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Valencia girls soccer gets past Granada Hills

Valencia High girls soccer kept coming in waves: Eventually it was bound to breakthrough. With four minutes left in the first half, the Vikings finally did. Then, with the wind

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

Way-too-early Foothill football preview

We do this every year, and still someone will protest. “Focus on the sports that are in season,” he or she will say. “Basketball and soccer deserve your undivided attention

2016-17 Einstein boys basketball preview

It’s been a bit of a coaching carousel for the Albert Einstein Academy boys basketball team this season. Einstein athletic director Ken Erenberg, who has helped out with the team

2016-17 Einstein girls basketball preview

Early in the season, members of the Albert Einstein Academy girls basketball team admitted they’re tackling challenges. Einstein (3-4 overall, 2-1 Omega League) returned four players from last year’s team,

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

Mason Nesbitt: The mom behind the football men

Someone was missing. The Paraclete High of Lancaster football team had just defeated Mater Dei of Chula Vista to advance to Saturday night’s CIF Division 3-AA state title game. Amid jubilant

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 soccer runs by St. Monica

Santa Clarita Christian midfielder Chloe Edwards ran toward the rolling ball, cocked her leg back and sent a towering shot well over the crossbar. She put her hands over her

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.

Hart rolls in home opener

One pass, two pass, three pass, four. Five pass, six pass, seven pass, score. Brian Buencamino’s second-quarter 3-pointer capped a typical Hart High possession in a Thursday night home opener

2016-17 West Ranch girls basketball preview

West Ranch girls basketball coach Carlos Fandino stood near midcourt during a practice last week. On the baseline to Fandino’s left stood a player in a blue jersey, and on

Hart grad wins NCAA men’s soccer title

For a Stanford University athlete hoping to study engineering or human biology, Derek Waldeck sure set his sights too low. The Hart High graduate envisioned contributing for the Cardinal this

COC women’s soccer earns honors

College of the Canyons girls soccer may have had 12 players earn All-Western State Conference honors, but these athletes certainly aren’t a dime a dozen. “It was a great honor