Four SCV alumni make impact at Ventura College
Canyon's Talia Taufaasau (3) drives against Saugus defender Libbie McMahan (3) at Saugus. Dan Watson/The Signal

Four SCV alumni make impact at Ventura College

The Ventura women’s basketball team is continuing its streak of excellence, chasing its eighth state title since 1996, all under head coach Ned Mircetic. “I think this year –  knock…

Former TMU guard Mike Penberthy hired as Lakers shooting coach
Valencia's Matt Justice (22) is awarded a medal by former Laker Mike Penberthy, center, for winning the three-point contest at the Signal's eighth annual SCV Hoops Finale at Saugus High School as Hart district spokesman Dave Caldwell looks on. Katharine Lotze/The Signal

Former TMU guard Mike Penberthy hired as Lakers shooting coach

The Lakers continue to reload their coaching staff ahead of the 2019-20 NBA season as first-year head coach Frank Vogel hired former Los Angeles Lakers and The Master’s University’s shooting…

2018 All-SCV girls basketball
Talia Taufaasau earned the role of starting point guard for Canyon girls basketball her freshman year and continued to flourish in the role. Haley Sawyer/The Signal

2018 All-SCV girls basketball

When she was a kid, Talia Taufaasau constantly watched crime shows like “Unsolved Mysteries” and “The First 48” with her grandmother. “I grew up watching them and so, like, mysteries…

Canyon’s Taufaasau named Foothill League Player of the Year
Canyon's Talia Taufaasau (3) goes for a shot as Valencia's Mailey Ballard (2) guards her at Canyon on Friday, Feb. 9, 2018. Nikolas Samuels/The Signal

Canyon’s Taufaasau named Foothill League Player of the Year

Although she was consistently one of Canyon girls basketball’s top shooters throughout this season, Talia Taufaasau insists that although it’s fun to score, it’s not her favorite part of basketball.…

Canyon girls hoops cruises to 1st-round win over St. Anthony
Canyon's Talia Taufaasau (3) goes for a shot during a home game against St. Anthony on Thursday, Feb. 15, 2018. Nikolas Samuels/The Signal

Canyon girls hoops cruises to 1st-round win over St. Anthony

The Canyon student section closed out its girls basketball team’s game against St. Anthony of Long Beach with one simple chant repeated over and over.“C-I-F. C-I-F. C-I-F,” repeated the green-clad…

Canyon defense suffocates Valencia in CIF-SS final rematch
Valencia's Tiana Beale (14) drives towards the basket as Canyon's Selasi Mawugbe (13) guards her at Valencia on Tuesday, Jan. 23, 2018. Nikolas Samuels/The Signal

Canyon defense suffocates Valencia in CIF-SS final rematch

By Erik Boal For The Signal   As if 10 months of anticipation, inspiration and motivation weren’t enough to have the Canyon girls basketball team prepared for Tuesday’s first-place showdown…

Foothill League girls basketball players reach 1,000-point club
Rachel Bowers (44) gets ready to shoot the ball during practice at Canyon High School on Wednesday, Nov. 29. 2017. Nikolas Samuels/The Signal

Foothill League girls basketball players reach 1,000-point club

Canyon girls basketball’s Talia Taufaasau remembers running shooting, passing and ball-handling drills with her dad in the street in front of her house. When she notched her 1,000th career point…

Ribet Academy’s height too tall a task for Canyon girls basketball
Canyon’s Gabby Sanchez (24) decides on her next move during a home match against Ribet Academy on Thursday, Jan. 4, 2018. Nikolas Samuels/The Signal

Ribet Academy’s height too tall a task for Canyon girls basketball

When Canyon girls basketball played Ribet Academy for the second time this season on Thursday night, the team looked relatively the same, except for one big thing. Oregon State signee…

Canyon girls hoops takes West Coast Holiday Festival title
The Canyon girls basketball team poses for a photo after winning the West Coast Holiday Festival at Burroughs High School on Saturday. Erik Boal/For The Signal

Canyon girls hoops takes West Coast Holiday Festival title

By Erik Boal For The Signal BURBANK — The opportunity to play for, and finally win, a CIF-Southern Section title is still two months away for the Canyon girls basketball team.…

Canyon girls basketball seeking next step amidst program’s historic rise
Rachel Bowers (44) gets ready to shoot the ball during practice at Canyon High School on Wednesday, Nov. 29. 2017. Nikolas Samuels/The Signal

Canyon girls basketball seeking next step amidst program’s historic rise

In three years at the helm, Jessica Haayer has a brought a culture of winning and deep playoff runs to the Canyon girls basketball team. The team has made it…

Canyon girls hoops falls for second consecutive year in CIF finals
The Canyon girls basketball team sits on the bench after losing to Valencia in the CIF-SS Division 1 finals at Honda Center in Anaheim on Saturday. Dan Watson/The Signal

Canyon girls hoops falls for second consecutive year in CIF finals

AHAHEIM – It's easy to assume that losing in a high-pressure game would sting less the second time. The tear-strewn and dazed faces along Canyon High's bench, however, proved that assumption…

Canyon girls hoops faces a battle of the mind in Anaheim
Canyon's Daisy Cardenas (10) drives agains Saugus defender Carly Roberts (22) at Saugus. Dan Watson/The Signal

Canyon girls hoops faces a battle of the mind in Anaheim

Canyon High girls basketball is focused on one opponent at today’s CIF-Southern Section Division 1AA Finals game: themselves. The Cowboys may play Foothill League rival and co-league champion Valencia, but…

Alaina Garcia takes pressure off Canyon girls hoops on and off the court
Canyon girls basketball’s Alaina Garcia is one of 22 SCV girls basketball players signed up for the SCV Hoops finale. Signal file photo

Alaina Garcia takes pressure off Canyon girls hoops on and off the court

In the Canyon High gym, the girls basketball team has a banner hanging under the scoreboard that says “2015-16 CIF finalists.” Alaina Garcia had a few ideas on where the…

Canyon girls hoops comes to life late to beat Vista Murrieta
The Canyon High Girls basketball team celebrates their 53-45 win over Vista Murrieta at Canyon on Feb. 18. Dan Watson/The Signal

Canyon girls hoops comes to life late to beat Vista Murrieta

It’s hard to decide who or what initiated the second-half turnaround that propelled Canyon High girls basketball to a 53-45 home win against Vista Murrieta in the second round of…

Canyon girls hand Valencia first home league loss since 2013
Canyon's Daisy Cardenas (10) scores against Valencia defender Kenadee Honaker (10) at Valencia on Friday. Dan Watson/The Signal

Canyon girls hand Valencia first home league loss since 2013

From the top right section of the visitors’ bleachers at Valencia High on Friday, Canyon students kicked off a chant unspectacular in nearly every sports setting. Not this one. A…

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