Story by Matthew TsaiPrint Managing Editor Photo by Katelyn HernandezStaff Photographer Baseball and softball visited San Marino for the first season matchup with the rival Titans on Tuesday, April 13; the boys earned their first league win of the year, 7-0, while the girls fell, 6-2. Sophomore catcher Ivan Becerra set the tone early and kicked the […]
COVID-19 reflections: Someone to thank
Story by Matthew TsaiPrint Managing Editor Illustration by Alicia ZhangStaff Illustrator This article is part of Tiger‘s March center spread. Read the rest of the spread here. “Wow. This is kinda crazy. I’d like to thank my family and friends for supporting me. Thanks to the producers for believing in me. And most of all, I’d […]
CIF and South Pas athletics department cancels events due to coronavirus concerns
Story by Matthew TsaiSports Editor Photo by Oscar WalshPhoto Editor The California Interscholastic Foundation (CIF) canceled all 12 CIF State basketball championship games due to coronavirus concerns in a press release Thursday, Mar. 12. CIF officials will not name co-champions and will leave the 2020 title positions empty. With the rest of winter tournaments already […]
In remembrance of Kobe
Story by Matthew TsaiSports Editor Contribution by Preston SharkeyEditor-in-Chief Illustration by Nicholas FormanStaff Illustrator I didn’t believe the news. I was about to eat lunch with some family friends when my phone buzzed: “Breaking: Kobe Bryant dies in helicopter crash.” In the following seconds, my phone flooded with texts, messages, and notifications. “Is this real?” […]
Sports are unifying
Story by Matthew TsaiSports Editor Illustration by Alicia ZhangStaff Illustrator Everyone has recently lept onto the girls volleyball bandwagon, but I’ll confess: as a basketball player, I’ve always hated volleyball. The girls hoard the gym in the fall, pushing my team into the sweltering heat for conditioning and exhausting city runs. Then, once we enter […]
Winter sports’ early preseason takeaways
Story by Matthew TsaiSports Editor Photo by Oscar WalshPhoto Editor Early non-league matchups are a prime opportunity for teams to stack up wins in preparation for CIF seeding. With most teams halfway through their preseasons, Tiger shares its takeaways for some of the winter sports. All information is accurate as of press time. Boys soccer […]
In defense of football…
Story by Matthew TsaiSports Editor Illustration by David SohnAssociate Design Editor The great Mr. Dean Papadakis once said, “football is king.” However, at South Pas, America’s favorite sport isn’t sitting on a throne. With a poor 8-12 record in the last two years and eight double digit blowout losses to rival San Marino since 2011, […]
Girls tennis loses to Mark Keppel
Story by Matthew TsaiSports Editor Photo by Ella JayasekeraStaff Photographer The girls tennis team fell to Mark Keppel, 10-8, Friday, Oct. 25. The game dropped the Tigers below .500 to an 8-9 overall record. Junior captain Carissa Park, singles one, won all three sets 6-0, but her teammates couldn’t match her success. Singles two, junior […]
‘High School Musical’ is a lie
Story by Matthew TsaiSports Editor Illustration by David SohnStaff Ilustrator My sister Isabella wanted to watch High School Musical 3: Senior Year on my eighth birthday. Outweighed by 25 pounds and standing four inches shorter, I had no choice but to obey her. She happily popped in the DVD as I sat on the couch, […]
‘Ad Astra’ crumbles under its messy screenplay
Story by Matthew TsaiSports Editor Illustration by Talulla ChowDesign Editor 3/5 stars With the six highest grossing films of 2019 being either sequels or remakes, standalone films no longer attract mainstream audiences; everyone is waiting for a popular franchise’s next installment or the newest live-action remake. Even production companies and studios have followed suit, throwing […]
Girls tennis trounces Arroyo in final preseason match
Photo by Ella JayasekeraStaff Photographer The girls tennis team soundly defeated the Arroyo Knights, 16-2, in its final preseason game Monday, Sept. 23. The Tigers will head into the league season after a shaky 5-4 preseason performance. Singles one, junior captain Carissa Park, excelled as per usual, with two 6-1 wins. Sophomore Ava Feldman substituted […]
Standout performances contend with a cluttered storyline in ‘Once Upon a Time in Hollywood’
Story by Matthew TsaiSports Editor Illustration by Maddie YooDesign Editor 4/5 stars From Pulp Fiction to Inglourious Basterds to Django Unchained, Quentin Tarantino has captivated audiences with his tightly woven stories and unique sense of humor. The writer-director, decorated with numerous Academy Awards and Golden Globes, has cemented himself as one of the top filmmakers […]
Tiger talks with varsity boys’ basketball coach Ernest Baskerville
Tiger: What drew you to South Pasadena? Coach Ernest Baskerville: I’ve always known about the great academic reputation that has come along with South Pasadena High School. I think that if this school could become an athletic power along with its academic success, then we can really build a strong program. Tiger: The boys’ basketball […]
Class of 2019 celebrates the “end of an era” at graduation ceremony
Photos by Oscar WalshPhoto Editor The Class of 2019 celebrated the culmination of their four years at SPHS during the graduation ceremony Wednesday, June 5. The seniors united on the field for the last time before heading into their post-high school lives. Seniors Amalia Navarro and Andrew Escajeda opened the evening with a flute rendition of […]
Tiger talks with new athletic director Anthony Chan
Photo by Oscar WalshPhotography Associate SPUSD announced on May 15 that Mathematics teacher Mr. Anthony Chan will take the athletic director position for the 2019-2020 year. Mr. Gregorio Luna will not return for a sixth year as athletic director and Chan will face many early challenges, such as coordinating games amidst the construction of the […]
Junior Tianhao Wei wins bronze at CIF State Finals
Junior triple jumper Tianhao (TH) Wei earned a bronze finish at the CIF State Finals on Saturday, May 25. Wei achieved his personal record with a 48’0.25” triple jump, improving upon last year’s 47’06” feat. “This was my roughest season yet, but I’m happy with how I dealt with it,” Wei said. “Ending the season […]