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Valencia Viking Dabe Princewill (25) dribbles the ball against Golden Valley during a the final week of Foothill League on Feb. 3, 2025. Katherine Quezada/The Signal

Final Foothill League Basketball Standings

February 6, 2025

Valencia color guard performed "Groove is in the Heart" during the Winter Guard Association of Southern California Debut and Classification show at Valencia High School on Feb. 3, 2024. Photo courtesy of Barbara Karpp.

Valencia High School set to host WGASC Classification & Debut Show

February 4, 2025

Valencia High School’s color guard is set Saturday to host the Winter Guard Association of Southern California Classification and Debut Show, with 39 color guard teams set to perform. Lorraine

Valencia Viking Issac Michel-zavala (13) goes for a layup against Golden Valley during the final week of the Foothill League on Jan. 3, 2025. Katherine Quezada/The Signal

Valencia boys’ basketball secures share of Foothill League title

February 4, 2025

The Valencia boys’ basketball team is built to win in the future — but first-year head coach Greg Fontenette is just fine with success in the present. A team with

Instructions for recognizing cardiac arrest are passed out to attendees at the heart screening at Valencia High School on Saturday, Feb. 1, 2025. Habeba Mostafa/ The Signal

Residents receive free heart screening at Valencia High School

February 2, 2025

As February can often be considered the month of love, it is no surprise that decorative hearts can be seen quite often. Valencia High School, in collaboration with UCLA’s chapter

Valencia point guard Maddox Espinosa (0) goes up for a layup against Canyon forward Chinedum Osuji (3) during the first quarter of Friday's game at Valencia High School on Jan. 31, 2025. Habeba Mostafa/ The Signal

Valencia boys’ basketball keeps title hopes alive with win over Canyon

January 31, 2025

The Valencia Vikings boys’ basketball team started off Friday’s Foothill League matchup against Canyon about as well as any team could have hoped for. Leading by as many as 24

West Ranch CIF Southern Section Division 4 champions pose for a photo with their rings during the ring ceremony at West Ranch High School on Tuesday, Jan. 28, 2024. Habeba Mostafa/ The Signal

West Ranch boys’ volleyball team gets CIF rings

January 31, 2025

West Ranch High senior Noah Douphner said he remembers watching his brother, Owen, capture a CIF Southern Section title when he was playing volleyball for Hart High. And when Owen

File photo of Canyon High School. Habeba Mostafa/ The Signal

Canyon High dealing with rat problem in culinary arts kitchen

January 29, 2025

Culinary arts students at Canyon High School have been unable to use the kitchen and have been temporarily relocated after school staff noticed signs of a rat in the building,

Hart celebrates a goal against Saugus during the second half of Tuesday's game at Hart High School on Tuesday, Jan. 28, 2025. Habeba Mostafa/ The Signal

Hart girls’ soccer gets ‘statement’ win over Saugus

January 29, 2025

The Hart girls’ soccer team finally gave up a goal in Foothill League play, but the Hawks are still flying toward what looks to be a fourth consecutive league title.

Lion dancers interact with the audience during the Saugus High School Lunar New Year celebration hosted by the school’s Chinese program, Chinese Culture Club, and Asian Student Union on Friday, Jan. 24, 2025. Katherine Quezada/The Signal

Saugus High celebrates Lunar New Year

January 28, 2025

The rumbling sound of a drum filled the air and children dressed in multicolored lion costumes stomped and danced, mimicking a lion’s movements, as a large crowd of Saugus High

Saugus guard Braydon Harmon (12) goes up for a layup against West Ranch point guard Alessandro Matera (2) during the fouth quarter of Friday's game at West Ranch High School on Jan. 24, 2025. Habeba Mostafa/ The Signal

Electric Harmon helps Saugus boys’ basketball end West Ranch’s league winning streak

January 27, 2025

Saugus boys’ basketball junior Braydon Harmon was instrumental in ending West Ranch’s four-game winning streak in the Foothill League. Seemingly impossible to guard all night Friday at West Ranch High,

Hart's Andrew Zamora (30) fights for the ball along the sideline against Golden Valley's Xavier Aguilar (4) and Benjamin Xuncax (27) during the second half of Thursday's game at Hart High School on Jan. 23. Habeba Mostafa/ The Signal

Hart boys’ soccer stays perfect in league, holds off Golden Valley

January 24, 2025

Despite a fierce second-half effort from Golden Valley, the Hart boys’ soccer team kept its perfect Foothill League campaign alive on Thursday. “We got four more games left, and all

School buses arrive to help evacuate students from Northlake Hills Elementary School as the Hughes Fire grows in Castaic on Wednesday afternoon, Jan. 22, 2025 Maya Morales/The Signal

Schools announce classes will resume Friday

January 23, 2025

Local school districts announced they will be reopening campuses and resuming classes on Friday after having to close due to the Hughes Fire. All schools in the Castaic Union School

Valencia girls’ basketball hands Hart first league loss in two years

January 19, 2025

The Foothill League girls’ basketball title wasn’t won or lost on Friday, but the race to the finish did get much more exciting. The Hart Hawks traveled to Valencia looking

Castaic sophomore Fabian Cardenas (21) and West Ranch senior Brandon Salazar (12) fight for the ball during the first half of Thursday's game at Castaic High School on Jan. 16. Habeba Mostafa/ The Signal

Seniors lead the way in West Ranch boys’ soccer win at Castaic

January 17, 2025

West Ranch boys’ soccer coach Mike Kane praised his seniors for stepping up to deliver a victory for the Wildcats on Thursday. All four goals in the Wildcats’ 4-1 victory

Morgan Mack (13) of Hart drives to the basket against Canyon defenders Arianna Rodriguez (12) and Josie Regez (23) at Hart High on Friday, 020224. Dan Watson/The Signal

Hart’s Morgan Mack nominated for McDonald’s All-American game

January 17, 2025

Hart High senior Morgan Mack was announced Wednesday as a nominee to take part in the 2025 McDonald’s All-American Games. A Long Beach State commit, with a full scholarship, and

Hart District to host art exhibition

January 16, 2025

The William S. Hart Union High School District, in collaboration with Junior Artrepreneurs, is hosting a student art exhibition titled “Heroes of Color” at The Centre on Thursday, Jan. 23,

Castaic sophomore Grace Lundin (3) and Saugus junior Tamia Neely (26) fight for the ball along the sideline during the first half of Tuesday's game at Saugus High School on Jan. 14. Habeba Mostafa/ The Signal

Saugus, Castaic girls’ soccer battle for tie, second place in league

January 15, 2025

Goalkeepers showed how important they can be in Tuesday’s Foothill League girls’ soccer matchup between Saugus and Castaic. A blistering second half saw both Saugus keeper Natalia Ramirez and Castaic

Valencia’s Denicio Diaz throws down Lancster’s Lancaster’s Brett Smithley during their 126-pound bout on Wednesday, Jan. 9, 2025, at Valencia High School. Habeba Mostafa/The Signal.

Valencia wrestling shows out in home dual win over Lancaster

January 14, 2025

The Valencia Vikings wrestling program made sure to put on a show in their first and only scheduled home dual meet of the season on Wednesday. Denicio Diaz brought the

Valencia guard Kamilla Basyrova (34) attempts to shoot the ball against Golden Valley guard Janice Orantes (24) during the third quarter of Friday's game at Golden Valley High School on Jan. 10. Habeba Mostafa/ The Signal

Valencia girls’ basketball extends league winning streak to five

January 13, 2025

Valencia girls’ basketball continued its strong run of form Friday on the road at Golden Valley. The Vikings won their seventh game in eight with a 60-18 win over the

Valencia small forward Dabe Princewill (25) goes up for a shot against Golden Valley defense during the second quarter of Friday's game at Golden Valley High School on Jan. 10. Habeba Mostafa/ The Signal

Late-game heroics lift Golden Valley boys’ basketball past Valencia