Valencia High School

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

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

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,

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

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

January 13, 2025

When everything seemed to be falling apart for the Golden Valley boys’ basketball team on Friday, junior Wyatt Printz put the Grizzlies on his back. Trailing midway through the fourth

Valencia forward Taya Pickup (9) fights for the ball against Golden Valley's Audrey Tait (24) during the first half of the game at Valencia High School on Thursday, Jan. 9. Habeba Mostafa/ The Signal

Valencia girls’ soccer stays hot, extends winning streak to six

January 10, 2025

After three losses to start Foothill League play, Valencia Vikings girls’ soccer is back on track at the midway point of the season. Playing in their final first-half league game

The Canyon girls basketball team lifts a celebratory banner for becoming Foothill league co-champions after their 58-45 win over Saugus at Canyon High School on Friday, Feb. 3, 2023. Chris Torres/The Signal

Hart district schools looking at possibility of Foothill League expansion

January 2, 2025

The Foothill League could be heading toward a major shift, possibly as soon as the next school year, with the addition of an eighth school, according to Hart High Principal

The Valencia Vikings wrestling team is set to host Lancaster on Wednesday, Jan. 8, 2024, the first dual meet the program will host since 2018. Courtesy photo.

Live wrestling set to return to Valencia High School

January 2, 2025

For the first time since 2018, the Valencia Vikings wrestling program is set to host a dual meet. The Vikings are scheduled to welcome the Lancaster Eagles to Valencia High

Valencia High School freshman Kamilla Basyrova set the girls' basketball programs' single-game scoring record with 40 points. Tyler Wainfeld/The Signal.

Valencia freshman Kamilla Basyrova sets program scoring record

December 24, 2024

For many freshmen looking to break into their high school basketball programs, a year or two in the lower levels is needed to acclimate to the rigors and tempo of

Valencia student wins Voice of Democracy essay contest

December 18, 2024

News release Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 6885 announced that Arundhathi Jathin, from Valencia High School, is the first-place applicant in the post’s “Voice of Democracy” essay competition, representing VFW

Valencia wrestlers (from left) Evan Payne, Henry Egami, Slater Hicks, Dayle Cailles and Victor Feuerman placed at the Downey 32 Way tournament. Courtesy photo.

Five Valencia wrestlers place, one winner at Downey tournament

December 10, 2024

Two Valencia Vikings made it to championship bouts and five total earned podium spots at the first tournament of the season in Downey. Sophomore Slater Hicks picked up a title

Valencia wrestling season begins Friday in Downey

December 4, 2024

Another season of wrestling for the Valencia Vikings begins on Friday when wrestlers head to Downey for the Downey 32 tournament. It’s one of eight tournaments that the Vikings are

Saugus outside hitter Leila Ballard (2) bumps the ball during the second set of Tuesday's game against West Ranch at West Ranch High School on Oct. 1. Habeba Mostafa/ The Signal

Saugus’ Leila Ballard named Foothill League girls’ volleyball Player of the Year

November 20, 2024

Saugus senior outside hitter Leila Ballard was named the girls’ volleyball Foothill League Player of the Year following an undefeated 2024 league campaign. Saugus went 40-3 on the year and

Valencia quarterback Brady Bretthauer (12) looks for an opening during the second quarter of Friday's game against Santa Barbara at Valencia High School on Aug. 30. Habeba Mostafa/ The Signal

Valencia’s Brady Bretthauer named Foothill League Player of the Year

November 20, 2024

Valencia junior quarterback Brady Bretthauer was named the Foothill League Player of the Year following the 2024 Santa Clarita Valley high school football season. It’s the second straight year that

Lakewood Lancer quarterback Kade Casillas (5) runs the ball and scores a touchdown against the Valencia Viking during the D5 playoffs on Friday at Valencia, Nov. 11, 2024 Katherine Quezada/The Signal

Valencia football battered by Lakewood in early playoff exit

November 8, 2024

Head coach Larry Muir said his Valencia Vikings had to be at their best to beat the Lakewood Lancers on Friday, but that didn’t happen. Valencia (6-5) simply had no

SCV High School Football Standings

November 5, 2024

Hart cornerback Ryder Frithsmith (5) tackles Valencia wide receiver Nick Seymour (1) during the second quarter of Friday's game at College of the Canyons on Oct. 18. Habeba Mostafa/ The Signal

Five SCV football teams enter the postseason

November 4, 2024

The 2024 prep football regular season saw three Santa Clarita Valley teams capture league titles. The Valencia Vikings earned a second consecutive Foothill League title as the top public school

Canyon celebrates winning Saturday's CIF volleyball semifinal game against Valencia at Canyon High School on Nov. 2. Habeba Mostafa/ The Signal

Canyon volleyball wins semifinals bout with Valencia

November 3, 2024

It was sweet, sweet redemption for Canyon girls’ volleyball. The Cowboys are headed to the CIF Division 5 championship match after sweeping the Valencia Vikings. Valencia had beaten Canyon twice

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