Local Area Girls’ basketball celebrated CIF titles and a trip to Sacramento, while on the track, Flintridge Prep’s Jack Van Scoter couldn’t be caught. January The Falcons boys’ basketball team won its league opener in a frenzied home game against Burroughs’ High School 61-50. Always a testy matchup, partly because of the play on […]
By Brandon HENSLEY It’s almost time for league season to begin in high school sports, including for teams in the foothill area. Here’s a look at how some of the teams are faring so far in pre-league play: The Crescenta Valley boys’ basketball team was 4-2 heading into Tuesday’s action in the San Fernando Valley […]
By Brandon HENSLEY The last Crescenta Valley Town Council meeting of 2016, held on Dec. 15 inside the La Crescenta Library community room, saw fresh faces introduced to council as well as familiar ones saying goodbye. Newly elected L.A. County Supervisor Kathryn Barger swore in members Charles Beatty, Brandon Lee, Harry Leon, Aram Ordubegian, Kyle […]
By Brandon HENSLEY Representation from Rosemont Middle School was out in force in downtown L.A. for the annual Run4Fun event on Dec. 10. It was there, around Elysian Park, that 39 runners from Rosemont joined over 1,400 other middle school students in LA84 Foundation’s annual 1.2-mile race. The Spartans did quite well, too. There were […]
By Brandon HENSLEY There was alumnus Matt Oliver missing a wide-open layup. There was alumnus Narbeh Ebrahimian, battling it out down low and becoming more unnerved by the minute by the physical play. And yet, when it was all over on Nov. 23 in the main gymnasium at CV High School, the alumni walked away […]
By Brandon HENSLEY The fall sports season at Crescenta Valley is coming to a close, with only cross country still competing. The boys’ water polo team lost to Wilson HS on Nov. 9 in the CIF Division II playoffs, 16-7, ending its season with a 13-13 record, 5-3 in the Pacific League. Water polo will […]
By Brandon HENSLEY An uncharacteristic performance by both the offense and the defense of the Crescenta Valley High football team led to an early playoff exit last Friday night. The Saugus Centurions came into Moyse Stadium and ended the Falcons’ season with a 38-29 victory in the first round of the CIF Division VI playoffs. […]
By Brandon HENSLEY Two years ago, the Crescenta Valley High School football team went undefeated in the Pacific League on its way to a CIF championship. This year, the Falcons are looking to repeat that success, and they’re halfway there. The Falcons wrapped a memorable regular season last week at Arcadia with a 49-28 win […]
By Brandon HENSLEY The final score said the Falcons won by two touchdowns, but the game itself felt much closer last Friday night at John Burroughs High’s Memorial Stadium. It was there Crescenta Valley toppled the Burbank Bulldogs from the ranks of the undefeated in the Pacific League. With one game left in the season, […]
By Brandon HENSLEY Despite the blowout score, there was plenty of emotion on the field and on the sidelines Oct. 21 at Moyse Stadium. The Crescenta Valley High football team once again rocked its opponent, a 38-9 beat-down of Burroughs High, in another dominant display by the Falcons that sets up a Friday night showdown […]