2018-19 Valencia Year in Review
Valencia junior wide receiver Jake Santos runs the ball in the first week of Foothill League play at Canyon High School earlier this year. Cory Rubin/The Signal

2018-19 Valencia Year in Review

Honoring the tradition of excellence in athletics, Valencia High School didn’t disappoint in 2018-19, adding multiple Foothill League titles to the trophy case along with some impressive individual and team…

Valencia student-athletes sign National Letters of Intent
Top row from left: Kamryn Shields, Cal State San Marcos, softball; Alexis DeYoung, Dakota State, softball; Dylan Parente, University of the Pacific, swimming; Joshua Lee, CalTech, swimming; Allison Cho, Pepperdine, swimming. Bottom row from left: John Haimowitz, Nebraska Wesleyan University, baseball; Amanda Tabanera, Valparaiso University, tennis; Joshua Doyle, United States Military Academy, football; Sarah Cooper, Arizona Christian University, track and field; Tanner Miller, Oregon State, football; Jayvaun Wilson, University of Oregon, football. Not pictured: Katie Von Mecklenburg, Maryville University, lacrosse; Kyle Barileau, Cal State Bakersfield, baseball; Davis Cop, UC Santa Barbara, baseball.

Valencia student-athletes sign National Letters of Intent

Valencia athletics will be well-represented on the college stage, as 14 student-athletes signed their National Letters of Intent on Monday at Valencia High School. The reigning 10-time consecutive Foothill League…

GV’s Dondonay advances to CIF-SS individual girls tennis semis; Valencia pair falls
Justine Dondonay of Golden Valley competes during the Foothill League Finals at The Paseo Club in Valencia on Thursday, Oct. 25, 2018. Dan Watson/The Signal

GV’s Dondonay advances to CIF-SS individual girls tennis semis; Valencia pair falls

It’s been quite a long time since a girls singles tennis player from the Santa Clarita Valley reached the semifinals of the CIF-Southern Section Girls Individual Tennis Championships. That period…

West Ranch’s Jordyn McBride named 2018 Foothill League girls tennis singles player of the year
West Ranch's Jordyn McBride returns a ball with a forehand hit against Northwood in the CIF-Southern Section Division 1 tournament.

West Ranch’s Jordyn McBride named 2018 Foothill League girls tennis singles player of the year

Since joining the West Ranch girls tennis team in 2016, Jordyn McBride has helped lead the Wildcats to three straight Foothill League titles. Following her most recent campaign in which…

Vikings girls tennis falls short against Camarillo
Valencia's Amanda Tabanera prepares to hit the ball with a forehand against Cameron Schwartz on Thursday afternoon at Hart High School. Eddy Martinez/The Signal

Vikings girls tennis falls short against Camarillo

The Valencia Vikings girls tennis team traveled to Camarillo High School on Wednesday to face a Scorpions team that had lost only once this season. Valencia came close to giving…

West Ranch’s Jordyn McBride wins second consecutive Foothill League singles title
Jordyn McBride of West Ranch competes during the Foothill League Finals at The Paseo Club in Valencia on Thursday, Oct. 25, 2018. Dan Watson/The Signal

West Ranch’s Jordyn McBride wins second consecutive Foothill League singles title

The Foothill League prelims concluded in exhilarating fashion on Thursday afternoon at the Paseo Club of Valencia, as West Ranch’s Jordyn McBride and Golden Valley’s Justine Dondonay battled for the…

West Ranch girls tennis beats Valencia for third straight Foothill League title
West Ranch junior Jordyn McBride sends back a volley with a forehand in a match against Valencia at Valencia High School on Thursday. Cory Rubin/The Signal

West Ranch girls tennis beats Valencia for third straight Foothill League title

For the West Ranch Wildcats girls tennis team, three is a magic number. West Ranch dropped only three sets on Thursday afternoon, defeating Valencia 15-3 on its way to a…

Valencia tennis’ Amanda Tabanera commits to Valparaiso University
Valencia's Amanda Tabanera prepares to hit the ball with a forehand against Cameron Schwartz on Thursday afternoon at Hart High School. Eddy Martinez/The Signal

Valencia tennis’ Amanda Tabanera commits to Valparaiso University

Valencia’s No. 1 singles player Amanda Tabanera has been an integral part of the Vikings tennis team for four years, and now she will continue her playing career as a…

West Ranch girls tennis defeats Valencia to remain unbeaten in league, Hart and Saugus win
Shaira Busnawi of West Ranch competes against Valencia at West Ranch High School on Thursday, Sept. 27, 2018. Dan Watson/The Signal

West Ranch girls tennis defeats Valencia to remain unbeaten in league, Hart and Saugus win

It was a battle of the Foothill League girls tennis powerhouses on Thursday afternoon, as Valencia faced West Ranch in a match between the last two remaining undefeated league teams.…

Valencia girls tennis fights back to defeat Hart
Valencia's Amanda Tabanera prepares to hit the ball with a forehand against Cameron Schwartz on Thursday afternoon at Hart High School. Eddy Martinez/The Signal

Valencia girls tennis fights back to defeat Hart

The Valencia girls tennis team improved to 2-0 in Foothill League play this season with a 17-1 victory over Hart on Thursday afternoon. While the Vikings trailed in several sets,…

All-SCV Girls Tennis Team: Doubles
Valencia’s Amanda Tabanera and Carlotta Nonnis-Marzano at the Paseo Club in Valencia, Calif. on Saturday, Dec. 23, 2017. Christian Monterrosa/ The Signal

All-SCV Girls Tennis Team: Doubles

Amanda Tabanera Carlotta Nonnis Marzano quickly developed a friendship once Nonnis Marzano joined Valencia through a foreign-exchange program to begin the school year. That friendship developed into a valuable partnership…

Valencia girls tennis duo headed to CIF-SS semis
The Valencia tennis doubles team of Amanda Tabanera and Carlotta Nonnis-Marzano point to their names on the CIF-SS Round of 16 at Seal Beach Tennis Center on Wednesday. Courtesy photo

Valencia girls tennis duo headed to CIF-SS semis

At the CIF-Southern Section Round of 16 on Wednesday, the Valencia doubles team of Amanda Tabanera and Carlotta Nonnis-Marzano found themselves trailing Annika Bassey and Kristina Evloeva early. The Corona…

West Ranch’s Jordyn McBride advances to CIF-SS girls tennis Round of 16
West Ranch's Jordyn McBride gets ready for a return during a match against Valencia at West Ranch on Tuesday, Oct. 17, 2017. Nikolas Samuels/The Signal

West Ranch’s Jordyn McBride advances to CIF-SS girls tennis Round of 16

West Ranch girls tennis’ Jordyn McBride has had a very busy schedule the past two days. Her flight from Minneapolis, Minn. arrived in Los Angeles at 8:30 p.m. Tuesday night…

West Ranch and Valencia finish strong at Foothill League finals
West Ranch player Shaira Busnawi during a singles match at the Foothill League finals at Paseo Club in Valencia on Wednesday, Oct. 25, 2017. Nikolas Samuels/The Signal

West Ranch and Valencia finish strong at Foothill League finals

On another sweltering day at Paseo Club, extra sets were not in the agenda for West Ranch sophomore Jordyn McBride. She needed just three Wednesday to overtake Valencia’s Brenna Whelan…

Prep tennis roundup: Hart’s playoff picture grows brighter with win over Saugus
Hart's Sarah Backer gets set to serve the ball during her singles match against Saugus at Saugus High School. Photo by Jayne Kamin-Oncea/For The Signal

Prep tennis roundup: Hart’s playoff picture grows brighter with win over Saugus

With West Ranch and Valencia perched atop the Foothill League girls tennis standings, Saugus and Hart met Tuesday in a pivotal match toward the league’s third and final playoff spot.…

Valencia foreign exchange student finds home with girls tennis team
Carlotta Nonnis Marzano (back, far right) poses with her Valencia teammates at the Golden State Classic at Stanford. Courtesy Photo

Valencia foreign exchange student finds home with girls tennis team

It was somewhat of a chance encounter that brought junior Carlotta Nonnis Marzano to Valencia. For starters, the Vikings girls tennis standout had a chance to go to a school…

Valencia girls tennis prepared to battle West Ranch for league crown
Amanda Tabanera of Valencia tracks down a hit at the Paseo Club of Valencia in the singles final of the Foothill League individual tournament last season. Dan Watson/The Signal

Valencia girls tennis prepared to battle West Ranch for league crown

The competition for first place in Foothill League girls tennis doesn’t need any heating up. It’s already hot, and it’s only the first day of league play. West Ranch nabbed…

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