Valencia grad to coach inaugural Castaic girls basketball team
Castaic High School continued its string of new coaching hires, announcing on Wednesday that Charise Hall will helm the inaugural girls basketball team. Hall, who grew up in Castaic and…
Local roundup: SCV hoops teams pick up wins in tournament play
Prep boys basketball West Ranch 57, BC Christian 53 Austin Galuppo led the Wildcats (5-3) with 28 points in the Mission Prep Classic victory. Hart 72, Oxnard 59 Tre Harrill…
Valencia senior Kayla Konrad. Photo by Katharine Lotze/The Signal
2017 All-SCV girls basketball
Someone who had never before watched a basketball game might have wished Kayla Konrad would just make up her mind. With Konrad and Valencia High leading Hart, 29-2, in the…
Valencia's Kayla Konrad (23) drives past Canyon defender Gabriela Sanchez during the CIF-SS Division 1AA Championship at The Honda Center in Anaheim on March 4. Dan Watson/The Signal
Valencia senior named CIF-SS D1AA Player of the Year
There was nothing controversial Monday about Valencia High senior Kayla Konrad being named CIF-Southern Section Division 1AA Player of the Year or about Vikings coach Jerry Mike earning Coach of…
Canyon girls hoops’ season ends in 2nd round of state playoffs
Canyon High girls basketball gave the No. 1 seed in its bracket a run for its money. But the Cowboys fell, 53-47, to Orangewood Academy of Garden Grove on the…
Canyon girls hoops earns 2nd straight trip to the finals
LONG BEACH — It was about role players and unsung heroes. It required poise and mental toughness. And it showcased the desire and determination of a group that wouldn’t be…
From left to right, Valencia High's Kayla Konrad, Ashlee Ane and Jade Jordan helped lead Viking girls hoops to its first-ever CIF title. Jayne Kamin-Oncea/For The Signal
Valencia girls hoops advances to CIF final
Valencia High’s starters had earned a moment to soak it all in. Four hard-fought quarters, leaning on gritty defense rather than silky jumpers, afforded coach Jerry Mike the luxury of subbing…
Mason Nesbitt: Teen singer sets the tone for Valencia win
Wednesday night’s playoff game at Valencia High proved to be a display of perseverance, adjusting on the fly and soaring to new heights. And that was before tipoff. Valencia student…
Valencia girls hoops avenges loss to West, rolls to quarterfinals
TORRANCE — Valencia High’s Kenadee Honaker admitted after her team’s 61-46 road win over West High of Torrance on Saturday night that the Vikings’ minds might have wandered a bit…
SCV Sports Report: Einstein girls hoops wins first playoff game in history
The Albert Einstein Academy girls basketball team won a playoff game for the first time in program history Thursday, 53-22, over Cornerstone Christian of Wildomar at Highland Hall in Northridge.…
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,…
SCV Sports Report: 2/10/17
The Golden Valley girls basketball team beat West Ranch 53-40 on Friday at West Ranch to snap a 16-game Foothill League losing streak. Serene Tyus led the Grizzlies (9-18 overall,…
SCCS's AJ Caldwell (20) loses the ball out of bounds while scrambling for a loose ball with Trinity's Caden Kulp in the second half Saturday at The Master's University. Photo by Tom Cruze/For The Signal
A night of comebacks for Trinity, SCCS hoops
It was a night of comebacks. Santa Clarita Christian boys hoops overcame an early 10-point deficit. Trinity Classical Academy girls hoops came back to the basics. It made for a…
Valencia's Kayla Konrad (23) looks for an opening in Canyon's defense during a basketball game at Canyon on Tuesday, Jan. 17, 2017. Katharine Lotze/The Signal
Vikes’ Konrad challenged Foothill record
Editor's note: This story was modified on Feb. 13, 2017, to reflect that the record for points in a Foothill League girls game is held by Anjanette Dionne. Perhaps the most…
Trinity's Hannah Looney (4) goes for a layup as Santa Clarita Christian players defend Saturday at The Master's University. Photo by Tom Cruze/For The Signal
Trinity girls hoops topples SCCS
Trinity Classical Academy girls basketball’s 40-35 win over Santa Clarita Christian had meaning on multiple levels Saturday at The Master’s University. The Knights (10-8 overall, 2-4 in Heritage) avenged last…
Valencia's Kayla Konrad (23) celebrates her game-winning buzzer-beater with teammate Nicole Weatherman (34) as Canyon's Angie Puno (5) looks up at the scoreboard in January. Katharine Lotze/Signal
Valencia girls planned game-winner on the fly
It didn’t surprise anyone watching the final seconds unfold Tuesday at Canyon High that Valencia senior Kayla Konrad got the ball with the game on the line in the Foothill…
Foothill girls hoops roundup: Vikes, Indians, Cowboys win big
Valencia High varsity girls basketball made a statement on the first night of Foothill League play Tuesday at home. The four-time defending league champions beat West Ranch, 81-5, behind 26…
Valencia’s Ashlee Ane is pressured by Rio Mesa Spartan Julia Barroquillo’s defense on Thursday at Valencia. Photo by Jayne Kamin-Oncea/For The Signal
2017 Foothill League Girls Basketball Preview
The 2017 Foothill League girls basketball season opens Tuesday, with the consensus among coaches being a closely contested fight for first place between four-time defending champion Valencia High and last…
Canyon’s Rachel Bowers (44) scores against Newbury Park during the CIF-Southern Section Division 2AA finals at the Richard and Vivian Felix Event Center in Azusa last year. Dan Watson/The Signal
Balance is key for Canyon hoops’ Bowers
Before playing basketball for Canyon High, Rachel Bowers rode horses. It was something her older sister, Dana, did, so naturally she wanted to pursue it, too. Dana also played basketball…
Valencia hoops tops Canyon for tourney title
BURBANK — The Burroughs girls basketball tournament championship between Canyon and Valencia highs on Saturday night was more enticing than enjoyable, more appetizer than main course. Each team struggled early,…
