By Brandon HENSLEY The Crescenta Valley girls’ basketball team will head into tonight’s first-round playoff game already having accomplished so much this season. After a hard-fought win over Arcadia on Feb. 9 in the seaon finale, the Falcons (17-9, 9-3 in league) clinched their first outright league title since 2004. Caity Bouchard put up […]
The annual end-of-the-season rivalry game with Arcadia High School ended in thrilling fashion for the Falcons, who won the game on a layup with seconds left from senior Koko Kechichian.
By Brandon HENSLEY After watching enough high school basketball over the years, there’s really no way to deny it: some nights lend themselves to an exciting atmosphere, and some don’t. And on those more apathetic evenings, like Tuesday at Crescenta Valley High School, when players run out to a gym showing rows of empty spaces […]
Crescenta Valley High’s Tyler Hill and Brandon Beardt were selected to the All-CIF team for the 2016 football season. Selections were announced on Monday. Both Hill and Beardt are seniors, and both contributed heavily to a Falcon team that captured its second Pacific League title in three years. CV went 9-1 during the regular […]
The LA Dream team won the Boys 13U/7th Grade Gold Division Championship, West Coast Elite-25 hosted by Open Gym Premier in Newbury Park on Jan. 22. LA Dream team is located in Glendale and is affiliated with the Homenetmen Ararat Chapter. The team has participated in various tournaments and has won numerous championships to include […]
By Brandon HENSLEY Both the Rosemont Middle School flag football and girls’ volleyball teams are off to great starts this season. Each team welcomed the Toll Titans to Rosemont on Jan. 26 where the Spartan girls’ won in straight sets and the Spartan football team won 16-6. Both teams are 2-0 on the season, with […]
By Brandon HENSLEY The shots kept falling from beyond the arc for Burbank High School, but somehow, some way, every time the Falcons looked up at the scoreboard, they found themselves not far behind. Eventually, Crescenta Valley took control late in the basketball game and pulled out a tough 64-62 home victory over the Bulldogs […]
The Los Angeles Falcons track and field team has officially launched its 2017 season. Children between the ages of 5 and 15 will compete in events such as sprints, distance running, long jump, high jump, shot put, relays and hurdles. There are five divisions (based on age as of Dec. 31): Gremlins (ages 5-7), Bantams […]
By Brandon HENSLEY Update: Mercy Odima has a hairline fracture on her left leg and will be out three to five weeks. On Monday, the Village Christian girls’ basketball team trailed a powerful Oaks Christian squad by 14 points. Three days earlier, the team lost on a last-second three-pointer to Olympic League rival Valley Christian. […]