Sports

CIF releases winter sports playoff brackets 

The California Interscholastic Federation, Southern Section, released the playoff brackets for soccer and basketball on Saturday, including the following first-round playoff matchups for Santa Clarita Valley teams:  Boys Basketball  •

Saugus shooting guard Jasmine Garcia (14) dribbles the ball past Hart defense during the second quarter of Friday's game at Hart High School on Dec. 13. Habeba Mostafa/ The Signal

Saugus girls’ basketball breaks records to start new season  

The Centurions are 4-1 to open the new season, and through the beginning of the season, senior guard Jasmine Garcia has broken the Saugus High School record for the most 3-point shots made in five games.   Garcia, who’s shot 26 threes to open

Saugus football one win away from CIF Finals appearance 

And then there was one.  For the first time since 2017, the Saugus Centurions are back in the semifinals of the California Interscholastic Federation Southern Section football playoffs.   And in each of the past three games, the Centurions