Get to Know … Brian Gadsby

Get to Know … Brian Gadsby Multi-sports stars at the high school level aren’t anything new. Still, if this past year was any indication, Brian Gadsby’s name probably needs to be in the conversation. Brian is only finishing up his sophomore year at Crescenta Valley High School, but he played a big role on the […]

CV Softball Season in Review

CV Softball Season in Review

By Brandon HENSLEY 2013 Regular Season: 14-10-1 Playoffs: CIF Division III Wild-card, lost to La Salle 3-1. Departing seniors: Brady Sanford, Jordan Green, Jessica Morena, Riane Garcia, Molly Burke. But Look Who’s Coming Back: Pitcher Olivia Thayer, shortstop Hailey Cookson, center fielder Hannah Cookson. The Crescenta Valley High Lady Falcons probably could have, should have […]

Springer Finds a New Path

Falcons’ basketball guard played a key role in last season’s success, but will transfer to Maranatha next season. By Brandon HENSLEY The Lord giveth, and the Lord taketh away. Crescenta Valley High School basketball player Nick Springer will transfer next year to Christian high school Maranatha in Pasadena, citing mainly religious reasons for he and […]

Council Looks for ‘Sound’ Ideas

By Brandon HENSLEY The unincorporated area of La Crescenta has $10 million to work with via L.A. County Public Works, and the Crescenta Valley Town Council was presented with several spending options during its May 16 meeting. John Walker from Public Works presented ideas the county has been working on for projects concerning the area. […]

Get to Know … Elissa Arnold

Get to Know … Elissa Arnold

»PLAYER SPOTLIGHT Get to Know … Elissa Arnold Minutes after celebrating the Lady Falcons’ first ever CIF championship in February, Elissa Arnold said accomplishing the feat was “more of a need than a want.” It was that kind of determination from Elissa and the rest of her team in 2012-13 that allowed Crescenta Valley to […]

Bad Inning Ends Falcons’ Softball

Bad Inning Ends Falcons’ Softball

  Taylor Hill’s home run isn’t enough as errors in fifth help Lancers end CV’s season. By Brandon HENSLEY If it means anything to the Crescenta Valley High softball team, it would have been a long road ahead even it won Tuesday’s road playoff game against La Salle, and not just figuratively. The Falcons would […]

Boeke’s Blast Delivers Hope for Falcons

  By Brandon HENSLEY One year ago the Crescenta Valley High baseball team celebrated a Pacific League championship by dog piling on each other after beating Arcadia in the regular season’s final game. Then the Falcons went out and were upset by a below .500 Tustin team the next week in the first round of […]

Talkin’ Softball with Chloe Fairbrother (video)

Crescenta Valley Falcons’ softball player Chloe Fairbrother sits down with Brandon Hensley to talk about the 2013 season and her personality on and off the field. The Lady Falcons finished 10-4 in the Pacific League and face La Salle High School on Tuesday (May 14) in a CIF Division III wild card game.

Falcons to Recognize Seniors, Face Rival Arcadia

Falcons to Recognize Seniors, Face Rival Arcadia

By Brandon HENSLEY Today on the softball field of Crescenta Valley High School, one thing will happen for sure: the Lady Falcons will recognize their seniors at home plate in the last regular season home game they’ll ever play. One other thing might also happen: they could secure second place in the Pacific League, thereby […]

Baseball Goes for Second Straight League Title

By Brandon HENSLEY One more win and the Falcons’ boys baseball team has itself another Pacific League championship. The Falcons were able to hold down Pasadena High School last Friday, and easily took care of Glendale Tuesday afternoon at GHS to put them in the position they has hoped for all season long: win and […]