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 ...

Weitzeil became the first woman to break 21 seconds in the event with a 20.90 seconds race, after holding the American record previously. On Tuesday, Olympian and former Saugus star swimmer Abbey Weitzeil turned 23 years old. By Thursday night, the Cal senior added to her illustrious career with a career-best sprint at the 2019 Minnesota Invitational, defeating a trio ...

COURTESY NBC NEWS Olympian Alysia Montano entered the 800m at the U.S. Championships about six weeks before her due date on Thursday. Don’t miss a thing. Get breaking Santa Clarita news alerts delivered right to your inbox. Montano, a five-time U.S. outdoor champion, clocked 2 minutes, 32.13 seconds to finish last in her eight-woman preliminary heat, 24.38 seconds behind her ...

NEWS RELEASECongressman Howard “Buck” McKeon praised the passage of S. 925, legislation naming a peak in the Eastern Sierra in honor of Andrea Mead Lawrence, a local hero in the Mammoth Mountain area.  S.925 is a companion bill to Congressman McKeon’s House version, H.R. 1818 and passed last night by a vote of 408-7. This bill is now headed to President ...