By Brandon HENSLEY Somewhere along the way, the kids weren’t alright. The youth in La Crescenta felt their voices weren’t being heard, and so this year marks the start of new local group that focuses on issues for young people. In January, the first meeting of the CV Town Council Youth Board was held, marking […]
By Brandon HENSLEY The MacDonald Auditorium’s lower section at CV High School was mostly full Wednesday evening, Feb. 22 with concerned parents seeking help on how to deal with the recent suicide of student Drew Ferraro, and how to talk to their kids about it as well. With some CV faculty and GUSD Superintendent Dr. […]
Falcons’ run through CIF playoffs ends with semifinal loss to Mission Viejo. By Brandon HENSLEY They danced with yellow balloons and plastic pitchforks at half court, the gym at Mission Viejo almost too small to hold the joy that came at the final buzzer. In the end, it was the Diablos who advanced past the […]
El Toro will be here on Friday to play CV in the quarterfinals after Falcons get by Warren Tuesday night. By Brandon HENSLEY The dagger came from the right wing toward the end of the third quarter Tuesday in front of the Warren High student band. It had been a back and forth affair up […]
By Brandon HENSLEY The CV girls’ basketball team traveled a long way to get its heart broken. The Falcons played at Katella in Anaheim for their first round playoff game in the CIF playoffs, and came up just short 44-40, ending their season. The Falcons played sluggish throughout against the Knights. They trailed 27-13 at […]
Falcons grab fourth seed in Division 1A and are eager to wipe away frustrating playoff loss from last season. By Brandon HENSLEY The time it takes to go from euphoria to utter frustration can happen in just six days. The CV boys’ basketball team knows, because they lived that timeline last February. In the regular […]
Lady Falcons basketball receives an at-large bid to advance to postseason, and will travel to Anaheim on Saturday. By Brandon HENSLEY They won three of their last four regular season games, and yet it still feels like they sneaked in the playoffs somehow. But how the Lady Falcons’ basketball team got in doesn’t matter to […]
By Brandon HENSLEY Rosemont Middle School held its flag football game against visiting Wilson on Feb. 9 and while the game was, and is, important, it’s what’s also happening around the field that excites Principal Cynthia Livingston these days. A throng of students sat or stood along the near fence for the game. In front […]
Intense performances by high school players bring home the sometimes deadly consequences of bullying. By Brandon HENSLEY It happens in cyberspace to the girl who logs on to chat. It happens to the girl who battles weight issues. It happens to the boy who is emotionally abused by his girlfriend, and it happens to so […]
Falcons win their 20th game with dominating defense and efficient offense, setting up a week of key rematches with the Pasadena schools. By Brandon HENSLEY With every shot put up by a Hoover player Tuesday night in the first quarter came groans from some of the students in the stands. And with every miss those […]