Photos and story by Leonard COUTIN
The California CIF State Track and Field championship was held May 31-June 1 in Clovis with prelims on Friday and finals on Saturday. The pressure was on the athletes Friday to make qualifying times to advance the next day to finals.
Glendale Nitro Michael Davis again proved himself ready to compete [...]
June 6, 2013 | Posted in
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On Sunday, Flintridge Sacred Heart Academy in La Cañada Flintridge held its commencement ceremony on the campus that overlooks the city below. The traditional white dresses and red roses created a picturesque image as the 106 graduates celebrated their accomplishments and looked toward their college future.
Tara Kawai-Daniels was the class valedictorian and the salutatorian was [...]
June 6, 2013 | Posted in
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Hundreds of students across the Crescenta Valley said goodbye to those they’ve known for the last several years and prepare to move on to the next level in their lives.
By Mary O’KEEFE
Many foothills kids slept in on Wednesday after a Tuesday that marked the beginning of summer break as graduation/promotion ceremonies were celebrated across the [...]
Glendale’s Michael Davis advances to state.
By Leonard COUTIN
The Southern Section CIF Track and Field Masters Meet was held Friday night at Cerritos College. Local athletes competed out of their division against top rivals from various schools. Not only is the meet one of the toughest for any high school athlete, but participants must earn [...]
May 30, 2013 | Posted in
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By Leonard COUTIN
The track and field Southern Section CIF finals were held on Saturday at Mt. San Antonio College. For some athletes this marked an end to a long season, and for a few who made qualifying times, new challenges were to be conquered.
Falcon sophomore Megan Melnyk has had an exceptional year running several races: [...]
May 23, 2013 | Posted in
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By Leonard COUTIN
It was a hot Saturday that greeted athletes arriving at Trabuco High School to compete in the track and field CIF Southern Section prelims.
The strategy for most of the athletes was to simply qualify and make it into the finals, which will be held this Saturday at Mount San Antonio College (Mt. SAC) [...]
May 16, 2013 | Posted in
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By Leonard COUTIN
The Pacific League track and field finals got underway in Arcadia Friday despite the closure of the Ventura (134) and Glendale (2) freeways due to the nearby fires. The Crescenta Valley High School Falcons have been working all year and when they took the field on Friday, the athletes were determined to have [...]
May 9, 2013 | Posted in
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Last Friday, during the early afternoon the Pacific League Track and Field Division 1 Prelims were hosted at Arcadia High School. CV faced off against their rivals schools; Arcadia, Burbank, Burroughs Glendale, Hoover, Muir and Pasadena. This is a time that all the other Leagues in California follow the same guidelines as they work their [...]
May 2, 2013 | Posted in
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“Let me win, but if I cannot win, let me be brave in the attempt.”
By Jason KUROSU
It was a day filled with anticipation, hard work and, ultimately, accomplishment.
In anticipation of the 2015 Special Olympics World Games in Los Angeles, a regional competition was held at Crescenta Valley High School on Saturday. Over 250 Special Olympics [...]
May 2, 2013 | Posted in
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The Falcons track and field team faced off against its strongest rival in the Pacific League when it met the Apaches on Arcadia’s home track and field on April 18.
Special guest to the meet was Rich Gonzalez, editor of PrepCalTrack.com, who acted as announcer for the day. Injecting historical meet stats as the meet played [...]
April 25, 2013 | Posted in
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