Basketball

2017 Foothill League Girls Basketball Preview

The 2017 Foothill League girls basketball season opens Tuesday, with the consensus among coaches being a closely contested fight for first place between four-time defending champion Valencia High and last

Balance is key for Canyon hoops’ Bowers

Before playing basketball for Canyon High, Rachel Bowers rode horses. It was something her older sister, Dana, did, so naturally she wanted to pursue it, too. Dana also played basketball

West Ranch hoops awakens in 2nd half

The West Ranch High boys basketball team trailed by one point against Granada Hills Charter at the end of the first quarter. At the end of the second quarter, the

SCV Sports Report: 1/3/17

The Valencia High varsity boys basketball team lost, 74-62, to Heritage Christian of Northridge on the road Tuesday night. Zach Hawkins led the Vikings (7-7) with 21 points. Dexter Akanno

Canyon girls hoops clamps down on Highland

Canyon High girls basketball took depth to a whole new level in a Tuesday night win against Highland High of Palmdale. Every Cowboys player except for one scored in the

Hart boys basketball safe at home

Hart High boys basketball’s Cory Sveiven had the ball. Barely looking, he lobbed it over his shoulder, halfway across the court, with his back to the play. Whitten Dominguez, hands

Foothill boys basketball roundup: 12/27/16

Canyon High boys basketball buckled down. The Cowboys defense made life tough on Palmer High of Alaska late in the game Tuesday at Hart High, and the result was a

Saugus girls hoops stopped in tourney final

NORTHRIDGE — Saugus guard Danny Diaz laid near midcourt with 34 seconds left in Saugus’ game Friday afternoon at Heritage Christian High School, crying in agony. Diaz fouled out seconds

Canyon girls fall, take 4th

The Canyon High girls varsity basketball team lost, 38-36, to Omaha Northwest of Nebraska on Thursday in the third-place game of its 16-team bracket at the Nike Tournament of Champions

Coach’s Corner: Canyon boys hoops’ Alex Dunwoody

Editor’s Note: This is the latest installment of our Coach’s Corner series which feature Q&A sessions with high school and college coaches around the Santa Clarita Valley. Canyon High boys basketball

Saugus boys hoops survives late scare

GRANADA HILLS — The ball stopped moving. The shots stopped falling. Saugus High boys basketball looked little like the team that ran out to a 17-point lead after one quarter.

Valencia boys hoops lets lead slip away

GRANADA HILLS — Even after scoring six points in the third quarter and letting all of a 10-point halftime lead get away, Valencia High boys basketball had possession late in

SCV sports roundup: 12/20/16

The Canyon High girls varsity basketball team beat Corvallis High of Oregon, 42-20, on Tuesday in the second round of the Nike Tournament of Champions in Phoenix. Rachel Bowers led

2016-17 Trinity girls basketball preview

Music played as the ball zipped around the court at the Henry Mayo Fitness and Health Center, finding its way into the hand of each player before a shot went

2016-17 Trinity boys basketball preview

“Next man up” is a popular sports adage, meaning that every player must be ready to perform when it’s his time to take the court. This is the scenario that

Golden Valley hoops routs Trinity

Each time a Golden Valley boys basketball player grasped the rim, it was just one more celebration in a dominant second half at home against Trinity Classical Academy on Friday

SCCS girls hoops tops Einstein late

  Santa Clarita Christian School’s girls basketball team beat Albert Einstein Academy 34-20 Friday in a defensive battle on the campus of The Master’s University. SCCS (5-0) and Einstein (3-4)

Valencia girls hoops runs away with win

The Valencia High girls basketball team was excited to play its first home game Thursday night – really excited. Valencia romped Rio Mesa High School 62-17 in its home opener.