Falcons Look to KO Arcadia’s Playoff Hopes

Both new and familiar faces help CV beat Hoover in homecoming game and will look to end the season strong on Friday By Brandon HENSLEY Good to have you back, Jack. Late in the second quarter of last week’s game against Hoover High School, the missing piece of Crescenta Valley’s offense for the past month […]

Falcons’ Season Goes Boom

They lose to Glendale for the first time in nine years, in an upset that dashes CV’s playoff hopes By Brandon HENSLEY The fuse was lit by Glendale at the start of the game, and with less than three minutes left the fireworks finally went off. For the first time since 2003, the Nitros know […]

Meet the CV Town Council Candidates

By Brandon HENSLEY A battle for the top three positions on the Crescenta Valley Town Council took place Oct. 18 during the council’s monthly meeting, and each candidate emphasized the need for social media and community awareness to Town Council issues. Six candidates have applied, and all are assured of being on the council when […]

‘Tiny Tots is Not to Become Day Care’ Says County

By Brandon HENSLEY The Tiny Tots program at Crescenta Valley Park has no plans to become a certified daycare and will keep its shortened hours until December, according to the County of Los Angeles. Contentious meetings and several emails from angry parents to L.A. County Parks and Recreation special assistant Kay Michelson demonstrate that the […]

Offense Can’t Get Up to Speed Fast Enough

Falcons look out of sync in loss to Burroughs, putting them in a hole in Pacific League By Brandon HENSLEY No one knows which Crescenta Valley Falcons football team is going to show up each week, and at this point in the season, that’s not what needs to be going on. The 2012 campaign is […]

CV Basketball to Honor Jenkins in Annual Golf Tournament

By Brandon HENSLEY The memory of James Jenkins lives large in at Crescenta Valley High School, and every year the basketball program holds a golf tournament in his name. This year’s James Jenkins Falcon Golf Classic will be held Oct. 22 at the La Cañada Country Club, with registration beginning at 11:30 a.m. The tournament […]

Big Lottery Winners in La Crescenta

By Brandon HENSLEY The Crescenta Valley is now home to some big lottery winners. A SuperLotto-winning ticket worth $7 million was turned in Oct. 3 at Verdugo Liquor, at the corner of Honolulu Avenue and Verdugo Boulevard. Store owner Troy Drad said that the winners are 14 teachers who bought a $40 ticket last month. […]

A Bigger Loss than Win?

Falcons lose main wide receiver Lutynski to leg injury in last week’s win that will put him out for a month. By Brandon HENSLEY It seems cruel and unfair that tonight’s game for the Crescenta Valley High football team is Senior Recognition Night. That’s because one of the Falcons’ seniors and best offensive weapons won’t […]

Traffic Discussion Could Lead to Changes

By Brandon HENSLEY The Crescenta Valley Town Council unanimously approved a motion in its last meeting for a “master plan” to create a safer area around the town’s local schools. During the Sept. 20 meeting, Paul Barbe and Ron Matsuoka from L.A. County, CHP Capt. Steve Strull, Officer Kevin Denmon and County Sheriff Deputy Jorge […]

Tale of Two Quarterbacks Reads Well

Rees and Torres share equal time and lead Falcons over Spartans in Gordy’s Game. By Brandon HENSLEY It was the best of times in the first half last Friday at Glendale High, and it never really got worse in the second half as the Crescenta Valley Falcons’ football team beat up La Cañada 48-21 for […]