Valencia softball falls in quarterfinal pitchers’ duel
Thursday proved to be the pitchers’ duel everyone figured it’d be. Valencia High softball, if you ask coach Donna Lee, probably went further than everyone figured it would. The Vikings…
Eighth grade students share their work with panelists at Arroyo Seco Junior High School's Showcase Presentations on Thursday, May 25, 2017. Courtesy of Megan Roggentien and Sophia Bergmann
Eighth grade students get a glimpse into the professional world
Dressed in business attire, eighth grade students at Arroyo Seco Junior High School shared their prized work from seventh and eighth grade with community panelists in personal, one-on-one interviews Thursday.…
Hart High's Abby Sweet (26) is greeted at home after hitting a walk-off home run to defeat the Patriot of Riverside 9-8 in the CIF-Southern Section Division 3 quarterfinals at Hart. (Photo by Jayne Kamin-Oncea/For The Signal)
Hart softball walks off for first semi berth since ’09
Two plays. One sent an outfielder sprinting in. The other sent a ball hurtling out. One sent Hart’s Andrea Cespedes sprawling. The other sent teammate Abby Sweet wheeling around the…
WGA, West, and its East Coast affiliate, Wednesday ratified a three-year contract with TV and movie producers.
Screen writers ratify three-year contract
Members of the union representing television and film writers overwhelmingly voted Wednesday to ratify a new three-year deal with studios and producers. The 3,647 valid votes cast by members of Writers…
The Master's University athletic operations coordinator Kristy Comparini, back, and TMU's athletic director Steve Waldeck, front, pose for a photo in Waldeck's office on Monday, May 22, 2017. Katharine Lotze/The Signal
TMU Athletics schedules baseball travel on the fly
As The Master’s University Athletic Director Steve Waldeck described making travel arrangements for a team that hadn’t yet punched its ticket to the NAIA World Series, a superstitious baseball reference…
Water bill on its way to the Senate floor
A state Senate bill promising to create a brand new water district in the Santa Clarita Valley, cleared the Senate Appropriations Committee Thursday and is now headed to the Senate…
Alleged bat-wielder misses, gets pepper-sprayed, then arrested
A Valencia man who was pepper-sprayed by the person he allegedly tried to hit with a bat but missed was arrested Wednesday on suspicion of assault with a deadly…
Flocabulary Rap Champion Meri Muro holds up a trophy after winning the rap battle in Ken Newton's sixth grade class at Fair Oaks Ranch Elementary School on Thursday, May 25, 2017. Austin Dave/The Signal
Turning classroom rap battles into educational lessons
Sixth grade students in Ken Newton’s class at Fair Oaks Ranch Community School learned how to bust a move when they turned classroom curriculum into original rap lyrics. Using an…
Students from Saugus High School in their 2017 performance of “Fiddler on the Roof.” The school’s theater program and students are nominated for eight Jerry Herman High School Musical Theatre Awards. Courtesy of Gina Painter
Saugus High School Theater nominated for eight Jerry Herman Awards
For the first time, Saugus High School’s theater arts program was nominated for eight Jerry Herman High School Musical Theatre Awards, which honor excellence in public and private high school…
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Concordia University, Nebraska 2017 Graduate Diana Annette Mendoza from Santa Clarita, Bachelor of Arts University of Nebraska-Lincoln 2017 Graduates Lindsey Michelle Espinosa, Canyon Country, College of Arts and Sciences,…
American Medical Response paramedics prepare to transport a crash victim to the hospital Dec. 7, 2016. Austin Dave/SIGNAL
Trauma care funds oversight heads to the Senate for a vote
A bill to oversee trauma care funding for Los Angeles County has cleared the Senate Appropriations Committee. SB 792 is now headed to the Senate floor for a vote. The…
Lilly Whitaker with her dad, Brian. Courtesy photo
Ailing Santa Clarita girl in desperate need of blood
Family and friends are rallying around eight-year-old Lilly Whitaker today in a vigorous effort to save the Santa Clarita girl’s life by getting people to donate blood. Lilly, reported at…
Hart supporters enjoying Bingo Night. Courtesy photo
Hart Baseball Scores BINGO! In Inaugural Community Outreach Event
High School baseball can be an expensive proposition in Santa Clarita. With limited monies available from school districts, much of the needed baseball funding comes from baseball parents and the community. …
Colt Romberger warms up his horse as they prepare to head to Altadena for a training ride on April 25, 2017. Romberger is preparing to ride four-year-old horse Gus from Sunset and Pacific Coast Highway in Malibu across the United States to the Vietnam Veterans Memorial to raise awareness for Agent Orange, a Vietnam-era defoliant, starting on May 1. Katharine Lotze/The Signal
Knight seeks Wounded Warrior for Santa Clarita office
SOURCE: Congressman Steve Knight's Office Representative Steve Knight (CA-25), through a partnership with the House of Representatives Wounded Warrior Fellowship Program, is seeking a wounded warrior or medically retired veteran…
Canyon High to put on annual triathlon fundraiser
Canyon High is set to put on its 29th annual Castaic Lake Triathlon series, the major fundraiser for the school's cross country program. This year's races are June 10th and August…
Valencia's Chase Farrell (20) throws a pitch during a baseball game against West Ranch on May 9. Katharine Lotze/The Signal
All-Foothill League baseball teams released
Foothill League Player of the Year Christos Stefanos, Jr., West Ranch Foothill League Pitcher of the Year Chase Farrell, Sr., Valencia All-Foothill League First Team Jovan Camacho So. West Ranch…
“Suppression patrols” thwart overnight store burglary trend
Local sheriff’s deputies responding to a rash of overnight commercial burglaries believe “suppression patrols” have halted the trend. “Over the last few months, there have been multiple commercial burglaries reported…
Hart's Abby Cunningham (88) takes her at-bat during a CIF-Southern Section playoff game against Paraclete on Tuesday. Katharine Lotze/The Signal
Hart softball finds playoff swagger ahead of quarterfinal
Before Hart High softball players had time to roll up the portable fence at Newhall Park on Tuesday, something had become clear. You could feel it when Arianna Ramos and…
Survivors pay tribute to the man who helped them
More than 30 people, many of them alive thanks to Eddie Sorensen, got together Wednesday to remember the man who had helped them with their own addiction. Edward “Eddie” Neil…
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Knights of Columbus 3rd Annual Car Show & Chili Cook Off
Please join us for our 3rd Annual Car Show and Chili Cook Off on Saturday, June 3, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at OLPH Church located at 23233 Lyons…
