Azaria Hill, a Santa Clarita native, is set to represent the United States in the bobsled division in this year’s Olympics.   View this post on Instagram   A post shared by Azaria Hill OLY (@azaria_hill) Hill was destined for her career, due to being born to two Olympic medalists. US Track and Field Olympian Denean Howard-Hill and US Boxing ...

On this day in 1888 was the birth of Jim Thorpe, an Olympian and western actor who appeared in the movie “Outlaw Trail,” which was filmed on the Monogram movie ranch, now know as  Melody Ranch in Placerita Canyon. Despite not being cast as a main character, Jim Thorpe was an important character in the film “Outlaw Trail,” a 53-minute-long ...

With the summer Olympics around the corner, Santa Clarita residents headed to the Senses Block Party to ring in the games. The Senses Block Party is perfect for a family outing or date night. The best part is that admission is completely free. At the block party, guests were welcomed with music from Heartbreak Over Petty and a slew of ...

Santa Clarita native Allyson Felix is one of the most decorated women in Olympic track and field history. She continues to be a needle mover in the Olympics, but this time, it is off the track. Since the 11-time Olympic medalist and mother of two retired in 2022, she has stepped up in her role as a maternal health and ...

A unique sporting challenge When it comes to hosting an Olympic Games, the to-do list for organizers is a particularly lengthy one. Welcoming international athletes from all corners of the planet as well as millions of fans is not an easy task, but one that event organizers in Los Angeles face after being awarded the 2028 Olympic Games. For weeks ...

Santa Clarita’s very own Abbey Weitzeil qualified for the Summer Olympic Games this past weekend after placing third in the Women’s 50-meter freestyle with a time of 24.16 seconds.  Weitzeil will be one of 20 women swimming for the U.S. in Paris this summer, along with 24 swimmers on the men’s side.  This isn’t the first Olympic appearance for the ...

The University of Southern California announced its decision to name a field at one its landmark sports facilities after Santa Clarita native Allyson Felix, who is the most decorated U.S. track and field athlete in history.  As an alum of the university, the honor is special to Felix who continued to represent her school and hometown as an athlete, breaking ...

From a teenage phenom to the most-decorated U.S. Olympic Track and Field athlete in history, Santa Clarita native Allyson Felix capped her record-breaking career, and announced her retirement, with a bronze medal win at the 2022 World Athletics Championships in Eugene, Oregon on Friday.  For the last time, Team USA had the opportunity to watch the most-decorated U.S. Olympic Track ...

A Saugus High School baseball athlete is set to represent his College Development Team in the upcoming Junior Olympics this summer.  Saugus High Sophomore Toby Lite is set to represent Garciaparra Baseball Group (GBG).   “Trying out for and making the initial team was difficult and competitive. When GBG announced a chance to play in the Junior Olympics, Toby had to ...

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 ...