood. Courtesy of Metrolink

Canyon’s Rowdy Feather swims the 200 yard individual medley during the Foothill League swimming prelims at the Aquatic Center on Tuesday, May 2, 2017. Katharine Lotze/The Signal

Saugus’ Tanner Olson swims the 200-yard individual medley during the Foothill League swimming prelims at the Santa Clarita Aquatic Center in May. Katharine Lotze/The Signal

Kyla Hardy (2) and Valencia High softball advanced to the CIF-SS D1 quarterfinals for the second straight year. Katharine Lotze/The Signal

West Ranch doubles partners Noah Morrow, left, and Quincy Walter-Eze, right, high-five between points during their first tennis match at the Foothill League Prelims at the Paseo Club on Wednesday, May 3, 2017. Katharine Lotze/The Signal

West Ranch singles player Parker McBride returns a hit to his opponent at the Foothill League prelims at the Paseo Club on Wednesday, May 3, 2017. Katharine Lotze/The Signal

Trent Peterson takes a break from shoeing his two mustangs, Gary, left, and Minaret, right, outside of Hiker Heaven in Agua Dulce on Wednesday, May 3, 2017. Peterson is through-riding the Pacific Crest Trail to honor his father, who died of Ataxia. Katharine Lotze/The Signal

Trent Peterson of Bellingham, Wash., works on shoeing his two mustangs outside of Hiker Heaven in Agua Dulce on Wednesday, May 3, 2017. Peterson, known on the trail as Orion because of the constellation tattoo on his left arm, is through-riding the Pacific Crest Trail in honor of his father who died of Ataxia. Katharine Lotze/The Signal

Matthew Medina, center, enjoys dinner at the Bridge to Home shelter on Tuesday, May 2, 2017. Katharine Lotze/The Signal.

Saugus singles player Erin Pang serves the ball during a tennis match against Batis Golestany of Valencia at the Foothill League prelims at the Paseo Club on Wednesday, May 3, 2017. Katharine Lotze/The Signal

Saugus’ JP Flores (1) catches a fly ball in the infield during a baseball game against Hart at Saugus on Wednesday, May 3, 2017. Katharine Lotze/The Signal

Saugus singles player Erin Pang returns a hit to Davey Woodland of West Ranch during a semi-final tennis match at the Foothill League finals at the Paseo Club on Thursday, May 4, 2017. Katharine Lotze/The Signal

West Ranch singles player Davey Woodland returns a hit to Erin Pang of Saugus during a semi-final tennis match at the Foothill League finals at the Paseo Club on Thursday, May 4, 2017. Katharine Lotze/The Signal

Valencia’s Jackson Boxall returns a hit to his opponent at the Foothill League prelims on Wednesday, May 3, 2017, at the Paseo Club. Katharine Lotze/The Signal

Valencia’s Stephen Thay returns a hit to his opponent at the Foothill League prelims on Wednesday, May 3, 2017, at the Paseo Club. Katharine Lotze/The Signal

Valencia’s Nikol Popov swims the backstroke of the 200-yard IM on Thursday. Dan Watson/For The Siganl

Hart’s Brooke Helgeson swims the 500-yard freestyle. Dan Watson/ForThe Signal

Star Wars movie characters Darth Vader and a stormtrooper greet students at Fair Oaks Ranch Community School on May 4, 2017. (Austin Dave/The Signal)

Darth Vader, played by Shant Melkonian, and a Stormtrooper, played by Rommie Carrillo, visit students at Fair Oaks Ranch Community School in Canyon Country on Thursday, May 4, 2017, for the unofficial holiday celebrating the “Star Wars” films and franchise. The series’ catchphrase “May the force be with you” sounds similar to “May the Fourth.” Katharine Lotze/The Signal

Darth Vader, played by Shant Melkonian, and a Stormtrooper, played by Rommie Carrillo, visit students at Fair Oaks Ranch Community School in Canyon Country on Thursday, May 4, 2017, for the unofficial holiday celebrating the “Star Wars” films and franchise. The series’ catchphrase “May the force be with you” sounds similar to “May the Fourth.” Katharine Lotze/The Signal

Golden Valley’s Shyann Franklin throws the discus for a warmup ahead of finals at the Foothill League track and field finals at College of the Canyons on Thursday, May 4, 2017. Katharine Lotze/The Signal

Saugus’ Abbey Bryant, left, and Canyon’s Seanna Nalbandyan, right, clear the final hurdle in the 100 meter hurdles at the Foothill League track and field finals at College of the Canyons on Thursday. Katharine Lotze/The Signal

Hart’s Nelson Campbell attempts to clear 14 feet, 7.25 inches in the pole vault at the Foothill League track and field finals at College of the Canyons on Thursday, May 4, 2017. Katharine Lotze/The Signal

The Master’s University class of 2017 graduates waive to friends and family in the crowd at the start of commencement ceremonies at College of the Canyons on Friday, May 5, 2017. Katharine Lotze/The Signal

FILE PHOTO: The Master’s University class of 2017 graduates sing a hymn at the start of commencement ceremonies at College of the Canyons on May 5, 2017. Katharine Lotze/The Signal

Golden Valley’s Eddie Rodriguez (25) tosses the ball to third base after the Grizzlies caught Valencia’s Tyler Grodell (2) in a pickle between second and third base during a baseball game at Valencia on Friday, May 5, 2017. Katharine Lotze/The Signal

The 2017 Santa Clarita Valley Woman of the Year, Laina McFerren, center, gets a hug from daughters Mandee (cq) left, and Gillian as McFerren’s name is announced at the Hyatt Regency Valencia on Friday night. Dan Watson/For The Signal

The 2017 Santa Clarita Valley Man of the Year, Eric Stroh reacts as his name is announced at the Hyatt Regency Valencia on Friday night. Dan Watson/For The 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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