3 SCV tennis teams make CIF postseason
The CIF-Southern Section boys tennis team brackets were released on Monday. Foothill League champion West Ranch (15-3-0) will host Beverly Hills High, the top team in the Ocean Division at…
Valencia's Sonaly Wintermute swims the 100-yard butterfly at Santa Clarita Aquatic Center on Thursday. Dan Watson / For The Signal
Hart boys, Valencia girls win Foothill swim titles
The final 25 yards of the day’s final race decided the Foothill League boys swim title and served as a snapshot of Thursday’s meet at a packed-out Santa Clarita Aquatic…
West Ranch's Davey Woodland returns a hit to Erin Pang of Saugus during a semi-final tennis match at the Foothill League finals at the Paseo Club on Thursday, May 4, 2017. Katharine Lotze/The Signal
Foothill boys tennis finals: Cat wins singles, Valencia tops doubles
In the second set of Davey Woodland’s title match against teammate Parker McBride, the West Ranch singles player laid motionless on the court, surrounded by his parents, coaches and teammates.…
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Foothill boys v-ball roundup: West Ranch secures league title outright
There wasn’t much empty space below the oddly colored letters that read “Back to back LEAGUE CHAMPS.” But after a 3-0 home win over Canyon High on Thursday night, West…
Valencia's Nikol Popov won CIF titles in the 100 breaststroke and the 200 individual medley this season. Katharine Lotze/The Signal
Hart, Valencia swim split Foothill League dual meet
There wasn’t a loud, raucous celebration, the kind one might expect in a contest decided in the closing moments. Instead, the Santa Clarita Aquatic Center remained quiet enough Wednesday to…
West Ranch baseball slips by Saugus
For West Ranch High baseball, a one-run win is still a win. For Saugus High, there’s a little more meaning attached to a one-run result. The two teams’ coaches had…
Golden Valley's Olivia Vasquez (14) fist-bumps teammate Vanessa Felix (55) after Vasquez scored the Grizzlies' second run during a home game against Hart on Tuesday. Katharine Lotze/The Signal
Foothill softball roundup: Golden Valley holds off Hart
Golden Valley’s infielders crept in as far as they dared. Pitcher Cassidy Cangemi dared Hart to swing. With the bases loaded and no outs in Tuesday's fourth inning, shortstop Sophia…
Saugus baseball rides 10-run inning to win over Canyon
For the second time this season, the Saugus Centurions relied on the big inning against the Canyon Cowboys. Behind an offensive outburst, the Centurions defeated the Cowboys, 16-6, on a…
Hart's Braeden McClain (22) beats the throw to Golden Valley third baseman Michael Stephan (23) at Hart on Wednesday. Dan Watson/The Signal
Hart baseball slugs way to 1st league win
After suffering narrow defeats in its first two Foothill League contests, Hart took out its frustration against Golden Valley. Behind a strong performance from starting pitcher Ryan Carolan and contagious…
Valencia's Nikol Popov won the fourth and fifth CIF titles of her career this year. Katharine Lotze/The Signal
2017 Foothill League girls swim preview
Buzz. This Valencia High girls swim team is good. Very good. And people are talking about it. The Vikings are legitimate contenders to win a CIF-Southern Section Division 1 title.…
2017 Foothill League boys tennis preview
If spring symbolizes a time for new life and fresh starts, then Foothill League boys tennis might be the perfect metaphor. Three-time defending league champion West Ranch is experimenting with…
2017 Foothill League boys track and field preview
Following an offseason filled with coaching changes among Foothill League programs, there is one consistent opinion when it comes to boys track and field this season: Valencia won’t have to…
Saugus baseball wins game of crazy eights over Canyon
As the saying goes, anything can happen in baseball. And it proved true Wednesday at Canyon High. Trailing by five runs in the top of the seventh, the Saugus Centurions…
Valencia's Chris Mueller (4) celebrates his walk-off single as his teammates rush the field to join him during a Foothill League baseball game against Hart at Valencia on Wednesday. Katharine Lotze/The Signal
Valencia baseball beats Hart on walk-off single
As Valencia and Hart baseball fans gathered their belongings Wednesday, someone muttered something about it being only the first Foothill League game of the year and he’d already suffered a…
West Ranch's Timmy Josten is the reigning Foothill League Pitcher of the Year. Photo by Dan Watson/The Signal
West Ranch baseball’s Josten is a control freak
West Ranch coach Casey Burrill was a two-time All-CIF catcher at Hart High. He was an All-American at USC. He played minor league baseball. Still, Wildcats lefty Timmy Josten masters…
Valencia's Ben Fariss throws a pitch during a baseball game against Saugus last March. Katharine Lotze/The Signal
2017 Foothill League baseball preview
Every Foothill League baseball contender has arms. Valencia High has two high-level Division 1 pitchers. West Ranch has Cal State Fullerton signee Timmy Josten and other promising arms. Hart High…
2017 All-Foothill League boys basketball team released
Co-Players of the Year: Whitten Dominguez, Jr., Hart Dexter Akanno, Jr., Valencia First Team Yvan Yomba, Sr., Canyon Ben Kaufman, Sr., Hart Zach Phipps, Sr., Saugus Anthony McIntyre, Sr., Saugus…
The Canyon High girls basketball team celebrates their win at Saugus on Friday. Dan Watson/The Signal
Canyon girls hoops earns share of 1st Foothill title since 2014
Canyon High girls basketball gathered for a group photo after their 58-29 win against Saugus High at Saugus on Friday. “Hold up number one,” said Cowboys coach Jessica Haayer, excitedly,…
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Foothill girls soccer roundup: Saugus stuns Valencia
Saugus girls soccer goalkeeper Hailey Billesbach wished for nothing more than to beat Valencia. But the Cents’ motto has been “Don’t wish for it. Work for it.” So the team…
Hart's Whitten Dominguez (10) looks for an opening around Saugus' Adrian McIntyre (2) during a basketball game at Saugus on Jan. 27. Katharine Lotze/The Signal
Hart boys hoops can clinch title share Tuesday
Hart High boys basketball coach Tom Kelly said Monday night there was no magic formula for overcoming a 1-2 start to Foothill League play and reaching the cusp of a…
