The regular season is complete, and now five Santa Clarita softball programs, four from the Foothill League and one from the Heritage League, are gearing up for the CIF-SS playoffs. The first round of the softball playoffs begins Thursday, May 14, with another round of games scheduled for Friday, May 15. Saugus vs. Brea Olinda – Division 2 The Centurions ...

Out of the five Santa Clarita high school softball teams that entered the playoffs, only one is still in contention for a championship – West Ranch. West Ranch (15-14) is headed to the quarterfinals, where they’ll face a tough La Cañada team (19-6-1) on Wednesday at 3:15 p.m.  The Wildcats advanced through the first two rounds with dominant performances, defeating ...

The regular season has officially wrapped for baseball and softball, and 11 programs from the Santa Clarita Valley are heading to the postseason. Baseball West Ranch The Foothill League champions, West Ranch (19-9), enter the playoffs riding a three-game win streak. They’ll face Palm Desert, the Desert Empire League champions, who are on an impressive 13-game winning streak. Palm Desert ...

With the playoffs kicking off on Thursday, a number of teams made their presence felt in the first round and others weren’t able to get the job done and bowed out early. Hart boys go the distance The Indians advanced to the second round of the playoffs in a nail-biter that went 14 innings and nearly four hours. They prevailed ...