Falcons Drop First League Game in Soggy Affair

Falcons Drop First League Game in Soggy Affair

By Vincent PAGE, intern The Crescenta Valley High School varsity softball team dropped its first Pacific League game in an 8-6 loss to Burroughs High School on Tuesday. The Lady Falcons fought hard throughout the entire game, but struggled at the plate unable to string together multiple hits in a single inning while Burroughs prospered. […]

Girls’ Lacrosse Looks to Stop Skid

Crescenta Vally freshman Kimberly Foster (above) takes a shot on goal against Louisville at Rosemont Middle School on March 24. The Lady Falcons won the game 14-5. Since then, the team has dropped two games in a row in the Pacific League. CV lost to Chaminade 20-3 on March 27, and to Glendale 19-5 on […]

Alatraca Blows Away Hoover

Alatraca Blows Away Hoover

By Brandon HENSLEY he hadn’t pitched in two weeks, but it sure didn’t look like it. Crescenta Valley High School softball pitcher Adela Alatraca dominated the Hoover Tornadoes’ lineup as the Falcons opened the Pacific League portion of their season with a 15-0 win at Hoover on Tuesday. Alatraca struck out 11 batters while giving […]

CV Cycling Rolls On

CV Cycling Rolls On

  The Crescenta Valley High School mountain bike team continued its winning ways with a dominating victory in race No. 3 held at Castaic Lake Recreation Area on Sunday. On an unseasonably hot day with mid-day temperatures in the low 90s, 488 high school racers representing 74 schools took to the season’s most challenging course […]

Falcons Find Gold In Track and Field

By Leonard COUTIN Crescenta Valley High School athletes stayed focused to soar past both Glendale and Pasadena when the Dynamiters hosted the second Pacific League track and field competition on Thursday. But what typically is a very close competitive meet did not have its usual rivalrous spirit this year. Out of the 15 events, the […]

Tennis Clash Lives Up to Expectations

By David O’CONNOR In their most anticipated match this season, the Crescenta Valley Falcons boys’ varsity tennis team suffered its first Pacific League defeat, 11-7, at the hands of undefeated host Arcadia on Tuesday. Coming off two non-league losses from their last three starts, the Falcons knew they had to play to their potential against […]

Split Win on First Tri League Meet

Split Win on First Tri League Meet

By Leonard COUTIN The Falcons hosted their first Pacific League tri-meet against the Burroughs Indians and the Hoover Tornadoes on Thursday, March 12. The Falcon boys knew it was going to be tough to beat the Indians who were state cross-country champions last season. Burroughs had a remarkable season and hoped to maintain their winning […]

CV Cycling Opens 2015 SoCal Season, Prepares for Home Contest

  The Crescenta Valley High School cycling team opened the 2015 SoCal season with a solid performance at Lake Perris on Sunday, Feb. 22. After months of training, thousands of miles and astronomical amounts of climbing, teams representing 73 schools were ready to race. In an atmosphere similar to a professional cycling event, the phenomenal […]

Boys’ Tennis Splits Matches, Rival Arcadia Awaits

By David O’CONNOR Even without leading singles player, Arin Meserkhani, the Crescenta Valley Falcons varsity boys’ tennis team easily bounced back from two successive defeats by outclassing hosts Whittier Christian High School, 17-1 in a non-league contest on Tuesday. Meserkhani, who has been a massive contributor to the Falcons superb 6-2 start to the season, […]

CV Cycling Opens 2015 SoCal Season

The Crescenta Valley High School cycling team opened the 2015 SoCal season with a solid performance at Lake Perris on Sunday, Feb. 22. After months of training, thousands of miles and astronomical amounts of climbing, teams representing 73 schools were ready to race. In an atmosphere similar to a professional cycling event, the phenomenal growth […]