By Kevin Park Staff Writer Photos by Brian Kojima The girls’ water polo team cruised past the San Marino Titans on the road in its first league game of 2016 with a 10-3 win on Tuesday, January 12. The Tigers played extremely well and displayed many of their strengths as a team in Tuesday’s game. […]
Girls’ basketball falls to Duarte to cap preseason play
By Riley Segal Staff Writer Photos by Thomas Forman The girls’ varsity basketball team fell to the Duarte Falcons 51- 64 on Saturday, January 9 while participating in the Providence Pioneer Showcase based at Providence High School. This loss brings the Tigers’ record to 6-4 before the beginning of league. Junior Jade Lin earned the […]
Girls’ soccer showcases a 5-0 rout against the Marshall Eagles at home
By Vaughn Huelsman Staff Writer Photos by Stephanie Kim Girls’ varsity soccer demolished the Marshall Eagles in a shutout 5-0 game at home, improving its record to 2-4-1 and bringing an end to their preseason. The team featured many of the newer and younger players to start and continue play throughout the game and showed […]
Boys’ basketball drops matchup against San Gabriel by a score of 64-61
By Ryan Nakamura Staff Writer Photos by Tucker Judkins The boys’ varsity basketball team fell to the San Gabriel Matadors at home in a close 64-61 loss this Friday, January 8. The Tigers are now 8-9 in their preseason. San Gabriel came out red hot in the beginning of the game. A 7-0 run over […]
Boys’ soccer ties with Duarte in final preseason game
By Noah Miyamae Assoc. Sports Editor The boys’ varsity soccer team tied with the Duarte Falcons on Thursday, January 7 at home by a score of 1-1. South Pasadena has improved to 2-4-1 after clinching a 2-1-1 record in its past 4 games. The first half proved both teams to be evenly matched. Both South […]
Wrestling drops first season match against Hoover
By Brandon Yung Staff Writer Photos by Matt Scholtz The wrestling squad tussled with Hoover High School for the team’s first duel meet of the season, losing to the Tornadoes 50-24. The duel took place in Hoover’s gym on Thursday, January 7. Although the Tigers took off with a strong start, matches lost to Hoover’s […]
Girls’ water polo continues to dominate preseason
By Kevin Park Staff Writer Photos by Brian Kojima South Pasadena varsity girls’ water polo team, with the help of sophomore Hayden Carson’s six goals, delivered the win with a 10 point demolition of the Mark Keppel Aztecs on Tuesday, January 5. The Tigers played their first road game of 2016 without any trouble, defeating […]
Girls’ basketball earns substantial victory over Marlborough
By Riley Segal Staff Writer Photos by Thomas Forman The varsity girls’ basketball team bounced back from its previous loss in an away matchup, picking up a 68-54 victory against Marlborough High School on Wednesday, January 6. The win brings the Tigers’ overall record to 6-3. Though South Pas was unable to alleviate itself with […]
“Star Wars: Episode VII” awakens nostalgia
By Ross Lelieur Senior Staff Writer 4.5/5 Star Wars: The Force Awakens starts off with a tremendous bang. Lasers fly and fighters whizz overhead as stormtroopers—no longer mere plastic toys but real, intimidating soldiers—rush D-Day style from carriers toward their target, already burning in the otherwise pitch dark. This first scene is delightful—invigorating and terrifying at […]
Boys’ basketball suffers two player injuries and 60-34 loss in matchup against Mark Keppel
By Ryan Nakamura Staff Writer Photos by Tucker Judkins Two Tiger player injuries and South Pasadena’s frustrating 60-34 loss to Mark Keppel summarized today’s preseason game at the Aztecs’ home court. The Tigers now have a 7-9 preseason record. Both teams displayed tough physical defense with the Tigers and Aztecs pulling out all stops against […]
Boys’ basketball finishes D1 Bound Southern California Classic with .500 record
By Ryan Nakamura Staff Writer Photos by Tucker Judkins The boys’ basketball team finished the D1 Bound Southern California Classic on Wednesday, December 30 with an even 2-2 record in the tournament and a 7-8 overall preseason record. The Tigers first game against Granada Hills ended in a 60-51 loss to the Highlanders. Cold shooting […]
“Into the Abyss” Grad Night to be held at new location for first time in five years
By Declan Chin Staff Writer This year’s “Into the Abyss” themed Grad Night for the senior class of 2016 will be held at Castle Park on June 8. For the past five years, SPHS Grad Night has been held at the FantaSea Yacht Club and the Speedzone in Hacienda Heights. “There were complaints that half […]
Boys’ basketball finishes the Glendora Winter Tournament with an even record
By Ryan Nakamura Staff Writer The boys’ varsity basketball team closed out the Glendora Winter Tournament with a 2-2 record on Saturday, December 19. South Pas entered its first contest against Rowland High School and suffered its first loss with a final score of 64-44. The Tigers’ two victories were against the host school Glendora […]
Yamashiro announced as winter formal site at Winter Assembly
By Nick Michael Assoc. News Editor Photos by Brian Kojima The 2016 Winter Formal dance site was announced at the annual SPHS winter assembly held on Friday, December 18 in the auditorium. Along with the site reveal, the assembly also featured the three winter formal video contest winners and multiple musical performances. The event kicked […]
Girls’ water polo overpowers Eagle Rock with ten goals
By Kevin Park Staff Writer Photos by Brian Kojima The South Pasadena varsity girls’ water polo team bounced back from Tuesday’s loss, and demolished Eagle Rock High School at home with a score of 10-3 on Thursday, December 17. The Tigers begin league in January and hold a solid record of 4-1 in preseason. The […]
Girls’ basketball falls to overpowering Canyon Country team
By Riley Segal Staff Writer The girls’ varsity basketball team fell to Canyon Country 48-29 in an away matchup on Thursday, December 17. The defeat breaks the Tigers’ three game winning streak and brings their overall record to 5-3. The Cowboys had a clear height advantage over the Tigers, with a large amount of Canyon […]