CIF Playoffs Begin for CV Sports

CIF Playoffs Begin for  CV Sports

By Brandon HENSLEY Teams for Crescenta Valley High School started CIF playoffs this week. The boys’ basketball team played its first round opponent, the Foothill Knights, in Santa Ana on Wednesday. The Falcons were hoping to advance despite a shaky second half to its Pacific League season. They finished 8-6 in league, which put them […]

CV Girls’ Basketball Looks for Outright League Title

By Brandon HENSLEY Girls Basketball With a home win over Burbank on Tuesday, the Crescenta Valley High Lady Falcons’ basketball team won at least a share of their second straight Pacific League championship. The Falcons’ 51-35 victory over the Bulldogs pushed their record to 20-6 overall, 11-2 in league. Glendale sits in second place, but […]

CVHS Sports Roundup

CVHS Sports Roundup

The Crescenta Valley boys’ varsity soccer team has already clinched at least a share of the Pacific League championship after it defeated the Muir Mustangs 4-1 on Tuesday. The Falcons are 15-4-2 overall, 10-0-1 in league. They end their season next Thursday against Arcadia. Burroughs is second in league at 7-3-1. The Falcons meet Burroughs […]

CV’s New Dead-Eye

CV’s New Dead-Eye

By Brandon HENSLEY On Friday night, Crescenta Valley High students and fans packed their gymnasium to see their basketball team, the Falcons, stick it to their rival, the Arcadia Apaches. They got their wish, as CV won 77-68 and, although the game was intense with coaches screaming and both student sections taunting the other – […]

Falcons Can’t Handle Bulldogs’ Davis, Willis

Falcons Can’t Handle Bulldogs’ Davis, Willis

By Brandon HENSLEY Despite Crescenta Valley High’s second-half adjustments to slow down their hot-shooting opponent, the Falcons’ varsity basketball team could not do enough on Tuesday, suffering a home loss to Burbank High School 88-78. The Bulldogs grabbed an early first-quarter lead, led by five points at halftime, and never let up, even when CV […]

Powerhouse Pezeshkian Pushing Falcons Forward

Powerhouse Pezeshkian Pushing Falcons Forward

By Brandon HENSLEY The Crescenta Valley High School boys’ basketball team isn’t blowing away the competition in the Pacific League, but so far, so good, as the Falcons were 3-0 in league heading into Wednesday’s game against the Muir Mustangs. CV surprised many when it won its first league game Jan. 3, downing the Bulldogs […]

VCS Baseball Winds Down Fall Ball, Gears Up for Winter Play

VCS Baseball Winds Down Fall Ball, Gears Up for Winter Play

By Brandon HENSLEY With the fall portion of the high school baseball season over, the Village Christian boys’ team is looking toward the winter season before the real stuff begins in late February. The VC Crusaders hosted Agoura High School at Tujunga Little League on Dec. 16 in the fall finale, and are now taking […]

Year in Review 2017

Year in Review 2017

  A championship for Village Christian basketball, CV football makes history, and a decorated high school runner ends his career in style January The defending CIF Southern Section Division 1A basketball champion Crescenta Valley Lady Falcons, who now play in Division 1AA, opened their league schedule with a 41-33 victory over the Burbank Bulldogs at […]

Lane Dominates at Foot Locker to Win Her Second Championship

By Leonard COUTIN On Saturday, Dec. 9, Balboa Park in San Diego hosted one of cross-country’s most exciting invitationals – the 39th Annual Foot Locker National Cross- Country Final. The invitational presented 10 of the best runners from four regions across the United States: Northeast, South, Midwest and West. Eyes were on returning winner Claudia […]

Sports Notes

CVLL Registration Crescenta Valley High School has had strong performances as teams prepare for the winter break. In boys’ soccer, the Falcons trumped the Glendale Nitros 3-0 for a Pacific League win. CV (1-0-1) next hosts La Cañada in a non-conference game on Dec. 20. In boys’ water polo, Crescenta Valley High School player David […]