Story by Zoe SchlaakSports Associate Editor Photo by Sophie YoungStaff Photographer SPHS athletics returned to training on Tuesday, Feb. 2, for season one and two sports. Season one sports now have the possibility for league-wide competition, though this has not yet been confirmed. All in-person practice will follow previous regulations. Training continues to be organized in pods […]
Athletic Director announces second postponement of athletics
Story by Ellie CampbellStaff Writer Photo by of Sarah LeeStaff Photographer SPHS athletic director Anthony Chan announced a second postponement of all SPHS athletics on Monday, Jan. 11, due to recent escalated coronavirus case numbers. Season two sports are now set to start on Tuesday, Feb. 2 at the earliest. The SPHS athletics department is continuing […]
Girls golf coach Richard Goto retires
Story by Quinn ManzoStaff Writer Photo by Katelyn HernandezStaff Photographer After numerous successful years coaching high school golf for SPHS, girls golf coach Richard Goto decided to retire before the start of the 2020-2021 school year. “In general he was always very calm and literally a man of very few words, but when he did say some […]
CIF announces athletic calendar for 2020-2021 school year
Story by Ellie CampbellSports Editor Photo by Ella JayasekeraPhoto Editor CIF announced that it will push its 2020-2021 athletic calendar starting dates back to December on Monday, July 20. The organization combined the three sports seasons into two: the “fall” and “spring” seasons, however there will not be any competitions in the fall. The new “fall” […]
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 […]
Teams cancel baseball, softball, and boys golf games due to rain
Story by Ellie CampbellAssociate Sports Editor Photo by Katelyn HernandezStaff Photographer Multiple SPHS sports games were cancelled Tuesday, Mar. 10, due to the recent rainfall. Baseball and softball were set to compete in their second Rio Hondo League game against Temple City, but both matches have been postponed for Monday, Mar. 16, at home. Boys […]
Boys golf soundly beats Walnut
Story by Cloe MaurerAssociate Feature Editor Boys golf continued its meteoric rise, dominating Walnut, 183-224, on Thursday, Mar. 5. The blowout was another vast improvement from last year’s 214-218 narrow win and a positive indicator that the new underclassmen leadership is the change the team needed to propel itself to victory. Junior Justin Toshima broke […]
Boys golf wins over Polytechnic in preseason opener
Story by Cloe MaurerAssociate Feature Editor Boys golf dominated Polytechnic 189-234 in their first game of the season on Tuesday, Mar. 3. The Tigers displayed their talented group of underclassmen and with this blowout victory, they hope that the young core will propel them into a new era of success. Sophomore Andrew Kowal led the […]
Girls golf sends two to CIF Regionals
Story by Lilian ZhuStaff Writer Photo by Katelyn HernandezStaff Photographer Golf players sophomore Lauren Calderon and senior Victoria Tskvitichvili competed at the CIF Regionals on Monday, Oct. 28. Both Tigers missed the 77 stroke cut off and were eliminated. Calderon had a stellar performance shooting for 80, a two point improvement from last year, while […]
Sophomore Lauren Calderon wins second consecutive Rio Hondo League golf title
Story by Lilian ZhuStaff Writer Photo by Katelyn HernandezStaff Photographer The girls golf team finished its second day of the Rio Hondo League finals at the Brookside Golf & Country Club on Wednesday, Oct. 23. Sophomore Lauren Calderon claimed her second consecutive RHL MVP award, while senior Victoria Tskvitichvili finished fifth; both will advance to […]
Three golfers advance past the first day of RHL prelims
Story by Lilian ZhuStaff Writer Photo by Katelyn HernandezStaff Photographer The girls golf team competed in the first Rio Hondo League preliminary round on Tuesday, Oct. 22. On the extended 18 hole course, three athletes advanced to the next preliminary round. Sophomore Lauren Calderon set a personal best, boasting a score of 63. Senior Victoria […]
Girls golf ends regular season with a loss to Temple City
Story by Lilian ZhuStaff Writer Photo by Oscar WalshPhotography Editor The girls golf team struggled to capture the win against Temple City, narrowly losing its second straight league match, 201-209, on Thursday, Oct. 17. The Tigers finished the Rio Hondo League with a 5-5 record. Despite the loss, sophomore Lauren Calderon boasted a terrific score […]
Girls golf falters against San Marino
Story by Lilian ZhuStaff Writer Photo by Katelyn HernandezStaff Photographer The girls golf team fell eight strokes short against San Marino on Tuesday, Oct. 15, losing 209-217. The Tigers now hold a 5-4 overall league record. Senior Victoria Tskvitichvili and sophomore Maya Turun both had stellar performances shooting for 40 strokes, but it was not […]
Girls golf defeats Alhambra
Story by Lilian ZhuStaff Writer Photo by Oscar WalshStaff Photographer The girls golf team defeated Alhambra with a score of 202-338 on Thursday, Oct. 10. With only two league matches left, the Tigers hold a 5-3 record. Leading the charge, senior Victoria Tskvitichvili and sophomore Lauren Calderon boasted respective scores of 36 and 37. Junior […]
Girls golf moves to 4-3 in league after La Cañada forfeits
Story by Lilian ZhuStaff Writer Photo by Katelyn HernandezStaff Photographer The girls golf team captured another league win against La Cañada Tuesday, Oct. 8, the Spartans forfeited due to an inadequate amount of players. Totaling 192 strokes this match, the Tigers now hold a 4-3 record. Senior Victoria Tskvitichvili led the team with a 36 […]
Girls golf loses to Gabrielino in tight match
Story by Lilian ZhuStaff Writer Photo by Katelyn HernandezStaff Photographer The girls golf team fell short against Gabrielino, losing 205-203 on Thursday, Oct. 3. The Tigers have now won and lost three games each, sitting at an even .500 in the Rio Hondo League. Star sophomore Lauren Calderon had a spectacular day, shooting for 33 […]