By Justin HAGER The Crescenta Valley High School varsity girls’ volleyball team entered Monday night’s match against Taft with a chip on their shoulder. After two heartbreaking losses last week, including a nail biting five-set loss to Agoura on Thursday that went late into the night, these Falcons were ready to win. More fuel was […]
By Justin HAGER In March 2020, Vince Iuculano, the CEO of YMCA of the Foothills, reached out to his friend Christopher Cicuto, the associate dean of Athletics at Glendale Community College (GCC) with a straightforward opportunity. “Our Verdugo Hills Family YMCA was going through a small capital improvement project,” explained Iuculano, “adding 900 square feet […]
By Justin HAGER The Tokyo Olympics came to a sparkling and hopeful finish on Sunday after more than two weeks of competition in 33 sports and 46 disciplines. After being pushed back a year, this year’s Olympiad offered both the uncomfortable reality of the ongoing pandemic, as captured by the empty stands in the still […]
California Athletic Soccer Club welcomed retired U.S. National team and Major League Soccer (MLS) star Sean Franklin to the CASC family and coaching staff. “CASC is incredibly proud to welcome Sean Franklin as part of our coaching staff,” said CASC Director Kurtis Millan. “Sean’s playing experience and list of achievements is unmatched in Southern California. […]
By Justin HAGER The last time a Crescenta Valley High School student was recognized as a Gatorade Player of the Year, Titanic had just won 11 Academy Awards and become the first film in history to gross $1 billion. But now, 23 years after future WNBA star Michelle Greco was named the Gatorade Girls Basketball […]
Milwaukee Bucks Win First NBA Championship in 50 Years Two-time MVP and Milwaukee fan favorite Giannis Antetokuonmpo scored 50 points against the Phoenix Suns in Game 6 of the NBA finals on Tuesday night, giving them their first league title in 50 years, and only their second in franchise history. The championship was particularly impressive […]
Practice, learn, improve: Those were the goals of CSA’s 2021 Mustang-9 Pony tournament team – and they were met. The team represented the league at the Pony SoCal East Region Mustang-9 tourney, held June 25-June 29 in West Covina. It was CSA’s first Mustang-9 team to compete at Pony since 2018. Since being formed over […]
By Justin HAGER With the Tokyo Olympics just weeks away, several area residents are gearing up for competition on the world’s biggest stage. Southern California is home to dozens of Olympic athletes, with several having particularly close ties to the local community and local high school and college sports culture. The CV Weekly is proud […]
By Justin HAGER You know you’re doing something right when the “Black Mamba,” Kobe Bryant, invokes his own legacy and nickname to bestow an honor upon you. And on Sunday night, the “White Mamba,” aka Phoenix Mercury guard Diana Taurasi, proved that she was deserving of Bryant’s recognition and a place next to Bryant in […]
After all the delays, the Zoom meetings, the practices and the anticipation, Village Christian head football coach Richard Broussard was able to gather his troops and play some football during spring 2021. With COVID-19 postponing the usual 2020 fall football campaign, the Crusaders were able to play a shorter, but no less exciting, football season. With […]