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 the ground running in summer.  “It’s going to be hard,” Fontenette said in a phone interview. “I told them everyone’s going to have equal opportunity, but I’m probably going to

SCV basketball weeks 1-2 roundup 

Foothill and Heritage League play is in full swing after an exciting opening two weeks of local basketball.  Several teams are on the rise while

Canyon point guard Isabella Escribano (25) dribbles the ball against Saugus point guard Samantha Cortez on Tuesday, Nov. 28 at Saugus High School. Habeba Mostafa/ The Signal

Canyon girls’ hoops beats Saugus  

Canyon Cowboys girls’ basketball had a tremendous start and finish to its Foothill League opener on Tuesday.   The Cowboys exploded early and took over the

SCV hoops preseason roundup 

Several local teams remain undefeated through the opening two weeks of high school basketball.  The preseason has featured dozens of non-league wins, local tournament champions

Castaic wins AV hoops tournament 

Castaic Coyotes boys’ basketball blasted out of the gates to open the 2023-24 season.  Castaic, aka “The Lake Boyz,” won the Antelope Valley tournament and

SCV girls’ basketball preview 

By Justin Vigil-Zuniga and Tyler Wainfeld  Signal Staff Writers  Basketball season is getting underway in the Santa Clarita Valley.  Nine local high school girls’ teams