By Leonard COUTIN Celebrating its 52nd year, the Staub/Barnes Invitational is one of the oldest cross-country meets held on the Crescenta Valley home course at Crescenta Valley Park. Jeff Nelson of Burbank still commands the course record time of 14:49, earned in 1978, and the girls’ record holder is Anita Siraki of Hoover who ran […]
By Leonard COUTIN For the second year, the Eagle Invitational was sponsored by El Segundo High School at the Lakes Golf Course. The course offered a variety of terrain: for the start, a large green off the golf course, a significant amount of up and down terrain, an off-road dirt trail through the electric power […]
Crescenta Valley Weekly hosted its first-ever business mixer, a dual event with the CV and Montrose-Verdugo City chambers of commerce, on Sept. 12, which coincided with the celebration of the newspaper’s 10th anniversary. “What a joy for all of us to celebrate and honor [publisher] Robin Goldsworthy and the CV Weekly for 10 years of […]
By Leonard COUTIN The Falcons performed well on Thursday against Camarillo and Santee at their first season non-scoring competitive meet at Crescenta Valley Park. After a successful summer running program, capped off with a week at Mammoth running in high altitude, the Falcons are well prepared for the season as strong contenders for the league. […]
The Colorado Fire stirs memories of the Station Fire of 10 years ago and reminds residents of just how deadly wildfires can be. By Mary O’KEEFE On Sunday the all-too-familiar smell of smoke from a wildfire filled the air. It was about 4 p.m. when the Los Angeles Fire Dept. responded to a brush fire […]
By Leonard COUTIN Finalists in the CIF Masters Meet were welcomed to Buchanan High School’s newly renovated all-weather track for the 101st CIF State Track and Field Championships this past weekend. The two-day event began with prelims on Friday and finals competition on Saturday. The CIF State Track and Field Championships is considered the most […]
By Leonard COUTIN The CIF Southern Championship Track and Field Masters Meet was held at El Camino College on Saturday. The top 12 performers in the 800m, 1600m, 3200m and in all field events advanced from the Southern Section divisional finals to the Masters Meet. Steep competition met Division 1 1600m champion Dylan Wilbur, from […]
By Leonard COUTIN With a time of 4:12.31 in the 1600m, Falcon junior Dylan Wilbur found victory at the Division 1 CIF track and field finals on May 11. Held at the state-of-the-art all-weather track at El Camino College, a large crowd of spectators and athletes for more than five hours watched competition in four […]
By Leonard COUTIN The Crescenta Valley High School Athletic Hall of Fame inducted eight athletes to the Class of 2019. Held at the Oakmont Country Club on Saturday, May 4, the event celebrated the success of accomplished athletes in a variety of sports. Introductions were made by former head football coach Paul Schilling and Leland […]
By Leonard COUTIN The CIF Division 1 track and field prelims were held on May 4 at Trabuco Hills High School in Mission Viejo. The athletes had to endure five to six heats for individual races, other than the 3200m, making for a long day that boasted high temperatures. Runners had to pace themselves and […]