Written by Preston Sharkey Staff Writer After six years of coaching Freshman and JV basketball at SPHS, Ryan Lee will be this year’s new varsity boys’ basketball head coach. Lee will step up to fill the varsity job vacated by coach David Lutzeier, who recently took a new coaching job at Bellarmine Jefferson high school […]
Fall sports: Ranking talent loss across South Pasadena athletics
Written by Alex Betts Staff Writer With the graduation of many seniors, South Pasadena athletic programs have been left afflicted by the departure of numerous key players. As the fall season approaches, Tiger has ranked the varying degree of loss from these teams, with squads ranked from lowest to highest talent depletion. 7. Girl’s Cross […]
Girls golf: A dynasty in full swing
Written by Christine Mao Staff Writer After earning its consecutive 9th league championships last season, the girls’ golf team is striving to preserve its undefeated streak and dominion over the region. Last season, the team claimed victory in the Montview league with an overall record of 9-1, losing only one game due to a two […]
Cross country seeks another year of domination in the Rio Hondo
Written by Ben Clark Staff Writer In recent years, victory has become second nature to the SPHS cross country team. The varsity boys have reigned as defending champions of the Rio Hondo league for two years and the varsity girls team has finished second in consecutive seasons Even with the departure of several key seniors, […]
Boys’ water polo defeats La Cañada in Summer preseason
Written by Lily Azat Staff Writer With the Summer season winding down, South Pas dominated its Rio Hondo rival, La Cañada on Thursday, July 20. The Tigers started the game strong, as sophomore Evan Kowal scored the first goal of the game. Goalie Uday Sidhu blocked four shots, only allowing two goals. South Pas continued […]
Football approaches first season in ‘Chi Era’
Written by Noah Parker Staff Writer Photos by Thomas Forman Photo Editor Under the new leadership of head coach Jeff Chi, South Pasadena football hopes to find success yet again in the highly competitive Rio Hondo League. The team has made the CIF playoffs two years in a row, following more than a decade long […]
SPLL All Stars finishes first tournament of the summer
Written by Preston Sharkey Staff Writer South Pasadena Little League All Star teams spent their first three weeks of summer practicing and competing in the annual District 18 tournament. While all of the teams fought hard, some teams came up short and others will be moving on to the sectional tournament. After losing by ten […]
South Pasadena Little League Participates in All-Star Tournament
Written by Preston Sharkey Staff Writer Every summer, various South Pasadena Little League teams compete in the annual District 18 All-Star Baseball Tournament. Here’s how the teams fared in their season openers: The 13-14 year-old team beat the Los Angeles All-Stars on Saturday night by a score of 10-5. Eleven hits and solid relief pitching […]
Baseball defeats Eagle Rock in summer league opener
Written by Alex Betts Staff Writer Photos by Thomas Forman Photo Editor Baseball began its summer season with an 8-6 victory against Eagle Rock on Saturday, June 17. The Tigers put together a unified effort, quickly gaining an early lead and retaining it for the win on their home diamond. Fielding a young team, the […]
Track participates in CIF Finals
Six athletes from South Pasadena competed at the CIF-SS Division 3 Track and Field Finals on Saturday, May 20. While none were able to advance to CIF Masters, all gave strong efforts and some set personal records. This was a growing experience for all of the competitors as none were seniors, and the coaches are […]
Seniors defeat faculty in annual softball game for first victory in eight years
The seniors pulled off a dramatic upset in the Senior Class vs Faculty softball game today, May 18 at lunch. The game marked the first win in eight years for the seniors in the annual competition. The seniors jumped out to an early lead in the game, as Junhee Chung and Tucker Judkins knocked in the […]
Swimming competes in CIF Division 2 Finals
Photo by Matt Scholtz Photography Editor The boys and girls’ swim team finished the season off strong, placing in several events during the CIF Division 2 finals on Friday, May 12 and Saturday, May 13 at the Riverside Aquatics Complex. South Pas finished 23rd out of 46 in Division 2 with a total of 44 […]
Track competes in CIF Preliminaries
Photo Courtesy of Isaac Marziali The 22 track and field athletes that qualified for CIF competed at the Division 3 CIF Preliminaries at Estancia High School on Saturday, May 13. Of those that participated, only six will advance to finals, though several narrowly missed reaching the next round. Finals only take the top nine in […]
Baseball falls to Monrovia in final game of the season
Photo by Thomas Forman Assoc. Photography Editor Baseball concluded its Rio Hondo League campaign after falling to the Monrovia Wildcats in a close loss last Thursday, May 11. The Tigers managed to jump ahead with an early home run but could not slow down the Wildcats’ offense, resulting in a 4-2 loss for South Pas. […]
Boys’ volleyball loses CIF bid against Santa Monica
Boys’ volleyball ended its campaign for a CIF title on Thursday, May 11, after falling to the second-seeded Santa Monica Vikings. Playing as the underdog, South Pas’ sheer tenacity and will to win kept each set close. Unfortunately for the Tigers, Santa Monica prevailed in the most pivotal, clutch portions of the game, to silence […]
Individual swimmers participate in League Finals
Photo by Matt Scholtz Photography Editor Top swimmers from the boys and girls’ swim team impressed at League Finals on Friday, May 5 at the Rose Bowl Aquatic Center. As the team had hoped, senior Jacob Mullin broke a 25 year old school record in the 100 Freestyle at 46.25 seconds. Additionally, Mullin broke the […]