Five Santa Clarita Valley basketball teams tip off Wednesday in the opening rounds of their respective CIF-Southern Section tournaments, including a sixth which will have the luxury of taking the
It sounds like a birthday. The Master’s University men’s basketball team has for some time been anticipating a No. 1 national ranking. But, frankly, the Mustangs don’t expect to feel
Prep sports seasons have three parts: preseason, league season and postseason. “Right now, everybody in the playoffs is zero and zero,” said Hart boys basketball coach Tom Kelly, whose team
The Master’s University women’s basketball team got a chance to catch its collective breath Monday night. The Mustangs picked up a 78-53 non-conference win over Bethesda at Bross Court, two
Valencia boys basketball had an interesting season. A new head coach tasked with handling a group of talented veterans was a challenge in itself, and a questionable late call in
No matter the outcome Friday night, the Saugus girls basketball team was likely headed to postseason. The Centurions were in fourth place heading into their regular-seaosn finale against Hart but
The Canyon girls basketball team was tired of sharing. Last season, the Cowboys split the Foothill League title with Valencia and battled against them throughout the season, up until a
It didn’t matter how many times he heard how young and inexperienced his team was, Saugus first-year coach Alfredo Manzano was adamant that he’d overcome the hurdles to win the
LA Pierce dealt the College of the Canyons men’s basketball team a four-point loss to open Western State Conference play this season and the Cougars returned the favor on their
Hart shared last season’s Foothill League title with Valencia but this time around, the Indians are feeling a bit more selfish. To set up a battle for the outright league
The Santa Clarita Christian School boys basketball team found itself in uncharted territory late in Monday night’s game against Valley Torah. For the first time in 11 Heritage League games,
Boys basketball Division 2AA No. 16 Hart Division 5AAA No. 2 Santa Clarita Christian Girls basketball Division 1 No. 9 Canyon Division 3A No. 6 Saugus Girls soccer Division 7
With about 30 seconds left in the fourth quarter of a game against Trinity Classical Academy, the Santa Clarita Christian School student section erupted in a chant that consisted of
There would be no moping from the Valencia boys basketball team Friday night. Three days removed from a gut-wrenching loss against Hart, the Vikings shined from beyond the arc early
Coming off a two-point loss from a week prior and a rivalry matchup on the docket for this weekend, Trinity Classical Academy boys coach Tod Bernard needed a fast start
A first-year head coach and a rotation dominated by sophomores left Saugus on the outside looking in toward a Foothill League title by most preseason projections. The Centurions dropped two
College of the Canyons found itself down by double digits in the second half Wednesday night against West Los Angeles College, with a loss all but putting the Cougars out
The College of the Canyons women’s basketball team has a nickname for freshman shooting guard Maryrose Elias: La Machine. “Because she’s a scoring machine,” said coach Greg Herrick. “When she’s
Midway through the fourth quarter against Hart, Valencia girls basketball’s Nicole Weatherman sank a 3-pointer, then nabbed a steal on the Indians’ ensuing possession and scored on a layup. It
For a moment, it appeared a floater from Valencia’s Ben Grant at the buzzer had finished off a 15-point comeback, leading to a win over Hart. The clock read triple-zeroes