Canyon guard Eric Kubel (21) dribbles the ball against Oak Park point guard Mateo Nicolas (2) during the first quarter of Friday's CIF Southern Section Division 2A semifinals at Canyon High School on Feb. 21, 2025. Habeba Mostafa/ The Signal

Canyon’s Eric Kubel named Southern Section D2A Player of the Year 

After helping lead the Canyon Cowboys boys’ basketball team to the CIF Southern Section Division 2A title, Canyon senior Eric Kubel was named the D2A Player of the Year.  Kubel averaged 20.6 points over five games during the Cowboys’ playoff run to the title, including 15 in the championship game against the St. Bonaventure Seraphs, a game that was won

Mack commits to Long Beach hoops 

Hart girls’ basketball coach Jerry Mike remembers the email vividly when he first found out about incoming freshman Morgan Mack.  “I didn’t hear much about her,” Mike said. “I had

Hart hosts fall signing day  

Hart High School boasted just a fraction of its college-bound athletic talent in Wednesday’s signing day event.   A dozen Hawks inked their national letters of intent to continue their athletic

Trinity seniors Jordan Hahn (left), Katelyn Waugh (center) and Emma Schaaf (right) pose after signing their national letters of intent on signing day. Photo Courtesy of Trinity Athletics.

Trinity sends off senior trio in signing day 

Trinity Classical Academy honored three exceptional Knights last week as the school hosted its spring signing day.  Emma Schaaf, Katelyn Waugh and Jordan Hahn all signed their letters of intent

Fontenette talks vision for Valencia hoops 

Valencia boy’s basketball coach Greg Fontenette has simple expectations for his program: work hard. Fontenette was named the new Vikings boys’ basketball coach last month and is ready to hit

SCV basketball roundup 

The Santa Clarita Valley boasted a CIF basketball champion for the second straight season after the Castaic Coyotes brought home the boys’ Division 5AA title.  The season is officially over

Local student athletes honored by CIF 

Eight individual local athletes and two teams were honored for their work in the classroom.  The following were named CIF Southern Section Student-Athletes of the Year:   The student-athletes must have

Santa Clarita Girls All-Stars line up before the game during the SCV All-Star Game at Canyon High School on Saturday, March 23. Habeba Mostafa/ The Signal

SCV All-Stars shine at Canyon 

Flashy passing, scorching-hot 3-point shooting, plenty of dunks and even some defense — all were featured in the 2024 Santa Clarita Valley All-Star Game on Saturday at Canyon High School. 

Morgan Mack (13) of Hart drives to the basket against Canyon defenders Arianna Rodriguez (12) and Josie Regez (23) at Hart High on Friday, 020224. Dan Watson/The Signal

Rosters locked in for SCV All-Star Game 

Santa Clarita Valley All-Star Game captains drafted their teams on Sunday, setting the stage for Saturday’s SCV all-star event.  On the girls’ side, Cowboys senior Josie Regez and Hart junior