Canyon, Saugus pick up wins in second night of Foothill League play
Canyon girls basketball picked up its second straight win to open up Foothill League play on Friday night by beating Golden Valley 49-42, but it wasn’t without its difficulties. By…
Foothill League coaches adjusting to early season start
By Dan Lovi and Diego Marquez Signal Staff Writers In prior years, basketball league play wouldn’t start until after the new year. Foothill League teams wouldn’t face off until January,…
2018-19 COC men’s basketball preview
College of the Canyons men’s basketball switches up the stat sheet on a regular basis. Across four games this season, the Cougars have changed the starting lineup, too, with myriad…
Sulphur Springs Union School District administrative offices. Nikolas Samuels/The Signal
Homeless students prompt districts to look at personnel
In response to changing demographics in the Santa Clarita Valley, the Sulphur Springs Union School District could soon join several other local districts by employing a school social worker at…
Hart's Whitten Dominguez (10) looks for an opening around Saugus' Adrian McIntyre (2) during a basketball game at Saugus on Friday, Jan. 27, 2017. Katharine Lotze/Signal
Hart basketball’s Dominguez nabs Foothill League Player of the Year honors
Diego Marquez Signal Staff Writer Hart boys basketball’s Whitten Dominguez was sitting in class when he received an envelope from the mayor that read “co-Foothill League Player of the Year.”…
CiCi O'Brien (5) of College of the Canyons goes for a shot during a home game against West L.A. College on Wednesday, Jan. 31, 2018. Nikolas Samuels/The Signal
COC women’s hoops remains perfect in conference play with help from Saugus grad
The College of the Canyons women’s basketball team has a nickname for freshman shooting guard Maryrose Elias: La Machine. “Because she’s a scoring machine,” said coach Greg Herrick. “When she’s…
Saugus “Blue Crew” student section brings it every game
Editor’s Note: The Saugus “Blue Crew” student section was chosen for a feature story after winning a poll on the official @SignalSports Twitter. The Blue Crew finished in first place…
Saugus sophomore point guard Tyler Mehl goes in for a steal against Kennedy in the Centurions' 82-39 win Monday, Dec. 18, at Kennedy. Courtesy photo.
Saugus boys basketball goes steal-crazy in win over Kennedy
GRANADA HILLS -- The points have come in bunches for Adrian McIntyre early this season. The Saugus sophomore logged 46 of them in the team’s season opener against Heritage Christian.…
Saugus unable to keep up with Bishop Alemany at Warrior Classic
PASADENA -- There wasn’t a safe space for Saugus to operate Wednesday night against Bishop Alemany. In the post lurked 6-foot-11 center Fred Odhiambo, and out on the wing, D.J.…
Local Roundup: Hart and Canyon girls basketball teams collect wins
Boys basketball Calabasas 73, Saugus 57 Sophomore Adrian McIntyre led the Centurions with 24 points in their Warrior Classic opener. Heritage 97, Canyon 56 Girls basketball Hart 62, Paraclete 21…
Players from Saugus' and Hart's alumni teams square off in the Ball Out Alumni Tournament in the Saugus High School gym on Sunday. Ryan Painter/The Signal.
Ball Out tournament brings out top alumni talent
When Jawhar Purdy drained a 3-pointer to tie Saugus with Golden Valley 64-64 in the second annual Ball Out Alumni Tournament championship game, a wave of memories rushed across his…
Nicole Hicks, a 2009 Saugus graduate, played in the World Police and Fire Games on a 3-on-3 women's basketball team. Katharine Lotze/The Signal
Saugus grad takes bronze at World Police Games
Last Saturday, Nicole Hicks finished her 9 p.m. to 7 a.m. shift as a police officer in San Francisco, then got in her car with a coworker to drive to…
Saugus athlete goes far in TV singing competition
Saugus High grad Jeremy Glinoga has had basketball coaches and volleyball coaches. He’s also had singing coaches. Most recently, his coach has been “Coach Sharon” from The Voice Teens Philippines,…
Former Saugus High coach Bill Bedgood has been named head coach for Valencia.
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Bedgood fits the bill as new Valencia basketball coach
The task fit the bill of cruel and unusual. The morning after his Saugus High boys basketball team lost a six-point game at Valencia High in early February, Bill Bedgood…
Saugus boys basketball hires new coach
Alfredo Manzano is Saugus. He’s lived in Saugus since 1987, is a 1994 graduate of Saugus High and is a real estate broker in Saugus. He played basketball for the…
West Ranch defense limits Valencia
Three nights after Austin Galuppo delivered the greatest offensive performance in West Ranch boys basketball history, the Wildcats produced the most impressive defensive effort by any Foothill League team this…
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 holds off Saugus
For the first eight minutes of warm-ups Friday night at Saugus High, Hart’s Whitten Dominguez couldn’t find his shooting touch. From there, the ball touched little but the bottom of…
Steady pressure lifts Saugus boys hoops over Canyon
Riding a two-game losing streak, Saugus boys basketball found itself trailing Canyon late in the first quarter on Tuesday. That’s when Zach Phipps went to work, scoring the Centurions’ next…
Canyon and Valencia players battle over a loose ball during a basketball game at Canyon. Katharine Lotze/The Signal
Foothill girls hoops roundup: Valencia wins 19th straight league game
Kayla Konrad had already made one last-second shot this season. Valencia had already pulled out one narrow victory against rival Canyon. When the Vikings needed it most Tuesday, they combined…
Golden Valley's Josh Jehnings (32) blocks a shot by Saugus' Micah Tobon (5) at Saugus on Tuesday. Dan Watson/The Signal
GV hoops’ big men up to tall task against Saugus
It was something like a big-man relay race. Richard Kawakami carried Golden Valley boys basketball early. Then, when foul trouble limited the 6-foot-5 forward to two and a half minutes…
