Soccer

Valencia boys soccer’s balancing act

Four different Valencia High boys soccer players scored earlier this week in the Vikings’ Foothill League-opening 4-1 win over West Ranch. That, coach Tony Scalercio said, is the kind of

Mason Nesbitt: A wild start to Foothill play

Valencia junior Zach Hawkins couldn’t miss. Five girls soccer teams couldn’t score. A girls basketball team won by 77. Saugus boys hoops knocked off the defending champs by one. It

2017 Foothill League Girls Soccer Preview

As different as girls soccer coaches across the Foothill League can be, they can all agree on one thing: League play is the most important part of the season. Not

Hart soccer fights to draw against La Canada

Hart High sophomore Timothy Kim is a resilient young man. Not only did he patiently maneuver around La Canada’s big, bruising back line before lacing a shot into the right

Cent striker gets 2 wake-up calls

In life, not everyone gets a wake-up call. Saugus High senior James Johnson has had two. The first forced him to value life and his mother, Beverly. The second is

2017 Foothill League Boys Soccer Preview

A high school athletic league, really, is a mishmash of narratives. It’s a place where teams on the rise and teams hunting a repeat face off. It’s a place where

Cats girls soccer slips by Simi

The West Ranch High girls soccer team had to chase a lead nearly the entire first half, but their patience paid off in a 3-2 home win over Simi Valley

Cent scores four goals in shutout

A freshman or junior varsity Saugus High boys soccer player laid an onus on the varsity team Tuesday morning. “I’m going for an Icee. When I get back, I expect

Hart girls win Hart Soccer Showcase title

Hart High freshman Tori Waldeck gathered the ball and hurtled down the sideline. Teammate Taylor Moorehead was open, but Waldeck waited, and waited and waited. The window never closed. Waldeck

Hart Soccer Showcase wraps Day 1

Boys Canyon 1, Arleta 1 The Cowboys fought to a draw against Arleta High of Los Angeles in their 8 a.m. matchup at Canyon High School. Players who scored were

Canyon girls soccer tough in loss to Simi Valley

Controversy clouded an otherwise competitive girls soccer match between Canyon High and Simi Valley High on Wednesday morning at Canyon High School as part of the Hart Soccer Showcase. In

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

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

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