As the final seconds ticked away in the first half, Valencia girls basketball effortlessly executed some perimeter passing before handing the ball off to Kayla Konrad, who shot a textbook
Player introductions took longer than normal at Canyon High on Wednesday night. The school’s public address announcer called out each teams’ subs before moving on to the starting fives. It
The Master’s University men’s basketball team won all of four games last season. Tuesday night in Fullerton, the Mustangs completed a three-game run in the Golden State Athletic Conference tournament,
The CIF-Southern Section released its first baseball and softball polls of the spring Monday, and one Santa Clarita Valley high school stood out. Because only one local school was represented
One team formed jubilant memories over the weekend. Two others endured painful losses. Another team didn’t even play. All four Santa Clarita Valley teams still alive this postseason now turn
AHAHEIM – It’s easy to assume that losing in a high-pressure game would sting less the second time. The tear-strewn and dazed faces along Canyon High’s bench, however, proved that assumption
ANAHEIM — Two moments, both involving Kayla Konrad in motion, said everything about Valencia’s 50-45 win over Canyon in Saturday’s physical, don’t-turn-the-channel-just-yet CIF-Southern Section Division 1AA final at Honda Center in Anaheim.
Canyon High girls basketball is focused on one opponent at today’s CIF-Southern Section Division 1AA Finals game: themselves. The Cowboys may play Foothill League rival and co-league champion Valencia, but
The fact that Valencia High girls basketball will play for a CIF divisional title today finally set in for senior Jade Jordan as she sat in Samuel Hein’s fifth-period English
Inside the foyer of Valencia High’s gymnasium Thursday, Jade Jordan put her hand to her face and squinted. A visitor’s question about point guard Chyanne Pagkalinawan appeared to border, humorously,
It’s been 11 years since Hart and Canyon faced off in the first CIF-Southern Section final to feature two Santa Clarita Valley girls basketball teams, and the game’s two coaches have
Co-Players of the Year: Whitten Dominguez, Jr., Hart Dexter Akanno, Jr., Valencia First Team Yvan Yomba, Sr., Canyon Ben Kaufman, Sr., Hart Zach Phipps, Sr., Saugus Anthony McIntyre, Sr., Saugus
This was the matchup we wanted all along, right? When the CIF released the Division 1AA girls basketball playoff bracket two weeks ago, there was gold at the end of
LONG BEACH — It was about role players and unsung heroes. It required poise and mental toughness. And it showcased the desire and determination of a group that wouldn’t be
Valencia High’s starters had earned a moment to soak it all in. Four hard-fought quarters, leaning on gritty defense rather than silky jumpers, afforded coach Jerry Mike the luxury of subbing
Valencia High girls basketball coach Jerry Mike basked in the afterglow of Wednesday’s quarterfinal win over Los Alamitos long enough to entertain the baby of a former player and chat
The same opponent that tried to prevent the Canyon High girls basketball team from its first win of the season is now the biggest obstacle to the Cowboys earning their
The College of the Canyons men’s and women’s basketball teams may not be heading to the playoffs this season, but that didn’t prevent the Cougars from seeing a combined six
Jade Jordan stopped dancing to Tupac’s “California Love” on Valencia’s court Wednesday just long enough to comment on the Vikings’ 73-53 win over Los Alamitos and their first-ever trip to
When it came time for the Canyon High girls basketball team to step up Wednesday, the Cowboys responded by shutting down visiting Sonora in the CIF Southern Section Division 1-AA