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he Valencia boys soccer team took over first place in the Foothill League with a 1-0 shutout over West Ranch.
Zach Klindworth, pictured at right, scored the lone goal in the game in the 55th minute. The Vikings improved to 4-0-1 in Foothill League play.
West Ranch dropped to 4-1-0 and had its five-game winning streak snapped.
The Hart boys beat Canyon, 3-1. Harrison Sidell scored two goals for Hart.
The Canyon girls shut out Hart, 1-0. Mari Kneisel scored in the 75th minute for Canyon. Hart saw its 12-game unbeaten streak end.
The Saugus and Golden Valley girls played to a scoreless draw.
The Valencia girls shut out West Ranch 5-0. Bailey Reed scored two goals and the Vikings moved into first place in the Foothill League.
In high school basketball, the West Ranch boys beat Valencia, 70-63, behind a 32-point night from Kevin Harris.
He made five 3-pointers and also had five steals as West Ranch improved to 5-0 in the Foothill League.
Teammate Ako Kaluna scored 17 points and had 10 rebounds.
The Saugus boys beat Golden Valley, 62-53.
On the girls side, Valencia edged West Ranch, 43-41. Preea Johnson won the game for Valencia with a pair of free throws in the final seconds.
The Vikings are undefeated in the Foothill League at 5-0.
The Canyon girls beat Hart, 71-29. Alia McCoy scored 24 points and led five Canyon girls in double figures.
In college basketball, The Master’s College women lost its first game of the season, 68-57, to Westmont in a match-up of two teams in the top 10 in the NAIA.
The Lady Mustangs trailed by two points at halftime, 31-29, and were outscored 37-28 in the second half.
Lena Rivera led the Lady Mustangs, ranked No. 8 in the NAIA, with 12 points. The ninth-ranked Westmont women improved to 5-0 in the Golden State Athletic Conference.
The Master’s College women entered the game with an undefeated 17-game winning streak.
The Master’s College men’s basketball team lost to Westmont, 75-71. Derrick Fain scored 31 points and made four 3-pointers in the loss.
In the NBA, the Clippers lost to the visiting Oklahoma City Thunder, 109-97. Clippers guard Chris Paul did not play in the game. He is still nursing a bruised knee cap.
In the NHL, the Kings lost to the Colorado Avalance, 3-1. The Avalanche scored three goals in the third period. The Kings dropped to 0-2.
The Kings move on to Edmonton for a game against the Oilers on Thursday.
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