By Leonard COUTIN On May 13, the Division 1 CIF prelims sectionals were hosted by Trabuco Hills High School on its recently completed state-of-the-art facility. With three to four heats for each event, the strength of the athletes was tested as the events stretched more than six hours. The strategy of most competing was made […]
The baseball journey of new Crusaders coach Chris Casey currently has him leading a team which took the Olympic League by storm this year. By Brandon HENSLEY Casey isn’t at the bat anymore. Instead, far removed from his playing days at Crescenta Valley High School, he’s hopping from station to station on a secluded field […]
By Brandon HENSLEY fter sharing the Pacific League championship in 2016, the Crescenta Valley Falcon baseball team earned an outright title this season after a 1-0 victory over rival Arcadia Tuesday night at Stengel Field. It is the fifth League championship for CV since the 2012 season. The only run of the game came […]
The LA Dream Basketball Academy won the Boys 13U Division championship, Spring Tip-off IndiHoops Ranking Tournament at Arrowhead Christian Academy in Redlands hosted by SoPac Basketball April 22-23. LA Dream is located in Glendale and closely affiliated with the Homenetmen Ararat Chapter. The LA Dream wore their Armenian Genocide commemorative T-shirts in a sign of […]
By Leonard COUTIN On Friday, the Pacific League championship finals produced many outstanding marks that will advance local athletes to the CIF prelims being held on Saturday. The Division 1 qualifiers will compete at Trabuco High School starting with field events at 11 a.m. After more than five months of conditioning, and working through invitation […]
Brandon HENSLEY Kenny Aceves provided the heroics for the Village Christian baseball team on Tuesday at Tujunga Little League Field, as the Crusaders walked off with a 2-1 win over Whittier. The victory, coupled with Maranatha’s loss, puts Village (18-4, 8-1 in league) in the driver’s seat for an Olympic League championship with less than […]
La Cañada High School eighth grade student Ryan Morgan won the Boys 14 and Under Singles Division of the prestigious 117th Ojai Tennis Tournament on April 30, besting Ojai resident Takeyasu Sekiguchi 6-4, 7-6 (4). The Ojai tennis tournament’s history dates back to the turn of the 20th century. Past champions of “The Ojai” include […]
By Leonard COUTIN The Pacific League track and field prelims were hosted at Arcadia High School last Friday; the running of several heats caused the meet to run over six hours. The varsity field athletes did not have to qualify in the prelims. The athletes tested their strength against their rivals from each of the […]
From humble beginnings at Rosemont Middle School to their new home at Osborne Field, Abby Sheklow and Leah Crowther are proud to lead the Falcon girls’ lacrosse program. By Brandon HENSLEY The similarities are obvious between the two athletes: LeBron James, one of the best basketball players ever to live, and Abby Sheklow, Crescenta Valley […]
By Leonard COUTIN The final Pacific League dual meet for the Falcons was hosted by the Apaches at Arcadia on their state-of-the-art facility on April 19. Facing one of the strongest competitive meets of the season, the Apaches won both the boys and girls divisions by a wide margin. This brought the Falcons’ team standings […]