By Leonard COUTIN Sports apparel company Brooks Sports Inc. hosted its fifth invitational meet outside of Seattle on June 18 at the Renton Memorial Stadium. Flintridge Prep senior Jack Van Scoter was one of the athletes who received a gold ticket invitation. He headed north after making his mark at the CIF Division 4 finals, […]
By Leonard COUTIN Each year Crescenta Valley High School says goodbye to graduates who have successfully made their mark on the school and its community. Good teachers and good coaches helped shape and steer these young athletes in achieving their dreams and all can be proud of the caliber of students who have passed through […]
The state final for the Trusted Choice Big I National Championship will be held July 11 and July 12 at the Oakmont Country Club in Glendale. The boys and girls who qualify to play are hoping to advance to the Trusted Choice Big I National Championship to compete against nationally ranked junior players and the […]
By Leonard COUTIN The 98th CIF State High School Track and Field Championships were held last weekend at the Buchanan High School Veterans’ Memorial Stadium in Clovis. All 10 of the CIF sections, representing more than 585 schools making up almost 90 leagues, were represented at the highest level of high school competition. The championships […]
By Brandon HENSLEY The Crescenta Valley varsity boys’ basketball team is in the middle of a busy week of summer league action. The team will have played six games by the end of Friday. As of Wednesday, the Falcons were 4-2 so far this summer, including two victories on Tuesday at Burbank High against Marshall […]
By Leonard COUTIN The performances of four local athletes at the CIF Masters track and field meet were found to be exceptional on Friday, allowing them to continue their journey to compete in the CIF state meet on June 3 in Fresno. Cerritos College again hosted the Masters meet which began early with the girls’ […]
By Brandon HENSLEY Rosemont Middle School is routinely looked at as the team to beat in any sport when the school year begins, and this year again proved why that is the case. In the 2015-16 school year, five of the Spartan athletic teams finished with a winning record, and each of them went undefeated […]
Spectators filled the stadium at Cerritos College on Saturday to watch top high school athletes compete in the CIF Southern Section finals of track and field. It was a long day for both athletes and spectators as 64 events – 16 in each of four divisions – spanned almost seven hours. Only one of […]
The year on the diamond has come and gone for the Crescenta Valley High School baseball and softball teams. Both programs had quality years, advancing to the playoffs, but both were eliminated in the first round. The baseball team recaptured the Pacific League championship this season, after having lost it to Burroughs High […]
By Brandon HENSLEY John Goffredo spent almost 20 seasons as head coach for the Crescenta Valley High School boys’ basketball team, and led the program to the CIF finals in 1994, so it may have been a surprise that it took almost this long for him to be inducted into the school’s athletic Hall of […]