By Brandon HENSLEY Mike Hull was never considered a Golden Boy growing up playing sports, but on Friday at his alma mater, he received a golden football for his career accomplishments in front of the Crescenta Valley High School student body. Hull and the school were given a golden ball by the National Football League […]
By Brandon Hensley Halfway through the season, and the Rosemont Middle School basketball teams are where they expected to be: undefeated. Both the Spartan boys and girls nabbed road victories at Wilson Middle School on Oct. 8 to push each of their records to 3-0. Today at 3:30 p.m., they’ll be at Toll to take […]
It’s been half a century since La Crescenta’s Fred Koegler began as a Yosemite park ranger, and he has no plans to slow down. By Brandon HENSLEY For some, being of retirement age may mean days spent in reclining chairs or gardening in the sunshine. For others, it’s an opportunity to keep moving, to do […]
By Brandon HENSLEY A local woman who suffered brain trauma earlier this year appears to be progressing. Scarantino’s Italian Inn held a fundraiser on Sept. 23 for Karla Bernabel, who was involved in a motorcycle accident in January while on her way to work, leaving her in a coma for weeks. Since she woke from […]
By Brandon HENSLEY For a moment, Christina Bircher may have been so overwhelmed at the magnitude of her new job that some wires in her mind might have crossed. Bircher, a former Falcon cheerleader, said she never realized how big the program was until she started coaching all 96 Crescenta Valley High School kids. The […]
By Brandon HENSLEY With a change in strategy, the Crescenta Valley High School football team put forth a dominant effort last Friday to collect its first Pacific League win, a 59-7 thumping over the Glendale Nitros. On Friday, the Falcons (3-2) will try to sweep the Glendale-area’s schools for a third straight year as they […]
By Brandon HENSLEY e took his seat in the coffeehouse of the Flintridge Bookstore and the words, with a laid-back cadence, came out his mouth so naturally, like he’s been part of the west coast, peace-sign waving vibe all of his life. “So you read the book?” he said leaning back, his long blonde hair […]
By Brandon HENSLEY L.A. County assistant Fire Chief Greg Hisel stood in front of the Crescenta Valley Town Council and its audience on Sept. 17 and asked if anyone thought if fire season was over, because of area rain several weeks ago. No one answered in the affirmative, and there were even a few chuckles. […]
By Brandon HENSLEY t was fun while it lasted but on Thursday night in a stadium that was half as full as it was 10 months ago for the CIF championship game, the Crescenta Valley High football team’s winning streak came to an end, stopping at sweet 16. The Falcons were overmatched on both sides […]
By Brandon HENSLEY The Lady Falcons open the Pacific League portion of their volleyball season today at Hoover High School. While the Lady Falcons are most likely not expected to win league, new head coach Kevin Boyke likes his team’s chemistry and commitment to get better every day. Boyke inherited a squad that went 9-12 […]