2017-2018 Valencia Year in Review
Setting some pretty lofty goals, the Valencia high school sports programs set the bar pretty high for the incoming class of student-athletes year after year. “Our goal is always to…
Setting some pretty lofty goals, the Valencia high school sports programs set the bar pretty high for the incoming class of student-athletes year after year. “Our goal is always to…
When looking at the Extra Inning Softball 2018 Second Team All-American list, it’s impossible not to notice Brooke Marquez. A photo of the Hart softball player greets the reader at…
Ending the year the same way they did last year, Valencia softball’s Ally Shipman and Shea O’Leary repeat as the All-SCV Co-Players of the Year. “It’s an honor to win…
Between travel ball and prep softball at Valencia, Ally Shipman has caught countless pitches from Shea O’Leary. Although the recent grads’ time at Valencia has ended and their travel ball…
Ahead of a CIF-Southern Section Division 1 first-round playoff game on Thursday, Valencia softball freshman Lani Paragas was admittedly nervous. “Me and Emma (Bramson), because we’re the freshmen, we’ve never…
It’s somewhat unusual to see Valencia pitcher Shea O’Leary leave the circle. But against Hart on Thursday, O’Leary regularly was scrambling outside the chalk line for a ball, then hurling…
By Tony Ciniglio For The Signal “Operation Mojo” went into full effect for the Valencia softball team. Coach Donna Lee talked about searching for Valencia’s “mojo” heading into the Foothill…
The Valencia softball team possesses some of the top senior talent in the state, but Vikings coach Donna Lee acknowledges a bulk of the roster is still made up of…
Looking ahead, Valencia softball’s Ally Shipman can see a bright future at University of Tennessee. Behind her, she can see a stat line from her junior year that includes 15…
Cole Roederer was having one of those days. Not great, not bad – just kind of, well, unproductive. He’d gone to watch a friend play baseball. He’d been unsuccessful in…
One of Ally Shipman’s high-school goals had been to earn All-CIF honors all four years. She’d gone two for two as a freshman and sophomore, and she hit over .600…
Cal-Hi Sports released its annual all-state softball teams on Thursday. Here are the local girls who made the cut: All-state teams Second team catcher Valencia's Ally Shipman Second team pitchers…
A co-players of the year award is, in one sense, a cop-out. It is a refusal to decide. However, this season the Santa Clarita Valley, and more specifically Valencia High…
Monday’s release of the 2017 All-CIF Southern Section softball teams featured a Foothill League champion, two Division 3 runners-up and one glaring omission. Shea O’Leary, ace pitcher of the Foothill…
Valencia High catcher Ally Shipman never struck out. Valencia pitcher Shea O’Leary struck out every batter she faced. One statement is hyperbole (though O’Leary did strike out 240 batters in…
Valencia High’s Ally Shipman saw an outfielder bobble the ball deep in the left-field corner Tuesday and took advantage. Two batters later, Viking Kyla Hardy saw an opportunity to reward…
Really, it only seems fair. Opponents aren’t giving Valencia catcher Ally Shipman many pitches to hit. So Viking pitcher Shea O’Leary is returning the favor. O’Leary threw her third straight…
Valencia catcher Ally Shipman whipped the ball to third. Shortstop Noel Dominguez received the throw and darted toward second. Agoura’s Julia Noskin ran for dear life. Dominguez dove and tagged…