Category Archives: Sports

Joe Kapp, still swingin’ at 74: an SCVTalk-as-TMZ moment

Posted on November 29, 2011 by Mike

Joe Kapp, who in pre-Twlight days held the position for decades as SCV’s most famous son, is making a run at the title again at the age of 74. It isn’t enough that he quarterbacked in a Rose Bowl, a … Continue reading →

Posted in Misc., Sports | 33 Comments

Pendulum swings back to Hart

Posted on October 29, 2011 by Mike

Whether Jeff has retired like Sanders or Favre is an open question. In the meantime, I’m left to stand up for the valley’s greatest football program, Hart High School, against the new kid who graduated from Valencia and Myers, who … Continue reading →

Posted in Education, Shameless Newhall Boosterism, Sports | 9 Comments

Jamie Shields, All Star pitcher, Hart High Grad, Pride of SCV

Posted on July 14, 2011 by Jeff

The sign says it all. Wow! His proud cousin Dean writes in: James Shields of the Tampa Bay Rays and a grad of Hart High has made his first MLB All-Star game posting a hard luck 8-7 rcord this season. … Continue reading →

Posted in Sports | 22 Comments

Tour of California returns to SCV

Posted on February 14, 2011 by Jeff

It’s not a stage finish like we had in 2007 and 2008, but I’ll take it: stage 8 of the 2011 ToC will start at Town Center Drive, proceed out Highway 126 and south on Balcom Canyon road before finishing … Continue reading →

Posted in Recreation, Sports | 2 Comments

Tony Hawk was at Santa Clarita Skatepark!

Posted on January 19, 2011 by Jeff

As a devoted gamer who grew up grinding virtually in the many Tony Hawk video games (but never as a real skater), my mouth dropped upon hearing that the legendary skater and industry kingpin had visited our skatepark ysterday: There … Continue reading →

Posted in Recreation, Sports | 20 Comments

Are the Hart Indians Really That Bad?

Posted on September 11, 2010 by Timothy Myers SR.

I have predicted for some time that the cumulative effect of the hollowing out of Hart High School from just over 3,000 students to slightly less than 2,000 caused by flattening student populations and the opening of Golden Valley and … Continue reading →

Posted in Sports | 40 Comments

GOOOOOAALLLLLLLL! Catching World Cup Fever in the SCV

Posted on June 10, 2010 by Jeff

The whole world is about to go crazy because the 2010 FIFA World Cup kicks off in about three hours. Thirty two national teams will compete at 12 venues over 30 days in South Africa, the first time an African … Continue reading →

Posted in Sports | 14 Comments

The Strange case of the Summit Seals

Posted on May 27, 2010 by Jeff

Just what the hell is going on in Valencia Summit these days? One of Awesometown’s nicest and most mature neighborhoods is stewing in bitterness, resentment, suspicion and enough intrigue to make the screen writers of Desperate Housewives blush. Case in point: … Continue reading →

Posted in Misc., Opinion, Sports | 209 Comments

Chuck Pontius Memorial Criterium

Posted on April 25, 2010 by Jeff

It’s not exactly well known outside the cycling community, but every year bicycle racers from all over southern California converge on an empty industrial park for the Chuck Pontius Memorial Criterium. For those unfamiliar, a criterium is sort of like … Continue reading →

Posted in Opinion, Sports, Transportation | 10 Comments

Looks like Santa Clarita won’t get a Tour of California stage in 2010

Posted on October 19, 2009 by Jeff

I say “looks like” because the official route announcement for America’s largest bicycle race won’t be made until Thursday, but the rumor-mill isn’t looking good for a fourth straight Tour of California stop in Santa Clarita. Here’s what one bicycle … Continue reading →

Posted in Sports | 2 Comments