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 already blazing a trail — literally and figuratively — in a field where women are a rare sight, said a news release from COC.  Rodriguez graduated from College of the

COC football gets first win of the season 

College of the Canyons football won its first game of the season after a monster performance by its defense on Saturday.  The Cougars defeated the visiting Palomar College Comets, 17-7,

Indermill’s jersey retired at Hart 

Hart alumna Erin Indermill became the first volleyball player in school history to have her jersey retired on Thursday.  Indermill was honored in a ceremony before the Indians’ Foothill League

Hart to retire first volleyball jersey 

For the first time in school history, Hart will retire a volleyball jersey honoring the illustrious career and community work of alumna Erin Indermill.  Indermill’s No. 6 will forever be

Canyons wide receiver Lyndon Ravare (87) celebrates the second touchdown with wide receiver Joshua Clark (9) during Saturday's game. Habeba Mostafa/ The Signal

Hornets football swarms Canyons 

Two early mistakes cost College of the Canyons football a win on Saturday as the team dropped its home opener 26-14 to the Fullerton Hornets.  The Cougars (0-2) gave up

COC soccer falls in home opener 

College of the Canyons women’s soccer dropped its first game of the season in Wednesday’s home opener.   The Cougars fell to one of the top teams in the country, the

COC football preview 

College of the Canyons Cougars football embarks on another season Saturday at Citrus College.  Canyons head coach Ted Iacenda has led 11 Cougar teams through summer camps and is feeling

Former Centurion makes MLB debut  

Former Saugus Centurion and College of the Canyons Cougar Jacob Lopez got his first taste of action in the majors Monday night.   Lopez was called up to the Tampa Bay

Canyon alumnus drafted by St. Louis Cardinals 

Canyon graduate Charles Harrison is the latest Santa Clarita product to enter the professional baseball world.  Harrison was drafted with the 215th overall pick by the St. Louis Cardinals on

COC baseball finishes best season in years 

College of the Canyons’ baseball fell just one run short of a trip to the California Community College Athletic Association state tournament. It wasn’t the finish the Cougars had hoped