Local travel basketball team wins Santa Barbara tournament

The Crescenta Valley-based basketball organization Full Force participated in the Santa Barbara Swoosh March Madness Tournament the weekend of March 13-14 held at the UC Santa Barbara Thunderdome. Sixty-nine teams from central and southern California participated in the tournament’s boys and girls divisions fifth grade through high school. Full Force sent its 12U team and […]

New head football coach named to CVHS

By Brandon HENSLEY Photos by Leonard COUTIN In a move that was as surprising as a warm March day in Southern California, the Crescenta Valley High football program named its new head coach last week, varsity assistant Paul Schilling. Meaning the new era will look a lot like the old one, which is just fine […]

Lady Falcons beaten by Ayala in playoffs

By Brandon HENSLEY The line to get into the Crescenta Valley gym was a little longer than usual Wednesday night for the Lady Falcons playoff basketball game against Ayala. As it turns out, CV fans didn’t get to see a victory, but they did get to say goodbye and congratulate the team on a successful […]

Falcons pound San Gorgonio, lose to Tesero

By Brandon HENSLEY History will show the Falcons didn’t beat a great team in their CIF Southern Section Division1-A playoff game Wednesday night, Feb. 17. In fact, San Gorgonio snuck its way into the postseason with a 9-17 record before entering the Crescenta Valley gym. But don’t and try and tell that to the CV […]

Spartans fall to Falcons

By Brandon HENSLEY History will show the Falcons didn’t beat a great team in their CIF Southern Section Division1-A playoff game Wednesday night. In fact, San Gorgonio sneaked their way into the postseason with a 9-17 record before coming into the Crescenta Valley gym. But don’t and try and tell that to the CV boys […]

JV takes Burbank

It was a close game on Wednesday afternoon when the Falcon JV boys basketball team met the Burbank Bulldogs at CV. The team enters the final games of the season in first place in the CIF Pacific League. Beating the Bulldogs was necessary, but at times seemed doubtful as the Falcons had trouble holding onto […]

Falcons beat Bulldogs; is Arcadia next?

By Brandon HENSLEY By now, it might be possible to think that if Coltrane Powdrill and Nick Dragovich were being attacked from all sides in an alley, ala a cheesy crime-fighting TV show, the two of them wouldn’t have much of a problem disposing of their enemies, taking on all attackers with their backs to […]

CV conquers Burroughs – again

By Andrew SIMON The Crescenta Valley boys’ basketball team played Burroughs for the second time this season on Wednesday night. For the second time, the Falcons ran away from the Indians, to the tune of a 32-point margin of victory. Behind solid games from Coltrane Powdrill and Nick Dragovich and a blistering start from freshman […]