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Saugus high alumna Hazel Rhodes repeats as state champion with COC 

June 2, 2026 3:36 pm

Saugus High alumna Hazel Rhodes made history for the College of the Canyons women’s track and field program, winning back-to-back California Community College Athletic Association state titles after she secured the win in the 400-meter in the 3C2A track and field individual state championship in May.   “All the races this season led up to that moment. I’ve learned so much in such a short amount of time at College of the Canyon,” Rhodes said

Joey Besemer and Liam Ostrom both clubbed ninth-inning home runs to power College of the Canyons past Glendale College in a dramatic 17-16 walk-off victory last week. Photo by Carla Sophia Velasco/COC Sports Information.

Cougars blast home runs to walk off Glendale, 17-16 

March 18, 2026 3:59 pm

By Jesse Muñoz COC Sports Information Director    Joey Besemer and Liam Ostrom both clubbed ninth-inning home runs to power College of the Canyons past Glendale College in a dramatic 17-16 walk-off victory last week at COC’s Mike Gillespie Field. 

College of the Canyons women’s tennis won a second straight conference match to complete its season sweep over Antelope Valley College last week. Photo by Carla Sophia Velasco/COC Sports Information.

COC tennis completes season sweep over AV 

March 17, 2026 4:37 pm

By Jesse Muñoz COC Sports Information Director    College of the Canyons women’s tennis won a second straight conference match to complete its season sweep over Antelope Valley College last week.  Canyons (7-4, 6-3) took two

From left: Kylee Sears, Clara Patterson, Katherine Dyer and Megan Sutanto celebrate their win in the NAIA 400-yard freestyle relay in Elkhart, Indiana, this month. Courtesy photo.

TMU swim teams win 4 national titles 

March 16, 2026 5:40 pm

News release   The Master’s University men’s and women’s swim teams are making a tradition of traveling to Elkhart, Indiana, this time of year and coming home with a host of

College of the Canyons softball posted a 3-0 non-conference victory over No. 18 Long Beach City College at Whitten Field on Wednesday, March 11, 2026. Photo by Carla Sophia Velasco/COC Sports Information.

COC nabs 3-0 victory over No. 18 Long Beach City 

March 16, 2026 2:00 pm

By Jesse Muñoz COC Sports Information Director    Freshman Anais Perez pitched seven scoreless innings in leading College of the Canyons softball to 3-0 non-conference victory over No. 18 Long Beach City College at Whitten

Hart High School celebrates college signings 

February 6, 2026 3:28 pm

With national signing day falling on Wednesday, the earliest day high school seniors can sign their national letter of intent, Hart High School celebrated seven seniors for their commitments to their respective colleges or universities.  

Alexander Moroz (86) from UCLA and Gabriel LeBron (14) fight for the puck during the West Coast Hockey Conference Championship at the Cube Ice and Entertainment Center on Sunday, Feb. 11, 2024. Katherine Quezada/The Signal

The Cube hosting college hockey playoffs 

February 5, 2026 6:12 pm

News release  The Cube is hosting the 2026 West Coast Hockey Conference Playoffs this weekend, starting Friday and running through Sunday.  The West Coast Hockey Conference consists of seven universities from across California, Arizona and New Mexico. Admission will be $10 for a single-game ticket and $20 for a

College of the Canyons received a game-high 17 points from freshman enter Craig Irons as the Cougars beat visiting L.A. Pierce College 78-64 on Saturday night. Photo by Carla Sophia Velasco/COC Sports Information.

COC beats Pierce in final non-conference outing 

January 5, 2026 3:32 pm

By Jesse Muñoz COC Sports Information Director   College of the Canyons received a game-high 17 points from freshman enter Craig Irons, and Dwayne Boston Jr. added a double-double of his own, to help guide the Cougars past

College of the Canyons men's soccer beat Citrus College, 6-2, as part of the program's annual Sophomore Night on Friday, Nov. 7, 2025. Photo by Carla Sophia Velasco/COC Sports Information.

Cougars score 6-2 win over Citrus on Sophomore Night 

November 13, 2025 1:37 pm

By Jesse Muñoz COC Sports Information Director     College of the Canyons erupted for a season-best six goals to handily defeat Citrus College 6-2 on Friday as part of the program’s annual Sophomore Night.  

College of the Canyons played to a 3-0 win over Antelope Valley College on "Sophomore Night," Friday, Nov. 7, 2025. Photo by Carla Sophia Velasco/COC Sports Information.

Cougars complete season sweep over AV 

November 11, 2025 4:47 pm

By Jesse Muñoz COC Sports Information Director     College of the Canyons played to a 3-0 win over Antelope Valley College on Friday night, with the Cougars scoring a pair of second-half

College of the Canyons women’s soccer celebrates a 2-1 home victory over West. L.A. College. Photo by Carla Sophia Velasco/COC Sports Information.

No. 10 COC nets 2-1 victory over West L.A. 

November 6, 2025 3:19 pm

By Jesse Muñoz COC Sports Information Director    No. 10 College of the Canyons women’s soccer halted its two-game losing streak with a 2-1 home victory over West. L.A. College on Halloween. 

COC freshman Emma Chodur places 5th at ITA Cup By Jesse Muñoz COC Sports Information Director College of the Canyons freshman Emma Chodur placed fifth in the nation at the annual Intercollegiate Tennis Association Cup hosted by Berry College at the Rome Tennis Center in Georgia. The ITA Cup is the nation's only singles and doubles championship event for NCAA Division II and III, NAIA and junior college levels. Formerly known as the Small College Nationals, the lead-up to this year's event included more than 8,000 players across the nation competing in 60 regional tournaments to qualify as an ITA Cup participant. Among those participants was Chodur, who qualified by winning the ITA's California Community College Athletic Association (3C2A) Southern California Region Women's Singles Championship played Sept. 26-28, and hosted by Fullerton College. Chodur, who resides in Castaic, then moved on to the ITA Cup held Oct. 16-19, where she finished with a 2-1 tourney record to place fifth in the nation. Her run at the ITA Cup began with an opening round loss (1-6, 0-6) vs. Sydney Stark of Hillsborough Community College, in Tampa, Florida. Down but not out, Chodur bounced back to defeat Jaedyn Martin of Wallace State Community College from Hanceville, Alabama, in a three-set thriller (6-3, 3-6, 6-2) the following day. That victory placed Chodur in the fifth-place match vs. Madison Standifer, another opponent from Wallace State Community College. Chodur defeated Standifer in straight sets, taking the match 6-3, 7-5 to end her three-day run. "Emma definitely represented College of the Canyons well," COC head coach Patty LaBat, who also attended the event, said in a COC news release. "It was a great experience to begin the 2025-26 season, and we're all excited to see Emma play this spring." Canyons will compete in a pair of offseason matches next month, before seeing its regular season schedule start on Jan. 27 vs. Orange Coast College.

COC freshman Emma Chodur places 5th at ITA Cup 

October 29, 2025 2:04 pm

By Jesse Muñoz COC Sports Information Director   College of the Canyons freshman Emma Chodur placed fifth in the nation at the annual Intercollegiate Tennis Association Cup hosted by Berry College at