Chamlian Armenian School Places Well in Games

Vahan and Anoush Chamlian Armenian School in La Crescenta participated in the Annual Homenetmen KAHAM tournament, a program in which surrounding local Armenian schools compete in athletic scholar sports games in various sports. These include basketball, chess, soccer, table tennis, tennis and volleyball. A total of 27 basketball teams, six soccer teams, six volleyball teams […]

St. Monica Academy Crusaders Awarded First Team All-CIF Honors

No area boys’ basketball team was more successful in the postseason than St. Monica Academy in Montroes. The Crusaders advanced to the CIF State Division V Tournament, and two players, Peter Ford and Charlie Boles, were named to the CIF Div. V-A first team. Only the top 10 athletes in the division were recognized with […]

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Gladiator Youth Football Signups Continue The La Cañada Gladiators Youth Football program is open for registration for the 2018 football season. Registration and payment are online. Football applications are available on the Gladiator webpage at www.lcgladiators.org. The Gladiator program is open to girls and boys ages 6 to 14. The Gladiators field one flag team […]

Changes in Football to Protect Players

Changes in Football to Protect Players

By Mary O’KEEFE For athletes in football, soccer, and many other sports, getting banged around is just part of the game, but in recent years the toll some of these injuries take on these players have presented itself in pretty frightening ways. Concussions, specifically for football players, were brought to the general public’s attention in […]

CV Softball Cruising in League

CV Softball Cruising in League

By Hanna WRIGHT As of Tuesday, the Crescenta Valley High School softball team is 7-0 in the Pacific League. Last week, the Falcons beat one of their toughest competitors, Arcadia, 2-0, and easily defeated Hoover on Tuesday to stay in first place in the Pacific League. The Falcons began the league season with a bang, […]

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Gladiator Youth Football Signups Continue The La Cañada Gladiators Youth Football program is open for registration for the 2018 football season. Registration and payment are online. Football applications are available on the Gladiator webpage at www.lcgladiators.org. The Gladiator program is open to girls and boys ages 6 to 14. The Gladiators field one flag team […]

Delivering the Wright Stuff

Delivering the Wright Stuff

By Brandon HENSLEY Oh, the places she’ll go – but, oh! The places she’s already been. Three months ago, Crescenta Valley High junior Hanna Wright was in Europe, experiencing the fun of nights in Paris and the sobering days of Amsterdam visiting the Anne Frank House. This wasn’t the reason for her vacation, though, and, […]

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Falcons Host Appreciation Night Crescenta Valley High School Falcon baseball is hosting Fan Appreciation Night on Friday, May 11 at Stengel Field, 1601 Cañada Blvd. in Glendale. Gates open at 5:30; game is at 7 p.m. This is a free family event that will features a competitive baseball game with the Crescenta Valley Falcons against […]

Village Christian Prepares for Double Header

Village Christian Prepares for Double Header

By Brandon HENSLEY The Village Christian baseball team is 10-4 after a 6-5 win on Wednesday over Villa Park. The team will play a double header on Saturday against South Pasadena at South Pasadena High School. The Crusaders are 2-2 in the Olympics League, currently behind Heritage Christian ad Maranatha. Their next league game is […]

Pezeshkian Named to All-CIF First Team

Senior Arman Pezeshkian of the Crescenta Valley High boys’ basketball team has been named to the All-CIF first team for the 2018 season. Playing in Division 2A, Pezeshkian led the Falcons to the second round of the playoffs this season, averaging 25.3 points per game this season. He scored 39 in a 65-60 upset win […]