By Riley Segal Assoc. Sports Editor Photos by Tucker Judkins Online Managing Editor The girls’ volleyball team claimed second place in Rio Hondo after defeating La Cañada on the Spartans’ Senior Night in four sets on Monday, October 24. South Pas took the first set 25-13, though La Cañada won the second 17-25. The Tigers […]
Water Polo Gets Revenge on San Marino
By Matt Wakumoto Assoc. Sports Editor Photos by Thomas Forman Staff Photographer Boys’ water polo continued their resurgence in the Rio Hondo League standings on Friday, with a huge 14-11 victory over the San Marino Titans. The win was a significant moral victory for the team and serves as revenge for their season opening loss […]
Matt Scholtz
Matthew’s enthusiasm for photography led him to join Tiger Newspaper his sophomore year. He enjoys exploring photography and looks forward to being photo editor this upcoming year. Matthew has been involved with photography for many years, and enjoys contributing to Tiger. Feel free to enjoy his personal work here.
Ryan Nakamora
Tiger Newspaper showed Ryan all the new and different aspects of high school life. Tiger Newspaper allows him to meet and greet new people from different walks of life and experience things not possible in other school classes. Ryan enjoys writing sports articles and staying late on deadline to finish print editions.
New mental health organization bolsters much needed student support
By Brandon Yung Assoc. News Editor Illustration by Isabella Frescura Staff Illustrator The South Pasadena Middle and High Schools are now offering the assistance of an outside organization in response to a student need for emotional support. Foothill Families, a Pasadena-based organization consisting of licensed counselors and therapists, is now officially working with counselors at […]
Royal Tigers announced at Pep rally
By Nick Michael News Editor Illustration by Sandra Moore Design Editor After two rounds of voting, the Royal Tiger court was officially announced on Friday, October 21 during lunch. Students were able to vote for fellow students of all genders for the first time, and consequently two of the six court members are male. Kathleen […]
Girls’ volleyball participates in Crescenta Valley Tournament
By Riley Segal Assoc. Sports Editor Photo by Tucker Judkins Online Managing Editor The girls’ volleyball team took a break from league play to compete in the Crescenta Valley Tournament on Friday, October 21, and Saturday, October 22. South Pas took fourth overall out of eight teams in the Gold Division. On Friday, the Tigers […]
Girls’ Volleyball suffers second loss to Monrovia on Senior Night
By Riley Segal Assoc. Sports Editor Photo by Tucker Judkins Online Managing Editor The girls’ volleyball team fell to Monrovia in four sets with scores of 23-25, 9-25, 25-18, and 18-25 on South Pas’ Senior Night, Thursday, October 20. This marks the Tigers’ second straight loss and third loss in Rio Hondo, putting their league […]
Girls’ tennis falls to Temple City as season nears conclusion
By Isabella Tsai Staff Writer Photo by Kevin Huang Staff Photographer The girls’ varsity tennis team was defeated 13-5 by the Temple City Rams on Thursday, October 20, in their last away game of the season. The team’s league record now stands at 2-5, and their overall record is 5-8. The team started off strong […]
Boys’ Water Polo Demolishes Blair
By Matt Wakumoto Assoc. Sports Editor Photos by Thomas Forman Staff Photographer In the midst of a disappointing start to the season, boys’ water polo renewed their confidence with an impressive 19-3 win over the Blair Vikings. The team’s offense pummeled Blair on the fast break, and reestablished their identity after last weeks’ stagnant performance against La […]
Girls’ golf completes season in League Prelims
By Luke Quezada Staff Writer Photo by Kevin Huang Staff Photographer Individual play for the varsity girls’ golf season came to an end in league prelims on Monday, October 17 and Tuesday, October 18. However, senior co-captain Caitlyn Yamashita will advance to the next round to compete for the CIF title individually. Prelims were spread over […]
Girls’ volleyball falls to San Marino in four sets
By Riley Segal Assoc. Sports Editor Photos by Tucker Judkins Online Managing Editor The girls’ volleyball team suffered a loss to rival San Marino in the two team’s second matchup at home on Tuesday, October 18. The Tigers fell in four sets, winning the first 25-19 and losing the next three 20-25, 18-25, and 18-25. […]
Matt Wakumoto
Sophomore Matt Wakumoto joined Tiger in his sophomore year to express his love for sports and writing. He often vents his anger about USC football by sleepwalking and aggressively reading post game articles. m.wakumoto@tigernewspaper.com
Sandy Grossman
Senior Sandy Grossman enjoys three things in life: dwarven weaponry, tv shows about the OJ Simpson murder trial, and the song Renegade by Styx. When he’s not enjoying the finer things in life, he’s copy editing article for the illustrious Tiger Newspaper. s.grossman@tigernewspaper.com
Brandon Yung
Having covered school board meetings since he started, Brandon looks to write about issues that concern students through Tiger Newspaper. He is currently a Junior at SPHS, and is in his second year as a staff writer at Tiger. b.yung@tigernewspaper.com
Truman Lesak
As technology continues to become a bigger part of our lives, the need for eye catching graphics becomes more and more valuable to a business. As Tiger’s graphic designer, Truman Lesak is creative and passionate in creating graphics on creating a unique message across. With plenty of business experience, and with a dream to pursue […]