Sports NOTES

CVHS track and field is hosting its first meet of the year with an all-distance meet at CV High School from 9 a.m. to noon on Saturday, Feb 19. The day begins at 8:45 a.m. with an open community one-mile race for all ages. Fourteen schools from across Southern California will be competing. Adults pay […]

CVHS and La Cañada Out, St. Francis and Providence Still Going Strong As Boys’ Basketball Enters Quarterfinals

  By Justin HAGER The CIF Southern Section boys’ basketball playoff picture could not have been brighter for area teams entering last week’s opening round play. The Crescenta Valley High School Falcons had finished their season 18-4 overall, an undefeated 7-0 in Pacific League play, and the champions of the Pacific League. Just down the […]

Weekend Marks the End of Local Contenders in CIF Girls’ Water Polo

By Justin HAGER The Crescenta-Cañada region had a lot to be excited about entering the second round of the CIF girls’ water polo tournament last Thursday. With four teams earning victories in the first round, including an incredible 22-1 victory by CIF at-large bid earner Flintridge Sacred Heart over Bell Gardens and a dominant 15-8 […]

CIF Boys’ Soccer Tournament Filled with Wild Weather and Wild Outcomes

By Justin HAGER It may be the “winter sports” tournament but the CIF Southern Section doesn’t typically have to deal with hail, snow or sleet. Yet that’s exactly what the weather brought to the southland on Tuesday, just in time for the kickoff of second-round action in the CIF-SS boys’ soccer tournament. As a reporter […]

CVHS, La Cañada, Burroughs and Burbank all Victorious in First Round of Girls’ Basketball Tournament

By Justin HAGER The CIF Southern Section girls’ basketball tournament is off to an incredible start for local student athletes after Crescenta Valley, La Cañada, Burroughs and Burbank high schools were all victorious in their first-round matchups on Saturday. Second round play took place on the night of Wednesday, Feb. 16 with results unavailable prior […]

CVHS Celebrates the Lunar New Year

By Bethany BROWN Korean-language classes at Crescenta Valley High School celebrated the Lunar New Year on Jan. 31 and Feb. 1. The holiday was celebrated on both days to accommodate the newly implemented block scheduling and ensure each student had the opportunity to experience the festivities arranged by Korean-language teachers Tina Song and Young-iL Kim. […]

Op Ed <<< Mary O'Keefe

Remembering Steve By Mary O’KEEFE This weekend a memorial service was held for Steve Fox at St. Luke’s of the Mountains Episcopal Church. Steve and I were both members of the St. Luke congregation, and we were friends though friendship was not how our relationship began. Our journey was very rocky to say the least. […]

Treasures of the Valley <<< Mike Lawler

Debbie’s Guide To Guide Dogs For the last two weeks I’ve recounted the remarkable story of Debbie Chevalier Kraimer. In 1971, she survived a horrible car crash on La Tuna Canyon Road that she seemingly should have died in. She then successfully battled terminal liver disease and was blinded by glaucoma. She has resurrected her […]

Science Abounds at Mountain Avenue Science Fun Fair

Science Abounds at Mountain Avenue Science Fun Fair

By Lori BODNAR Two hundred students participated in the Mountain Avenue Elementary School (MAES) 14th annual PTA Science Fun Fair. Approximately 160 students completed 125 science projects (some worked in teams) and 40 sixth-grade students competed in “The Great Paper Roller Coaster Challenge.” The goal of the sixth grade engineering build was to work in […]