Photo by Richard GomezStaff Photographer South Pasadena sailed to a second season victory, defeating the Gabrielino Eagles 208-261 on Thursday, February 28. Senior Josh Ramos completed the course with a score of 38 and was followed closely by sophomore Justin Toshima, who shot a 39. Senior Jason Gomez and freshmen Andrew Kowal and Ark Chang […]
Baseball finishes preseason with big win over University
Photo by Tony ChenStaff Photographer SPHS baseball outclassed the University Wildcats on Wednesday, February 27 by a final score of 14-1. The boys’ combined for a no-hitter and rode a first-inning offensive outburst en route to a victory in the final game of the 2019 preseason. A three RBI first inning from senior Adam Schroeder […]
Boys’ tennis dominates Mark Keppel in preseason match
Photo by Andrés OyagaStaff Photographer The boys’ tennis team comfortably defeated Mark Keppel 14-4 on Wednesday, Feb. 27. Led by standout junior Desmond Chan, the Tigers claimed their second victory, improving to 2-1 in the preseason. Chan, singles one, easily won each of his sets to add to his 9-0 record in matches this preseason. […]
Boys’ volleyball emerges victorious in tight match against La Salle
Photo by Alicia AlderetePhotography Editor The Tigers defeated the La Salle Lancers 3 sets to 1 in their third game of preseason at home on Tuesday night after 4 hard-fought sets. South Pas lost the first set 25-19, but then came back to win the final three sets by scores of 25-13, 25-21, and 25-22. […]
Boys’ golf captures victory in season opener
Photo by Richard GomezContributer Boy’s golf emerged victorious in their season opener on Tuesday, February 26, putting the Polytechnic Panthers away by a score of a 221-247. Sophomore Justin Toshima led the Tigers with an exceptional score of 39. Senior Daniel Sim and freshman Ark Chang were close behind, each finishing with a score of […]
Baseball begins season with mixed results
Photo by Tony ChenStaff Photographer The SPHS boys’ baseball team opened up their preseason campaign in the Dave Moore tournament this past week, finishing 2-3 in their opening games. The Tigers came out swinging against the Marshall Eagles on Saturday, plating four runners in the first inning off of a two run double from senior […]
Boys’ tennis bounces back with win against Rosemead
Boys’ tennis earned its first victory of the year in a 16-2 rout against Rosemead High School on Monday, Feb. 25. Singles one junior Ben Pestana won 6-1 in every game, while singles two senior James Dekle also swept all of his matchups. The doubles teams dominated, rebounding from the previous match, where none of […]
Boys’ volleyball defeats El Rancho at home
Photos by Alicia AlderetePhotography Editor Boys’ volleyball defeated the El Rancho Dons in three straight sets, 25-21, 25-23, and 25-19 in their second preseason game at home on Friday night. Each game came down to the final few points, but the Tigers were able to execute with hard spikes in decisive moments In the first […]
Boys’ tennis drops season opener
The boys’ tennis team fell short in its preseason debut, losing 13-5 to the Crescenta Valley Falcons on Friday, Feb. 22. Juniors Desmond Chan and Ben Pestana, singles one and two respectively, accounted for all of the Tigers’ wins. Chan dominated his opponents, winning his matches 6-2, 6-3, and 6-1. Pestana emerged victorious in two […]
Boys’ volleyball falls to Burroughs in first game
Photos by Alicia AlderetePhotography Editor The Tigers dropped their first preseason game on the road against John Burroughs High School in three straight sets on Wednesday night. Throughout the first set, the Indians maintained a consistent lead over the Tigers. Junior Tyler Lieu made accurate sets to hitters and seniors Paul Pan and Jason Barrientos had […]
Boys’ soccer struggles to find offensive consistency in first round CIF loss
Photo by Andrés OyagaStaff Photographer Boys’ soccer fell in its first CIF playoff match against the Pacific Pirates 2-1 on Thursday, February 7. A resurgence in offensive energy was unable to see the Tigers through the match’s second half, leaving the team with an unfortunate early playoff exit. As soon as the kickoff marked the […]
Girls’ basketball can’t overcome sluggish start, fall in first round of CIF
Photo by Sophie YeungStaff Photograph Girls’ basketball suffered a crushing 64-49 loss to the Gabrielino Eagles in their opening CIF match on Thursday night on the road. The Tigers were unable to weather a hot first half shooting performance by the Eagles and trailed by double digits for the final three quarters of the game. […]
Girls’ soccer shut out in opening round of CIF
Photo by Tony ChenStaff Photographer The girls’ soccer team suffered a defeat to the Sierra Canyon Trailblazers in its first CIF matchup, 1-0, on Wednesday, Feb. 6. The Trailblazers struck early in the match and the Tigers couldn’t recover in time to keep their postseason hopes alive. Sierra Canyon dominated the possession throughout the first […]
Late Newbury Park run stuffs girls’ water polo’s CIF hopes
Photo by Oscar WalshStaff Photographer The girls’ water polo team fell to the Newbury Park Panthers in the first round of CIF, 16-10, on Tuesday, Feb. 5. The Tigers got off to a fast start, but couldn’t maintain their early intense defense in the second half. Senior Sydney Shettleroe opened the game with a laser […]
Tiger Picks: the Super Bowl
New England (-2.5) vs. Los Angeles Preston Sharkey: Although every Super Bowl Tom Brady has played in has been decided by one possession, I predict the Patriots will control the game from the opening snap. The bright lights of the super bowl will be too much for Jared Goff to handle early in the game, […]
Girls’ soccer wins second straight league title with win over Temple City
Photo by Tony ChenStaff Photographer The girls’ varsity soccer team avenged their recent loss against Monrovia with a 1-0 home victory against the Temple City Rams, granting the team a Rio Hondo League title. This victory places South Pas’ overall record at 10-2-2 with a league record of 5-2-1, and gives them an opportunity to […]