By Brandon HENSLEY 2013 Regular Season: 14-10-1 Playoffs: CIF Division III Wild-card, lost to La Salle 3-1. Departing seniors: Brady Sanford, Jordan Green, Jessica Morena, Riane Garcia, Molly Burke. But Look Who’s Coming Back: Pitcher Olivia Thayer, shortstop Hailey Cookson, center fielder Hannah Cookson. The Crescenta Valley High Lady Falcons probably could have, should have […]
By Alex DUPLESSIS The Crescenta Valley High School football team hosted its annual Gordy Warnock Memorial Passing Tournament last weekend. Attending were teams from Sylmar, John Marshall, Verdugo Hills, John Burroughs, Hart and Arcadia. CV kicked off pool play (games that determine bracket positioning) on Friday with a win over Sylmar. The Falcons then turned […]
Falcons’ basketball guard played a key role in last season’s success, but will transfer to Maranatha next season. By Brandon HENSLEY The Lord giveth, and the Lord taketh away. Crescenta Valley High School basketball player Nick Springer will transfer next year to Christian high school Maranatha in Pasadena, citing mainly religious reasons for he and […]
By Roger SONDERGAARD The CSA Bronco (boys 11-12) fans were treated to an outstanding series of games in this year’s playoffs. All games were held at Montrose Park over 10 days in a double elimination format. On Thursday, May 9, Landry’s defeated LRM without using their ace Hayden Burns to begin the playoffs. The game […]
By Leonard COUTIN The track and field Southern Section CIF finals were held on Saturday at Mt. San Antonio College. For some athletes this marked an end to a long season, and for a few who made qualifying times, new challenges were to be conquered. Falcon sophomore Megan Melnyk has had an exceptional year running […]
Pinto Teams in Classic Playoff Battle On Saturday at CV Park, two strong Pinto teams (ages 7-8), KidsArt and LMG, took to the field. Tyler Garland set the tone for LMG as he led off the game with a double. Sean Hardy followed with a home run that put LMG up 2-0. Ethan Sheklow settled […]
By Leonard COUTIN It was a hot Saturday that greeted athletes arriving at Trabuco High School to compete in the track and field CIF Southern Section prelims. The strategy for most of the athletes was to simply qualify and make it into the finals, which will be held this Saturday at Mount San Antonio College […]
»PLAYER SPOTLIGHT Get to Know … Elissa Arnold Minutes after celebrating the Lady Falcons’ first ever CIF championship in February, Elissa Arnold said accomplishing the feat was “more of a need than a want.” It was that kind of determination from Elissa and the rest of her team in 2012-13 that allowed Crescenta Valley to […]
By Alex DUPLESSIS Head Coach James Mustain had a message for his team after another flag football victory: “Offense wins games, defense wins championships.” The Rosemont Spartans (5-1) held off another valiant comeback attempt in a 13-12 victory over Toll Middle School (2-4) in flag football on May 9, winning the league championship for […]
Taylor Hill’s home run isn’t enough as errors in fifth help Lancers end CV’s season. By Brandon HENSLEY If it means anything to the Crescenta Valley High softball team, it would have been a long road ahead even it won Tuesday’s road playoff game against La Salle, and not just figuratively. The Falcons would […]