Foothill League soccer is coming into a final flurry of league matches that will sort out standings. Team schedules show a stretch of four, five or six league games ahead, but a couple boys schedules seem to have lost track of the need for each team to play the other six teams in league...

    Boys and girls Foothill League soccer is mostly-back from holiday schedule, and some league matches have occurred. But these have resulted in only minor changes in the standings. Top teams won’t be clashing anytime soon, but some of the lower-downs will be slugging it out this week.   BOYS Saugus...

    Boys and girls Foothill League soccer is still on holiday schedule, with some teams resting and others in a frenzy of non-league competition. But no league matches have taken place since our last look, so, once again, league standings haven’t changed.   BOYS Saugus (7-1-1, 5-0) Since...

    As one year ends and another begins, we find ourselves … well … bewildered … yet again. It just happens too fast. I’m sure you are familiar with “The Santa Clause” (1994) and sequels, wherein Scott Calvin, played by Tim Allen, gets snookered into becoming the jolly old elf,...

  Boys and girls Foothill League soccer teams have been on holiday schedule this past week, with some teams taking time off and others playing non-league matches. Consequently, league standings haven’t changed much.   BOYS Saugus (5-1, 5-0) The Saugus Centurions took the season’s first loss...

  This week’s Foothill League matches resulted in the Saugus boys getting a firmer grip on first place, and the Saugus girls slipping into second place. Meanwhile, holiday tournaments are bringing both wins and losses from non-league teams, with more on the way.   BOYS Saugus (5-0, 5-0) The...

West Ranch High School senior Braulio Castillo (17) never did any long-distance running before high school, but what he has accomplished in that demanding discipline since taking it up is impressive. And, so far his senior year, it is phenomenal. This year Castillo helped West Ranch take second place...

  As we complete the second week of Foothill League soccer competition, trends are beginning to show, and Saugus has taken over first place in both the boys and girls leagues.   BOYS Saugus (4-0, 4-0) The Centurions defeated Valencia 1-0 on Dec. 9 and then beat West Ranch 2-0 on Dec. 11. That...

Last week we kicked off the boys and girls Foothill League soccer seasons, noting that there were a number of league games coming up on Dec. 2 and 4. Now that those have been contested, here is where things stand:   BOYS Hart (2-0, 2-0) The Hart Hawks defeated Canyon on Dec. 2 by a score of 2-0, then...

  And now, sports fans, we turn our attention to “winter” competition. One of the most-followed winter high school sports in the SCV is soccer. The Santa Clarita Valley is well known for producing some top-notch soccer players and powerhouse high school teams. And the bulk of those teams’...