By Ryan Nakamura Staff Writer Despite their best efforts, the boys baseball team’s season came to an end after a 3-0 loss to Temple City last Thursday. Three scoreless innings quickly rolled by as neither team was able to reach home. With South Pas pressing the offensive, the Tigers seemed determined to finish league with […]
Pep Squad mixes up for Crossover rally
By Kevin Park Staff Writer Photos by Jenny Luo The South Pasadena’s Pep Squad rallied the students with a performance at lunch on Friday, May 1 in the Tiger Patio. This year’s rally was called the Crossover, a continuation of the annual event that first began years before any of the current SPHS students were […]
Baseball: Late game rally carries Temple City over Tigers
By Ryan Nakamura Staff Writer The boys’ baseball team lost Wednesday’s final home game against Temple City High School by a final score of 1-6. The team now has a Rio Hondo League record of 2-9. The Tigers were in high hopes starting the game off. Drawing first blood from the Rams, senior Andrew Shults walked […]
Softball falls to Temple City in penultimate league game
By Kevin Park & Jordan Xiao Tiger Staff The varsity softball team fell 6-2 at home against the Temple City Rams on Wednesday, May 6 in its last home game of the 2015 season. With this loss, the team’s league record falls to 2-9, including an earlier 5-4 loss to Temple City. The game began with […]
Boys’ volleyball drops Bishop Amat to build momentum for CIF
By Jung Su Park Staff Writer The boys’ volleyball team opened up the postseason after winning the Rio Hondo league title in a dominant manner. South Pas faced earned a victory against the Bishop Amat Lancers in an away matchup with the set scores 25-21, 25-14, 26-24 to sweep the home team 3-0. The Tigers […]
Drama Department performs The Boy Friend
By Jake Swayze Staff Writer Photos by Jenny Luo South Pasadena High School’s production of The Boy Friend opened on Friday, May 1, to a small and intimate audience. 20 cast members performed song and dance numbers, set to music provided by the SPHS Orchestra. Written in the 1950s, The Boy Friend spoofs the 1920s […]
Boys’ volleyball defeats Gabrielino to claim league title
By Jung Su Park Staff Writer The boys’ varsity volleyball team had one final game to win for an undefeated regular season: an away matchup against the Gabrielino Bald Eagles in which the Tigers beat them in four sets with the set scores 26-24, 25-23, 25-17 and 25-10. Although junior Max Luck was sidelined due […]
Eclectic Music Festival draws in 4,200 people
By Olivia Nouriani Assoc. Opinion Editor 4,200 people passed through the streets of South Pasadena from 2 to 10 p.m. on Saturday, May 2, for the annual Eclectic Music Festival. South Pasadena residents and visitors from nearby cities generated more traffic than the city sees in the average week, immersing themselves in the culture of […]
Tigers show promise heading into Rio Hondo League finals
By Marion Wood Staff Writer The South Pasadena track teams hosted the Rio Hondo League prelims this Tuesday night, and many Tiger athletes qualified for league finals, which will take place this Friday at the home track. Only a select number of varsity events took place at the prelims. Many, including all field events, did […]
Softball drops ball against La Canada, 5-1
By Jordan Xiao Copy Editor The softball team finished its three-game series against La Canada High School at home on Friday, May 1 with its third loss of the season to the Spartans. The Tigers started strong defensively, holding off La Canada’s batters for the first two innings, but failed to make any headway on […]
Baseball claims second win in league against La Canada
By Ryan Nakamura Staff Writer The boys baseball team took home a much needed 2-0 victory after a five game losing streak over school rival La Canada last Friday. It had been nearly a month since South Pas won their last league matchup. With the season taking a turn for the worse, the boys wanted […]
Winter Guard places fourth at finals
By Faye Witherall Assoc. Feature Editor Winter Guard won fourth place at season finals at the University of California, Irvine on April 26. The Winter Guard Association of Southern California finals concludes the year’s events for SPHS Winter Guard. The team earned 82.7 points, two points behind champion South East High School from South Gate. […]
Track defeats Temple City to claim first in league
By Marion Wood Staff Writer The South Pasadena track teams claimed the Rio Hondo League title in their last meet against Temple City this Thursday, April 30th. The Tigers swept both divisions, with boys winning 82-25 and girls dominating 105-18. The meet went pretty well, which is what we expected,” senior Kevin Yonami said. “We […]
Swimming clinches Rio Hondo title on both levels with win over Temple City
By Olivia Nouriani Assoc. Opinion Editor Photos by Raj Jain Boys’ and girls’ swimming each captured the Rio Hondo title on Thursday, April 30 after dominating the Temple City Rams to remain undefeated in league. The girls gained their lead dominating in Freestyle, starting out the meet sweeping in the 200 Free, senior Grace Wakabayashi […]
Lunchtime “Festivus” features music and giveaways
By Jordan Xiao Copy Editor Photos by Raj Jain School administration hosted the 2015 Festivus at the English building quad during lunch on Thursday, April 30, celebrating the junior class’s participation in the California Assessment of Student Performance and Progress (CAASPP). Principal Ms Janet Anderson randomly drew names of juniors who participated in testing to […]
Students celebrate International Denim Day
By Ryan Nakamura Staff Writer Photos by Tiger Staff SPHS joined activists all over the world for the first time to celebrate Denim Day on Wednesday, April 29, in support of rape and sexual assault awareness. Denim Day can trace its roots back to 1992, when the Italian Supreme Court overturned a rape allegation after […]