By Ryan Menzie For The Signal While COVID-19 protocols prevented the California Interscholastic Federation from being able to organize a full season of wrestling competition, grapplers from around the state, including several Santa Clarita
After playing basketball overseas for a season, Golden Valley grad Taylor Statham was excited to come back home to the Santa Clarita Valley last week to sunny weather and a
By Signal Staff The dominoes continue to fall. The William S. Hart Union High School District announced that all sports and after school activities are canceled until April 30 at
Last March, Andrew Lopez borrowed a suit from a neighbor to wear to the CIF State wrestling tournament where he would coach his younger sister, America Lopez. The neighbor showed
LA HABRA — Valencia High School is sending three varsity boys wrestlers to the CIF State tournament after Braden Smelser, Trent Munoz and Alex Munoz placed in the Top 9
Monday was President’s Day, which meant Valencia High School was off of school. But for the Vikings wrestling team, it was an opportunity for more work and more training. At
Ordinarily, weekend tournaments mean long days of traveling and even longer days of matches. But the tournament on deck for Saturday for the Valencia wrestling team was right in their
The Valencia wrestling team continued its push to the postseason at the Thunderclap Varsity Tournament on Saturday at Thousand Oaks High School. The Vikings brought nine wrestlers to compete in
As Jake Quintana drilled with Braden Smelser at a Valencia wrestling practice on Monday, only his left knee ever made contact with the ground. Part of that is because of
On Friday and Saturday, Braden Smelser and Trent Munoz were surrounded by multiple state champion wrestlers at the 5-Counties tournament at Fountain Valley High School. Some of California’s most elite
The Valencia boys wrestling team continued its hot start to the season at the Ed Springs Holiday Classic at Brea Olinda High School on Saturday and Sunday. After the final
Valencia wrestler Braden Smelser couldn’t compete in the first tournament of the season due to an ankle injury. In the second tournament, he was pitted against the No. 4 wrestler
Newcomer of the Year Nathan Perez – Never taking a shot he didn’t like, the freshman shooting guard was a pesky scorer that could come off screens or hit standstill
Santa Clarita Christian School, Santa Clarita Valley International and Trinity Classical Academy have each sent a powerful message with the way its sports teams performed. The Knights boys and girls
While Golden Valley High School didn’t have any teams reach the playoffs this year, many of its athletes had tremendous individual seasons and put up phenomenal performances. The boys and
Heading into his college wrestling career, Ben Gould’s top goal is to become a national champion. And he thinks Colorado State University-Pueblo is the school to help him achieve that
Although the prep wrestling season is over, Valencia’s Ben Gould is far from done competing. “I just want to ride out my senior year, go out with a bang and
BAKERSFIELD — America Lopez went into her second straight CIF State Championships determined. She wanted to surpass last year’s fifth-place finish. After making it to the final day of the
BAKERSFIELD — Valencia’s Ben Gould limped out of the tunnel on the bottom level of Rabobank Arena and onto the mat. Heading into his final match of the CIF State
Valencia wrestling took half a dozen wrestlers to the CIF State Championships on Thursday. Two are advancing to wrestle on Saturday, the final day of the three-day tournament. Ben Gould