Town Council Welcomes Supervisor Candidate Englander

By Brandon HENSLEY The seat for L.A. County Supervisor is up for grabs, now that incumbent Mike Antonovich is leaving the job he’s held since 1980 to run for state senate. With the opening for the Fifth Supervisorial District come a slew of candidates vying for the position, and on Feb. 18 the Crescenta Valley […]

Defense Leads Falcons’ Water Polo into Semifinals

By Brandon HENSLEY Most in the Crescenta Valley High aquatics program call her Mack, but her nickname on Saturday should have been Big D. Mackenzie Drewe, the senior goalkeeper for the Lady Falcons water polo team, came up big, as did the rest of the defense in the Falcons’ 10-4 victory over the Ayala Bulldogs […]

The Sun is Already Up in CVHS’ ‘Annie’

By Brandon HENSLEY Stage performances, late rehearsal hours, homework, lack of sleep and college applications: talk about a hard-knock life. But Friday’s almost here, the day Allie Fernandez has been waiting for, the one where all her hard work will pay off since she first began dreaming about playing that little girl with those iconic […]

They’re Ready for What’s Next

CVHS water polo plays today for a league championship, while looking ahead to the CIF playoffs next week. By Brandon HENSLEY Mackenzie Drewe instantly thought of several names when asked who has been the main contributor to this year’s Lady Falcons water polo team, a squad once again in the midst of a dominating season. […]

Basketball Season Starts Final Stretch

Basketball Season Starts Final Stretch

By Brandon HENSLEY It was an off night for the Crescenta Valley High boys’ basketball team on Monday, which lost the home contest to Pasadena 63-44. The loss dropped the Falcons to 16-7 overall, and 6-4 in the Pacific League. The boys played Wednesday evening at CVHS against Hoover, the team’s final home game of […]

After a Tough Start, CV Makes its Push

By Brandon HENSLEY week ago, the Falcon boys’ basketball team dropped its second game in a row, another road loss at the hands of the vaunted Pasadena Bulldogs. They also fell to the other Pacific League team with the Bulldogs moniker, Burbank. The Falcons weren’t scoring, weren’t crisp on defense and little resembled the team […]

Former St. Francis Baseball Coach Passes

  By Brandon HENSLEY Ric Cly, a local area baseball coach who spent time with St. Francis High School, passed away on Jan. 12 due to complications from leukemia and pneumonia. He was 66. Cly grew up in the San Gabriel Valley, and played baseball and tennis. He turned his attention to coaching after high […]

Taylor, Falcons in Fine Form

By Brandon HENSLEY Still wet from another great performance and standing in the shadows, with the words at times struggling to escape her mouth, Audrey Taylor found enough of them to last a few minutes for a postgame interview. Dealing with the chills seems to be the only thing Taylor has trouble with when it […]

Falcons Stumble in Pasadena

By Brandon HENSLEY After a Pacific League-opening win over Burroughs High School on Jan. 5, the Crescenta Valley High boys’ basketball team has stumbled in two defeats since, one to Burbank on Jan. 8 and another to Pasadena on Monday. The team was at Hoover High School on Wednesday before CV Weekly could post results. […]

Falcons Grind Out Win in League-Opener

By Brandon HENSLEY With every rough play, Adam Hochberg and his staff threw their hands up, more incredulous with every new non-call than the last one. The crowd behind them wasn’t too pleased, either. Burroughs High School had its supporters come to the Crescenta Valley High gym and voice displeasure over the way the officials […]