By Leonard COUTIN A journey that started more than 10 months ago with conditioning, strengthening and endurance resulted in top performances by Crescenta Valley High School athlete Dylan Wilbur at the Pacific League track and field finals. The League finals were held on Thursday, April 25 at Arcadia High School on one of Southern California’s best […]
By Leonard COUTIN The Pacific League track and field teams entered their league prelims last Thursday on the Apache track and field late in the afternoon and early evening. The races included several heats in each of the events for both varsity and frosh/soph races. Athletes learn to pace themselves as the schedule for each […]
By Leonard COUTIN The Falcons track and field team forged a strong attack against the very solid Arcadia team on April 11 on Arcadia’s all-weather track. This was the final dual meet of the League season; the Pacific League prelims (April 17) were also held at Arcadia as are today’s (Thursday, April 25) finals. At […]
By Leonard COUTIN and Robin GOLDSWORTHY On Sunday, the streets of Los Angeles were filled with some of the world’s most renowned and elite runners. The LA Marathon, celebrating its 34th year, began at historic Dodger Stadium and ended 26.2 miles later at the Santa Monica Pier. This year’s marathon saw a variety of […]
By Leonard COUTIN The CV Falcons held their first track and field Pacific League tri-meet of the season on their all season track facility against the Burbank Bulldogs and Muir Mustangs. Although the tri-meet had several more heats than is typical, scores were based on dual meet criteria. Coming onto the field was a high […]
By Leonard COUTIN On Thursday, March 7, Glendale Dynamiters hosted the CV Falcons on Moyse Field in a dual Pacific League competition of track and field rivalry that celebrated over 50 years of legendary contests. It was a disappointing showing by Crescenta Valley because many of their key runners were held back in preparation for […]
By Leonard COUTIN Preparing for their first Pacific League track and field meet, the Falcon boys faced numerous challenges due to the extensive amount of rain that hammered Southern California. Workouts leading up to the first meet would normally have included runners and field event participants getting acquainted with their events through practice meets to […]
By Leonard COUTIN Pursuing their dreams set early in the season, seven Falcon cross-country competitors lined up for the Division 1 race at the 32nd annual CIF state championships at Woodward Park on Saturday morning. The final team effort was set on the 5000-meter course, considered one of the best courses in California with its […]
By Leonard COUTIN It was pretty much business as usual when the Crescenta Valley High School varsity boys’ cross-country team members prepared for their early morning run on Monday: tying on their running shoes, stretching, readying themselves for the path ahead. But there was one thought on their minds: getting prepared to compete at the […]
By Leonard COUTIN For three months, Crescenta Valley High School cross-country head coach Mark Evans has been grooming his cross-country boys’ and girls’ teams in preparation for a place at the Pacific League finals as well as for a road trip to the CIF prelims/finals. On the boys’ team, senior Manan Vats and junior Dylan […]