West Ranch outfielder Bret Potter (44) slides to steal second base in the sixth inning of the 2023 CIF Southern Section Baseball Championships at West Ranch High School in Valencia, Calif., on Friday, May 5, 2023. West Ranch won 6-5 and move on to the next round. Chris Torres/The Signal

Potter, West Ranch alum, named D3 All-American 

News release  Lewis & Clark College baseball junior Bret Potter became the second player in program history to be named an All-American during the Division III Era last week, when D3baseball.com announced its All-American Teams, according to a news release from the college.  Potter, a West Ranch High School alum, carved out a spot on the All-American Third Team as the Utility selection. He joins assistant

Erik Matheson

COC hires Matheson to lead swim & dive program 

The College of the Canyons Athletic Department has announced Erik Matheson, former associate head coach of Loyola Marymount University women’s swim team, as the next head coach of the Cougars’

Samantha Miranda Rodriguez, a two-sport student-athlete at College of the Canyons, is achieving her dream of becoming a firefighter after graduating from COC. Photo courtesy of COC.

COC athlete plans to ‘firefight like a girl’ 

News release  Samantha Miranda Rodriguez, a two-sport student-athlete at College of the Canyons, is ready to redefine what it means to be a firefighter.  At just 21 years old, Rodriguez is

COC volleyball wins conference title 

College of the Canyons women’s volleyball brought home its eighth Western State Conference championship on Wednesday.  The red-hot Cougars clinched the title after a 3-1 win over the visiting West

El Camino football crashes COC homecoming 

Late turnovers and penalties gutted No. 8 College of the Canyons football on Thursday.  COC dropped its homecoming game, 27-26, to the visiting No. 15 El Camino College Warriors (4-2,