By Leonard COUTIN Flintridge Prep dual star scholars and pole-vaulters Barrett and Gareth Weiss had a very successful track and field season. Gareth won the Division 4 championship title with a height of 15-6. Barrett took second with one fewer miss at 15-6. Barrett won first place at the CIF Masters meet clearing 15-3. Gareth […]
The 2015 year in sports saw championships for Village Christian, the Special Olympics take over Los Angeles for a week and the end of Brian Gadsby’s career as a Falcon. January The train kept on rolling for the 2014 CIF champion Falcons varsity football team, as it was recognized at Supervisor Mike Antonovich’s office […]
By Leonard COUTIN Oasis hosted the 37th annual Foot Locker Cross-country National Championships at Balboa Park on Saturday. The event brought together the top 10 runners from four regional areas – west, Midwest, northeast and south –giving spectators a chance to witness some of the fastest runners ready to fight for individual medals and […]
By Leonard COUTIN Last weekend Mt. SAC hosted the sensational Foot Locker West Invitational that brought out talented runners from California, Utah, Washington and Montana. Each aspired to be in the top 10 places, which would allow them to be seeded at the National Championship Invitational that takes place Saturday, Dec. 12 at Balboa Park […]
By Mary O’KEEFE The 39th Annual Montrose Christmas Parade is over and once again highlighted the hometown feel that is the center of the foothills community. About 4,000 participants, including school bands, Boy and Girl Scout troops, elected officials and local community organizations, and everything in between, joined the parade in the march down Honolulu […]
By Leonard COUTIN An estimated 10,000 spectators and coaches lined the Woodward Park course in Clovis on Saturday to witness over 2,000 of the state’s top high school runners at the 29th CIF State Cross Country Championship. Woodward Park has been the site of the finals since 1987, the location allowing the northern and southern […]
By Leonard COUTIN The Southern Section CIF cross-country finals were held Saturday at Mt. San Antonio College (Mt. SAC). Ten races were scheduled. Going into the finals Crescenta Valley Falcon boys were ranked 10th. The three-mile course, which has been around for over 65 years, boasts an abundance of rolling hills and different terrains that […]
By Leonard COUTIN The CIF Southern Section cross-country prelims were held Saturday at the Riverside City Cross Country Course. Although the CIF committee intended this to be a first class experience, the course and facilities needed a lot of fine-tuning. Problems began early on with traffic backing up coming into the parking lot, and it […]
By Leonard COUTIN The Pacific League cross-country season ended on Thursday with finals taking place on the Arcadia High School course. Burroughs’ boys’ varsity captured another League championship title and set their sights on the CIF Division 1 title despite being without lead runner Alexander Hirsch, who was laid up with an injury. It was […]
By Leonard COUTIN The world’s largest cross-country meet was held last week at Mt. San Antonio College. Sponsored by Brooks, the 68th Annual Mt. SAC Cross-country Invitational spanned three days providing the chance for more than 22,000 athletes from 720 schools and colleges to participate in this athletic event. Athletes from elementary, middle and high […]