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Valencia beats Notre Dame 49-20 in season opener

By Ryan Menzie  Signal Sports Writer  The Valencia Vikings defeated the Notre Dame Knights on Friday in their home and season opener. The powerhouse matchup between two of the top 150 schools

Saugus beats Camarillo 10-7

By Jonathan Andrade  For The Signal  Saugus High’s defense finally gave up some points this fall.  A long 65-yard touchdown pass on Camarillo’s first play from the line of scrimmage

Paralympian Kevin Mather wins gold medal at Paralympics

By Ryan Menzie  Signal Sports Writer  Santa Clarita native Kevin Mather won the gold medal in men’s recurve archery at the Paralympics in Tokyo on Friday. Mather is the lone representative in the Paralympics

Week three football preview

By Ryan Menzie  Signal Sports Writer   We are now three weeks into the Santa Clarita high school football season, but some schools are still waiting to play their first game

Local championship soccer team recognized by City Council

The Legends FC Santa Clarita Valley girls 2007 team received honors from the Santa Clarita City Council Tuesday at City Hall for becoming the 2021 Cal South National Cup champions. “These young women left it all on the

Local championship baseball team receives City Council honors

The Santa Clarita City Council recognized the Santa Clarita Heat 12U boys’ baseball team Tuesday for winning the 2021 Cooperstown National Tournament Championship in New York. Councilman Cameron Smyth, pictured in the second row, far left, congratulated the team and their

Santa Clarita football week 2 round-up

By Ryan Menzie  Signal Sports Writer  Another week of football is in the books for the high schools of the Santa Clarita Valley. Here are the results the week two matchups:  West Ranch beats Buena 45-31 

West Ranch beats Buena 45-31, secures first win of season

By Ryan Menzie  Signal Sports Writer  The West Ranch Wildcats’ first game at home brought a win Friday against the Buena Bulldogs, 45-31. In the high-scoring matchup, the Wildcats proved too much for the Bulldogs, taking

Valencia football game cancelled vs Quartz Hill

By Ryan Menzie  Signal Sports Writer  The Valencia Vikings game against the Quartz Hill Royals was canceled Friday due to an unspecified COVID-19 issue involving the Royals. Kickoff had been set for 7 p.m. Friday.   “Tonight’s game vs QHHS football has just been cancelled,” the Vikings

Santa Clarita football week 2 preview

By Ryan Menzie  Signal Staff Writer   With one week in the books, the high school football teams of Santa Clarita are ready for another chance to build early-season success. Here are the matchups leading

College of the Canyons football set for new season

By Ryan Menzie  Signal Staff Writer  The College of the Canyon Cougars are ready to play football after missing an entire season due to the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020-21.  “We’re optimistic this

West Ranch falls to Glendora in opener

By Jonathan Andrade  For The Signal  West Ranch High School’s football team just didn’t have an answer for “The Bus.”  Braydon “The Bus” Brus, a Glendora High senior committed to Northwestern University, rushed for three second-half touchdowns to power the

Week one of Santa Clarita Football set to begin Friday

By Ryan Menzie  Signal Staff Writer  After a very late start and a shortened season for spring football last year, the Friday night lights are officially back for the fall in the Santa Clarita Valley.  Schools are returning to their regular 10-game schedules, which, of