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Tuesday, Mar 6, 2012

The West Ranch baseball team needed extra innings, but beat El Camino Real  4-3 in a game at USC’s Dedeaux Field. West Ranch scored a run in the top of the eighth inning to break a 3-3 tie. Josh Heinz drove in a run and had two hits. JC Cloney pitched two scoreless innings to earn the win. The Canyon...

Monday, Mar 5, 2012

Reid Soliman, the quarterback at Golden Valley High School, is headed to Graceland University in Iowa to continue his football career. Soliman threw for 1,065 yards and six touchdowns in his senior season at Golden Valley. Golden Valley was 1-9 overall and 0-5 against the Foothill League last season. Soliman...

The Valencia High School baseball team pounded one of the top pitching prospects in the nation in the final game of the Easton Tournament. The Vikings roughed up Harvard-Westlake left-hander Max Fried for seven runs on 10 hits in a stunning 11-4 win. AJ Balta drove in six runs and was 4-for-5 for Valencia...

Thursday, Mar 1, 2012

The West Ranch boys golf team beat Oak Park by three strokes in a match at the River Ridge Victoria Lakes Golf Course in Oxnard. Joey Downey shot a 9-over 73 for West Ranch. The Wildcats shot 391 as a team. The match was called after 16 holes because of darkness. The Hart boys golf team lost to Oaks...

Valencia Grad Mike Day in BMX Olympic Qualifier
Wednesday, Feb 29, 2012

Mike Day Valencia High graduate Mike Day is one of 10 riders selected to race in the first two rounds of the UCI BMX Supercross World Cup in Chula Vista and Norway and earn a spot on the United States BMX team that will compete in the 2012 Summer Olympics in London. Day won a silver medal in the first...

The Valencia and West Ranch baseball teams are in the semifinals of the Easton Tournament. Valencia beat Chaminade, 8-4, behind five shutout innings from Connor Chase. AJ Balta was 4-for-4 against Chaminade. The Vikings will play Alemany in the semifinals on Thursday. West Ranch and Loyola played to...

Tuesday, Feb 28, 2012

The West Ranch and Valencia baseball teams are in the Championship Division of the Easton Tournament. West Ranch plays Loyola and Valencia takes on Chaminade later on today. The Wildcats won their first two games of the tournament against Rio Mesa and Chatsworth. The Vikings beat Kennedy of Granada Hills...

Monday, Feb 27, 2012

It was a rough weekend for the basketball teams from the Santa Clarita Valley. The West Ranch boys, Canyon girls and College of the Canyons women were all eliminated from the playoffs. The West Ranch boys, making their deepest playoff run in school history, lost to top-seeded Mission Viejo, 81-77, in...

Friday, Feb 24, 2012

The West Ranch boys basketball team is gearing up for its biggest game in program history. The Wildcats take on Mission Viejo, the top-seeded team in the Southern Section Division 1A playoffs, tonight at West Ranch High School. Mission Viejo won 18 games in a row at one point during the season and plays...

Thursday, Feb 23, 2012

It might be the best kept secret in the history of Saugus High School basketball. Megan Dawe broke the school record for scoring in Wednesday’s CIF Southern Section Division 2A playoff game against Norco. She scored eight points to finish her high school career with 1,275 points. But Saugus coach Kent...

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1970 - Snow day in Santa Clarita Valley [photos]
Saugus train station
Do you have a passion for swimming and a desire to make an impact in your community? The city of Santa Clarita is seeking individuals with strong customer service skills and a commitment to community engagement to join its lifeguard team.
Applications Are Open for the Summer 2026 Lifeguard Season
Santa Clarita Valley residents need to put down the yule log and refrain from all residental wood burning fires on Friday, Dec. 19.
Dec. 19: No Burn Day Alert Issued for SCV, South Coast Air Basin
U.S. Rep. George Whitesides (D-Aqua Dulce), announced the winners of the 2025 Congressional App Challenge for California’s 27th Congressional District: the “MathViz” team led by local Academy of the Canyons student, Gautham Korrapati.
Whitesides Announces 2025 Congressional App Challenge SCV Winners
The Mardi Gras Madness 1K/5K/10K, set for March 1, in Santa Clarita, is more than a race, it’s a celebration of health, community and giving back. Now through Wednesday, Dec. 24, take $10 OFF race registration with promo code WINTER10 at checkout.
March 1: JCI Santa Clarita Holds Mardi Gras Madness 1K/5K/10K Runs
Theatre Extempore will present the all time classic musical The Fantasticks, 8-10 p.m. Jan. 9-11. 15-18 at The MAIN.
Jan. 9: Premiere of ‘The Fantasticks’ Presented by Theatre Extempore
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.
West Ranch Runner Going the Distance
Powerlab Studio will hold its grand opening and ribbon cutting 4:30-5 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 8 at 28110 Newhall Ranch Road, Valencia, CA 91355.
Jan 8: Powerlab Studio Grand Opening, Ribbon Cutting
B2 Entertainment will have a Cookies With Santa event, 3-5 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 21 at 21516 Golden Triangle Road, Santa Clarita, CA 91350.
Dec. 21: Cookies With Santa at MB2 Entertainment
The College of the Canyons soccer programs will be hosting 'Friday Night Footy,' small-sided pick-up games, running on Friday evenings Jan. 2 through June 26 at the COC Soccer Facility.
Jan. 2-June 26: Cougars Soccer Programs to Host ‘Friday Night Footy’
College of the Canyons sophomore pitcher Nichole Muro will continue her academic and athletic career at Cumberland University after signing with the Phoenix softball program.
Muro Signs with Cumberland University Softball Program
College of the Canyons men's basketball won its fourth straight contest in an 80-72 affair at Napa Valley College on Monday afternoon, Dec. 15 as freshman Julius Washington led all scorers with 20 points.
Cougars Win Fourth Straight 80-72 at Napa Valley
Canyons women's basketball snapped a five-game losing streak with a 60-44 win over Diablo Valley College during the final day of action at the Napa Valley Storm Surge tournament on Saturday, Dec. 13.
Canyons Finishes Tourney Weekend with 60-44 Win Over Diablo Valley
1929 - Swift justice: Thomas Vernon sentenced to life in prison for Saugus train derailment & robbery 1 month earlier [story]
Tom Vernon
The Newhall School District Board of Trustees met on Tuesday, Dec. 16 for its annual organiational meeting.
Newhall School Board Elects Rachelle Haddoak 2026 Board President
The Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department  Forensic In-Patient Step Down program’s success has led to an annual graduation that not only celebrates the participants for the progress they have made in the program but also acknowledges the department’s commitment to excellence in custody operations. 
LASD Custody Division Honors Inmates on the Path of Recovery and Success
The study of bones from the largest collection of Neandertal remains in Northern Europe has revealed evidence of selective cannibalism targeting Neandertal females and children between 41,000 and 45,000 years ago.
Research by CSUN Prof Finds Neandertal Selective Cannibalism 45,000 Years Ago
State Superintendent of Public Instruction Tony Thurmond today announced that registration is open for the second annual School Leadership to End Hate Winter Institute, co-hosted by the California Department of Education and the California Teachers Collaborative for Holocaust and Genocide Education.
State Education Dept. to Address Rising Antisemitism, Hate
The Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department was awarded a $134,000 grant from the California Office of Traffic Safety
LASD Crime Lab Awarded Grant to Bolster Testing for DUI Cases
Southern California’s iconic Joshua trees are in bloom, and California State University, Northridge’s environmental biologists are asking the public’s help in figuring out why and what it means for the trees’ future.
CSUN Researchers Call for Public’s Help in Documenting Joshua Trees’ Surprise Out-of-Season Bloom
The California Department of Motor Vehicles today issued its decision in the Tesla administrative case, adopting the administrative law judge’s proposed decision
DMV Finds Tesla Violated California State Law With ‘Autopilot’ Terms
Starting January 1, 2026, Santa Clarita Transit is launching Fare Capping, meaning once riders hit the daily or weekly cap, the rest of their local rides are free.
Santa Clarita Transit Launches Fare Capping Beginning January 2026
The University Library at California State University, Northridge has completed the processing and cataloging of the Los Angeles Jewish Federation Community Relations Committee (CRC) Archives, spanning from 1921 to 2000, providing researchers and the public access to one of the most comprehensive archives documenting the Jewish community’s role in combating antisemitism, fascism and discrimination in Southern California and beyond.
CSUN University Library Announces Completion of Jewish Community Archives Processing (1921–2000)
1839 - Judge John F. Powell born in Galway, Ireland [story]
John F. Powell
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