
2016-17 West Ranch Year in Review
Casey Burrill remembers his first year coaching West Ranch baseball 12 years ago. The program’s first year. It was just a freshman team at the time. Then they added a

Casey Burrill remembers his first year coaching West Ranch baseball 12 years ago. The program’s first year. It was just a freshman team at the time. Then they added a

Cole Roederer was having one of those days. Not great, not bad – just kind of, well, unproductive. He’d gone to watch a friend play baseball. He’d been unsuccessful in

Since winning the Valley Invitational Baseball League championship in 2013, Hart has advanced deep into the VIBL playoffs four times. It’s still waiting for another title. That wait might end

Once Hart High beat Camarillo, 6-3, on Wednesday at home in the quarterfinals of the Valley Invitational Baseball League playoffs, an all-Foothill League semifinal was guaranteed for later in the

This year, Canyon High showed some serious potential. At the front of the pack was the girls basketball team, which made it to a CIF-Southern Section final for the second

West Ranch baseball beat Calabasas High 13-1 in a Valley Invitational Baseball League game at Calabasas on Wednesday. The Wildcats scored nine runs in the second inning, a series that

The summer of 2017 has been one of change for Foothill League baseball coaching staffs. One day after Saugus High announced its new coach, Golden Valley’s head man, Steve Lombardi,

At 2:30 p.m. on Thursday, Carl Grissom was announced as the new head coach of Saugus varsity baseball. “This has been a dream of mine,” Grissom said. “This is something

A last-minute rally in the seventh inning fell short for the West Ranch baseball team as they fell to Simi Valley 8-7 on Wednesday at West Ranch. The Wildcats found

On Wednesday at Saugus High, in the early stages of a sleepy summer evening, Hart High’s Tripp Bowers undertook a daunting mental task. Due to an error, the rising senior

In Hart High’s 3-0 VIBL summer league win over Canyon at Hart, Josh Cerpa’s game was both patient and urgent. At the plate, where he went 3-for-4, he was the

One word defined West Ranch baseball’s 9-6 win over St. Mary’s at Buchanan High in Clovis on Friday, and one word nearly derailed it. “We are going to be offensive,”

Subtle chuckling permeated the room. Milwaukee Brewers Amateur Scouting Director Tod Johnson smirked. Keston Hiura smiled. Asked at a press conference Wednesday what kind of relief it was to learn

In between morning practices and evening games in triple-digit temperatures, Hart High baseball’s Cole Roederer lays around his house, fans at full blast. The cool-down paid off. Roederer played a

Wednesdays have a special purpose in the grander scheme of summertime baseball for West Ranch High. The Wildcats use the middle-of-the-week to set up their weekend pitching rotation, and that

Christos Stefanos is very excited right now. After winning MVP for West Ranch baseball, he was named the Foothill League Player of the Year. Now, he’s on the Division 1

Golden Valley High baseball fell to Royal High of Simi Valley 13-7 on Monday at Golden Valley in a VIBL summer game. Royal scored two quick runs in the first

The CIF-Southern Section released its All-CIF baseball teams on Monday. Here are the Santa Clarita Valley players honored: Division 1 Valencia’s Chase Farrell West Ranch’s Christos Stefanos Notre Dame of

In Canyon High baseball’s 2-0 win over Saugus on Friday at Canyon, Cowboys pitcher Anthony Santillan had a pretty good day. He struck out nine batters and allowed seven hits.

Like many their age, Ryan and Jovan Camacho enjoy lounging around the house and relaxing during the summer. Of course, for West Ranch High’s most-athletic identical twins, that applies only