Football in the Foothills

St. Francis Football Rolls Over Pasadena The St. Francis High football team improved to 2-0 last week with a 35-0 win over Pasadena in St. Francis’ season home opener. The Golden Knights of La Cañada scored a touchdown each in the first and second quarters, and then railed off 21 points in the fourth quarter. […]

Tough Test Expected Tonight for Falcons

Tough Test Expected Tonight for Falcons

  The print article of this story incorrectly stated this week’s game was Thursday. It is not. The Falcons play Golden Valley at Canyon HS on Friday at 7 p.m.   By Brandon HENSLEY It was only the third quarter, but a hard night’s work had come to an end for most of the starting […]

Falcon Boys Rally to Win at Cross-country Meet

Falcon Boys Rally to Win at Cross-country Meet

By Leonard COUTIN The Falcon varsity boys claimed a strong victory when they hosted the first non-scoring tri-meet at CV Park on Thursday. Each year running against Newbury Park and Camarillo high schools proves to be a very competitive meet for the Falcons in the early season. From the beginning of the race, CV junior […]

FitzGerald Sets Course Record at Cool Breeze Invitational 2016

FitzGerald Sets Course Record at Cool Breeze Invitational 2016

By Leonard COUTIN On Saturday, Sept. 3, the inaugural Cool Breeze Invitational cross-country meet was on the Brookside Golf Course near the famous Pasadena Rose Bowl. A promising flat three-mile course had potential to rally some of the fastest times for this early season. The invitational started in the afternoon and ended in late in […]

It’s Doyle’s Turn as CV Football Begins New Season

By Brandon HENSLEY Tonight marks not only the beginning of a new season for the Crescenta Valley High football team, but also a new era. Cole Doyle will take the field as the team’s starting quarterback when the Falcons host the Verdugo Hills Dons at Glendale High’s Moyse Field at 7 p.m. Of course, new […]

The Gender Equality of StandStill Baseball

The Gender Equality of StandStill Baseball

By Nicole MOORE On Sunday, StandStill Baseball was introduced at the Glendale Sports Complex. The demonstration consisted of two one-hour games with six female players and six male players on opposing teams. Mike Boyd, a former player for the L.A. Dodgers and the Oakland As, created StandStill Baseball. Boyd provided lively commentary throughout this family-friendly […]

CV Hopes Culture Change in Volleyball Leads to Success

CV Hopes Culture Change in Volleyball Leads to Success

By Brandon HENSLEY No matter who you talk to, members of the Crescenta Valley High volleyball team feel they are better equipped to handle this season than any recent one. It doesn’t have to do with just the attitude or the talent on the court. It’s also literally because the equipment itself is vastly superior […]

Rosemont Basketball Finalizes Rosters After Tryouts

Rosemont Basketball Finalizes Rosters After Tryouts

By Brandon HENSLEY Young basketball players in the community who may one day have dreams of playing for respected high school programs like Village Christian or Crescenta Valley would be wise to first take advice from coaches Bon Sam and Brent Ballard: fundamentals first. Sam and Ballard coach the girls’ and boys’ teams, respectively, at […]

Fall Sports Lineup for Local Teams

  By Brandon HENSLEY ith the start of another school year, local middle and high school teams are gearing up for fall competition. The Crescenta Valley varsity girls’ volleyball team has already been participating in preseason tournaments, which they did last week. The team will be led by second year head coach Kevin Boyke, and […]

La Cañada 14U Girls Make History

La Cañada 14U Girls Make History

This past week La Cañada’s 14U Gold Girl’s Fastpitch Tournament Team won the Amateur Softball Association (ASA) 14U B Western National Championship Tournament held in La Habra where 52 teams competed for the title of national champion. With outstanding team defensive play and awesome pitching, coupled with timely hits and towering home runs, Team La […]