By Brandon HENSLEY DoVall Boykins played high school basketball at Taft High, maybe a half-hour drive from La Crescenta on most days. Yet when he was about to be hooked up with a coaching job at Crescenta Valley High School, he didn’t know where he was going. “I had no idea where CV was,” he […]
Sierra Madre’s 8- and 9-year-old All Stars made a name for themselves in the Southern California softball community. Sierra Madre is usually selected by tournament hosts for pool play. Generally, expectations are that parents can schedule family vacations by late June as the team will wrap its play early in tournament contests. Not this year. […]
By Mary O’KEEFE Imagine your job was to travel around the world doing what you love. Sounds perfect, right? Now imagine you are only 17 years old. That is the dream life of Dakota Schuetz, professional scooter rider. Schuetz discovered the sport – and his love for it – when he was 10 years old. […]
By Roger SONDERGAARD This past weekend, La Cañada Baseball & Softball Association hosted teams from the Southland in their annual Summer Smash Tournament throughout La Cañada and Montrose. Thirty-one baseball teams from ages 8U to 12U had a chance to play each other, but many of the most interesting match-ups came between three of the […]
The T-Ball team of Wood, Weisinger, Sacdalan & Associates (WWSA) went undefeated the entire season (14 regular games), and played their championship game on Thursday, May 30 against formidable opponent CVI. Through the guidance of manager Kevin Deitch and assistant coaches Bobby Mucic and Sean Toro, WWSA won the championship and took home the trophy. […]
By Brandon HENSLEY Earlier this month, Crescenta Valley High School softball centerfielder Hannah Cookson was named to the All-Pacific League first team. The incoming senior hit .435 with 34 runs batted in to go along with her seven home runs. Her offensive production was not as great as in 2012 when she hit 16 home […]
By Brandon HENSLEY He’s not the tallest player on the court, nor is he the bulkiest, but Kevin Dinges is sure making his presence felt this summer for the Crescenta Valley High School basketball team. The junior forward has helped the Falcons to an impressive 9-3 summer league record so far, including a dominant 60-41 […]
By Roger SONDERGAARD It began during Memorial Day in Irvine when the CSA 11U boys’ All Stars defeated a tough La Cañada All Star team and earned the bragging rights along Foothill Boulevard. But then, over the Fathers’ Day weekend at the Diamondrock Tournament in Westlake, the La Cañada team turned the tables and were […]
The La Crescenta 10U All Star Team went 5-0 into the championship game, but lost 2-1 against Culiacan Mexico in a very exciting game over Memorial Day weekend in Irvine. Players are Aaron Kim, Brendon Pehar, David Case, Elijah Lee, Evan Aceytuno, Francisco Robles, Ian Tinkham, Maddox England, Ryan Proctor, Tommy Italia, Tyler Yu and […]
By Brandon HENSLEY Last summer, the Crescenta Valley High School basketball program went through some growing pains when it played its first games without a core group of starters that had taken the team to the CIF Division 1A semifinals. This summer, it’s not the same, but it sort of is, if that makes sense. […]