Badminton suffered its first defeat of the season to San Marino on Monday, March 19, losing 13-8, in a match characterized by momentum swings and tight games. The loss drops the squad’s overall and league records to 2-1 and 0-1, respectively. Unlike past performances, the mixed doubles tandems of sophomores Emily Choi and Charles Liu […]
Softball fails to maintain lead against San Marino in league opener
Photos by Richard Gomez Staff Photographer After a series of preseason game cancellations due to weather, softball began league play versus rival San Marino on Monday, March 19. Unfortunately, the squad fell – 9-8 – to the Titans, dropping their league record to 0-1. The Tigers failed to get ahead of the curve with an unproductive […]
Boys’ golf suffers third preseason loss to La Salle
Boys’ golf faltered versus La Salle on Thursday, March 15, by a score of 206-233. Junior Joshua Ramos led the team with a score of 40, closely followed by freshman Justin Toshima who scored 41. Daniel Sim shot 48 preceding junior Giuliano Fusco, junior Jason Gomez and sophomore Andy Chung, all of whom ended the […]
Baseball falls short against San Marino in league opener
Photos by Richard Gomez Staff Photographer Baseball was defeated 6-2 by rival San Marino in their opening league game on Friday, March 16. The loss was the result of superior batting by the Titans. The Tigers took and maintained a lead early on, with senior Matt Walker and senior Edwin Garcia scoring two runs in […]
Boys’ golf prevails versus Glendale
The boys’ golf team emerged victorious against Glendale by a score of 176-236. The game was played at Scholl Canyon with a par of 30. Junior Joshua Ramos led the team with a score of 30, closely followed by freshman Justin Toshima, who scored 33. Junior Giuliano Fusco scored 36 preceding junior Jason Gomez who […]
Badminton dominates Mark Keppel in second preseason game
Badminton overwhelmed Mark Keppel on Thursday, March 15, gaining significant contributions from core players en route to a 16-5 victory. With the win, the talented squad maintains and builds on the momentum established in its season opener on Monday – a 14-7 triumph over Alhambra. The Tigers’ overall record sits at 2-0, setting the stage […]
Boys’ tennis reigns supreme versus Schurr
Photos by Thomas Forman Photography Editor Boys’ tennis crushed Schurr High School in an away match on Thursday, March 15. The squad won a total of 16 games, and only lost two to Schurr. The match increases the team’s overall pre-season record to 7-2. Singles one, sophomore Desmond Chan, defeated each of his opponents, winning one […]
The senior class reigns victorious in the Powder Puff football game
Photos by Isaac Marziali Staff Videographer The senior class triumphed 44-12 in the annual PowderPuff game on Friday, March 9, as senior Riley Segal led her team with four touchdowns. With the yearly festivities underway, the senior and junior classes took to the Roosevelt field vying to win the title for their grade. The two […]
Boys’ golf triumphs over Maranatha
The boy’s golf team accomplished their first victory of the season with an exciting 216-230 win against Maranatha High School. Junior Joshua Ramos led the team with a score of 33 followed by freshman Justin Toshima scoring 40. Behind Toshima, sophomore Andy Chung shot a score of 46 closely preceding junior Jason Gomez who shot […]
Girls’ soccer ends its historic playoff run with a loss to Ventura
Photos by Helena Fu Staff Photographer The girls’ varsity soccer team concluded its sensational season with a tough 3-0 loss to the Ventura Cougars at the CIF Southern California Regional Division IV Playoffs semi-finals match away on Thursday, March 8. Though the Tigers let loose their best performance on the field, they ultimately could not […]
Swimming suffers its first preseason loss to Arcadia
Photos by Alicia Alderete Staff Photographer The varsity swim team suffered its first loss in preseason against Arcadia High School, falling 46-112 for the varsity girls, and 70-94 for the varsity boys. Both Tiger varsity teams started out slowly, losing the 200 meter medley relay 4-8 for the boys and 0-12 for the girls. More […]
Girls’ soccer advances to the CIF regional semi-finals with a win over Marquez
Photos by Helena Fu Staff Photographer The girls’ varsity soccer team dazzled yet again, prevailing over the Marquez Gladiators, 4-0, in the first round of the CIF Southern California Regional Division IV Playoffs at home on Tuesday, March 6. Shocking the Gladiators with a goal in the first thirty seconds of the match, the Tigers […]
Scouting the opponent: girls’ soccer prepares to face Marquez in the Regional Division V Championship
Photo by Helena Fu Staff Photographer Girls’ varsity soccer won the Division V Southern CIF Championship on Friday March 2nd, with a 1-0 win over Westminster High School, and will continue onto state competition at home on Tuesday, March 6 at 4 pm. The Tigers will take on the Marquez High School Gladiators, who sit […]
Varsity tennis coach leaves, to be replaced by Karina Akhmedova
Photo by Luke Quezada Staff Photographer SPHS varsity tennis coach Sean Taroli has left the athletic coaching staff just days before the start of the boys’ tennis season. Taroli’s exit came a little after a year of leading both the girls’ and boys’ varsity teams, who both had a 2-6 season record during that period. […]
Girls’ soccer triumphs in the CIF southern championship game, winning its first title in more than a decade
Photos by Helena Fu Staff Photographer Establishing its first CIF title since 2003, the girls’ varsity soccer team has changed history for SPHS. The Tigers tipped the scales against the fearsome Westminster Lions, 1-0, at the brutally rainy CIF Southern Section Division 5 finals at Warren High School on Friday, March 2. After a brilliant […]
Baseball wins its first game of the preseason against Salesian
Photos by Richard Gomez Staff Photographer The SPHS Varsity Baseball team netted its first victory of the year in a home game against Salesian on Thursday, March 1st. The 2-0 win, part of the Dave Moore Tournament, was an inspiring change of pace after two losses in the past week; South Pasadena’s record now sits at […]