By Leonard COUTIN The 2013 CIF Championship Cross-Country Finals were held on Saturday on the prestigious world class Mt. SAC cross-country course. The top five teams and individuals on non-qualifying teams must be one of the top five finishers on a non-qualifying team and finish among the top 20 to move forward to state. Running […]
By Leonard COUTIN The CV Falcons were ablaze at the CIF cross-country prelims to claim second place in their Race 8 of Division 1 men’s heat. The goal was to qualify for CIF finals at Mt. SAC taking place on Saturday. The top four teams qualified for the team finals and the top six individuals […]
CV’s Gabe Collison takes third following Apache leaders. By Leonard COUTIN Despite running one of his best races of the year, CVHS senior Gabe Collison (14:13.47) couldn’t catch Arcadia’s Phillip Rocha (14:02.12) or Estevan de la Rosa (14:02.47) at the Pacific League cross country finals on Thursday. Rocha and de la Rosa held the lead […]
Goblins, ghosts, witches and ghouls roamed the playgrounds and fields of the local elementary schools this Halloween. And Iron Men, minions, Harry Potters, Marios, cats, creepers and hobbits, just to name a few more. Despite the commotion caused by a chase through the Crescenta Valley area, and with some of the schools postponing or pausing […]
By Leonard COUTIN More than 19,000 runners representing 500 schools participated in the world’s largest cross-country invitational last weekend – the Mt. SAC Invitational held in Walnut. Over its 66 years, this legendary course has provided athletes with the chance to compete against some of the top runners outside their area. The course consists of […]
By Leonard COUTIN The second Pacific League cross-country meet was held on the Falcons’ home course Thursday at CV Park, but it was the strength and dominance of the Apaches that reigned over conference rivals. It was a unique atmosphere at the meet. Mainly, it appeared that participants were more relaxed and downright friendly – […]
By Ted AYALA One often hears Montrose’s small town atmosphere touted by both residents and visitors alike. It isn’t uncommon for people to refer to the area as a real-life counterpart to the fictional Mayberry of Andy Griffith fame. Cynics might think the notion an improbable one given the area’s location – on the periphery […]
By Leonard COUTIN The CV Falcons boys faced their first cross-country scoring league competition on Sept. 26 on Arcadia’s home course. Participating Pacific league schools were Arcadia, Burroughs, Burbank, CV, Glendale, Hoover and Pasadena. The Falcons, who already faced strong state champions Arcadia at Woodbridge two weeks ago, were determined to give a good showing […]
By Leonard COUTIN The 33rd Annual Woodbridge Invitational Cross-Country Classic was held on Saturday at Estancia High School in Coast Mesa, rather than its predecessor Woodbridge High School in Irvine, and produced some impressive three-mile times, especially this early of the season. The Crescenta Valley High School Falcon boys endured a long wait Saturday night […]
By Leonard COUTIN On Thursday, the CV Falcons boys and girls varsity and the boys JV cross-country teams dominated the terrain at a nonleague triangular meet on their home course. They posted one, two and three position wins over the young Newbury Park team and the Camarillo Scorpions team. CVHS senior Gabe Collison, who qualified […]