Story by Benjamin Regan Staff Writer Photos by Samantha Shiroishi Staff Photographer Football took its momentous CIF run to Western Christian’s Field on Friday, Nov. 12 in hopes of advancing to Division 13 semifinals, and they did just that. In a game that senior Jack Riffle described as “our best [game] yet,” the Tigers put […]
Cross country competes in final league race of the season
Story by Anayah Mehdi Staff Writer Photo courtesy of Mike Parkinson Contributor Girls and boys varsity cross country teams earned second and first place, respectively, in the Rio Hondo League Finals at Lacy Park on Thursday, Nov. 4. Both teams advance to the CIF Southern Section Prelims on Friday, Nov. 12 at the hilly Mt. SAC […]
Football on to CIF quarterfinals after crushing Magnolia
Story by Benjamin Regan Staff Writer Photos by Samantha Shiroishi Staff Photographer The last time SPHS football celebrated a CIF victory in front of its home crowd, the entirety of the current roster hadn’t been born. On Friday, Nov. 5, the quarter century CIF drought ended, winning for the first time since 1997. Hosting the […]
Water polo loses to San Marcos in CIF opener
Story by Benjamin Regan Staff Writer Photo by Dani Rodriguez Staff Photographer Boys water polo secured the Rio Hondo League title this season en route to a CIF qualification, finishing with a 17-11 record overall and a dominating 10-1 mark against league opponents. The team won 10 of its last 12 games heading into its […]
Football falls to Monrovia in final league game
Story by Benjamin Regan Staff Writer Photo by Samantha Shiroshi Staff Photographer Coming off of three straight home games and a CIF-clinching win against San Marino last week, football traveled to Monrovia’s Wildcat Stadium and were greeted rudely. In the final game of the regular season, a contest that would decide the winner of the […]
Girls golf advances to second round of CIF Individual Regionals
Story by Hanna Bae Staff Writer Photo by Sophie Yeung Photo Editor Senior captain Lauren Calderon and freshman Lana Yamagata competed in the first round of CIF Individual Regionals on Wednesday, Oct. 27, at Los Robles Greens. Both players advanced to the next round after placing in the top 36. With a par of 70, […]
Girls tennis draws with Temple City
Story by Kahlen Miao Staff Writer Photo by Sarah Lee Senior Staff Photographer Girls tennis settled on a 9-9 tie at its match against the Temple City Rams on Thursday, Oct. 21, putting the team at a 2-5 league record. While the singles teams struggled to sweep the games against the Rams, they all managed […]
Cross country shines at Mount Sac Invitational
Story by Anayah Mehdi Staff Writer Photos courtesy of Mike Parkinson Contributor On Friday, Oct. 22, the cross country team competed in the 73rd Annual Mt. SAC Cross Country Invitational meet. The varsity girls team placed first out of 18 schools in their race, and the boys team earned the top spot in its division. […]
Football trounces rival San Marino in historic homecoming game
Story by Benjamin Regan Staff Writer Photos by Erin Lee and Samantha Shiroishi Staff Photographers A memorable homecoming week was capped off by a thrilling win for the orange and black, defeating league rival San Mario on a game-winning touchdown catch with under a minute to play. The win solidified a CIF berth for South […]
Girls golf finishes second place in the Rio Hondo League and sends two to CIF
Story by Hanna Bae Staff Writer Photo by Sophie Yeung Photography Editor Girls golf ended their league season in second place at the Rio Hondo League finals on Tuesday, Oct. 19 after being tied with San Marino for a majority of the season. Although many concluded their individual matches, senior captain Lauren Calderon and freshman […]
James Dowd: Talent weaving through the generations
Story by Benjamin Regan Staff Writer Photos by Daniela Rodriguez Staff Photographer When the SPHS football team needs a defensive spark or first down catch, they turn to 6 foot 4 inch freshman James Dowd for the answer. Combining height, strength, and speed for a unique skill set, Dowd moved up from JV to Varsity […]
Cross country excels yet again in league meet
Story by Anayah Mehdi Staff Writer Photo by Erin Lee Staff Photographer SPHS’ boys and girls varsity cross country teams took part in their second league meet, at Hahamongna Watershed Park on Thursday, Oct. 14. Their success from the first league meet continued into the Thursday race. The boys varsity team placed first out of […]
Football defeated in disappointing loss against Polytechnic
Story by Benjamin Regan Staff Writer Photos by Erin Lee Staff Photographer In a cat battle, the Panthers outplayed the Tigers and emerged victorious 28-8. Football saw their three game winning streak come to an end on Friday, Oct. 15, losing uncompetitively to the Pasadena Polytechnic Panthers. Coming into the game with an undefeated league […]
Girls volleyball crumbles to La Cañada in senior night game
Story by Michael Mayemura Staff Writer Photos by Michelle Shadmon Staff Photographer Girls volleyball played their final league game of the year against the La Cañada Spartans on Wednesday, Oct. 13. In this rematch game, South Pas hoped to claim victory, but after another five nail-biting sets, La Cañada took the win in South Pas’ […]
Lilian v sandwich: Who will win?
Story by Lilian Zhu Webmaster Illustration by Martin Walsh Staff Illustrator I ate a sandwich on Sept. 3, 2021 that destroyed all my hopes and dreams. Admittedly, it was my fault since I decided to eat a questionable turkey sandwich that had sat out in my car on a 90 degree day for all of […]
Football edges out La Cañada in nailbiter
Story by Benjamin Regan Staff Writer Photos by Erin Lee Staff Photographer Football ripped off their third consecutive win on Thursday, Oct. 7th, defeating league rival La Cañada 23-22 in a back-and-forth, competitive game. Building on their momentum and a mid-season winning streak, the Tigers used a late fourth quarter field goal to edge the […]