Glendale Heads to Chavez Ravine

Glendale Heads to Chavez Ravine

By Jason KUROSU Dodger Stadium welcomed the city of Glendale on Saturday night, as the game between the Dodgers and the Milwaukee Brewers coincided with the third annual Glendale Dodger Night, a fundraiser for Glendale’s parks system. Glendale Dodger Night is one of the Glendale Parks & Open Space Foundation’s three major fundraisers benefitting parks, […]

Dodgers Try To End Slump

Can’t watch the Dodgers? You can at least read about them here. CV Weekly contributor and Dodgers on Deck writer Mark Fabrick has everything you need on the Boys in Blue. By Mark FABRICK After wrapping up a brilliant 6-3 road trip that included series wins in Anaheim and Atlanta, the Dodgers got swept at […]

SPORTS notes

QB Kicks Off Season The Glendale YMCA Quarterback Club will be having its annual kick off party on Aug. 28 at Straw Hat Pizza in La Crescenta from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. Members and non-members and families are invited, proceeds from the food purchases will be used to fund scholarships for local athletes. There […]

Fight Night Found in Glendale

Fight Night Found in Glendale

By Jason KUROSU aturday night featured a premium boxing event in Glendale, only the fifth since 2010, to a packed house at the Glendale Civic Auditorium. The Civic bore witness to a full card of bouts billed as “Glendale Fight Night.” The Glendale City Council lifted a 62-year ban on the sport, which was initially […]

Falcons Gear Up for New Season

By Brandon HENSLEY Coming off a productive summer, Head Coach Paul Schilling is confident about his Crescenta Valley High School varsity football team continuing its success this season. The Falcons once again competed in spring and summer passing tournaments, and Schilling said they won more games in those tournaments than they ever had. “We had […]

Bash Boxing Returns to Glendale

Bash Boxing Returns to Glendale

By Brandon HENSLEY On Saturday, undefeated and top-15 world ranked Jr. Welterweight Jose “El Chon” Zepeda (26-1-1, 21 KOs) will be featured in the main event in Glendale’s Fight Night at the Civic Auditorium. The event is presented by Art of Boxing, Bash Boxing and Top Rank, and will be televised on Unimas as part […]

Campbell Takes to the (Indoor) Field

Campbell Takes to the (Indoor) Field

By McKenna MIDDLETON, intern Success is rarely something stumbled upon in an episode of serendipity, as pro football player and former Crescenta Valley High School student Sam Campbell has discovered. Since graduating from CVHS in 2010, Campbell has been on a long and winding journey  pursuing a football career. He attended Glendale Community College for […]

Issues Loom over Dodgers

Can’t watch the Dodgers this season? CV Weekly’s Mark Fabrick brings you up to date on the Boys in Blue By Mark FABRICK The Dodgers stood pat at last Thursday’s trade deadline and did not acquire any additional pitching help. The weaknesses at the back end of the starting rotation and lack of bullpen depth […]

These Walls Can’t Hold Him

These Walls Can’t Hold Him

Mountain Avenue Elementary student Advait Kartik is finding success as a champion racquetball player, and his future looks bright … in many areas. By Brandon HENSLEY There used to be days when Kartik Sundram would drive his son to a basketball game or swim lesson, and by the time they arrived, little Advait would be […]