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Friday, May 09, 2008
Sports
LA CRESCENTA — For at least the next few days, the members of the Crescenta Valley High softball team can bask in the glory of having gone undefeated in the regular season. PASADENA — Just 24 hours after losing out on a chance to win a Prep League championship outright due to a loss to Pasadena Poly, the Flintridge Prep softball team entered Thursday’s rematch with new life and the hope of earning a split of the league title.
GLENDALE — Facing off against top-notch competition from all over Southern California, a pack of local swimmers hit the pool Thursday at the CIF Southern Section Division II swimming preliminaries at Belmont Plaza pool in Long Beach in hopes of extending their season into Saturday’s CIF swimming finals.
VALENCIA — Glendale High’s boys’ tennis team accomplished its season-long goal of making it back to the CIF Southern Section Division II playoffs and, in the process, gave one of the division’s top squads a run for its money.
GLENDALE — Without question, the Crescenta Valley High boys’ tennis team ran into its toughest opponent this season. SOUTHEAST GLENDALE — Her former coach remembered his freshman phenom hitting a game-tying solo home run against archrival Crescenta Valley High in 2005. TODAY
Before she even stepped foot on the Flintridge Prep campus as a student, Lydia Kay made a decision that would dramatically impact the Rebels softball program for several seasons to come. NORTHEAST GLENDALE — Nearly 30 minutes following the conclusion of his team’s loss, Flintridge Sacred Heart Academy softball Coach Kirk Nishiyama received a phone call from Stephanie Contreras, the school’s athletic director.
LA CAÑADA FLINTRIDGE — It was hardly the performance Flintridge Prep’s softball team was looking for, and hardly the result it had been striving for all season long.
GLENDALE — A total of 17 swimmers and nine relay teams with local ties will compete in the CIF Southern Section Division II swimming preliminaries at 10 a.m. today at Belmont Plaza pool in Long Beach. BOYS’ TENNIS TODAY
GLENDALE — A new chapter in Hoover High football was officially opened on Tuesday afternoon, as Chris Long became the Tornadoes head football coach.
SOUTHEAST GLENDALE — While the Glendale High boys’ tennis team missed out on the postseason last year, the year layoff didn’t seem to bother the Nitros on Tuesday afternoon. GLENDALE — Crescenta Valley High diver David Corless had a career day on Tuesday, but once again the presence of a familiar and dominant foe blocked his path to a CIF title.
NORTHEAST GLENDALE — With Arcadia High already having won its game earlier in the day, the Crescenta Valley baseball team entered its league tilt Tuesday night against a strong Hoover club knowing it needed a victory to keep pace with the Apaches in the league standings. GLENDALE — Throughout the regular season, the Crescenta Valley High boys’ tennis team could usually rely on its three doubles teams to lead them to success.
ENCINO — For the second consecutive season, there won’t be a playoff appearance made by the St. Francis High baseball team. SOFTBALL TODAY GLENDALE — For most of the season, St. Francis High golf Coach Jeff Durfee wondered if his young team could put together a complete 18-hole round.
GLENDALE — With the Pacific League baseball season winding down and the top four teams in the standings having already locked up playoff spots, the race for the league championship is just beginning to heat up. SOFTBALL TODAY
GLENDALE — Having successfully managed to get through the ups and downs of the regular season, two local high school boys’ volleyball teams will now look to achieve additional success in the postseason.
GLENDALE — A year ago at this time, there wasn’t an area tennis team preparing for the impending CIF postseason. Fan Appreciation Night to be conducted TODAY NORTHEAST GLENDALE — With both the Crescenta Valley and St. Francis high baseball teams jockeying for position in their respective league races, Saturday night’s rare late-season, nonleague matchup offered the clubs a chance to stay sharp before the final week of action.
Previous Sports HeadlinesMay 8th, 2008 Prep suffers costly defeatLA CAÑADA FLINTRIDGE — It was hardly the performance Flintridge Prep’s softball team was looking for, and hardly the result it had been striving for all season long.Top swimmers aiming to navigate CIF prelimsGLENDALE — A total of 17 swimmers and nine relay teams with local ties will compete in the CIF Southern Section Division II swimming preliminaries at 10 a.m. today at Belmont Plaza pool in Long Beach.Sacred Heart falls shortNORTHEAST GLENDALE — Nearly 30 minutes following the conclusion of his team’s loss, Flintridge Sacred Heart Academy softball Coach Kirk Nishiyama received a phone call from Stephanie Contreras, the school’s athletic director.Pitching with a purposeBefore she even stepped foot on the Flintridge Prep campus as a student, Lydia Kay made a decision that would dramatically impact the Rebels softball program for several seasons to come.May 7th, 2008 Golden Knights’ playoff bid deniedENCINO — For the second consecutive season, there won’t be a playoff appearance made by the St. Francis High baseball team.May 6th, 2008 Plenty still at stake in PacificGLENDALE — With the Pacific League baseball season winding down and the top four teams in the standings having already locked up playoff spots, the race for the league championship is just beginning to heat up.May 5th, 2008 Falcons, Knights set to tee upGLENDALE — Now comes the most intriguing part of the season for a pair of local high school boys’ golf programs.Poised Under PressureStanding inside the small circle in the middle of the all-dirt infield, there’s pressure mounting prior to the delivery of each pitch.Area rivalry ignites againNORTHEAST GLENDALE — With both the Crescenta Valley and St. Francis high baseball teams jockeying for position in their respective league races, Saturday night’s rare late-season, nonleague matchup offered the clubs a chance to stay sharp before the final week of action.May 4th, 2008 Vaqueros do well but can’t advanceGLENDALE — Attempting to reach the state tournament is always a top goal for the Glendale Community College men’s and women’s tennis teams.Rout ends Prep playoff hopesNORTHEAST GLENDALE — Pulling out enough wins over the last week of the season to make the playoffs was already a tall order for the Flintridge Prep baseball team.Playoffs ahead for TornadoesBURBANK — With three games remaining in the baseball season, Hoover and Burbank highs were still in a heated battle for a postseason spot.Locals win league titlesARCADIA — For the track and field athletes at Crescenta Valley, Glendale and Hoover highs, Friday’s Pacific League finals at Arcadia High provided one final opportunity to make a statement against league competition before the CIF Prelims roll around next week.Berry notches 500thPASADENA — First the members of the Crescenta Valley High softball team showered their veteran coach with a bucket of cold water before unveiling seven artistic signs commemorating his latest milestone.May 3rd, 2008 Rout ends Prep playoff hopesNORTHEAST GLENDALE — Pulling out enough wins over the last week of the season to make the playoffs was already a tall order for the Flintridge Prep baseball team.Locals win league titlesARCADIA — For the track and field athletes at Crescenta Valley, Glendale and Hoover highs, Friday’s Pacific League finals at Arcadia High provided one final opportunity to make a statement against league competition before the CIF Prelims roll around next week.May 2nd, 2008 Falcons get sweet 16BURBANK — Coming into Thursday’s Pacific League swimming finals at Burbank High, the Crescenta Valley High girls’ swimming team had little to gain, having already clinched at least a share of the league crown by winning the league dual-meet championship on April 23.Tologs roll in relays at league finalsSHERMAN OAKS — After being forced to share the Mission League team championship with Harvard-Westlake thanks to a dual-meet tie against the Wolverines on April 17, the Flintridge Sacred Heart Academy swimming team set out to prove it was still the team to beat at Thursday’s league finals.Rebels struggle in league defeatPASADENA — The wave of momentum that the Flintridge Prep softball team was riding has most assuredly subsided.May 1st, 2008 Nitros lose another heartbreakerBURBANK — After weeks of preparation, months of competitive play and countless hours logged on the tennis courts, it came down to 12 athletes competing for just two Pacific League championships.Rebels come up short in finalsGLENDALE — Senior Hasan Doxey and the Flintridge Prep boys’ golf team entered the 2008 campaign with high expectations after a stellar 2007 season.CV wins showdownBURBANK — In a colossal showdown that pitted the area’s, the Pacific League’s and CIF Southern Section Division III’s best softball teams, it was a game that lived up to the hype.Yu claims Pacific title once againPASADENA — For somebody who just won a second consecutive individual Pacific League championship, Justin Yu wasn’t overly thrilled.April 30th, 2008 Hoover loses a golden chanceARCADIA — Big innings, stranded runners and comeback after comeback characterized Tuesday afternoon’s Pacific League baseball game at Arcadia High.Yu well on way to another titleGLENDALE — On the brink of winning a second consecutive individual Pacific League championship, Crescenta Valley High boys’ senior golfer Justin Yu led the Falcons to yet another league title and has put himself in phenomenal position to do just the same.Tologs lose league duelNORTHEAST GLENDALE — For the Flintridge Sacred Heart Academy softball players to make the playoffs for the first time in two years, maybe it’s best to treat their remaining regular-season games like postseason games.Crescenta Valley survives scareLA CRESCENTA — For the second time this season, Burroughs High gave the mighty Crescenta Valley softball team everything it could handle for the first five innings in a Pacific League battle on Tuesday afternoon.Falcons coast to league victoryNORTHWEST GLENDALE — There’s little intrigue left in the remainder of the Pacific League boys’ volleyball season, with the top four teams already having locked up playoff berths.CV bats held in checkNORTHEAST GLENDALE — Both the Burroughs and Crescenta Valley high baseball teams entered Tuesday night’s Pacific League bout swinging hot bats, with each club averaging over 13 runs in its previous five contests.April 29th, 2008 ‘More than just playing the sport’Michael Bryant’s philosophy of coaching sounds simple enough, but it requires more than just lip service to be effective.April 28th, 2008 Halebian heading northGLENDALE — As far as first impressions go, the one Alexios Halebian made on United States Tennis Association Coach Kent Kinnear earlier this year seems to have paid off.Yim captures doubles crownGLENDALE — Glendale High graduate Robert Yim finally realized championship glory at the Ojai Valley Tournament on Sunday, while a Women’s Open Singles championship once again eluded Glendale’s Maureen Diaz.Wadeck and Flowers lead VaquerosGLENDALE — The Glendale Community College men’s and women’s track and field teams’ efforts in Saturday’s Western State Conference finals at Moorpark College resulted in four individual conference titles for the Vaqueros and even more qualifications for the upcoming Southern California prelims.COLLEGE UPDATE:GLENDALE — The following are updates on area athletes at the collegiate level. |
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