Mason Nesbitt: There is no preseason All-Foothill League team, but …
Hart quarterback JT Shrout throws a pass during an 11-on-11 practice against Crescenta Valley at Hart this summer. Katharine Lotze/The Signal

Mason Nesbitt: There is no preseason All-Foothill League team, but …

This is not a real thing. This is not The Signal’s preseason All-Foothill League football team. The Signal doesn’t publish a preseason All-Foothill League football team. That doesn’t mean, however,…

2016-17 Signal Sports Awards: Program of the Year
Kyla Hardy (2) and Valencia High softball advanced to the CIF-SS D1 quarterfinals for the second straight year. Katharine Lotze/The Signal

2016-17 Signal Sports Awards: Program of the Year

The success is vast and varied. The explanation, if you ask Brian Stiman, is quite simple. During the 2016-17 school year, Valencia High won a Foothill League-best eight league titles,…

Hart baseball advances to VIBL championship
Saugus' Nolan Kutcher (5) slides into home as Hart catcher Kyle Smisko (36) tags him at home during a VIBL semifinal game at Hart on Friday, July 14, 2017. Katharine Lotze/The Signal

Hart baseball advances to VIBL championship

Since winning the Valley Invitational Baseball League championship in 2013, Hart has advanced deep into the VIBL playoffs four times. It’s still waiting for another title. That wait might end…

All-State softball teams released
Valencia softball catcher/pitcher duo Alyssa Shipman, left, and Shea O'Leary, earned all-state honors on Thursday. Katharine Lotze/The Signal

All-State softball teams released

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…

Saugus, Hart baseball advance to VIBL semis
Saugus' Andrew Sharp (45) heads for first base during a VIBL game at Canyon on Wednesday. Katharine Lotze/The Signal

Saugus, Hart baseball advance to VIBL semis

Once Hart High beat Camarillo, 6-3, on Wednesday at home in the quarterfinals of the Valley Invitational Baseball League playoffs, an all-Foothill League semifinal was guaranteed for later in the…

Hart’s 11-on-11 exercise holds connections to the past
Brothers Mike Herrington, center, Dean Herrington, left, and Rick Herrington, right, stand on the Hart football field on July 5, 2017 during an 11-on-11 practice against Paraclete. Katharine Lotze/The Signal

Hart’s 11-on-11 exercise holds connections to the past

The day featured a dizzying number of connections to the past, but to the Herrington brothers, it just felt like, well, football. When Hart High and Paraclete of Lancaster got…

Football notebook: GV’s Lewis not done yet; Hart HC calling plays
Golden Valley’s Jalin Lewis is hoping to break more records this coming season. Photo by Jayne Kamin-Oncea/For The Signal

Football notebook: GV’s Lewis not done yet; Hart HC calling plays

Golden Valley High football coach Dan Kelley doesn’t deny that greater expectations grace the shoulders of his record-breaking senior wide receiver entering the 2017 season. Kelley, though, believes Jalin Lewis…

All-CIF softball teams released
Valencia's Shea O'Leary (19) throws a pitch during a CIF-Southern Section playoff softball game against Great Oak on May 18. Katharine Lotze/The Signal

All-CIF softball teams released

The CIF-Southern Section released its All-CIF softball teams on Monday. Here are the Santa Clarita Valley players who were honored: Division 1 Saugus' Cassidy FitzGerald Valencia's Shea O'Leary Division 3…

Day, time released for Hart softball final
The Hart varsity softball team high-fives between plays during a CIF-Southern Section semi final softball game against Ayala High School of Chino Hills on Monday, May 30, 2017. Katharine Lotze/The Signal

Day, time released for Hart softball final

The way Hart High softball’s been playing, it probably wished the CIF-Southern Section Division 3 final was Wednesday, one day after pulling off its second straight walk-off win in a…

Hart softball finds playoff swagger ahead of quarterfinal
Hart's Abby Cunningham (88) takes her at-bat during a CIF-Southern Section playoff game against Paraclete on Tuesday. Katharine Lotze/The Signal

Hart softball finds playoff swagger ahead of quarterfinal

Before Hart High softball players had time to roll up the portable fence at Newhall Park on Tuesday, something had become clear. You could feel it when Arianna Ramos and…

Hart softball hosts 2-time-defending CIF champs today
Hart's Andrea Cespedes (2) catches a fly ball in the outfield during a softball game at Golden Valley on April 25. Katharine Lotze/The Signal

Hart softball hosts 2-time-defending CIF champs today

You’d think, maybe, that Hart softball’s playoff road would ease up a little after it knocked off the bracket’s No. 2 seed in the first round. It didn’t. The Indians…

Mason Nesbitt: A reminder of how special ’15, ’16 baseball seasons were
Hart's baseball team celebrates after winning against Saugus at College of the Canyons on May 2, 2015. Signal file photo

Mason Nesbitt: A reminder of how special ’15, ’16 baseball seasons were

The first round of the CIF-Southern Section Division 1 baseball playoffs Thursday evoked sadness, shock and disbelief. And that was just inside The Signal’s office. Baseball season over for every…

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