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 roundup: Canyon rebounds from Mater Dei loss
Hart’s Annie Christofferson (23) dribbles in for a shot during a game against Canyon as Selasi Mawugbe (13) guards her on Tuesday, Jan. 16, 2018. Nikolas Samuels/The Signal

Foothill League girls basketball roundup: Canyon rebounds from Mater Dei loss

Hardly 24 hours removed from a tournament loss to Mater Dei, Canyon girls basketball was eager to get back on the court and hungry for a win. A 66-46 win…

Valencia girls basketball seeking unique identity following CIF-SS title
Chayanne Pagkalinawan dribbles around her sister, Camille Pagkalinawan, at a practice at Valencia on Thursday. Chyanne is the team's lone returning starter. Haley Sawyer/The Signal

Valencia girls basketball seeking unique identity following CIF-SS title

The Valencia girls basketball team is ready to turn the page. By no means is that to take away from the team capturing its first-ever CIF-Southern Section title last season.…

2016-17 Signal Sports Awards: Team of the Year
Valencia holds up their winning trophy for photos after winning the Div. 1AA Championship against Canyon at The Honda Center in Anaheim on Saturday. Dan Watson/the Signal

2016-17 Signal Sports Awards: Team of the Year

Valencia High girls basketball played like a team running out of time. Yes, the Vikings’ 2016-17 campaign was a Showtime-esque montage of ball movement, Jade Jordan 3-pointers, Ashlee Ane drives…

2016-17 Signal Sports Awards: Female Athlete of the Year
Valencia's Kayla Konrad played three sports for the Vikings: basketball, lacrosse and volleyball. Katharine Lotze/The Signal

2016-17 Signal Sports Awards: Female Athlete of the Year

In a spacious room adjoined to the court at Honda Center in Anaheim, after a post-game press conference on March 4, Valencia High’s Kayla Konrad basked in the glow of…

2016-17 Signal Sports Awards: Coach of the Year
Valencia girls varsity basketball head coach Jerry Mike watches players run shooting drills at practice. Katharine Lotze/Signal

2016-17 Signal Sports Awards: Coach of the Year

In the hallway outside Valencia High’s gymnasium, after a 16-point loss to rival Canyon High on Feb. 3, Jerry Mike’s stare was blank, but his words held more weight than…

Valencia girls hoops rediscovering competitive drive this summer
Valencia's Chyanne Pagkalinawan (25) drives around Canyon's Talia Taufaasau (2) during a basketball game on Jan. 17, 2017. Katharine Lotze/The Signal

Valencia girls hoops rediscovering competitive drive this summer

No team had a bigger cheering section than Valencia girls basketball at a Burroughs summer league game in late June at Burroughs High. The loudest voices in the group came…

Valencia girls basketball grad makes college choice official
Valencia's Ashlee Ane (12) tries to drive to the hoop as Hart's Alexis Corona (3), left, and Emily Munos (12), right try to intervene during a basketball game at Valencia on Friday, Feb. 10, 2017. Katharine Lotze/The Signal

Valencia girls basketball grad makes college choice official

Hawaii had a lot to do with recent Valencia High graduate Ashlee Ane’s college choice. Ane picked Cal State Fullerton because it had a strong program for her major, kinesiology,…

Valencia girls basketball cruises to win against Bakersfield
Valencia's Kenadee Honaker (10) reaches for a rebound during a CIF state playoff basketball game against Bakersfield at Valencia last week. Katharine Lotze/The Signal

Valencia girls basketball cruises to win against Bakersfield

As the final seconds ticked away in the first half, Valencia girls basketball effortlessly executed some perimeter passing before handing the ball off to Kayla Konrad, who shot a textbook…

Four SCV teams still alive for regional, state play
Valencia's Kayla Konrad (23) drives past Canyon defender Gabriela Sanchez during the CIF-SS Division 1AA Championship at The Honda Center in Anaheim on March 4. Dan Watson/The Signal

Four SCV teams still alive for regional, state play

One team formed jubilant memories over the weekend. Two others endured painful losses. Another team didn’t even play. All four Santa Clarita Valley teams still alive this postseason now turn…

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…

Valencia girls hoops defeats Canyon for first CIF-SS title
Valencia girls basketball celebrates after winning the CIF-Southern Section title at Honda Center in Anaheim on Saturday. Dan Watson/The Signal

Valencia girls hoops defeats Canyon for first CIF-SS title

ANAHEIM — Two moments, both involving Kayla Konrad in motion, said everything about Valencia’s 50-45 win over Canyon in Saturday’s physical, don’t-turn-the-channel-just-yet CIF-Southern Section Division 1AA final at Honda Center in Anaheim.…

Valencia girls hoops looks to redeem itself against Canyon
Valencia's Kayla Konrad (23) looks for an opening in Canyon's defense during a basketball game at Canyon on Tuesday, Jan. 17, 2017. Katharine Lotze/The Signal

Valencia girls hoops looks to redeem itself against Canyon

The fact that Valencia High girls basketball will play for a CIF divisional title today finally set in for senior Jade Jordan as she sat in Samuel Hein’s fifth-period English…

Valencia girls hoops junior guard completes senior core
Valencia's Chyanne Pagkalinawan (25) drives around Canyon's Talia Taufaasau (2) during a basketball game on Jan. 17, 2017. Katharine Lotze/The Signal

Valencia girls hoops junior guard completes senior core

Inside the foyer of Valencia High’s gymnasium Thursday, Jade Jordan put her hand to her face and squinted. A visitor’s question about point guard Chyanne Pagkalinawan appeared to border, humorously,…

Valencia girls hoops looking to make good on first semi berth
Valencia's Ashlee Ane (12) looks for an opening as she goes in for a layup and Los Alamitos' Makayla Burdette (45) tries to block her shot at Valencia on Wednesday, Feb. 22, 2017. Katharine Lotze/The Signal

Valencia girls hoops looking to make good on first semi berth

Valencia High girls basketball coach Jerry Mike basked in the afterglow of Wednesday’s quarterfinal win over Los Alamitos long enough to entertain the baby of a former player and chat…

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