The summer break is over, and the girls’ volleyball season has begun across the Santa Clarita Valley, with teams bringing up new talent, eyeing a playoff push, and fighting for their respective league crowns.
Following a loss to Bishop Alemany in the season opener on Tuesday, the Valencia girls’ volleyball team bounced back with a win on Thursday on the road over Trinity Classical Academy. The Vikings defeated
Coming off a third-place finish in the Foothill League standings last season, the Canyon girls’ volleyball team hit the court on Tuesday and opened the 2026 season against the visiting Paraclete Spirits of Lancaster.
By Jill McLaughlin Contributing Writer Former Disney CEO Bob Iger and businessman Josh Kushner have agreed to purchase the Los Angeles Lakers for $12.5 billion, the partners confirmed on Wednesday. The
The Santa Clarita Valley softball scene was well represented in late July after Ella Iacenda and Julianna Arriaga captured the Alliance Fastpitch 12U National Championship with the Orange County Batbusters Legacy Stith-Arduino 12U team in Indiana. Tony Arduino, who’s the head
News release “Twenty-seven alumni. One night. A whole lot of heart.” So read the social media post from the West Ranch Wildcats high school hockey team after its fourth annual alumni game, which featured
By Dylan Morgan Contributing Writer Supporters and critics of Indiana Fever guard Sophie Cunningham’s stand against men in women’s sports gathered Sunday as the Fever faced the Minnesota Lynx at Target
Golden Valley High School has named Trinity Jones Estrada as the new head coach for the Grizzlies’ softball program, bringing collegiate experience to the helm for the upcoming 2027 spring season. “This is
News release Several Canyons Aquatic Club swimmers have earned qualifications to some of the most prestigious meets in USA Swimming, the club announced in a news release. This summer, Canyons Aquatic Club will be represented at the 2026 TYR
News release Legacy Christian Academy has announced Troy Leaf as the school’s incoming director of athletics. Leaf brings an outstanding background in collegiate athletics and player development, said a news release from the school. A former
Castaic High School will have a new name as the head coach for the softball program in the upcoming 2027 season. Jenae Coleman, a 2013 graduate of Hart High School, is returning
News release College of the Canyons has announced the hiring of Sophie Sabbah as head coach of the Cougars’ swim and dive program, bringing more than 30 years of aquatics coaching experience
In the semifinals of the Alliance Spring Training Championship tournament in March, the Firecrackers 10U softball team found themselves down four runs in the final inning and on the brink of elimination. After the team fought back and rallied to win
After Zach Newman stepped down from the helm of the Cowboys’ baseball program, Canyon High School has named Mike Young as the new head coach for the upcoming 2027 spring season,
Following the departure of Michael Merrilees, West Ranch High School has named Brianna Velasquez as the new head coach for the softball program, according to Ramon Zuniga, West Ranch’s assistant
By T.J. Muscaro Contributing Writer Spain can now boast of its men’s national team being crowned the 2026 World Cup champions after beating Lionel Messi and the defending champions, Argentina, 1-0
When Nick Fowlkes was playing high school golf with the West Ranch Wildcats, the Stevenson Ranch native never imagined playing golf past college was a possibility – let alone winning. But after the West Ranch graduate captured the 127th Southern California
By T.J. Muscaro Contributing Writer Two late goals in six and a half minutes gave Lionel Messi and Argentina a hard-fought, physical victory over England on Wednesday in Atlanta. A crowd of nearly 70,000 fans was left in tears
Grace Manning entered the 2026 spring season with the West Ranch girls’ lacrosse team looking to carry the momentum from her sophomore campaign having earned a 2025 all-CIF selection and commitment to the United State Naval Academy off a breakout year. But in
Two local Hart High School graduates, Matt Quintanar and Chris Downs, were drafted by the Philadelphia Phillies and San Diego Padres, respectively, in the 2026 MLB Draft and added their names into the long list of alumni