By Robin GOLDSWORTHY The CV Falcons faced Valencia’s West Ranch Wildcats (3-7-0 league) on Tuesday night in Burbank. The Wildcats hit the boards hard, displaying an aggressive stance that drew first blood, nailing two points less than a minute into the game quickly followed by a three-pointer. They expertly moved the ball across the court, […]
The La Crescenta-based AAU basketball organization Full Force sent its 12-year-old team and one 14-year-old team to the Swoosh Division 2 Basketball Tournament May 22-23. Over 60 teams participated in the contest, which drew opponents from as far as San Diego. By the end of the weekend, both local teams took home second place trophies. […]
By Robin GOLDSWORTHY The summer Burbank basketball league kicked off Tuesday night with the Falcons, 8-4-0 league, faced off against the Simi Valley Royals. The Royals, who finished league 4-10-0, is traditionally one of the Falcons most worthy opponents. However, by the end of the first half with Crescenta Valley leading by 10 points, it […]
Was there a bigger surprise than the Crescenta Valley High boys’ swim team this year? Crescenta Valley shocked the area when the CV boys’ swim team earned second place overall in the CIF Southern Section Division II Finals at Belmont Plaza Pool on May 15, surpassing local rival and four-time reigning CIF champ La Ca-ada. […]
By Seth AMITIN A long morning at the Cerritos College track on Saturday turned into a long day. A handful of locals were able to compete at the CIF Finals and after hours of anticipation, finally reached the field. The results weren’t as great in previous years – no one in the area reached Masters […]
By Leonard COUTIN CV managed to qualify three athletes for the CIF track and field finals being held Saturday, May 22 at Cerritos College. Field events will start at 10 a.m. with running at 1 p.m. Entry cost is $7 for adults and $5 for students with school identification. Distance runners Cali King and Claudia […]
The Crescenta Valley High School junior varsity baseball team faced off against the Arcadia Apaches on Friday afternoon battling for the Pacific league title. Under the tutelage of Head Coach Mike Padula, with assistant coaches Richie Carrol and Grant Clark, the Falcons won its third consecutive JV baseball league championship 5 to 3. Highlights included […]
By Seth AMITIN Crescenta Valley High’s baseball season ended at Stengel Field on Tuesday when the Falcons lost to Northwood in the CIF Southern Section Division II wild-card game, 9-1. The Falcons had no answer for Northwood starting pitcher Zack Weiss, who went the distance, allowing only one run on two hits and one walk. […]
By Seth AMITIN Two Crescenta Valley High swimmers set league records as the Falcons boys’ and girls’ swim teams dominated the Pacific League at the league finals at Burbank on Thursday. The Crescenta Valley boys’ team dominated to the tune of 592 points (Arcadia was second place with 352). Likewise, the girls’ team scored 534 […]
The Glendale Unified Composite Team finished an impressive second season on May 2 at the final race of the 2010 SoCal race series. Competing in a field of 19 teams from high schools throughout Southern California, GUSD Composite finished an sixth overall in the team competition. The four race series included contests in Vail Lake, […]