By Leonard COUTIN The 97th CIF state track and field finals were held Saturday at Veterans Memorial Stadium on the campus of Buchanan High School in Clovis. CIF officials chose the location as the official site for track and field competitions for the next several years since the facilities are not only state-of-the-art but the […]
The La Crescenta Babe Ruth team Crippen Mortuary defeated the La Cañada Junior Baseball Association Royals with a score of 7-2 to claim the District 4 championship. The game was the final one played at Stengel Field before the stadium is partially torn down. The manager for Crippen was Sparr Heights resident Juan Pablo Valdez.
By Vincent PAGE, intern Buoyed by the pitching of Brian Gadsby and some timely offense, the Crescenta Valley Falcons’ baseball team is back in the CIF Division II quarterfinals for the second straight season. The Falcons (24-5) defeated Trabuco Hills in Orange County on Tuesday 5-1, pushing them to the third round. They’ll play Carter […]
By Leonard COUTIN The promise of exciting CIF track and field finals at Cerritos College last weekend brought an abundance of spectators eager to witness the best in high school athletic competition offered by the Southern CIF Section. Local talent has had a strong showing in recent events including the Weiss twins from Flintridge […]
It was an adrenaline-charged adventure for the Scouts of Troop 303 who worked in teams throughout the weekend maneuvering their kayaks down the “Big Daddy Rapid” of Kern River. The boys enjoyed two nights of camping at Frandy Campsite sleeping under the stars, listening to the sounds of frogs, crickets and the roar of the […]
By Brandon HENSLEY From an early age, Jennie Jensen was used to tumbling on a mat, excelling in gymnastics at the Crescenta-Cañada YMCA. Tumbling from inside a car after an accident? That’s a whole other deal. One day, as a student at Crescenta Valley High School, Jensen was driving her family’s VW van on a […]
The Rosemont Middle School soccer teams are champions for the 2015 season. On May 14, both the boys and girls Spartans defeated the teams from Wilson Middle School in the season finale. The boys won 3-1, giving them an undefeated record of 6-0. The girls won 1-0. Their record closes at 5-0-1. They tied Wilson […]
The Verdugo 10K was held on May 3 at Brand Park. The La Crescenta area was well represented in several categories. Rebecca FitzGerald won her age group for women. In the boys age 13-17 category it was a CV freshmen/Rosemont sweep with Matt Bomar (CV) taking the win followed by Manan Vats (RMS eighth grader) […]
The Crescenta Valley High softball team will be on the road today for its first-round matchup of the CIF Division III playoffs. The Falcons will take on the Redondo Union Sea Hawks, in Redondo. Game time is 3:15 p.m. The Sea Hawks won the Bay League with a 9-1 record. They were 20-7 overall. The […]