By Brandon HENSLEY For the first time in years, the Pacific League in varsity boys’ basketball is about as stable as California’s fault lines. There are no more sure things about this league, like how Crescenta Valley, Muir and Pasadena usually give each other its only losses. Whoops. The Falcons already have three losses, Muir […]
By Brandon HENSLEY The Crescenta Valley High School boys’ basketball team entered Wednesday night’s game against Pasadena still searching for its footing in the Pacific League, in more ways than one. The Falcons went to Burbank High School on Monday and beat the Bulldogs 78-59, their first league win in three tries, and did it […]
By David O’CONNOR 25-yard left foot strike in the dying minutes sank the hopes of the Crescenta Valley High School boys’ varsity soccer team for a win in the opening conference game against host John Muir HS Pasadena, which ended in a 1-1 draw. The Falcons went into the game with a disappointing pre-season record […]
Kate Hansen mania, World Cup fever, big news for Special Olympics and … oh yeah, that Falcon football team. It was all part of a memorable year in sports for the Crescenta Valley area. By Brandon HENSLEY January St. Francis soccer coach Glen Appels won his 400th game on Jan. 15, beating Crespi 2-1 for […]
January Boy Scout Brandon Loder from Troop 390, a senior at CVHS, created an outdoor classroom at the Rosemont Preserve for his Eagle Project. The Arroyos & Foothills Conservancy established the preserve located at the far north end of Rosemont Avenue in 2012 with help from L.A. County Board Supervisor Michael Antonovich. The outdoor […]
By Lisa PAREDES ll 455 youngsters at Cerritos Elementary School in Glendale were treated to a special holiday gift-giving event on Dec. 17. Representatives of the Dignity Health Glendale Memorial Hospital and Health Center gave each student a personally chosen, wrapped holiday present. The annual December Spirit Assembly has become an event both those associated […]
By David O’CONNOR With less than three weeks until the uncompromising Pacific League season gets underway, the Crescenta Valley Falcons high school boys’ varsity soccer team is under no illusions that they will be up against high-caliber opposition and are quietly confident their pre-season form will prepare them for success in the business part of […]
By Brandon HENSLEY There were dropped balls and overthrows. There was massive confusion on the offensive line. There was a bad snap on a punt that led to a touchdown for the opposing team. Good thing all of that happened in the first half of Crescenta Valley High School’s first round playoff game last Friday. […]
By Brandon HENSLEY The Crescenta Valley High School girls’ volleyball team wrapped its season on Tuesday and said goodbye to its eight seniors with recognition before the game against Arcadia. The Falcons lost in three sets 15-25, 15-25, 15-25. Emmie Walker had eight kills and five digs, Katie Sandoval had nine kills and three blocks […]
Crescenta Valley’s junior varsity girls’ volleyball team has been successful so far this season. The team, pictured here in a victory Oct. 7 against Hoover, was 6-2 overall as of this week. The girls’ remaining home schedule has them hosting Muir on Tuesday and then Arcadia on Nov. 4. Both matches are at 4:45 […]