Category: Sports

By Sandy Grossman & Jordan Xiao Tiger Staff Photos by Raj Jain The wrestling team suffered its third league loss of the season in a dual meet against Monrovia High School on Thursday, January 15. The Tigers fell to the Wildcats 44-36 after forfeiting three weight classes totalling 18 uncontested points. The Tigers’ strongest performances […]

By Kevin Park Staff Writer “It felt great to get a hat trick in the first league game of the season. I’m happy to be on the score sheet again but I’m also happy to help the team out as much as possible to get the win.” senior striker Jordan Jackmon said. Jackmon scored three goals, […]

By Ryan Nakamura Staff Writer Photos By Raj Jain The Girls Varsity Basketball took a win in their league opener against Blair High School 86-9 on Wednesday, January 14. Junior guard Kristen Kafkaloff kicked off the game with a three-pointer from the top of the key. However, Blair responded back with a two-pointer. Both teams […]

By Marion Wood Staff Writer The girls’ soccer team had stopped cheering after their 11th goal against Blair High School. The Tigers demolished the Rams 11-0 in their first league game of the season, bringing their overall record to 4-3. The Tigers started off with a strong goal by senior Emmy Keenan, who headed the […]

By Olivia Nouriani Staff Writer Photos by Raj Jain Girls’ water polo was outmatched in their first game of Rio Hondo play as they suffered a 13-6 loss to Temple City. Four saves by senior goalkeeper Clarque De Young held off the Rams at the start of the first period, but by the end of […]

By Marion Wood Staff Writer The head coach of the girls’ soccer team made the controversial decision to give the junior varsity players an opportunity to play at the varsity level on Monday, January 12. He subbed the entire varsity team out during the second half of its game against Flintridge Prep, which ended with […]

By Alex Nakagawa & Jung Su Park Tiger Staff Photos by Matt Scholtz After freshman Jaylen Park made his first home debut in the Tigers Rout of Azusa High School on Wednesday, South Pasadena continued the momentum against San Gabriel High School, leaving the gym with a comfortable 61-41 victory. The Tigers jumped out to a […]

By Alex Nakagawa & Jung Su Park Tiger Staff After freshman Jaylen Park made his first home debut in the Tigers rout of Azusa High School on Wednesday, South Pasadena continued the momentum against San Gabriel High School, leaving the gym with a comfortable 61-41 victory. The Tigers jumped out to a quick lead in the […]

By Sandy Grossman & Jordan Xiao Tiger Staff Despite strong performances by several South Pasadena athletes, the wrestling team took fifteenth place out of 30 schools at the Juan Enriquez Memorial tournament from Friday to Saturday, January 9 to 10. Four out of 11 competing Tigers placed in the top eight for their respective weight […]

By Olivia Nouriani Staff Writer Girls’ water polo’s preseason drew to a close as they suffered their third defeat in a row to Crescenta Valley High on Thursday, January 8. The squad was crushed 11-4, despite junior Biana Vera aggressively leading the team’s offense. The Tigers fell behind off the bat as senior goalkeeper Clarque […]

Ryan Nakamura Staff Writer The Varsity Girls Basketball team took a tight 49-48 victory over Marlborough on Tuesday, January 6, marking the end of their fall season with an 11-1 record. The girls left Marlborough after barely taking their final non-conference win. The team took the court with a slow tempo, letting Marlborough take the […]

By Sandy Grossman & Jordan Xiao Tiger Staff Photos by Raj Jain The wrestling team concluded its first week in league 0-2, suffering losses to San Marino and St. Paul High Schools on Tuesday and Thursday, January 6 and 8 respectively. Despite their best efforts, the Tigers failed to prevent the Titans from sweeping 70-0 […]

By Kevin Park Staff Writer Photos by Jenny Luo Varsity boys’ soccer gave it their all on Thursday for their last non- conference game against the Alhambra Moors. Playing with a high level of intensity throughout the entirety of the game, the Tigers left Alhambra with a 0-0 tie. The their record now stands at […]

By Ryan Nakamura, Staff Writer South Pasadena girls’ basketball is gearing up for their first debut league event only weeks away. “We’re really pumped up, especially since we have such a fierce goal of winning league this year,” senior Elise Takahama said. “Though we’ve been working really hard, our coaches  keep reminding us not to […]