By Brandon HENSLEY This one time, Aleks Verga was sliding down the luge race course when she lost control of her sled. This was always a fear of hers. When the 11-year-old first tried luge, she was scared. Though the diminutive Verga wasn’t a stranger to racing downward on mountains – she’s an avid skier […]
By Brandon HENSLEY The interview began in a similar style to the opening lines of “The Adventures of Tom Sawyer.” “Where’s Mark?” No answer. “Is he … not … coming?” Again no answer. Before they offered an explanation, the present members of the band Flights Over Phoenix – Keith Longo, Chris Santillo and Jordan Nuanez […]
By Brandon HENSLEY For his sixth grade promotion, Drake Barron received a mountain bike from his parents. Here was a boy about to embark on a new journey into junior high, and to do so he needed a new ride. His parents, after all, are Tanya and Ted, who run Janssen’s Carpet Cleaning in La […]
By Brandon HENSLEY It was an abbreviated meeting for the Crescenta Valley Town Council on March 17, which was supposed to have county supervisor candidates Deputy District Attorney Elan S. Carr and Robert Huff speak before council and the audience. Instead, Carr did not show, leaving only Republican senate minority leader Huff to speak. There […]
The girls’ basketball program became the latest CV sports team to win a CIF championship, as it survived the Division 1A final round against Mira Costa 37-36 at Azusa Pacific University’s Felix Events Center.
A deep playoff run has Falcons fans excited for the CIF Division 1A championship game on Saturday vs. Mira Costa.
By Brandon HENSLEY It was another impressive run by the Crescenta Valley girls’ water polo team, but in the end the Falcons were still left with disappointment after their season ended Feb. 24 in the CIF Division IV semifinals at Diamond Bar High School. They lost to Royal High School, which went on to win […]
By Brandon HENSLEY In a special occurrence, the Glendale City Council and Glendale Unified School District held a joint meeting on Feb. 24 that was highly praised by its attendees from both organizations as being useful and necessary, as both boards called for more joint meetings in the future. Inside the board room of GUSD […]
By Brandon HENSLEY It was just over two years ago that Arin Ovanessian found himself in a tough spot. It was a road basketball game at John Muir High School, and Ovanessian’s Falcons were down 47-46 with the clock ticking down. The play called for the ball to be thrown inside to center Eric Patten, […]
By Brandon HENSLEY By the time you read this, the Crescenta Valley High girls’ water polo team could be on its way to the championship game, or they could be coming home and planning for next season. The Falcons played in its semifinals game vs. top-seeded Royal in the CIF-SS Division IV playoffs on Wednesday […]