By Leonard COUTIN On Saturday, Sept. 3, the inaugural Cool Breeze Invitational cross-country meet was on the Brookside Golf Course near the famous Pasadena Rose Bowl. A promising flat three-mile course had potential to rally some of the fastest times for this early season. The invitational started in the afternoon and ended in late in […]
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By Mary O’KEEFE “Spectacular” is how Steve Goldsworthy described this year’s Crescenta Valley fireworks show at Crescenta Valley High School. Goldsworthy is the president of the CV Fireworks Association. The location was changed this year due to construction at La Crescenta Elementary School, where the fireworks have been held for years. The Glendale Unified School […]
By Leonard COUTIN Tucked below the Angeles National Forest lies one of the most prestigious private schools in California, Flintridge Preparatory School. Founded in 1933 as an all-boys school it later transitioned to coeducation in 1979. Administrators and teachers encourage their students to take a front seat not only in the classroom, but also in […]
By Leonard COUTIN Sports apparel company Brooks Sports Inc. hosted its fifth invitational meet outside of Seattle on June 18 at the Renton Memorial Stadium. Flintridge Prep senior Jack Van Scoter was one of the athletes who received a gold ticket invitation. He headed north after making his mark at the CIF Division 4 finals, […]
On Sunday, June 5, Flintridge Sacred Heart Academy held its annual graduation ceremony. Guests gathered on Crane Field to celebrate the 99 graduates of the class of 2016. The graduates wore white flowing gowns and carried red roses, a tradition since the earliest FSHA graduation in 1933. Valedictorian Kelly Fradet urged her classmates […]
By Leonard COUTIN Each year Crescenta Valley High School says goodbye to graduates who have successfully made their mark on the school and its community. Good teachers and good coaches helped shape and steer these young athletes in achieving their dreams and all can be proud of the caliber of students who have passed through […]
By Leonard COUTIN The 98th CIF State High School Track and Field Championships were held last weekend at the Buchanan High School Veterans’ Memorial Stadium in Clovis. All 10 of the CIF sections, representing more than 585 schools making up almost 90 leagues, were represented at the highest level of high school competition. The championships […]
By Leonard COUTIN The performances of four local athletes at the CIF Masters track and field meet were found to be exceptional on Friday, allowing them to continue their journey to compete in the CIF state meet on June 3 in Fresno. Cerritos College again hosted the Masters meet which began early with the girls’ […]
By Leonard COUTIN Arcadia High School hosted the Pacific League track and field prelims on its nine-lane track on Friday. There were several heats for the varsity and frosh/soph events that took approximately six hours to complete. The final event of the day was the boys’ and girls’ 3200m for the frosh/soph. All varsity field […]