By Leonard COUTIN On Saturday, spectators witnessed enduring strength in outstanding performances when the Southern Section CIF track and field championship finals were held on the Cerritos College Falcon Field. Competition spanned nine hours with athletes battling temperatures that climbed in excess of 90 degrees. The middle and long distance athletes were especially affected as […]
By Leonard COUTIN On May 13, the Division 1 CIF prelims sectionals were hosted by Trabuco Hills High School on its recently completed state-of-the-art facility. With three to four heats for each event, the strength of the athletes was tested as the events stretched more than six hours. The strategy of most competing was made […]
By Leonard COUTIN On Friday, the Pacific League championship finals produced many outstanding marks that will advance local athletes to the CIF prelims being held on Saturday. The Division 1 qualifiers will compete at Trabuco High School starting with field events at 11 a.m. After more than five months of conditioning, and working through invitation […]
By Leonard COUTIN The Pacific League track and field prelims were hosted at Arcadia High School last Friday; the running of several heats caused the meet to run over six hours. The varsity field athletes did not have to qualify in the prelims. The athletes tested their strength against their rivals from each of the […]
By Leonard COUTIN The final Pacific League dual meet for the Falcons was hosted by the Apaches at Arcadia on their state-of-the-art facility on April 19. Facing one of the strongest competitive meets of the season, the Apaches won both the boys and girls divisions by a wide margin. This brought the Falcons’ team standings […]
By Leonard COUTIN The Falcons faced a competitive track and field dual meet on Thursday against the Burbank Bulldogs that had the crowds on their feet until the final event. Coming into the Pacific League meet 5-0, the Falcons worked to get every point when they hosted the Bulldogs. For the varsity girls, a winning […]
By Leonard COUTIN Southern California residents witnessed the two-day Arcadia Invitational track and field meet extravaganza that celebrated its 50th year. Competition started in the early evening on Friday and included all day Saturday running and field events that continued into the late evening. The day also featured a bonus of elite races for spectators. […]
By Leonard COUTIN Hosting the Falcons on Glendale High School’s Moyse Field on Thursday, it was apparent early on that the force of their crosstown rivals, both in the boys’ and girls’ varsity and frosh/soph events, overwhelmed the Glendale Dynamiters. The Falcons came into the meet already scoring a 4-0 varsity win in the Pacific […]
By Leonard COUTIN As a little ray of sunshine fell upon the Crescenta Valley area, the CVHS Falcons faced one of their strongest competitive rivals, Burroughs High School, as well as Muir in a tri meet held last Thursday. The scoring of the meet was based on each individual school scoring against Crescenta Valley as […]
By Leonard COUTIN The CVHS Falcons rolled out the red carpet when they hosted their first scoring Pacific League track and field meet against Hoover and Pasadena on Thursday. Scoring the tri meet as a dual meet resulted in a strong varsity win for the Falcon boys’ and girls’ teams. Like previous years, the Tornadoes […]