By Michael YEGHIAYAN The Crescenta Valley Falcons continue their summer training regimen with the resumption of team practices. Following a CIF mandated break through much of July and August, the Falcons met on the field at Crescenta Valley High School on Wednesday, Aug. 18 to continue developing their offense and defensive schemes. Practices resume with […]
Fall baseball signups Babe Ruth 2010 signup and evaluation for fall baseball for ages 13-14 takes place on Sept. 25 by appointment at Scholl Canyon Park. Contact Maria Klein at (818) 248-1790 or Dave Debuque at (818) 517-4995. For more information visit http://lcbr.baberuthonline.com. Crescenta Sports 2010 signups for baseball and softball are on Aug. 28 […]
The La Crescenta 8U Pinto division went undefeated in pool play to advance to the championship game on Saturday, July 31. Although coming up a little short in the title game, La Crescenta took home runner up and the overall Sportsmanship Award. La Crescenta had a successful 11-4 tournament season. Contributed by Bron Ruf
Photos by Glendon RUSCH Full Count Baseball Academy recently concluded its inaugural Rookie Camp held for 5-to-8 year olds. According to Glendon Rusch, who started the academy in February with Matt Whisenant, the camp sold out early on and the pair are planning on making it an annual event. The goal was to teach the […]
VILLAGE CHRISTIAN SCHOOLS HOSTS PREVIEW WEEKS Village Christian Schools extends an invitation to visit its campus during the preview weeks of Aug.16-20 and Aug. 31-Sept. 3 from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. Information will be presented on academic programs, athletic teams, fine arts academy and the distinctions that earned Village Christian the Blue Ribbon Award […]
The Y’s Explorer and Pioneer Day Camp were paid a special visit from the Wildlife Learning Center at Paradise Canyon Elementary School in La Cañada. Among the special guests for the campers were an alligator, a baby bobcat, a sloth, a squirrel monkey, a macaw and much more. The campers were fascinated to learn more […]
As summer slowly comes to a close and students get ready for school, it is not too late to have one last summer adventure before the school year begins. Take a group of friends and visit one of these local amusement parks and attractions! Universal Studios Hollywood Location: Universal City Cost: Southern California Residents – […]
Appropriately enough for the month of August, I’ve been thinking about swimming. Not that I’m even close to being a decent swimmer – as I mentioned in last week’s column. More than one lifeguard has, I’m sure, had to begrudgingly look away from the bronzed and bikinied bodies on the beach in order to keep […]
Once again a developer is caught making a “mistake” that favors him financially. I’m referring to the three-story office development on Foothill Boulevard that was recently revealed to have a basic “error” in its design that allowed the developer a much taller building than was legal. I’ve written previously about how the bulldozers showed up […]
By Rachel KANE Students in the Crescenta Valley maintained high test scores across the board last school year, according to the 2010 California Standardized Testing and Reporting (STAR) Program test results. The STAR program tests students on English-Language Arts, specific mathematics subjects, science, history and social science subjects every year. Test results are used as […]