By Brandon HENSLEY The Crescenta Valley High School varsity softball team will be both talented and experienced enough to compete for a Pacific League championship next spring. But what’s a team to do if it doesn’t have a coach? Coach Mark Samford resigned in late May for personal reasons, forcing school administration to search for […]
By Brandon HENSLEY There’s only one month left for returning high school kids to enjoy their summer (isn’t that weird to say?) and this week the varsity basketball team for Crescenta Valley High School finally got its break. With the team having played 29 games since summer league action began on May 31, Coach Shawn […]
By Brandon HENSLEY DoVall Boykins played high school basketball at Taft High, maybe a half-hour drive from La Crescenta on most days. Yet when he was about to be hooked up with a coaching job at Crescenta Valley High School, he didn’t know where he was going. “I had no idea where CV was,” he […]
By Brandon HENSLEY Earlier this month, Crescenta Valley High School softball centerfielder Hannah Cookson was named to the All-Pacific League first team. The incoming senior hit .435 with 34 runs batted in to go along with her seven home runs. Her offensive production was not as great as in 2012 when she hit 16 home […]
By Brandon HENSLEY He’s not the tallest player on the court, nor is he the bulkiest, but Kevin Dinges is sure making his presence felt this summer for the Crescenta Valley High School basketball team. The junior forward has helped the Falcons to an impressive 9-3 summer league record so far, including a dominant 60-41 […]
By Brandon HENSLEY Last summer, the Crescenta Valley High School basketball program went through some growing pains when it played its first games without a core group of starters that had taken the team to the CIF Division 1A semifinals. This summer, it’s not the same, but it sort of is, if that makes sense. […]
By Brandon HENSLEY Hail to the Spartans. For those living in the Crescenta Valley, those might be fighting words considering La Cañada High School sits just several miles over to the east. But we’re not talking about those Spartans, rather the ones who suited up for Rosemont Middle School. And for those middle school athletes, […]
After taking on the role of softball head coach just two short seasons ago, Mark Samford decides to move on. By Brandon HENSLEY Crescenta Valley High School softball coach Mark Samford stepped down from that position last week, citing personal reasons that he declined to detail. “Everything’s fine,” said Samford, who resigns after two years […]
By Brandon HENSLEY The Crescenta Valley High School cycling team wrapped its finest season to date last month, winning its first ever championship in northern California. As part of the National Interscholastic Cycling Federation (NICA), CV’s win on the weekend of May 18 and May 19 up state at Stafford Lake Park gave the school […]
By Brandon HENSLEY The Crescenta Valley High School cycling team wrapped its finest season to date last month, winning its first ever championship in northern California. As part of the National Interscholastic Cycling Federation (NICA), CV’s win on the weekend of May 18 and May 19 up state at Stafford Lake Park gave the school […]