When West Ranch coach Chris Varner stares across the sidelines Friday night, he’ll find someone he regards as one of his dearest friends, Canyon coach Rich Gutierrez. Varner previously served…
After a preleague season that presented complications for a number of football teams, Foothill League play begins this Friday. West Ranch, on paper, is in the best shape heading into…
The CIF-Southern Section football rankings seem pretty comfortable in the order they’re in, and have been in, as teams are gearing up for league play. The lone newcomer to the…
West Ranch seeks its first 4-0 start since 2011 when it travels to Oak Park on Friday night. The Wildcats (3-0) surge to open the season has landed them at…
At halftime of West Ranch football’s 48-28 win over Thousand Oaks, Wildcats quarterback Colton Mitchell was dancing in between warm-up throws. The Cats (3-0) had scored five touchdowns in the…
When West Ranch football took on Thousand Oaks of the Cats walked away with a victory by two touchdowns. Wildcats coach Chris Varner expects it to be just as close…
Valencia football is hanging on to the top spot in Division 2 in the CIF-Southern Section weekly polls. On September 11, they were named to the No. 1 spot after…
West Ranch football and St. Genevieve football have at least one thing in common: both of their games were canceled last week. And if the Valiants are anything like the…
6,704 Valencia running back Manuel White set the record for career rushing yards with 6,704. Those yards were racked up from 1996 through 1999. White also holds the record for…
Tonight's football game between West Ranch and Burroughs High of Burbank at Canyon High has been canceled due to air quality concerns. Smoke and ash from the La Tuna Fire in Burbank have spread to…
There were times last Friday when Dan Kelley felt his team looked the part of a well-oiled machine, and there were times he felt that machine’s wheels fell off. Ultimately,…
Without playing a game, Valencia High football moved closer to the top of the CIF-Southern Section Division 2 rankings. The Vikings came in at No. 2 on Monday, up two…
At a photo shoot earlier this month, decked out in his home uniform and shoulder pads, West Ranch senior Dylan Joscak acknowledged the Wildcats’ ultimate goal is a playoff berth.…
When asked for a realistic expectation for his Saugus football team, quarterback Nathan Eldridge didn’t supply an outrageous answer. The Centurions, he said, planned to do better than they did…
A week from today, the 2017 high-school football season kicks off. Here’s a look at each Foothill League team’s most interesting preleague game. Golden Valley vs. Highland, at Canyon High…
When a quarterback transfers from Texas to California, you call that a change of locale. When that quarterback, a senior NCAA Division 1 prospect, brags on his teammates, you call…
In the world of competitive equity in which CIF-Southern Section football teams now operate, it’s no longer good enough to finish third in league – or, really, even second. “You…
Valencia coach Larry Muir had to pause a recent phone conversation about senior quarterback Aaron Thomas. Someone was at the door. As it turns out, it was Thomas, delivering homemade…
We do this every year, and still someone will protest. “Focus on the sports that are in season,” he or she will say. “Basketball and soccer deserve your undivided attention…
As the regular season in the Foothill League came to a close, the record books started opening up. Players (and coaches) from across the Santa Clarita Valley have been crossing…
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