Golden Valley baseball coach resigns
The summer of 2017 has been one of change for Foothill League baseball coaching staffs. One day after Saugus High announced its new coach, Golden Valley's head man, Steve Lombardi,…
Danielle Werts, an AP Environmental Science and Biology teacher at Golden Valley High School, suits up in a space suit as she participates in the International Space Station simulation at the Honeywell Educators at Space Academy (HESA) program at the United States Space and Rocket Center (USSRC) in Huntsville, Ala. this June. Courtesy of Danielle Werts
Golden Valley High School teacher participates in international space academy program
Danielle Werts, an AP Environmental Science and Biology teacher at Golden Valley High School, was one of 200 teachers from 33 countries and 45 U.S. states and territories to participate…
Foothill baseball roundup: Hart, Saugus earn wins
Over the years, Hart coach Jim Ozella has seen speed and he’s seen power. Rarely, if ever, has he seen a player with both at the level of junior Cole…
Foothill softball roundup: Valencia clinches title outright
There was no time like the present for Kyla Hardy. In the eighth inning of Valencia’s game against Saugus, Hardy sent a ball flying over the left field fence for…
Foothill softball roundup: West Ranch beats GV in 8 innings
Momentum carried the ball across the outfield grass and up against the fence at West Ranch High. After Kennedi Sorensen’s scorched RBI single delivered an 8-7 walk-off win over Golden…
Foothill baseball roundup: Golden Valley wins in wild fashion
Golden Valley High baseball secured its third win over Hart High in program history on Wednesday with a 4-3 victory at Golden Valley. According to Grizzlies coach Steve Lombardi, it…
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' Libbie McMahan (28) throws a pitch during a softball game at Valencia last season. Katharine Lotze/The Signal
SCV softball players, coaches discuss whether pitchers need masks
As Tim Rorick scrolled through his Facebook news feed several weeks ago, one story grabbed him. The tale detailed a softball pitcher who’d been struck in the face by a…
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Foothill boys v-ball roundup: West Ranch wins rematch with Valencia
West Ranch High’s Michael Flores left the floor with more than just a spike to block. As the senior outside sent the ball back onto Valencia’s side Thursday, he stopped…
Canyon's Robbie Scouller (28) chases down Golden Valley's Leon Jackson (10, not pictured) after Jackson was caught in a pickle between third base and home during a baseball on Wednesday. Katharine Lotze/The Signal
Canyon baseball earns 1st Foothill League win
Entering Wednesday’s home game against Golden Valley, nearly an entire calendar year had passed since Canyon’s last Foothill League victory. Canyon starting pitcher Matt Serrano went a long way to…
Valencia baseball takes down Hart in pitchers’ duel
Spring break is over. Foothill League baseball has resumed. For Hart and Valencia High baseball, that meant a pitchers' duel on Wednesday afternoon at Hart. The Vikings came out on…
Trinity freshman, SCV products turn heads at Arcadia Invite
When Trinity Classical Academy coach Brian Bixler first entered Solomon Strader in the Arcadia Invitational, a premier national high school track and field meet, the freshman was slotted to race…
The Signal's 2017 All-SCV boys basketball Player of the Year Zach Phipps, of Saugus. Photo by Katharine Lotze/The Signal
2017 All-SCV boys basketball
Zach Phipps’ goal entering the season was nothing out of the ordinary. His perspective at season’s end was nothing but exceptional. Shortly before Foothill League play began in early January,…
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…
Foothill softball roundup: Saugus wins shutout, GV pulls off historic victory
Saugus pitcher Leslie Reynaga admitted she was nervous prior to the start of Thursday’s Foothill League opener between the Centurions and Canyon High. It didn’t take Reynaga long to shake…
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. Â Behind a strong performance from starting pitcher Ryan Carolan and contagious…
Maricela Garcia, 26, of Tarzana, went missing Jan. 12.
Maricela dreamed of helping others avoid the pain she endured
Maricela Garcia, the 26-year-old Tarzana woman whose body was found near Golden Valley High School, had plans of going back to school to study sociology and help others overcome the…
Maricela Garcia, 26, of Tarzana, went missing Jan. 12.
Body found near Golden Valley ID’d as missing Tarzana woman
Investigators with the Los Angeles County Coroner’s Department have identified the body found near Golden Valley High School as that of Maricela Garcia, 26, of Tarzana. Lt. Rudy Molano, of…
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…
