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

Saugus forward Justin Perez goes for a layup around hart guard Devon Strong during the 2023 SCV All Star game at Golden Valley High School on Thursday, April 20, 2023. Chris Torres/The Signal

SCV basketball All-Star Game returns 

For the second consecutive year, The Signal and The Statham Academy will present the Santa Clarita Valley Basketball All-Star Game.  The top players from every local school will compete in

West Ranch’s Jeff Bryant steps down 

After four and a half seasons at the helm of West Ranch boys’ basketball, head coach Jeff Bryant has resigned.  Bryant stepped down on Friday and cited a difference in

Maia Garrison (25) of West Ranch shoots against Palos Verdes defender Flavia Corral (14) at West Ranch High on Saturday, 021724. Dan Watson/The Signal

West Ranch girls basketball knocked out in semis

West Ranch girls’ basketball’s resurgence this season got the team one game away from the CIF title match.  The Palos Verdes Sea Kings knocked off the hosting Wildcats in a

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,