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Tokyo Olympics Recap: Santa Clarita Natives Set Olympic Milestones

As the 2020 Tokyo Olympics come to an end, a handful of Santa Clarita athletes have taken the world stage and set Olympic milestones. Five athletes from Santa Clarita were in this year’s Olympic games, competing in different sports from track and softball to swimming and volleyball.  Allyson Felix has been named the most decorated track Olympian in the nation’s ...

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Santa Clarita Athletes Make College Commitments With National Letters Of Intent

Santa Clarita Athletes Make College Commitments With National Letters Of Intent

A number of Santa Clarita high school athletes signed their National Letters of Intent in recent weeks, officially committing themselves to the colleges where they’ll continue their sports careers. The announcements have trickled in during the lead-up to college football’s early National Signing Day on Wednesday. National Signing Day is typically the first day a high school senior can officially ...

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Derek Waldeck, Hart High School Alumnus, Is Going After The NCAA Title

Derek is currently playing for Stanford men’s soccer team but this will be his last year in college. As a midfielder for the Standoff University men’s soccer team, Hart High School alumnus is finding whole new motivations to deliver his best during the upcoming season. Derek Waldeck was born in Santa Clarita, Calif and finished his high school studies here, ...

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Dominant Saugus Swimmer Sets Sights On Rio Olympics

One of the most dominant athletes in California Interscholastic Federation history. National record holder. Olympic hopeful. Those are just a few of the titles that describe 19-year-old Saugus swimmer Abbey Weitzeil. Originally born in Santa Clarita in December of 1996, Abbey moved to Sacramento when she was very young and lived with her family until moving back to Saugus before her high school years. Upon ...

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National Signing Day: Santa Clarita Athletes Sign Letters Of Intent

BY DAVE CALDWELL, SCVNEWS.COM Several prominent Santa Clarita high school athletes signed their national letters of intent Wednesday, formally committing themselves to their college sport. Canyon High School Canyon’s Cade Apsay signed to play football at the University of Colorado. Apsay threw for 3,103 yards, 28 touchdowns and a league-low six interceptions on his way to being named Foothill League ...

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Alysia Montaño Wins 800m At USA Outdoor Track And Field Championships

Days after College of the Canyons athlete Tim White won the triple jump event at the U.S. Junior Outdoor Track and Field Championships, another Santa Clarita native made headlines in Track and Field. Alysia Montaño won the Women’s 800 Meter race on Sunday at the USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships in Des Moines, Iowa. She became the first woman ...

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