By Leonard COUTIN On Thursday, the Falcons hosted their last dual meet of the season before the Pacific League prelims on Friday. “We always know that the Arcadia meet will be a tough one,” said Falcons Head Coach Mark Evans. “They always seem to bring the best out in us and they run great races […]
By Leonard COUTIN For the first time in several years, the Hoover Tornadoes hosted the Falcons at their new facility. With the new synthetic rubber six-lane track and new stadium bleachers Hoover is now ready to offer its athletes a solid facility on which to build a strong running program. Hoover’s Head Coach Jack Sallakian […]
By Leonard COUTIN The 58th Mt. SAC relays were rerouted this year to Cerritos College due to the reconstruction work at the Mt. SAC Hilmer Lodge Stadium in preparation for Olympics trials. The change in venue, however, did not seem to affect the high school and collegiate athletes who performed well on Friday and Saturday. […]
By Leonard COUTIN At Burbank’s newest stadium, Memorial Field, Burroughs’ welcomed the Crescenta Valley Falcons and the Pasadena Bulldogs at the Pacific League track and field tri-meet on April 6. The Burroughs’ Indians have already earned a reputation as a strong distance team after winning the boys’ Pacific League cross-country title last season. CV Head […]
By Leonard COUTIN The annual Arcadia Invitational celebrates it 49th year as one of the most prestigious track and field meets. It is held each year in April on the Arcadia all-season track. This year a vicious rainstorm plagued the event during the two-day meet, hitting hard on Friday and Saturday affecting the performances of […]
By Leonard COUTIN Coming off spring break, it was evident early on that the CVHS Falcons were not well prepared when facing the Burbank Bulldogs, who hosted the second scoring Pacific League dual track and field on Thursday. The Bulldogs boys dominated the contest to score a total of 14 gold wins to the Falcons’ […]
By Leonard COUTIN This past weekend Azusa Pacific University and Arroyo High School joined forces to hold the annual Meet of Champions High School Distance Classic. Unfortunately adidas, which had been a solid sponsor in the past, failed to make it to the negotiating table this year. It was left to APU/Arroyo to pull the […]
By Leonard COUTIN The Crescenta Valley Falcons hosted the Canyon Cowboys in a non-scoring dual track and field meet on Thursday. Canyon Coach Paul Broneer brings many years of experience to the track; he ran the Glendale High School Dynamiter program for 17 years, then was at Burroughs High School before moving to Santa Clarita. […]
By Leonard COUTIN The Falcons got a strong indication of their strengths and weakness when they greeted the Division 2 Golden Valley team on Thursday in a non-league scoring track and field match. Competing against top rated Golden Valley resulted in many fine early times and field results that gave the Falcons a benchmark of […]
By Leonard COUTIN While track and field enthusiasts welcomed the 4th Annual Burbank Relay Invitational held at Burroughs Memorial Stadium, the South Bay promoted the 1st Palos Verdes Distance Day Invitational. The head coach for Crescenta Valley High School, Mark Evans, decided to divide and conquer by sending athletes to both meets. Evans welcomes every […]