Yearly Archives: 2017
Read more about the article CIF-SS girls volleyball, tennis ’17 playoff divisions released
Valencia girls volleyball will be in Division 2 this year, per the CIF-Southern Section playoff groupings released Thursday. Photo by Jayne Kamin-Oncea/For The Signal.

CIF-SS girls volleyball, tennis ’17 playoff divisions released

Girls volleyball Division 2: Valencia, Hart Division 3: West Ranch Division 4: Canyon, Saugus Division 5: Golden Valley Division 8: Trinity Classical Academy Division 9: Santa Clarita Christian Division 10: Albert Einstein Academy, Santa Clarita Valley International…

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Read more about the article Val Verde Park to stay open late as part of ‘Parks After Dark’ program
FILE PHOTO: The Dream Team, a recreational basketball team of 15 and 16-year-old boys in the Santa Clarita Parks and Rec league, practices on Tuesday morning at Central Park. They practice usually once per week indoors, but went outside because of the nice weather. Katharine Lotze/Signal

Val Verde Park to stay open late as part of ‘Parks After Dark’ program

Val Verde Community Regional Park will soon be open late on Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays as part of Los Angeles County Department of Parks and Recreation’s Parks After Dark (PAD)…

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Read more about the article Bridging the foster care gap: Lawmakers weigh more funding to help families take in children
California needs more foster parents. Photo by Linda Rogers/CALmatters

Bridging the foster care gap: Lawmakers weigh more funding to help families take in children

By Ben Christopher CALmatters Amy Woods got a call last year from the Los Angeles County Department of Children and Family Services, informing her that the mother of her 2-and-half-year-old…

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Read more about the article Free summer food program begins in LA County Monday
FILE PHOTO: Old Orchard Elementary School fourth graders work together to mix a salad in a giant mixing bowl at the Kids' Cooking Campaign at the Santa Clarita valley School Food Services Agency on Thursday, Feb. 16, 2017. Katharine Lotze/Signal

Free summer food program begins in LA County Monday

Nearly 225,000 free snacks and lunches will be distributed to children at county parks, county libraries, churches, school districts, schools and organizations as part of the 2017 Summer Food Service…

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Read more about the article History play attracts Henry Mayo Newhall’s great, great grandson
Braydon Harmon, Plum Canyon 3rd grader, (left) with Skip Newhall of JPL. Courtesy photo

History play attracts Henry Mayo Newhall’s great, great grandson

Plum Canyon Elementary's 3rd graders put on a play all about the "History of Santa Clarita." As part of the history, the students performed a musical with different characters portrays…

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Read more about the article MLB Draft Q&A: Stevenson Ranch resident Hunter Greene
Stevenson Ranch resident Hunter Greene is a candidate for the No. 1 overall pick in Monday's MLB Draft. Katharine Lotze/The Signal

MLB Draft Q&A: Stevenson Ranch resident Hunter Greene

Stevenson Ranch resident Hunter Greene had just spent three days filming a day-in-the-life piece for MLB Network, hours studying for high school finals and an afternoon espousing anti-bullying at a…

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Read more about the article Marilyn Searcy: The other side of Trump
A woman holds a sign supporting President Trump on Valencia Boulevard on March 25. Bill Reynolds/For The Signal

Marilyn Searcy: The other side of Trump

Here’s my response to Arnold Mann’s Letter to the Editor published June 6 and headlined “sucker punched.” Please do not feel sorry for those who voted for the Republican Party.…

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Read more about the article Saugus grad shares Women’s College World Series championship finals experience
Saugus grad Mariah Lopez pitches against Omaha on March 10, 2017. Photo courtesy Ty Russell

Saugus grad shares Women’s College World Series championship finals experience

When it came to whether or not Florida’s Kayli Kvistad leaned into the pitch that hit her with the bases loaded Tuesday night, Saugus High graduate Mariah Lopez remained noncommittal.…

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Read more about the article Health care uncertainty threatens two-year-old’s life
Jasmine Winning, 2, center, smiles as her mom, Joanna Joshua, right, shows her a photo of a beach trip as her father, Kyle Winning, holds her in their Valencia home on Wednesday, June 7, 2017. Jasmine was born with hypoplastic left heart and heterotaxy, meaning she has half a heart and most of her organs are flipped. Her family has been fighting the healthcare system to keep her alive. Katharine Lotze/The Signal

Health care uncertainty threatens two-year-old’s life

Jasmine Winning enjoys every minute of each day. The two and a half-year-old Santa Clarita girl wears sparkly red shoes, loves ballet and swimming, climbs all over her parents and…

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Read more about the article Former Signal Sports writer pens young adult basketball novel
Craig Leener, a former sports writer for The Signal, recently released a young adult basketball novel. Photo courtesy of Ted Dayton

Former Signal Sports writer pens young adult basketball novel

I’m not exactly sure when, but it was sometime during the production of the 2015 SCV High School Football Preview that a white-haired figured glided into The Signal’s newsroom, red…

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