By Brandon HENSLEY The train kept on rolling for Crescenta Valley football this week as the Falcons varsity team was recognized at Supervisor Mike Antonovich’s office on Tuesday at the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors meeting. The players each were given a certificate from the County of Los Angeles with the Falcons logo […]
By Brandon HENSLEY If nothing else, for Crescenta Valley basketball, it was a wild way to ring in the New Year, not to mention the start of Pacific League play. Jeremy Hayes banked in a contested jump shot with three seconds left to break a tie game, and the Muir Mustangs defeated the Falcons 46-44 […]
Kate Hansen mania, World Cup fever, big news for Special Olympics and … oh yeah, that Falcon football team. It was all part of a memorable year in sports for the Crescenta Valley area. By Brandon HENSLEY January St. Francis soccer coach Glen Appels won his 400th game on Jan. 15, beating Crespi 2-1 for […]
By David O’CONNOR Bostin Lakin, a junior wide receiver from Crescenta Valley High School’s varsity football team, was selected by Assemblyman Mike Gatto to attend this year’s Rose Bowl game for being an inspiration to his team and to kids in the community. Each year Gatto gives away his Rose Bowl tickets to a local […]
By Brandon HENSLEY Connor Van Ginkel will spend part of his holidays in South Carolina playing football. The Crescenta Valley High School wide receiver has been selected and will play in the National Underclassman Combine (NUC) All-American game on Dec. 30 in Myrtle Beach. Players will start practice on Dec. 27, and the game will […]
By David O’CONNOR With less than three weeks until the uncompromising Pacific League season gets underway, the Crescenta Valley Falcons high school boys’ varsity soccer team is under no illusions that they will be up against high-caliber opposition and are quietly confident their pre-season form will prepare them for success in the business part of […]
By Michael J. ARVIZU It was all made possible thanks to a donation given out of the kindness of their hearts. When Artificial Grass Liquidators heard that the Tujunga Little League’s field of synthetic grass had been stolen a month ago, the Temecula-based company decided to take action to replace it. Around the night of […]
By Mark FABRICK Baseball’s annual winter meetings concluded last week in San Diego, and few teams made as much noise as the Los Angeles Dodgers. The Dodgers upgraded their defense and positional depth as well as their long-term financial flexibility; however, they traded away two prominent fan favorites in Matt Kemp and Dee Gordon. The […]
The Falcons set out to rebound from a heartbreaking last season to prove this time around they belonged with the elite. That proof now lies in the form of a 2014 CIF championship. By Brandon HENSLEY From indecision to leaving no doubt. That’s what went through the mind of Brian Gadsby over the course of […]
Falcons win CIF to cap perfect season. By Brandon HENSLEY It was tough for Hudson Gossard to find words for what just happened last Friday night at Glendale High School. He paused frequently and looked down, then up, then down again. What could he say? His Falcons were champions at last. “It’s pretty surreal. […]