Hart beat Saugus, 8-4, to win the Valley Invitational Baseball League championship at Birmingham High. The Indians scored four runs in the fourth inning to break a 3-3 tie. Nick Valaika doubled and drove in a run in the fourth inning for Hart. He added a sacrifice fly in the fifth inning. Don’t miss a thing. Get breaking Santa Clarita ...

Valencia High graduate Max Homa was selected to play on the Walker Cup golf team for the United States. Homa, who graduated from UC Berkeley and won the NCAA Division I Individual Championship in his senior season, was one of five golfers announced to the Walker Cup team. The international match for amateur golfers is at the National Golf Links ...

Valencia High graduate Alison Lee won the American Junior Golf Association Rolex Tournament of Champions in Pennsylvania, her third junior tournament championship in a row. Lee, who will be attending UCLA in the fall, won the Rolex Tournament of Champions at Lancaster Country Club by six shots. She had a four-round tota l of 4-under 276. She is ranked No. ...

West Ranch graduate Joey Downey will continue his golf career at The Master’s College. Downey, the 2013 Foothill League MVP, won the Newhall Cup and was part of the West Ranch Foothill League championship team in his senior season. He joins The Master’s College team that won the Cascade/Golden State Athletic Conference championship and was ranked No. 14 in the ...

Valencia High graduate Max Homa was 2-over after six holes in the first round of the US Open golf tournament at Merion Golf Club in Pennsylvania. Homa had bogeys on the third and fourth holes. Play was suspended because of darkness and the opening round of the US Open was delayed twice by rain and storms. Phil Mickelson was the ...

A pair of Valencia High graduates earned some national recognition this week. Madison Shipman, a shortstop on the University of Tennessee softball team, was selected as an All American by the National Fastpitch Coaches Association. She helped the Lady Volunteers reach the championship round of the NCAA Women’s College World Series against Oklahoma. Shipman, a junior at Tennessee, hit .367 ...

Valencia High graduate Max Homa won the NCAA individual golf championship by shooting a 4-under 66 in the final round in Milton, Ga. Homa, a senior at UC Berkeley, was two shots off the lead entering the final round of the NCAA golf championship. He birdied three of the first five holes to take the lead. Cal earned the top ...

Valencia High graduate Max Homa won the NCAA individual golf championship by shooting a 4-under 66 in the final round in Milton, Ga. Homa, a senior at UC Berkeley, was two shots off the lead entering the final round of the NCAA golf championship. He birdied three of the first five holes to take the lead. Cal earned the top ...

Six teams from the Santa Clarita Valley are in the CIF Southern Section baseball playoffs. Three teams from the Foothill League are in. The Valencia baseball team opens at home in the wild-card round of the Southern Section Division 1 playoffs against Westlake today. Valencia finished in third place in the Foothill League. Westlake is the third-place team from the ...

The College of the Canyons softball team won two games on Sunday to advance to the Southern California Super Regionals. COC shut out Saddleback College twice to win the best-of-three series. The Lady Cougars won the first game, 12-0, and the second game, 13-0. COC plays Santiago Canyon at Riverside College in the Super Regionals on Friday. In college golf, ...