Saugus boys defy odds to reach podium at CIF State cross-country championships
Saugus senior Boon Andrews (middle) placed 24th at the CIF State cross-country Division 2 championships on Nov. 25 at Woodward Park in Fresno, helping lead the team to a third-place finish. Courtesy of Saugus Athletics.

Saugus boys defy odds to reach podium at CIF State cross-country championships

  Shortly after Saturday’s CIF State cross-country championships, Saugus’ Boon Andrews was pretty sure the team had earned a trip to the podium with a third-place finish. The public address…

Saugus’ Mariah Castillo sets course record at Foothill League finals
Mariah Castillo of Saugus races in the Foothill League finals in cross country where she finished first by more than 30 seconds in the girls varsity race at Central Park in Saugus on Thursday, Nov. 2, 2017. Nikolas Samuels/The Signal

Saugus’ Mariah Castillo sets course record at Foothill League finals

Saugus senior Mariah Castillo received a text from former Centurions cross country standout Samantha Ortega before Thursday’s Foothill League cross country finals. Prior to Thursday, Ortega held Central Park’s course…

Canyon makes statement at first Foothill League cross country meet
A Saugus runner is highlighted by a beam of light as the pack sticks together near the start of the Foothill League Cross Country Championships at Central Park on Thursday. Katharine Lotze/Signal

Canyon makes statement at first Foothill League cross country meet

Somewhat lost in the shuffle of a Foothill League that boasts five boys cross country teams ranked inside the top 16 of their division, Canyon made people take notice Tuesday.…

Several cross country state title contenders to clash in Foothill League
Saugus High's Mariah Castillo runs in the CIF State Cross Country Championships at Woodward Park in Fresno on Saturday. Photo by Leonard Coutin/For The Signal

Several cross country state title contenders to clash in Foothill League

Saugus cross country coach Rene Paragas said it best when describing just how close the race for the Foothills League boys cross country title could be. “On a good day,…

Can Foothill League cross country stay on the rise?
Preston Pope of West Ranch comes to the finish line to win the varsity race at Central Park in Saugus last season. Signal photo by Dan Watson.

Can Foothill League cross country stay on the rise?

Fall sports are the first taste of high school athletics for the year, and this year’s teams are bringing a whole lot of flavor, starting with cross country. Boys and…

CIF-SS XC finals return to Riverside
West Ranch runners start the Div. 2 boys race at CIF Southern Section Championships at Riverside City Cross Country Course. Dan Watson /The Signal

CIF-SS XC finals return to Riverside

Riverside City Cross Country Course will host the CIF-Southern Section cross country prelims and finals for boys and girls again this season, the CIF-SS said in a press release issued…

Runners reach Southern Section pinnacle
Kaylee Thompson, second from right, and Mariah Castillo, right, take a commanding lead at the start of the varsity race at Central Park in Saugus on Thursday. Dan Watson/The Signal

Runners reach Southern Section pinnacle

Seven Foothill League cross country teams will be represented at the CIF-Southern Section cross country championships on Saturday at Riverside City Cross Country Course. The Saugus, West Ranch, Valencia and…

Saugus girls, West Ranch boys XC keep team titles
The Saugus girls varsity cross country team poses for photos after a first-place finish in the Foothill League Championships at Central Park on Thursday. Katharine Lotze/Signal

Saugus girls, West Ranch boys XC keep team titles

Two teams continued to add to their legacies at the Foothill League finals Thursday, while another is hoping to start one of its own. The Saugus High girls won their…

West Ranch in the thick of things
West Ranch's Jovan Camacho reaches to tackle Oxnard's Adrien Vasquez during a game at Valencia in Sept. 2016. Katharine Lotze/The Signal

West Ranch in the thick of things

If validity was needed for West Ranch High football’s upswing, this week’s CIF-Southern Section polls can provide it. Last week, the Wildcats were No. 10 in Division 9. This week,…

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