Hart High School has four alumni currently playing for MLB teams at Spring Training, but there are five more Santa Clarita stars who are also competing. Jared Oliva, Valencia (‘13), Keston Hiura, Valencia (‘14), Hunter Greene, Notre Dame (‘17), born in Santa Clarita, Scott Barlow, Golden Valley (‘11), and Tommy Milone, Saugus (‘05) are all in either Arizona or Florida ...

Hart High School baseball head coach Jim Ozella has seen quite a few ball players wear a Hart jersey in his 20 plus years coaching, but none much better than the four Hart alumni who are currently playing in MLB Spring Training. Mike Montgomery(‘08), Trevor Bauer(‘08), Pat Valaika(‘10), and Tyler Glasnow(‘11) all started their careers in Santa Clarita and now ...

The William S. Hart Union High School District released updated guidance for high school athletics in the Santa Clarita Valley on Tuesday, announcing that practices and competition for most outdoor sports can resume “immediately” thanks to decreased COVID-19 case rates in Los Angeles County. After receiving athletic protocol updates from the California Department of Public Health (CDPH), the Los Angeles ...

With the lifting of the Stay-At-Home Order in California, certain high school sports will be allowed to resume athletic competitions in Los Angeles County, according to a release from the California Interscholastic Federation (CIF) State office on Monday. With the lifting of the Stay-at-Home Order in Southern California last week, and as a purple tier sport, Boys and Girls Cross ...

In the event of a return to competition in high school sports, student-athletes will not be permitted to compete simultaneously in prep and club sports, according to a release from the California Interscholastic Federation (CIF) State office on Wednesday. Previously, CIF officials had suspended their bylaws, which prevented high school athletes from participating on a club or travel team in ...

The CIF Southern Section (CIF-SS) Fall Sports Championships have been canceled for the 2020-2021 school year, according to a statement from CIF-SS Commissioner of Athletics, Rob Wigod. The decision was made as part of an effort to provide the most opportunity for a return to play at some point, as the ongoing surge in COVID-19 cases has continued to keep ...

Three NFL players whose football roots reach back to Santa Clarita have advanced with each of their teams to the Divisional Round of the NFL Playoffs. Marquise ‘Hollywood’ Brown Marquise ‘Hollywood’ Brown played wide receiver at College of the Canyons in 2016 and turned in a solid performance in his sophomore season with the Baltimore Ravens this year. Brown finished ...

The California Interscholastic Federation (CIF) State office issued an update on the schedule for potential high school sports competition in the event a return to play became possible under the public health orders in place across the state. CIF officials continue to create plans in the event a return to competition becomes possible with an improvement in relevant COVID-19 metrics. ...

Former Hart High School quarterback Brady White was named the winner of the 31st William V. Campbell Trophy, honoring the college football player with the best combination of academics, community service and on-field performance. Recognized for his final season with the University of Memphis Tigers, White was selected for the award, commonly known as the “Academic Heisman,” from a field ...

Former Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Tommy John has been hospitalized multiple times since he tested positive for COVID-19 on Dec. 13 and is currently on oxygen, according to reporting by The Daily Beast. A bizarre wrinkle to the unfortunate diagnosis is that John’s eldest son Tommy John III has denied and continues to deny the reality of the on-going pandemic.  ...