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

West Ranch basketball advances, beats Edison 

For the fourth straight year, West Ranch Wildcats boys’ basketball won its playoff opener.   The Wildcats took down the visiting Edison Chargers, 57-42, on Wednesday in the opening round of

SCV playoff basketball preview 

An astounding 13 local high school basketball teams enter the postseason this week.  The Golden Valley boys were a surprising snub as the Grizzlies swept both Hart and Castaic, finished

Isaac Yuhico (23) of Canyon shoots against Hart defenders Ron Philips (22) Deven Strong (1) at Hart on Friday, 020224. Dan Watson/The Signal

Canyon basketball clinches playoffs, beats Hart 

Canyon Cowboys boys’ basketball is headed to the playoffs with a simple winning recipe: smothering defense.  Canyon took down its rival Hart on Friday on the road, 57-49, thanks to

Canyon point guard Isabella Escribano (25) dribbles the ball against Valencia point guard Kaydence Johnson (3) during the fourth quarter of Friday's game at Canyon High School. Habeba Mostafa/ The Signal

Canyon girls’ basketball beats Valencia  

Canyon Cowboys girls’ basketball had a defensively dominating opening quarter against the Valencia Vikings.   The Cowboys registered five steals in the first few minutes of play, which led to a

Valencia center Joey Pulaski (34) dunks the ball during the fourth quarter of Friday's game at Canyon High School. Habeba Mostafa/ The Signal

Valencia boys’ basketball rolls by Canyon 

Valencia Vikings’ boys basketball continues to surge down the final stretch of the season as the team took down the hosting Canyon Cowboys on Friday.  The Vikings dominated on defense

West Ranch forward Prince Okonkwo (2) jumps up for a shot against Valencia during the second quarter of Friday's game at West Ranch. Habeba Mostafa/ The Signal

Okonkwo re-cleared to play for West Ranch by CIF  

West Ranch junior Ebiebichukwu “Prince” Okonkwo’s unofficial sit-out period has ended.   According to the CIF Southern Section’s website, Okonkwo was cleared to play as of Thursday.   There is still no

COC women’s basketball beats West LA  

 After a monster first half from point guard Aaliyah Garcia, College of the Canyons women’s basketball needed its other stars to shine.  Garcia was hounded with double and triple teams

Hoops: Cowboys hold off Grizzlies  

The revenge tour continues for Canyon Cowboys boys’ basketball as the team knocked off the Golden Valley Grizzlies on Tuesday.  The Grizzlies were the third team that had previously beaten

Golden Valley point guard Tristan Tiu (1) dribbles the ball against shooting guard Giovanni Valentin (1) during the second quarter of Friday's game. Habeba Mostafa/ The Signal

Grizzlies boys’ hoops take down Indians 

Key defensive stops in the final minutes of play powered Golden Valley Grizzlies boys’ basketball to victory on Friday.  After a long back-and-forth fourth quarter, Golden Valley pulled away and