Trinity freshman Noa Peña (34) looks for an opening against Maranatha defense during the first quarter of Thursday's game at Church of the Nazarene on Dec. 5. Habeba Mostafa/ The Signal

Trinity girls’ basketball falls in tournament opener to Maranatha 

Maranatha girls’ basketball used a late surge to take down the Trinity Knights on Thursday in the first round of Trinity’s inaugural “Reason for the Season” tournament as the Minutemen won, 48-44.  Trailing by five early in the fourth quarter, Maranatha (2-4) went on a 16-7 run to close out the contest at Newhall Church of the Nazarene.  Trinity (3-2)

West Ranch girls’ basketball advances to CIF semis 

The historic run isn’t over yet in Stevenson Ranch.   Another strong defensive performance powered West Ranch girls’ basketball to victory as the Wildcats beat the Immaculate Heart Pandas, 51-36, in

Trinity basketball run ends in quarterfinals 

Trinity Knights boys’ basketball had its CIF playoff run end in the quarterfinals on Tuesday.   The top-seeded El Segundo Eagles took down the Knights, 66-52, in the CIF Division 5AA

Castaic shooting guard Giovanni Valentin (1) dribbles the ball against Canyon guard Noah Madrigal during the first quarter of Friday's game at Canyon High School. Habeba Mostafa/ The Signal

Castaic basketball advances to QFs, beats Montclair 

Castaic Coyotes boys’ basketball is officially the last team standing in the Foothill League.  The Coyotes punched their ticket to the CIF Division 5AA quarterfinals after defeating the Montclair Cavaliers,

Hart and Harvard-Westlake girls fight for the rebound during the second quarter of Thursday's game at Hart on Feb. 8. Habeba Mostafa/ The Signal

Hart girls’ basketball dropped by Harvard-Westlake 

Late turnovers would be the downfall of the Hart Indians girls’ basketball season in the team’s Division 1 playoff opener against the Harvard-Westlake Wolverines.  The Wolverines prevailed on Thursday, 67-63,