Valencia softball clinches league title with win against Golden Valley
Senior Hurler, Shea O'Leary brings the heat in a 1-0 victory over Golden Valley. O'Leary tossed 7 shutout innings and fanned eight. Cory Rubin/The Signal

Valencia softball clinches league title with win against Golden Valley

Feeling a little under the weather, Valencia pitcher Shea O’Leary didn’t let the flu get the best of her on Tuesday against Golden Valley. Pitching a complete-game shutout, O’Leary walked…

Valencia softball claims first place after beating GV
Valencia softball's Ally Shipman rounds the bases in a game against the Grizzlies at Golden Valley earlier this season. Haley Sawyer/The Signal

Valencia softball claims first place after beating GV

With a scoreless game in the third inning, Valencia softball’s Noel Dominguez stepped up to the plate and stared down Golden Valley pitcher Cassidy Cangemi. “I just went up there…

Valencia softball thrills in league-opening win over Hart
Valencia batter Emma Bramson (R) gets a grand welcome at home plate after blasting a 3-run home run to give the Vikings a 4-3 lead over Hart in a softball game at Hart. Tom Cruze/For The Signal

Valencia softball thrills in league-opening win over Hart

By Tony Ciniglio For The Signal “Operation Mojo” went into full effect for the Valencia softball team. Coach Donna Lee talked about searching for Valencia’s “mojo” heading into the Foothill…

Valencia softball comes up short against Camarillo
Valencia shortstop Noel Dominguez corrals a throw from the catcher as a Camarillo player steals a base in the Vikings' 3-2 loss on Tuesday afternoon at Valencia. Haley Sawyer/The Signal

Valencia softball comes up short against Camarillo

The Valencia softball team possesses some of the top senior talent in the state, but Vikings coach Donna Lee acknowledges a bulk of the roster is still made up of…

Three Santa Clarita Valley softball teams land on CIF-SS preseason watchlist
Hart Indians Juliette Owen is mobbed at the plate after hitting a solo home in the fourth inning against Patriot of Riverside. Hart won 9-8 in the CIF-SS third-round game. Jayne Kamin-Oncea/For The Signal

Three Santa Clarita Valley softball teams land on CIF-SS preseason watchlist

When longtime Hart softball coach Steve Calendo found out his team made it on the CIF-Southern Section Division 1 preseason watchlist, he had to chuckle a bit. Not that Calendo…

Valencia softball alum wins bronze in European tournament
Valencia softball alumna Amy Moore took bronze with the Great Britain National Team at the Women's Softball European Championship in July. Courtesy photo

Valencia softball alum wins bronze in European tournament

For Valencia High alumna Amy Moore, walking away from the Women's Softball European Championship without a medal would’ve meant the end of her softball career. Fortunately, Moore, 26, and the…

2017 All-SCV Softball Team
Valencia softball catcher/pitcher duo Alyssa Shipman, left, and Shea O'Leary, earned all-state honors on Thursday. Katharine Lotze/The Signal

2017 All-SCV Softball Team

A co-players of the year award is, in one sense, a cop-out. It is a refusal to decide. However, this season the Santa Clarita Valley, and more specifically Valencia High…

Four SCV softball players named All-CIF
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

Four SCV softball players named All-CIF

Monday’s release of the 2017 All-CIF Southern Section softball teams featured a Foothill League champion, two Division 3 runners-up and one glaring omission. Shea O’Leary, ace pitcher of the Foothill…

Valencia softball pair earns Foothill League’s top honors
Valencia catcher Alyssa Shipman, left, and pitcher Shea O'Leary, right, stand in the batting cages at the Vikings' home field on June 9, 2017. Katharine Lotze/The Signal.

Valencia softball pair earns Foothill League’s top honors

Valencia High catcher Ally Shipman never struck out. Valencia pitcher Shea O’Leary struck out every batter she faced. One statement is hyperbole (though O’Leary did strike out 240 batters in…

Valencia softball faces another vaunted opponent in quarterfinal
Valencia pitcher Shea O'Leary pitches against Foothill at Valencia on Tuesday. Dan Watson/For The Signal

Valencia softball faces another vaunted opponent in quarterfinal

It’s hard to believe. But it may very well be true. Valencia High softball may face a more daunting challenge in today’s CIF-Southern Section Division 1 quarterfinal at Orange Lutheran…

Valencia softball moving on to quarterfinals
Valencia's Kyla Hardy (2) left, runs to first after hitting an RBI single which brought Ally Shipman (14), right home to score against Foothill at Valencia on Tuesday. Dan Watson/For The Signal

Valencia softball moving on to quarterfinals

The day before Valencia High softball’s 2-0 home win over Foothill High of Santa Ana on Tuesday in the second round of the CIF-Southern Section Division 1 playoffs, pitcher Shea…

Valencia softball preps mentally for 2nd round
Valencia's Kelia Paragas (1) slides into second base as Great Oak's Cecelia Winters (19) ducks to tag her during a CIF-Southern Section playoff softball game at Valencia on Thursday. Katharine Lotze/The Signal

Valencia softball preps mentally for 2nd round

Every gameday, each Valencia softball player gets a motivational quote attached to a snack at some point in the school day from coach Donna Lee. The idea is to keep…

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