One of the good things about Foothill League football games is that, each week, there should be three winners among our Santa Clarita Valley high school teams. The flip side of that, unfortunately, is that there should also be three losers. Yes, ties are possible, but that would just muddy-up...

  Santa Clarita Valley football teams improved a bit this past week, with four winners out of nine games played. All those winners were from the Foothill League, against non-league opponents. But the Foothill League begins play this Friday, Sept. 19, so local cheers and tears are guaranteed.   Foothill...

  Most of the SCV’s football teams are struggling so far this year in their non-conference or non-league games. In fact, this past weekend we only had three winners out of 10 teams. But we have full confidence in better results to come. The Foothill League will begin play on Sept. 19, so this...

As we head for football in the first week of September, most Santa Clarita Valley teams have completed two non-league games, and trends are beginning to emerge. Some teams hope to continue their directions this week and others want complete reversals. We wish them all the best.   Foothill League Our...

We gave you a taste of Foothill League football recently. That was just to alert you that games were coming, despite the heat and the fact you still thought it was summer. But now, with September sneaking up on us, it’s time to give you the full pigskin panorama, because football is big in the Santa...

Well, ready or not, here it comes. We’re talking about football season. Specifically, we’re talking about football in the Santa Clarita Valley. We’ll get a more detailed season-to-come summary out to you soon, but for now, here’s a taste of Foothill League tackle football in 2025. (FYI, girls...

Back to school dates for Santa Clarita Valley students are coming fast. High school and junior high students in the SCV will return to school on Tuesday, Aug. 12. Elementary schools in the four SCV school districts will spread out first day of school dates from Aug. 11-14.   The junior high and...

The results are in for the 2025 Valencia Trail Race, held Saturday, March 22 in the hills above the Santa Clarita Valley. The race included 10K, Half Marathon and grueling 50K Ultra categories and began at the trail head off 29889 San Francisquito Canyon Road. The single-track trail course passed over...

At its regular meeting on Tuesday, Jan. 14, the Santa Clarita City Council appointed a number of individuals to fill vacancies on city commissions.   Councilmember Patsy Ayala (District 1) made four scheduled appointment nominations:   Planning Commission: Real estate developer Nathan Keith Parks,...

Heading into their games on Friday, Nov. 8, three Foothill League football teams had hopes for deep playoff runs. Valencia and Hart had their hopes dashed, but Golden Valley won, and will play on. Competing in CIF Southern Section Division 5, and riding a six-game winning streak, the Valencia Vikings...