Story by Kimberly HsuehStaff Writer Photo by Oscar WalshPhoto Editor Girls basketball suffered a 76-48 defeat to the Royal Highlanders in the Tigers’ first CIF match on Thursday, Feb. 14, marking the end of their season. With the team’s second straight first round exit, South Pas finished the season with a 14-13 record. South Pas […]
Liam and Grace Markus: the sibling water polo duo
Story by Sofia AlvaCo-Associate Sports Editor Photo by Oscar WalshPhoto Editor Liam and Grace Markus huddled around the living room TV. The siblings anxiously watched the 2012 Summer Olympics gold medal water polo match. When Croatia blocked Italy’s final shot and the clock ticked down to zero, the Markus family erupted in roaring cheers, celebrating […]
Boys basketball heads to second round of playoffs with win over Dunn
Story by Lilian ZhuStaff Writer Photo by Jayden EdenStaff Photographer Boys basketball defeated Dunn, 77-48, in its first CIF victory in five years on Wednesday, Feb. 13. With hot shooting, South Pas led for almost the entire game. The Earwigs couldn’t keep pace with the Tigers’ offense and senior Billy Reed III’s 36 points led […]
Winter sports: end of the regular season power rankings
Story by Amber Chen, Kimberly Hsueh, Zoe Schlaak, Haelee Kim, Noah Kuhn, & Aanji SinStaff Writers, Associate Opinion Editor, Associate News Editor, & Senior Staff Writer Photo by Oscar Walsh, Ella Jayasekera, Jayden Eden, Katelyn Hernandez, Sean Jin, & Sarah LeePhoto Editor, Associate Photo Editor, & Staff Photographers The Rio Hondo League (RHL) has ended […]
And the Oscar goes to…
Story by Sofia Alva, Amber Chen, Dominic Marziali, & Matthew TsaiStaff Writers, Online Managing Editor, & Sports Editor Illustration by David SohnStaff Illustrator From Martin Scorcese’s 3.5 hour crime epic to Greta Gerwig’s adaptation of a classic novel to Bong Joon-ho’s genre-blending cult favorite, the Academy Awards have nominated a handful of terrific films. As […]
Boys basketball stumbles against San Marino
Story by Cloe MaurerAssociate Feature Editor Photo by Jayden EdenStaff Photographer Boys basketball fell to rival San Marino, 55-42, in an away game on Thursday, Feb 6. The loss dropped their overall record to 17-11 and 4-6 in the Rio Hondo League. The game remained close until the end, but the Tigers never recovered from […]
Girls basketball ends RHL season with 47-point victory over San Marino
Story by Aanji SinSenior Staff Writer Photo by Sarah LeeStaff Photographer Girls basketball easily defeated the San Marino Titans on the road with a stunning 71-24 victory in its final league game this season on Thursday, Feb. 6. The Tigers’ Rio Hondo League record stands at 6-2 in second place as they prepare to play […]
Boys soccer blows past San Marino
Story by Zoe SchlaakStaff Writer Photo by Oscar WalshPhoto Editor Boys soccer defeated the San Marino Titans, 1-0, on Thursday, Feb. 6, in its last league game of the season. The Tigers’ final Rio Hondo League record stands at 5-4-1, while the overall record stands at 8-8-2. Both teams prevented each other from taking any […]
Girls soccer drops league finale to San Marino
Story by Noah KuhnAssociate News Editor Photo by Sean JinStaff Photographer Girls soccer fell, 2-0, to San Marino in its season finale and Senior Night on Thursday, Feb. 6. The Tigers under-performed this season, finishing 0-8 in the RHL and 5-13-3 overall. From the kickoff, San Marino proved deadly on the counterattack and scored within […]
Girls water polo concludes season with win over San Marino
Story by Kimberly HsuehStaff Writer Photo by Ella JayasekeraAssociate Photo Editor Girls water polo emerged victorious against its final opponent, the San Marino Titans, by a score of 10-5, on Wednesday, Feb, 6. This game concludes the season with a league record of 2-6. Throughout the game, the Tigers excelled in both defense and offense. […]
Rebecca Wong Personality Profile
Video by Alexander ParraWebmaster & Videographer Rebecca Wong is an artist, Girl Scout’s Gold Award recipient and aspiring engineer. Learn more about Rebecca Wong’s time at South Pasadena High School as she talks with Tiger Newspaper.
Boys wrestling advances to CIF
Story by Haelee KimAssociate Opinion Editor pamahealthit.org Photo by Katelyn HernandezStaff Photographer The boys and girls varsity wrestling team competed at the Rio Hondo League finals on Wednesday, Feb. 5, at Monrovia High School. Challenging participants from different schools in the RHL, eight Tigers placed in the individual duels and advanced to CIF competition. Senior […]
Boys basketball falls to Monrovia on Senior Night
Story by Amber ChenStaff Writer Photo by Katelyn HernandezStaff Photographer Boys varsity basketball fell to Monrovia, 68-62, in a close game on Tuesday, Feb. 4. The team now holds a 17-10 overall record and a 4-5 league record. The match was highly contested throughout, with the lead bouncing back and forth between the two sides. […]
Boys soccer reaches four league wins after defeating Monrovia
Story by Zoe SchlaakStaff Writer Photo by Oscar WalshPhoto Editor Boys soccer crushed the Monrovia Wildcats, 4-2, on Tuesday, Feb. 4, at home. The Tigers’ Rio Hondo League record now stands at 4-4-1. The game remained close throughout the first 50 minutes. Whenever one side scored, the other quickly responded. Finally, South Pas sharpened its […]
Girls basketball destroys Monrovia on Senior Night
Story by Aanji SinSenior Staff Writer Photo by Sarah LeeStaff Photographer Girls basketball obliterated Monrovia in a 67-32 victory on Senior Night Tuesday, Feb. 4. The Tigers stayed well ahead of the Wildcats for the entire game but had a slow start due to unclear communication and overanxiety. They managed to pick up the pace […]
Girls water polo unable to defeat Monrovia
Story by Kimberly HsuehStaff Writer Photo by Ella JayasekeraAssociate Photo Editor South Pas girls water polo falls in blowout fashion, stumbling 11-4 against the Monrovia Wildcats on Tuesday, Feb. 4. This loss places the girls’ overall league record at 1-6. In their first game in over a week, the Tigers were rusty and had trouble […]