By Mary O’KEEFE The Glendale Unified School District Board of Education heard on Tuesday from concerned residents and parents about the possible territory transfer of the far western area of La Cañada Flintridge from GUSD schools to La Cañada Unified School District. The discussion of the transfer of the “Sagebrush” area has been in play […]
By Leonard COUTIN Although the Crescenta Valley High School Falcons posted some outstanding track and field performances at home against their strongest rival, the Arcadia Apaches, it was the Apaches varsity teams that ended the season on top. The Apache boys won 11 out of 16 events and tied for the win in the 800m, […]
By Robin GOLDSWORTHY The author and illustrator of the children’s book, “Sparky!,” the tale of an oh-too-typical sloth, visited Once Upon A Time children’s bookstore on Thursday afternoon. Jenny Offill penned the story about a young girl’s desire to find a pet that satisfied her mother’s restrictive requirements. But when Sparky arrives, he doesn’t quite […]
By Leonard COUTIN The Falcons experienced one of the highest levels of track and field competition at the 56th annual Mt. SAC Relays this past weekend at the Hilmer Lodge Stadium. Hosting some of the best high school athletes, college sensations and prestigious world-class athletes from around the country over the three-day period, the event […]
By Leonard COUTIN The 47th annual Arcadia Invitational was held this past weekend affording many track and field enthusiasts an opportunity to witness some of the best athletes from Southern California and out of state. Crescenta Valley High School Head Coach Mark Evans spilt his athletes and coaching staff to participate both in the Tigers […]
By Leonard COUTIN The Burroughs Indians hosted the Pacific League tri meet on Memorial Field on April 9 facing the CV Falcons and the Muir Mustangs. Despite temperatures in the 80s, the athletes battled hard and many were rewarded with personal best performances. The Indians boys’ varsity won the 400m relay with a time of […]
By Leonard COUTIN The CVHS Falcons hosted their second tri city meet of the season on Osborne Field against the Glendale High School Dynamiters and the Pasadena Bulldogs on Thursday. The Bulldogs were strong competitors despite not having as large a team as years past. The Dynamiters boys’ team also offered a challenge for CV. […]
By Leonard COUTIN The 23rd annual Adidas Meet of Champions Distance Classic 2014 was hosted by Azusa Pacific University College and Arroyo High School on Saturday, March 22. The invitational offered two sessions for the athletes to participate in, the open session day and the elite night session. Qualifying times were used to place athletes […]
By Leonard COUTIN Hosting the first league tri-meet last Thursday against the Burbank Bulldogs and the Hoover Tornados, the CV Falcons faced one of the league’s strongest opponents in the Bulldogs. The Falcons showed signs of early success in the meet, winning the 400m relay with a time of 46.22. Gabe Collison won the 1600m […]
By Leonard COUTIN Crescenta Valley High School took part in the 9th Annual Santa Clarita Valley Track and Field Invitational held over the weekend at Canyon High School. The valley was plagued by heavy winds throughout the day, which slowed times for all the athletes. “Not much we could do about the wind,” said track […]