In honor of Super Bowl LVIII being right around the corner, we are taking a look at some of our very own Santa Clarita athletes who have played in the championship game.  Joe Knapp The first SCV athlete to play in the Super Bowl was quarterback Joe Kapp.  Kapp attended Hart High School from 1953 to 1955, where he also ...

Wade Cobbs IV, 6-foot-6, 370 pounds, is a highly sought-after lineman with interests from five division-one universities and is set to bring his talent to Hart High School for his junior campaign. Before transferring to Hart, Cobbs played at Oaks Christian for his sophomore campaign, where they went 9-3 and were the Marmonte League Champions. Before that, Cobbs played at ...

New Hart Head Football Coach Jake Goossen-Brown has quickly become acquainted with what Hart football is all about following a nearly five-hour meeting with former head coach Rick Herrington. During their meeting, Herrington gave Goossen-Brown a tour of Hart High School and let him know about Hart’s illustrious program history, which includes 20 Foothill League Championships, 14 CIF Final appearances ...

Following Rick Herrington’s retirement from Hart football after 38 years, Hart High School has announced Jake Goossen-Brown as the new head coach. “Hart High School is excited for Coach Goossen-Brown and the players/families in our program,” shared Hart High School officials in a news release. Goossen-Brown, aka Goose, is the 17th head coach in the program’s 78 years. It’s Goossen-Brown’s ...

Don Cruikshank, a local business owner and advocate of the Santa Clarita Valley died this week his family announced. A lifetime resident of the Santa Clarita Valley, 4-year-old Cruikshank moved to the community with his family in 1957. He attended Newhall and Peachland Elementary schools and graduated from Alemany High School in 1971. After leaving College of the Canyons, Cruikshank ...

Hart High School’s Rick Herrington has stepped down after 38 years with the football program, four of which he spent as head coach. Herrington became head coach of the Indians in 2019 after his brother Mike Herrington, who was inducted into the Southern Section Hall of Fame with seven state championships, stepped down after 32 years of being head coach. ...

In Santa Clarita, four local football teams made it to the playoffs and all four teams took a tough loss to end their seasons. On Friday Valencia lost their game against Servite 48-24, West Ranch went down against La Habra 41-21, Hart was downed by Crean Lutheran 37-21 and Santa Clarita Christian School was defeated 43-14. Despite tough losses in ...

Under the bright lights of the Cougar Stadium at College of the Canyons, the Hart Indians geared up to take on Crean Lutheran in the first round of the division six CIF- Southern Section (SS) playoffs. Unfortunately for the Indians, things did not go their way throughout the game and they came up short in a 37-21 loss. “This is ...

With Foothill League play now in the rearview mirror Valencia, West Ranch and Hart are all gearing up for the CIF-SS playoffs. In the Heritage League Santa Clarita Christian School has made the playoffs as well as they’re coming off a 7-2 season. What’s next for football teams in Santa Clarita? Valencia (9-1) vs Servite (5-5): The Valencia Vikings have ...

In a game where the winner is guaranteed a playoff spot the Hart Indians came out on fire beating Castaic 42-13. During the first half alone the Indians scored 35 points with running back Chris Clauss having two touchdowns in the first half. “Chris is just an unbelievable athlete on offense or defense he doesn’t get tired,” said Hart Head ...