The Crescenta Valley High varsity boys’ basketball team finished its summer league season with a record of 16-4 after it went 3-1 at Glendale Community College last week. The Falcons defeated Alhambra, Verdugo Hills and Walnut, while their lone defeat was a 59-52 overtime loss to San Gabriel Academy. Heading into the fall season, the […]
By Brandon HENSLEY As Arman Pezeshkian was being helped up by a teammate, his expression pleaded with the nearest referee for a foul to be called. Moments earlier, Pezeshkian threw up an off-balanced three-point attempt to tie the game against Saugus, but the buzzer sounded, the try missed and Pezeshkian went to the floor with […]
By Vincent PAGE While Friday night lights are still months away, the Crescenta Valley High School varsity football team is already getting ready for the season ahead. Practices are held during the hottest parts of the day, followed by hours spent in the weight room that include excruciating workouts created by defensive coordinator Dennis Gossard. […]
By Leonard COUTIN The CIF state championship track and field finals celebrated its 99th year by hosting the preliminaries on Friday and the finals on Saturday in the Buchanan Veteran Stadium in Clovis. Closing what many say was an incredible track season were many outstanding and exceptional performances that have been posted permanently in the […]
On May 30, St. Monica Academy senior Jack Golbranson signed a National Letter of Intent to play baseball for the University of Puget Sound. Golbranson is a two-time League MVP and all-CIF first team catcher and captained SMA to its fifth consecutive league championship and CIF playoff appearance. St. Monica Academy, an independent, Catholic, coeducational […]
By Brandon HENSLEY High school students may know something about cramming the night before a big test, but members of the Crescenta Valley High boys’ basketball program are getting a taste of what cramming in the summer feels like. With 23 summer league games scheduled in June before the CIF-mandated dead period, many new Falcon […]
By Brandon HENSLEY The bond between a horse and its rider is something unique, an ineffable feeling reserved only for those who grow their love of horses to become equestrians. Allyson Wreede knows the feeling. This is her 24th year in Blue Shadows, a non-profit organization that teaches kids of all ages leadership skills and […]
By Brandon HENSLEY The Crescenta Valley High School baseball team had its season end May 19 by losing to Capistrano Valley 3-2 in the first round of the CIF playoffs. The Falcons had a stellar regular season, going 25-2 and winning the Pacific League for the second straight season. CV softball also had a strong […]
By Brandon HENSLEY After four decades of service to CAfter four decades of service to Crescenta Valley High School, the memories are plentiful for Jim Beckenhaur, though a couple stood apart for him as he spoke to a full room Saturday night at Oakmont Country Club. There was the installation of the synthetic track and […]
By Leonard COUTIN On Saturday, spectators witnessed enduring strength in outstanding performances when the Southern Section CIF track and field championship finals were held on the Cerritos College Falcon Field. Competition spanned nine hours with athletes battling temperatures that climbed in excess of 90 degrees. The middle and long distance athletes were especially affected as […]