Riding Down Michigan Avenue

Riding Down Michigan Avenue

By Jason KUROSU Despite that Olympian Luger Kate Hansen hails from La Cañada, the sport does not generally strike many as a Californian pastime. Nonetheless, the United States Luge Association made its first venture to California in over a decade this past Saturday, turning La Cañada’s Michigan Hill into a veritable luge course. Utilizing the […]

Falcons Keep Advancing

Falcons Keep Advancing

By Brandon HENSLEY The Crescenta Valley High School baseball team will have to ride the arm of someone other than Brian Gadsby on Friday, but no one should be complaining about that. The Falcons, after all, are on to the CIF Division II quarterfinals after they defeated Redlands East Valley 7-2 in the second round […]

Seniors, Cookson Girls Shine in Last Win of Season

By Brandon HENSLEY or the last win of the Falcons’ season, it was appropriate the seniors led the charge, as well their big star for next year. No, Crescenta Valley High School softball didn’t live up to all of the expectations going into the 2014 season. The team was expected to compete with Burbank for […]

Falcons Go For Outright Title

Falcons Go For Outright Title

By Brandon HENSLEY The Crescenta Valley High School baseball team has won at least a share of its third straight Pacific League championship, but that doesn’t mean Friday night’s regular season finale at Stengel Field won’t carry any importance. If the Falcons beat Arcadia High School, they’ll win an outright league title, good for bragging […]

Falcon Baseball Rising, Softball Falling

Falcon Baseball Rising, Softball Falling

By Brandon HENSLEY he Lady Falcons lost to Burbank on Tuesday 3-1, making it three straight defeats in the Pacific League, and five overall counting a couple tournament losses last weekend. Crescenta Valley is tied with Glendale for fourth place in league with a record of 6-5. Burbank pitcher Caitlyn Brooks struck out 13 on […]

Come Get a ‘Taste,’ Plus So Much More

By Brandon HENSLEY The foothills is preparing for some good eatin’ this weekend, not to mention fun and games for kids of all ages, because on Sunday the community is invited to come on down to the Montrose Shopping Park for the annual events Taste of Montrose, Kids ‘n’ Kritters and Wags ‘n’ Whiskers. Taste […]

Gatto Speaks to YWCA on Campus Assault Bill

By Brandon HENSLEY Calling it a step in the right direction to protect students’ rights, state assemblyman Mike Gatto spoke at the YWCA of Glendale last week in support of a bill that would require college campus law enforcement to report specific crimes, including sexual assault, to the appropriate police and sheriff’s department. Gatto’s speech […]

Hill Continues Hit Parade Against Pasadena

Through chronic injury, the Falcons’ senior is proving she’s one of Pacific League’s best. By Brandon HENSLEY Her career as a softball player is coming to an end, but Taylor Hill sure is making the most out of her time left. Crescenta Valley High School’s senior third baseman is putting up big numbers at the […]

Falcon Baseball Wins Fourth Straight

Muir is late to the game, but it only delays the inevitable as the Falcons roll. By Brandon HENSLEY After a Pacific League opening loss to the Pasadena Bulldogs, the Crescenta Valley High School baseball team has turned things around quite nicely. There’s still more than half the league schedule to play still, but the […]

Lady Falcons Attempt to Get on Track

Lady Falcons Attempt to Get on Track

By Brandon HENSLEY Her voice was scratchy, but her play on the field? Super smooth. It is often said that left-handers have the sweetest swings in baseball and softball, and Crescenta Valley High School’s Hannah Cookson certainly exemplified that Tuesday afternoon in a 10-0 home victory over Glendale High School. Cookson was three-for-three against Glendale […]