By Ryan Nakamura Staff Writer Photos by Tucker Judkins With 22 wins under their belt, South Pasadena girls basketball team broke the school’s record for most wins in a season after their first CIF game against Yucca Valley High School last Saturday. The team stole the show with a 54-37 win which moves the girls […]
Mr. Mantastic nominees announced during annual Talent Show
By Olivia Nouriani Staff Writer Photos by Tiger Staff A variety of student performances and Commissioner of Spirit, Samantha Lee’s announcement of this year’s Mr. Mantastic nominees, lit the auditorium at the annual Talent Show Assembly on Friday, February 20. The show opened with juniors Maaike Wielenga and Maia Thomas performing “Everybody Wants to Be […]
Boys’ basketball loses thrilling round two playoff game against Servite
By Julian Prime Sports Editor Photos by Julian Prime Nobody expected the game played by the boys’ basketball team against Anaheim powerhouse Servite High School on Friday, February 20 to be nearly as close as it was. The Tigers dominated the first half of the game with a passionate student section that cheered them on. […]
Boys’ soccer wins high-scoring CIF matchup over Chadwick
By Julian Prime Sports Editor Photos by Matt Scholtz The boys’ soccer team advanced to the second round of CIF playoffs with a 6-3 win over the Chadwick High School Dolphins on Friday, February 20. Despite a scoring frenzy in the final minutes of the game, the Tigers held on for the win, outplaying the […]
Boys’ basketball breezes past Burroughs Ridgecrest for CIF round 1 victory
By Jung Su Park Staff Writer Photos by Matt Scholtz The South Pasadena boys’ basketball team rode its momentum from winning the league title last week into the first round of CIF playoffs, beating Burroughs High School of Ridgecrest 67-49 tonight at home in the first round. Senior Christian Lee shook up his defender and pulled […]
Tuesday Tunes #6: Rewind the clock
By Alex Nakagawa Assoc. Sports Editor [8tracks width=”400″ height=”400″ playops=”” url=”http://8tracks.com/mixes/4322808″] The sixth installment (February 17, 2015) of Tiger Newspaper’s weekly Tuesday Tunes was created by junior Alex Nakagawa. Rewind the clock and let the nostalgia kick in, with a short music history timeline from the 60’s to the 2000’s. Tracks: Burning Love – Elvis […]
City Council discusses Utility Users Tax
By Sandra Moore Staff Writer The South Pasadena city council held a routine meeting on Wednesday, February 14 to discuss matters of the city, including the dedication of February 9 to artist Nelbert Chouinard, the unusual patchwork appearance of Oak Street, and the Utility Users Tax (UUT) repeal initiative. City Manager Sergio Gonzales brought up the […]
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Boys’ basketball grounds San Marino to earn 1st in League
By Jung Su Park Staff Writer Photos by Matt Scholtz The South Pasadena Tigers were in a must-win situation after defeating Monrovia during Tuesday’s match up. Standing at a 7-2 record, and with La Cañada 8-2, South Pas needed a win at the San Marino gym in order to tie with the Spartans and earn […]
Girls’ basketball finish league undefeated after win against Titans
By Ryan Nakamura Staff Writer Photo by Tucker Judkins The girls varsity basketball took its final victory of the regular season, going undefeated in league and claiming the Rio Hondo League title after its 66-30 win against San Marino High School last Thursday, February 12. Fueled by the sight of triumph, South Pas started out […]
Girls’ soccer play well despite 1-0 loss to San Marino
By Marion Wood Staff Writer Photos by Stephanie Kim The girls’ soccer team had a rewarding end to a difficult season this Thursday night in their game against San Marino. Although they lost 1-0, the Tigers played their season’s best against the undefeated Titans. “We’re bummed, but we played an amazing game,” senior Iman Hanif […]
Girls’ waterpolo end season on a high note with win over Titans
By Olivia Nouriani Staff Writer Photos by Raj Jain Girls’ water polo lifted its league record to 3-5 to finish the season with a 10-4 win to San Marino on Thursday afternoon. Senior Samantha Childers started the game firing one out of the Titan goalkeeper’s reach. Senior goalie Clarque De Young kept San Marino […]
Boys’ soccer clinch league title after 4-1 win over San Marino
By Andrew Shults Sports Editor Photos By Tucker Judkins The boys’ soccer team went into its last league game against San Marino in a must-win situation in order to clinch the Rio Hondo League title. Despite the added pressure, the Tigers dominated on both sides of the field and defeated the Titans 4-1, ending the […]
Girls’ waterpolo falls to Wildcats, 5-3
By Olivia Nouriani Staff Writer Photos by Stephanie Kim Freshman Hayden Carlson was the sole scorer for the Tigers in girls’ water polo’s 5-3 loss against the Monrovia Wildcats at the Tiger pool on Tuesday afternoon. Senior Clarque De Young started the game in the goal, racking up three saves. Monrovia shot one in the […]
Girls’ basketball tops Monrovia, sets new high school record
By Ryan Nakamura Staff Writer Photos by Matt Scholtz The girls’ basketball team took their senior night by storm at home against Monrovia High School last Tuesday, February 10, defeating the Wildcats with a score of 69-30. With this win, the girls broke the school record for most consecutive victories, with 13 victories in a […]
Boys’ basketball claims electrifying 62-53 win over Monrovia
By Jung Su Park Staff Writer Photos by Matt Schotlz The boys’ varsity basketball team hosted its final home game of the regular season and its Senior Night, starting the game out with seniors Joey Toyama, Christian Lee, Darren Tom, Brian Faung, and Kyle Shinmoto as starters. Unfortunately, the sixth senior of the team Kelvin […]