By Leonard COUTIN As the cross-country season entered its mid-season point, the Crescenta Valley High School Falcons were faced with a second league meet on Oct. 16 at the home course of their rival, the Arcadia Apaches. Apache Philip Rocha commanded the lead position running 14:31.56, with his teammates close by. But it was the […]
The Falcons made ESPN’s SportsCenter last week, but now they must turn their attention to finally overcoming the Mustangs on the road. By Brandon HENSLEY t’s not supposed to be this easy, right? For the Crescenta Valley High School football team, everything is working the way it should, and then some. The Falcons defeated Hoover […]
By Leonard COUTIN Glendale Community College again honored past athletes at its annual Hall of Fame dinner held on the college campus. Recognized for their success and achievement was the outstanding 1974 state cross country championship team and their devoted coaches John Tansley and Mark Covert. Honoree Robert Thomas was one of the most successful […]
JR. GREMLIN FLAG La Canada Gladiators v. Covina Vikings (Teams do not keep Score) The La Canada Gladiator Jr. Gremlins took on the Covina Vikings last Saturday at Traweek Middle School. The Jr. Gremlins continue to display the core talent and dedication of a great football team. La Canada started their attack quickly, […]
More than 400 youth from over 60 schools descended upon the Woodcraft Rangers NVISION soccer tournament at Gage Middle School in Huntington Park. The competition heated up as student athletes from after-school programs around the Los Angeles area, including Mountain View Elementary in Tujunga, came to take part in the agency-wide soccer tournament. The […]
Crescenta Valley’s junior varsity girls’ volleyball team has been successful so far this season. The team, pictured here in a victory Oct. 7 against Hoover, was 6-2 overall as of this week. The girls’ remaining home schedule has them hosting Muir on Tuesday and then Arcadia on Nov. 4. Both matches are at 4:45 […]
San Gabriel Mountains: Huge Federal Restrictions by Presidential Edict The President, without consulting Congress, grabbed a huge swath of public lands in the San Gabriels for so-called “Federal protection.” He bowed under pressure from special interests in L.A. – a wealthy and influential group of elite environmentalist do-gooders – to restrict access to the mountains […]
Monumental Step for the San Gabriels and Open Space Preservation As Californians, we’re used to Presidents of both parties coming to town – especially Los Angeles – to raise campaign funds, but rarely do they make large policy announcements. They save those for the coveted swing states. But something special happened this month. President Obama […]
Hi, CV! We focused recently on screens, technology and social media. We learned to be careful with our posts, to set limits on time spent online, to hold family time sacred, and to use technology by boys and girls within peer groups. My daughter follows video personalities, so instead of wondering what she’s up to, […]
Annie Blood, a sophomore at Crescenta Valley High School, recently completed her Girl Scout Gold Award of organizing 2,000 pieces of music in the CVHS music library. Her initial task was moving 2,000 folders of music to the choir room. From there, 50 music and community members spent over 500 hours alphabetizing and sorting […]