Statham Academy hosted the fourth annual SCV All-Star game for boys and girls high school basketball, where teammates became opponents and opponents, teammates. The event included all-star games for girls and boys, respectively and included every high school in the Santa Clarita Valley. On the girls’ side, the team captains were Eva Marie Rios from Saugus, who was designated as ...

Canyon’s girls basketball team is moving on to the CIF-SS Division 3 quarterfinals after a 54-39 win over Wiseburn-Da Vinci on Saturday night. The host Cowboys were led by Shannen Wilson, who posted a double-double with a team-high 22 points and 10 rebounds, while adding four steals. Sophomore Darby Dunn continued her historic season. Earlier this year, she became the ...

The Foothill League boys’ basketball season officially gets underway on Tuesday. Across Santa Clarita, teams are gearing up for the kind of high-energy rivalries that define basketball in the SCV. Much of the early buzz traces back to October, when players and coaches from around the valley gathered at Canyon High School for the league’s second annual media day.  Held ...

March Madness gets everyone talking about brackets and upsets. But ask someone how many quarters in college basketball and watch the confusion set in. The men’s game doesn’t have quarters at all. College basketball runs on its own rulebook, separate from the NBA, WNBA, and even women’s college hoops. These rules explain why games unfold differently, why college basketball scores ...

The city of Santa Clarita has announced that due to the construction of the new Rink Sports Pavilion, the outdoor basketball courts at the Santa Clarita Sports Complex will be closed effective Friday, July 11 and remain closed until Aug. 21. Santa Clarita officials report that the closure is necessary to ensure safety in the area during the construction process. ...

The College of the Canyons Foundation is scheduled to host its third annual 3-on-3 Basketball Tournament later this month and is seeking sponsorships. The COC Foundation basketball tournament is set to be held from 9 a.m. to noon on Sunday, April 27, in the college’s West P.E. (WPEK) gymnasium, located on the Valencia campus. Event check-in and breakfast will begin ...

The Master’s University mens’ basketball team claimed the title for the conference regular season with a 75-66 win over Hope International last week in The MacArthur Center. By Dave Caldwell Kaleb Lowery, a two-time All-American, scored a career-best 32 points on nine of 12 shooting to lead the Mustangs (24-4, 12-2) to their second consecutive GSAC regular season championship. “Kaleb ...

With just two games left in the season—and some teams having only one remaining—the race for the playoffs is at its peak, with multiple teams battling for a postseason berth. Boys’ Basketball: The Foothill League title race is down to Valencia and Saugus, both tied at the top with 8-3 league records. If Valencia secures a win against Golden Valley ...

The Diva Sharks traveled to Long Beach this past weekend for the Special Olympics Summer Games and left it all on the court in their pursuit for a gold medal.  The tournament kicked off on June 8 with a pair of qualifying games for the Diva Sharks who lost the first and won the second. The next day, they won ...

The California Interscholastic Federation (CIF) has revealed the athletes named to the 2023-24 All-CIF team, which includes seven players from Santa Clarita high schools. The school with the most players nominated to the All-CIF Team is the Castaic Coyotes, with three players recognized. Team representatives include Christian Clark, Tashaun Barron, and Giovani Valentin, all seniors at Castaic. The Coyotes’ victory ...