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Canyon point guard Isabella Escribano (25) dribbles the ball against Saugus point guard Samantha Cortez on Tuesday, Nov. 28 at Saugus High School. Habeba Mostafa/ The Signal

Canyon girls’ hoops beats Saugus  

Canyon Cowboys girls’ basketball had a tremendous start and finish to its Foothill League opener on Tuesday.   The Cowboys exploded early and took over the game late to win, 58-36,

Staub impresses in first collegiate start 

West Ranch alumnus Ryan Staub was ready for his moment on Saturday. The true freshman quarterback got the nod that he’d be starting in Colorado’s regular-season finale on Sunday, marking

SCV hoops preseason roundup 

Several local teams remain undefeated through the opening two weeks of high school basketball.  The preseason has featured dozens of non-league wins, local tournament champions and high-scoring outings from some

West Ranch hoops stuns Simi with late comeback 

West Ranch Wildcats girls’ basketball shifted into a new gear in the fourth quarter of Wednesday’s showdown with the Simi Valley Pioneers.  The Wildcats trailed for the majority of the

Foothill League XC stars advance to state 

The Foothill League will be well-represented at the 2023 CIF cross country state meet as the Saugus Centurion girls, West Ranch boys and numerous individuals ran strong performances at the

Castaic wins AV hoops tournament 

Castaic Coyotes boys’ basketball blasted out of the gates to open the 2023-24 season.  Castaic, aka “The Lake Boyz,” won the Antelope Valley tournament and is now 3-0 on the

2023 girls’ volleyball all-league 

An exciting season of girls’ volleyball officially wrapped up on Tuesday as the last team standing fell in the regional opener.   There were no CIF champions this year in the

COC football wins regular season finale 

College of the Canyons football made multiple defensive stands in Saturday’s home conference win over the Ventura Pirates.  The Cougars blocked a PAT, forced six consecutive punts and held on

The Canyon girls basketball team lifts a celebratory banner for becoming Foothill league co-champions after their 58-45 win over Saugus at Canyon High School on Friday, Feb. 3, 2023. Chris Torres/The Signal

SCV girls’ basketball preview 

By Justin Vigil-Zuniga and Tyler Wainfeld  Signal Staff Writers  Basketball season is getting underway in the Santa Clarita Valley.  Nine local high school girls’ teams will compete with various goals

Local track star Humphries commits to Texas  

One of the most heavily coveted athletes in the country has announced her college destination.   Castaic senior Meagan “Jumphries” Humphries announced her commitment to the University of Texas on social