By Brandon HENSLEY It was a decade in the making and, given the stakes this time around, it had to feel sweet. The Crescenta Valley High School football team went to Muir High School last Friday and beat the Mustangs 38-26, pushing the Falcons’ record to 8-0, equaling the win total from last year with […]
The Falcons made ESPN’s SportsCenter last week, but now they must turn their attention to finally overcoming the Mustangs on the road. By Brandon HENSLEY t’s not supposed to be this easy, right? For the Crescenta Valley High School football team, everything is working the way it should, and then some. The Falcons defeated Hoover […]
Crescenta Valley High School held its homecoming this past weekend. On Friday, the homecoming football game against Hoover was a victory for the Falcons. It was there that this year’s homecoming court was introduced: Grady Schilling, Tyler Hill, Jake Eggena, Thulani Kachingwe, Brett Klein, Brian Gadsby, Roxy Raad, Hannah Weingarten, Savannah Baum, Vanessa Young, […]
By Brandon HENSLEY The Crescenta Valley High School football team continued its march through the Pacific League last week with a 48-13 victory over the Glendale Nitros. Quarterback Brian Gadsby threw for 367 yards and five touchdowns, all of them in the first half, and CV improved to 6-0 on the season. With the way […]
With the school year over, take a look back at the best moments CV Weekly photographers captured from Friday night football to sunny days on the diamond. Fall Dominance: Rosemont eighth-grader Will Smiley led the Spartan basketball team to an undefeated championship season. Likewise, Rachel Dayag and Caity Bouchard did the same for the Spartan […]
Muir is late to the game, but it only delays the inevitable as the Falcons roll. By Brandon HENSLEY After a Pacific League opening loss to the Pasadena Bulldogs, the Crescenta Valley High School baseball team has turned things around quite nicely. There’s still more than half the league schedule to play still, but the […]
By Mark FABRICK It was a rough go of things for the Crescenta Valley High baseball team in this year’s Babe Herman Tournament, as the Falcons were just 1-2 in the 48th edition of the annual tournament heading into Wednesday’s consolation game against Birmingham High. Crescenta Valley lost the opener 6-3 to LaSalle on Saturday […]
By Brandon HENSLEY Finally, they were able to play ball. Both the Crescenta Valley and La Cañada high school baseball teams opened its season Tuesday night at Stengel Field, and while the rain was gone, the floodgates were open for the Falcons as they cruised to a 19-0 win. Players said they were excited to […]
By Brandon HENSLEY The thrill of the last two postseasons for the Crescenta Valley High School boys’ basketball team couldn’t be replicated this year after a first-round loss Friday night at CV. The Falcons, who had made consecutive CIF Division 1A semifinal appearances, were humbled this year in Division 1AA’s opening game against the Orange […]
‘Monster’ teams may mean toughest contests yet. By Brandon HENSLEY The Crescenta Valley High boys’ basketball team did the almost impossible this year, and for its next trick it will have to survive an unbelievably tough playoff bracket. Such is life in the higher altitude of CIF’s Division 1AA. The Falcons, who jumped from Division […]