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West Ranch head coach Bryan Bartley, right, speaks with Prince Okonkwo, center, and Ryder Sundquist during the Foothill League boys' basketball media day at the Canyon High School Performing Arts Center on Saturday, Nov. 9. Habeba Mostafa/ The Signal

Bartley resigns as West Ranch boys’ basketball head coach

March 14, 2025

A West Ranch High School official confirmed on Friday that Bryan Bartley has resigned from his position as head coach of the boys’ basketball program. Bartley took the job a

West Ranch’s Lauren Lamb (31) carries the ball during a home game against Valencia High on March 12, 2025 in Santa Clarita, Calif. Katherine Quezada/The Signal

West Ranch girls’ lacrosse shines in victory over Valencia to start league

March 13, 2025

The West Ranch Wildcats girls’ lacrosse team started its Foothill League campaign on Wednesday on the brightest of notes. Facing the Valencia Vikings, last year’s co-league champions along with the

West Ranch celebrates winning against Canyon at West Ranch High School on Thursday, March 6, 2025. Habeba Mostafa/ The Signal

West Ranch boys’ volleyball takes down Canyon in sweep

March 7, 2025

Roundup: Valencia keeps pace with West Ranch, Golden Valley starts off league with victory West Ranch High School boys’ volleyball head coach Brandon Johnson said it’s been a different feeling

2025 Hart District Film Festival set for Friday

March 5, 2025

News release The third annual Hart District Film Festival is scheduled 7 p.m. Friday in the newly renovated Valencia High School Theater. Organized by Cameron Gezerseh, a senior at Valencia

West Ranch's Ty Diaz (24) and Landon Hu (11) celebrate their runs during the fifth inning of Wednesday's game against Paraclete at West Ranch High School on Feb. 26, 2025. Habeba Mostafa/ The Signal

West Ranch baseball turns page on first loss, beats Paraclete

February 27, 2025

The West Ranch Wildcats’ baseball team quickly turned the page on its first loss of the season, winning in dominant fashion on Wednesday at home. Leading 3-1 heading into the

The Valencia boys’ lacrosse team celebrates after defeating West Ranch in Tuesday’s Foothill League matchup at West Ranch High School on Feb. 25, 2025. Tyler Wainfeld/The Signal.

Valencia boys’ lacrosse gets first-ever win over West Ranch

February 26, 2025

The Valencia Vikings boys’ lacrosse team entered Tuesday evening’s contest against Foothill League rival West Ranch High School having never beaten the Wildcats. After the final whistle blew, the Vikings’

West Ranch students ‘Welcome Ramadan’ with staff members

February 20, 2025

As Ramadan approaches Muslim families worldwide, including the Santa Clarita Valley, students are taking the initiative to mentally and physically prepare, all while informing members of the community — including

Left to right: Owen Hess, Grace Ha, and Colton Fernandez at a Leukemia and Lymphoma Society event. Courtesy of Owen Hess.

West Ranch students raise money for blood cancer research

February 12, 2025

Last summer, Owen Hess, a sophomore at West Ranch High School, said he was studying at the University of California, Irvine, in the Akbari Lab where they focused on neurocritical

Canyon's Sienna Salas (5) tries to dribble away from Castaic's Chloe Woolley (17) and Hannah Moses (6) during Monday's Foothill League matchup at Canyon High on Feb. 4, 2025. Photo courtesy of Cole Franquiz.

Final 2024-25 Foothill League Soccer Standings

February 7, 2025

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

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

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,

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

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

West Ranch math students place 2nd in math modeling challenge

December 23, 2024

West Ranch High School students Brandon Chang, Kent Gao, and Omkar Guha, coached by Tanja Brosche, participated in a Systemic Initiative for Modeling Investigations and Opportunities with Differential Equations, also

The West Ranch High School Studio A Jazz Band perform all-time favorite holiday songs for shoppers at the band’s annual holiday concert held at the Valencia Town Center mall on Sunday afternoon. Dec. 15, 2024 Maya Morales/The Signal

Photos: West Ranch Studio A Jazz Band performs at holiday concert

December 16, 2024

Shoppers at the Valencia Town Center mall were given the gift of music from the West Ranch Studio A Jazz Band as the band performed all-time favorite holiday songs for

The Hart boys' cross country team finished third in Division 3 at the state meet in Fresno on Saturday, Nov. 30, 2024. Courtesy photo.

Hart boys’ cross country medals at state meet

December 3, 2024

West Ranch’s Braulio Castillo places sixth individually, Canyon’s Owen Souther takes 11th; Canyon, Saugus, Hart girls and Saugus boys also compete When Darren James took over the Hart boys’ cross

Golden Valley doubles players Janice Jin (right) and Pavi Premadasan return the ball to Flintridge Sacred Heart Academy during the CIF quarter-finals match at Golden Valley High. Katherine Quezada/The Signal

Best season in Golden Valley girls’ tennis history ends in quarterfinals

December 2, 2024

The best season in Golden Valley girls’ tennis history ended in the CIF Southern Section Division 5 quarterfinals, but not before the Grizzlies knocked off the top-seeded team to get

The Canyon girls' cross country team qualified for the state meet for the first time since 2003. Courtesy photo.

Foothill League runners stand out at Southern Section finals

November 26, 2024

Foothill League runners made their mark at Saturday’s CIF Southern Section cross country finals at Mt. San Antonio College as three teams of girls, two teams of boys and two

Varsity cross country runners race against each other on Thursday morning during the 2024 Foothill League finals at Central Park on October 31, 2024. Trisha Anas/ The Signal.

Foothill League runners aim to make state meet

November 21, 2024

Four teams of boys and three teams of girls from the Foothill League qualified for the CIF Southern Section cross country finals. On the boys’ side, Saugus made it in

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