So Cal Thunder (formerly La Crescenta Thunder 14U Girls Fastpitch Softball Team), a 16U travel team, participated in the Triple Crown Series (TCS) “Fall Classic” tournament on Sept. 15-16 at West Covina’s Big League of Dreams. After two days, 16 teams and seven games in 100-plus degree weather, So Cal Thunder finished second in a […]
Rees and Torres share equal time and lead Falcons over Spartans in Gordy’s Game. By Brandon HENSLEY It was the best of times in the first half last Friday at Glendale High, and it never really got worse in the second half as the Crescenta Valley Falcons’ football team beat up La Cañada 48-21 for […]
Webber Wins Again, Dinger Next Dr. Terry Webber, DDS successfully defended his King-of-the-Hill title with a narrow 82-81 victory over City Manager Scott Ochoa. His next challenger will be Rick Dinger, a local insurance broker. Rick played his high school football at St. Francis and college football at Cal State Northridge. After CSUN, Rick returned […]
Below are scores for last weekend’s contests of the La Cañada Gladiators. JR. GREMLIN FLAG (Teams do not keep Score) GREMLINS La Cañada 19, Temple City Rams 0 JR. PEE WEE La Cañada 0, Temple City Rams 33 PEE WEE La Cañada 6, Temple City Rams 19 Jr. Midgets La Cañada 36, Hacienda Heights 0 […]
Quarterback Club The Glendale YMCA Quarterback Club meets at 11:30 a.m. for a luncheon meeting at the Glendale Elks Club in Glendale. Local high school and GCC coaches update the group on weekly football activity and a guest speaker entertains the group each week. Membership is $50, lunch is $17. Contact John Simpson at (818) […]
The second and final round of the inaugural Glendale City Golf Championship presented by the Local Trusted Choice Agents took place on Aug. 27 at the Oakmont Country Club. The field of 88 players from the first day of play on Aug. 22 at Scholl Canyon Country Club was reduced to 40 golfers that competed […]
Webber Wins King-of-the-Hill, Ochoa Next Terry Webber, the current CV Weekly Fantasy Football II defending champion, defeated superintendent Dick Sheehan 79 – 63 in the first week of the King-of-the-hill competition. Terry will take on Glendale City Manager Scott Ochoa this week. Scott, an Azusa High School grad, started his football career in the Azusa […]
Titans’ quarterback kicks and tackles in victory as Falcons drop first game. Onto Warnock Memorial Game Friday. By Brandon HENSLEY The Falcons’ offense finally showed signs of life midway through the fourth quarter of their Sep. 7 game at San Marino when quarterback Ben Rees found wide receiver Jack Lutynski for a 31-yard touchdown pass […]
Quarterback Club Begins New Year The Glendale YMCA Quarterback Club begins its new year on Sept. 11 with an update from local coaches, and a special presentation from Kevin Danni, a survivor of the Twin Towers 9/11 disaster. Luncheon gathering starts at 11:30 a.m. at the Glendale Elks Club, 120 E. Colorado, Glendale. Membership is […]
They almost let big lead slip away, but get the road win in the end. By Brandon HENSLEY Second verse, same as the first. The Crescenta Valley Falcons varsity football team opened its season for the second straight time against the Santa Paula Cardinals, and for the second straight time it almost blew a big […]