By Brandon HENSLEY The calendar may say it’s a new year, but inside the Burroughs High gymnasium Tuesday night, the scene was an all too familiar one from years gone by. There were the Crescenta Valley Falcons, taking an early lead. There they were building on that lead with outside shooting and stellar post play. […]
By Jason KUROSU As the NFL has recently been forced to come to terms with the brutal realities of the sport, high schools have been concerned about the consequences of concussions and other serious head injuries for years. Numerous states including California have been working on passing stricter legislation regarding how these sorts of injuries […]
In a season dominated by Arcadia High School, in November the Crescenta Valley High School girls varsity cross-country team pulled an upset in the Pacific League Cross Country finals held at Crescenta Valley Park. The girls tied with Arcadia for league championship in varsity. Photo by Leonard COUTIN
By Seth AMITIN Suffice to say Crescenta Valley has found the San Fernando Invitational a challenging tournament. The Crescenta Valley boys’ basketball team played three games this week in the Invite, beating Los Angeles University High with ease, 65-50, on Monday, getting steam-rolled by West Ranch, 73-55, on Tuesday and then returning the favor to […]
By Seth AMITIN It was a long season, filled with brutal injuries for Crescenta Valley High’s football team, that ended on a sour note. An overwhelming number of injuries to the team’s core cost them and after starting 4-1 on the season, the Falcons limped to the finish line with five straight losses, their final […]
Below are scores for the Nov. 6-7 contests of the La Canada Gladiators Jr. Gremlin – Cardinal (Teams Do Not Keep Official Score) No report received Jr. Gremlin – Gold (Teams Do Not Keep Official Score) Playing for the La Cañada Jr. Gremlin Gold Team were players Sebastian Aviles-Maya, Jacob Hurtado, Brady Kline, Mike Oklund, […]
By Seth AMITIN If its previous week’s loss to Pasadena was tough, the Crescenta Valley High football team’s second consecutive 21-14 loss, this time to Burroughs, was tougher. Sporting a 14-0 lead early on, the Falcons gave up 21 unanswered points to the league-leading Indians to lose again, falling to fifth place in the Pacific […]
By Seth AMITIN Between the 50-yard kick returns, the red zone fumbles, the strings of penalties and the incredible plays on both sides of the ball, the most heartbreaking play for Falcons fans was the 19-yard run on fourth down by the Falcons’ Paul Perugini that fell one yard short of a first down with […]
By Leonard COUTIN The Pacific League Cross Country meet on Wednesday, Oct. 13, was held at the Arcadia home course. This year Arcadia High School has taken the dominant rankings not only at the local league, but at the state level as well. Showing a consistent winning streak, the Arcadia boys varsity team won hands […]
By Eli LOCKE Although the Falcons beat the Muir Mustangs last season in a 21-14 victory that broke what was becoming a tradition, the Falcons didn’t bring that winning spirit to the field last Friday. Since the 2004-’05 season, the Falcons have only beaten the Mustangs twice. This year, the Mustangs came into the game […]