Santa Clarita Sports Report, April 28, 2017. This is your place for Santa Clarita’s 2016/17 Foothill League spring sports. Find all the latest news and updates on your hometown schools here as they compete in the Foothill League, Heritage League, Western State Conference and GSAC.

According to the Charlotte Observer, Christian McCaffrey became the first white running back to be selected in the first round of the NFL Draft since 1992 (Tommy Vardell, also Stanford).

Santa Clarita High School Baseball

Thursday’s Heritage League scores:

Santa Clarita Christian 9

Lancaster Baptist 4

Cardinals sweep the series and move to 4-2 in league play.

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Faith Baptist 4

Trinity Classical Academy 3

The woes continue for the Knights, losers of four out of their last five games.

Friday’s Foothill League schedule (first pitch at 3:30):

West Ranch (9-1) vs Saugus (4-6)

Canyon (1-9) vs 5 Valencia (8-2)

Golden Valley (3-7) vs Hart (5-5)

Santa Clarita High School Softball

Thursday’s scoreboard:

6 Valencia 7

Hart 2

Vikings still perfect in Foothill League play.

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Golden Valley 7

West Ranch 8

Wildcats earn the walk-off in the eighth inning.

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Canyon 13

Golden Valley 3

Huge day for freshman Alexis DeYoung, two home runs and five RBI to help the Cowboys beat their neighbors.

COC Baseball

COC earned a share of the Western State Conference for the first time since 2009 in dramatic, walk-off fashion.

Calvin Estrada smashed a clutch two-run homer in the bottom of the ninth inning to give the Cougars (27-11, 16-2) the 10-8 victory.

Los Angeles Dodgers

The Dodgers defeated the rival Giants 5-1 in yesterday’s matinee to split the series at two games apiece.

Tonight, the Philadelphia Phillies bring their six-game winning streak to Chavez Ravine for a weekend series. First pitch is at 7:10 and be sure to catch the action live on KHTS Radio.

Los Angeles Chargers

The LA Chargers (still takes some getting used to) stood pat with the No. 7 overall pick in the 2017 NFL Draft Thursday night, and went a direction fans and draft analysts, alike, did not predict.

Clemson wide receiver Mike Williams was the pick, a player who joins a crowded position with Keenan Allen, Travis Benjamin, Dontrelle Inman and the undrafted Tyrell Williams under contract.

Williams caught 98 passes from Deshaun Watson last season for 1,361 yards and eleven touchdowns, and should enter the lineup early on as a possession receiver capable of making the tough, contested catches.

The Chargers will be back on the clock tonight with the 38th and 71st overall picks.

Los Angeles Rams

The Rams front office took Thursday off, thanks to last years blockbuster trade that landed them Jared Goff in 2016.

Tonight, the Rams will be on the clock in both the 2nd and 3rd rounds with picks No. 37 & 69.

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