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Friday, Mar 30, 2012

The Valencia boys volleyball team is cruising through the Foothill League once again. The Vikings swept Hart in three games, winning the third game, 27-25. Eric Ensing led Valencia with 21 kills and teammate Austin Csiszar had nine. Hart’s Tanner Tengberg had 13 kills and two aces. Valencia improved...

Valencia Fire Captain Wins Drag Race
Thursday, Mar 29, 2012

Newhall’s Johnny Ahten won the IHRA Pro Fuel Dragster final at the Nitro Jam drag races at Southwestern International Raceway in Arizona over the weekend. Ahten, the captain at Fire Station 76 in Valencia, won his second Ironman trophy in his fourth career IHRA Nitro Jam start. He beat Bill Evans in...

It looks like West Ranch has some company atop the Foothill League baseball standings. Saugus stunned West Ranch with a 6-4 win and created a three-way tie for first place in the Foothill League standings after five games. Saugus second baseman Austin Rodriguez drove in two runs and starter Justin Donatella,...

Wednesday, Mar 28, 2012

The Saugus boys golf team is still full of surprises. Saugus won its first Foothill League golf match in school history by three strokes over West Ranch at Valencia Country Club. The Centurions were the surprise winners of the Southern Section Northern Team Regional last year after finishing in third...

Tuesday, Mar 27, 2012

Valencia’s Jonathan Chang had the low round against Chaminade in a match at Robinson Ranch, but the Vikings lost to the Eagles by 14 strokes. Chang shot a 3-under 68 and had five birdies. Teammate Glen Lee was 7-over at 79. Valencia shot 408 as a team to Chaminade’s 394. The first Foothill League...

Monday, Mar 26, 2012

The Canyon softball team used Lexi Lotito power to win the High Desert Classic in Lancaster. Lotito hit two three-run home runs and earned tournament MVP. She drove in four runs in a 5-1 win over Quartz Hill in the championship game of the tournament. In addition to hitting a three-run homer, she drove...

Friday, Mar 23, 2012

The Hart softball team muscled up and beat Chaminade, 11-1. Tracy Chandless capped a three-run third inning with a two-run home run. Blake Lewis and Sammy Liebman added RBI singles in the fourth inning. Hart tacked on five more runs in the bottom of the fifth inning. In high school track and field, the...

Thursday, Mar 22, 2012

A pair of freshmen came up with some big hits in high school baseball games on Wednesday. West Ranch’s Jagger Rusconi hit a grand slam in his team’s 11-5 win over Golden Valley. The Wildcats improved to 3-0 in Foothill League play. Hart kept pace with West Ranch in the Foothill League standings with...

Wednesday, Mar 21, 2012

Valencia’s Carly Mortensen tossed a no-hitter against Camarillo in the first game of a doubleheader. She struck out 16 and Valencia beat Camarillo, 15-0. Wendy Cardinal drove in three runs and Rachel Ross-Smith had two RBIs. But Valencia lost the second game, 6-1. Mortensen struck out nine in five...

Tuesday, Mar 20, 2012

West Ranch’s Ako Kaluna and Canyon’s Coley Apsay were selected to All-CIF Southern Section basketball teams. All totaled, five basketball players from the Santa Clarita Valley were chosen. Kaluna, a junior forward at West Ranch, was selected to the Division 1A team. He averaged 16.1 points and 10.9...

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1839 - Judge John F. Powell born in Galway, Ireland [story]
John F. Powell
The Santa Clarita Valley Chamber of Commerce Awards + Installation 2026 will be hosted this year at California Institute of the Arts on Friday, Feb. 13.
Chamber Opens Nominations for SCV Business Choice Awards
The Santa Clarita Community College District Board of Trustees will host its annual organizational and business meeting on Wednesday, Dec. 17.
Dec. 17: COC Board Holds Annual Organizational Meeting
Six Flags Magic Mountain in Valencia has announced major changes to its kids area, which will be reimagined as Looney Tunes Land
Looney Tunes Land to Debut at Six Flags Magic Mountain by Summer 2026
The Santa Clarita Artists Association has announced the 2026 exhibition schedule for the SCAA Gallery in Old Town Newhall.
SCAA Gallery 2026 Calendar of Art Exhibits Released
The Greater Lost Angeles Homeless Count (Jan. 20-22) is still in need of volunteers.
Jan. 20-22: Greater Los Angeles Homeless Count Still Needs Volunteers
The Small Business Development Center hosted by College of the Canyons will offer a free webinar, "Ecommerce 2026 Trends: The New Rules of Winning Online," on Monday, Dec. 22 from 11 a.m. to 12 p.m.
Dec. 22: SBDC Webinar on Ecommerce
The Master's University swimming teams turned in a strong all-around performance Saturday, Dec. 13, sweeping both the men's and women's dual meets against Bethel University of Indiana.
TMU Swim Sweeps Bethel in Dual Meet
Canyons men's basketball (6-4) remains unbeaten on its current road trip with wins over College of the Desert and L.A. City College preceding a victory over Solano (3-8) on Dec. 13.
Cougars Win 80-73 at Solano College, Streak Moves to Three
1902 - Hi Jolly (Hadji Ali), Gen. E.F. Beale's Syrian camel driver, dies at Quartzsite, Ariz. [story]
Hi Jolly's Tomb
The Regular/Organizational Meeting of the Castaic Union School District Board of Trustees will be held on Tuesday, Dec. 16 at 6 p.m.
Dec. 16: Organizational Meeting of Castaic Board of Trustees
The Saugus Union School District Governing Board of Trustees will hold its annual organizational meeting on Tuesday, Dec. 16 at 6:30 p.m. at the Saugus District Education Center.
Dec. 16: Saugus Union School District Board Organizational Meeting
The Santa Clarita Community College District has officially begun a nationwide search for its next Superintendent-President.
Nationwide Search Underway for New President
Ronni and Shepard Goodman met as students at California State University, Northridge in the 1960s and in the years since, they committed to supporting CSUN and empowering first-generation students to reach their highest aspirations.
CSUN Renames Academic Building to Honor $10 Million Gift
Every holiday season, Henry Mayo Newhall Hospital employees provide support to local families through the William S. Hart Union High School District Annual Helping Families Program.
Henry Mayo Hospital Employees Support Local Families
The Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department has issued a statement regarding the Terrorist Attack in Australia on the first night of Hanukkah.
LASD Response to Australian Terrorist Attack on Hanukkah
Caltrans has announced overnight lane reductions along Interstate 405 (I-405) through the Sepulveda Pass for median barrier work. The work will start after 9 p.m. Monday, Dec. 15 and will end by 6 a.m. each morning to Friday, Dec. 19.
Dec. 15-19: I-405 Lane Reductions in Sepulveda Pass
Allie Miller scored a career-high 23 points and Bella Forker added a career-high 20 as The Master's University women's basketball team defeated the Life Pacific Warriors 72-42 Saturday, Dec. 13 in The MacArthur Center.
Lady Mustangs Stay Undefeated in Conference Play
The Master's University men's basketball team stayed undefeated in GSAC play with a 92-82 home win over Life Pacific on Saturday, Dec. 13 in The MacArthur Center. 
Mustangs Use Strong First Half to Top LPU
The city of Santa Clarita Film Office has released the list of four productions filming in the Santa Clarita Valley for the week of Monday, Dec. 15 to Sunday, Dec. 21.
Dec. 15-21: Four Productions Filming in SCV
1987 - Incorporation: Santa Clarita officially becomes a city [story]
first City Council
1931 - Season's first major storm deposits 9 inches of snow in Newhall, 10 in Saugus [story]
1931 snowfall
1900 - Automobile Club of Southern California founded; first car in SCV appeared 1902 [story]
Auto Club Topper
Boys & Girls Club of Santa Clarita Valley recently hosted its annual Board Holiday Luncheon, a special gathering to celebrate and honor those who continue to uplift the club and the young people it serves.
Boys & Girls Club of Santa Clarita Valley Board Holiday Luncheon
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