Read more about the article 2023 SCV playoff baseball preview 
Valencia teammates celebrates after Zach Andrews (3) hit a three run home run in the fourth inning against Hart at Hart High on Tuesday, 042523. Dan Watson/The Signal

2023 SCV playoff baseball preview 

The 2023 baseball season in the Santa Clarita Valley was flooded with headlines.  Valencia knocked off Hart as league champs but it came down to the final game. In fact,…

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Read more about the article Saugus High School Theatre to perform ‘Cinderella’
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Saugus High School Theatre to perform ‘Cinderella’

News release   Saugus High School Theatre students are set this week to perform “Cinderella” by Rodgers and Hammerstein.   Performances are scheduled May 4, 5, 10, 11, 12 and 13…

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Read more about the article Valencia golf goes back-to-back 
Valencia’s Jack Wilson tees off in group three to begin the final Foothill league golf match at The Oaks Club at Valencia, Calif., on Monday, May 1, 2023. Chris Torres/The Signal

Valencia golf goes back-to-back 

Valencia Vikings boys golf finished a comeback for the ages on Monday at The Oaks Club at Valencia.  The Vikings were 13 strokes out from the top of the Foothill…

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Read more about the article Plasschaert ends high school career with a bomb 
Zach Plasschaert, an incoming senior on the Saugus High School varsity baseball team, is photographed at home plate swinging his bat in his schools baseball field at Saugus, Calif., on Thursday, July 14, 2022. Plasschaert has committed to play college baseball for the University of Arizona after high school. Chris Torres/The Signal

Plasschaert ends high school career with a bomb 

Saugus senior Zach Plasschaert is headed off to Arizona on a good note. The Centurions' baseball team knew it wouldn’t be playing in the postseason weeks ago. However, the team…

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Read more about the article <strong>Funds raised as springtime in Paris comes to SCV</strong> 
Kevin MacDonald, left, and Brian Koegle introduce of the sponsors of the Celebrity Waiter Dinner with the theme "Springtime in Paris" and held at the Santa Clarita Valley Senior Center at Bella Vida on Saturday, 042923. Dan Watson/The Signal

Funds raised as springtime in Paris comes to SCV 

The courtyard of the Santa Clarita Valley Senior Center transformed into a slice of Paris on Saturday for the annual “Celebrity Waiter” dinner, as a thank you to all involved…

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Read more about the article Foothill League track finals see dozens of new records 
Makenna Blum, right, and Annika Mark of Saugus come to the wire of the Girls 1600 Meter at College of the Canyons on Friday, 042823. Dan Watson/The Signal

Foothill League track finals see dozens of new records 

School, meet and league records were shattered on Friday at College of the Canyons in the Foothill League Finals.  The local programs watched their young stars compete, and now all…

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Read more about the article <strong>Teachers, superintendents and students all recognized at ‘Academy of the Stars’</strong> 
Jim Backer, President of the SCV Education Foundation gives closing remarks at the 39th Annual Teacher Tribute event held at the Santa Clarita Performing Arts Center at College of the Canyons Valencia campus on Friday, 042823. Dan Watson/The Signal

Teachers, superintendents and students all recognized at ‘Academy of the Stars’ 

Across the Santa Clarita Valley, there are 54 public schools with 2,200 teachers and more than 50,000 students. The SCV’s public schools regularly rank among the top 10% in California.  …

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Read more about the article Castaic Union School District announces Teacher of the Year
Debbie Rupel with Acting Superintendent Bob Brauneisen. Courtesy photo.

Castaic Union School District announces Teacher of the Year

News release  The Castaic Union School District has announced that Debbie Rupel, eighth-grade teacher at Castaic Middle School, has been named the 2022-2023 District Teacher of the Year.  Upon receiving her…

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Read more about the article <strong>Detectives investigating gang that couldn’t shoot straight</strong> 
The Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff’s Station on Golden Valley Road.

Detectives investigating gang that couldn’t shoot straight 

A 23-year-old Newhall man had maybe three to five minutes to live after he was dropped off at Henry Mayo Newhall Hospital last month, medical staff told Santa Clarita Valley…

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Read more about the article Council continues hearing on maps, ballot to May 30 
About 13 residents and nearly as many city staffers attended Santa Clarita's hearing Monday over the terms of a lawsuit settlement intended to bring districts to the city. Perry Smith/ The Signal

Council continues hearing on maps, ballot to May 30 

The Santa Clarita City Council delayed making a decision on its district-based map for the 2024 election, but despite the inaction, one of the plaintiffs appeared pleased by the progress…

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Read more about the article One person killed in collision with train
Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff's Station deputies investigated a person who died after being struck by a train Monday evening in Newhall. Station officials reported the incident is not believed to be criminal in nature at this time, Courtesy photo

One person killed in collision with train

A person was killed Monday evening after being struck by a Metrolink train on the tracks in Newhall, officials said.   Los Angeles County Fire Department officials received a notification from…

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Read more about the article Douphner breaks kill record in Hart playoff win over Woodbridge 
Hart outside hitter Owen Douphner (10) jumps to hit the ball during a Foothill League match at Golden Valley High School on Friday, March 3, 2023. Hart defeated Golden Valley in five sets. Chris Torres/The Signal

Douphner breaks kill record in Hart playoff win over Woodbridge 

Hart senior Owen Douphner set a new program record for kills on Saturday and Indians boys’ volleyball needed every bit of it.  Douphner hammered down 39 kills in a road…

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