By Brandon HENSLEY Crescenta Valley High School alum Jimmy Smiley pitched a complete game for the Czech Republic’s Jablonec Blesk baseball team on April 17. Smiley struck out seven batters against the Trebic Nuclears in a 130-pitch effort. The Blesk (which means Lightning) is playing its first year in the Extraliga League, which according to […]
By Justin HAGER The Crescenta Valley High School varsity baseball team jumped 158 spots in the MaxPreps California High School rankings after winning three straight games by 10-runs or more. The Falcons are now tied for first place in the Pacific League, ranked in the top one third of the state, and the top 25 […]
By Justin HAGER The CVHS Falcons varsity baseball team is finally back on the field following the interruption of last year’s season due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Although Pacific League play didn’t begin until this week, the Falcons already have played a total of nine games in two tournaments and two non-league games. The 2021 […]
By Michael LEVITSKY Crescenta Valley High School’s varsity football team was forced to cancel its first game against Burroughs High following a positive COVID test last week. In following protocols, the team has been quarantined since last Tuesday. The player/s, as well as position/s, were not disclosed, and the school and team have neither the […]
Photo by Sam Lee/GCC Athletics By Michael LEVITSKY Glendale Community College announced Friday that it will opt out of all sports competitions for the remainder of the school year citing health and safety concerns. Releasing a memo and posting to Instagram, associate dean of Athletics Chris Cicuto stated the Spring II season consisting of baseball, […]
Southern Sections cancels fall championships, games can potentially still be played. Following last week’s announcement that CIF Southern Section playoffs have been canceled, members from the Pacific League met on Jan. 20 to discuss possible season layouts for all fall sports, now that there are an additional four weeks to work with. “We are still […]
California Credit Union in Glendale invites college-bound students in Los Angeles County to apply for its 2021 College Scholarship Program. Through the program, the credit union provides $20,000 in scholarships annually to recognize Southern California students who are motivated in their academic studies and active in their schools and communities. “We realize that managing the […]
By Michael LEVITSKY The state office of the California Interscholastic Federation – CIF – released an updated map detailing guidelines in order for student athletes to return to competition in different tiers, by county across the state, as authorized by the California Dept. of Public Health. Also shown is which sports are divided into Season […]
By Brandon HENSLEY Clayton Frech is a man in his late 40s with the vocal inflection of a SoCal dude much younger. After talking with him, you get the impression that he might invite you out to a skate session to shred some gnar and go watch “Point Break” afterward. But Frech’s tubular way of […]