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Valencia boys’ basketball secures share of Foothill League title
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 boys’ basketball keeps title hopes alive with win over Canyon
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

Electric Harmon helps Saugus boys’ basketball end West Ranch’s league winning streak
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
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 wrestling shows out in home dual win over Lancaster
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 girls’ basketball extends league winning streak to five
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

Late-game heroics lift Golden Valley boys’ basketball past Valencia
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 girls’ soccer stays hot, extends winning streak to six
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

Hart district schools looking at possibility of Foothill League expansion
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

Live wrestling set to return to Valencia High School
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 freshman Kamilla Basyrova sets program scoring record
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

Five Valencia wrestlers place, one winner at Downey tournament
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
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’ Leila Ballard named Foothill League girls’ volleyball Player of the Year
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’s Brady Bretthauer named Foothill League Player of the Year
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

Valencia football battered by Lakewood in early playoff exit
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

Five SCV football teams enter the postseason
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 volleyball wins semifinals bout with Valencia
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