Category: Sports

By Luke Quezada Staff Writer Photo by Tucker Judkins Online Managing Editor The SPHS varsity girls’ golf team kicked off its 2016 season with a dominating 231-335 victory against Webb High. South Pasadena travelled out to Marshall Canyon Golf Course in La Verne in their season opener. This first match marks the start of a […]

By Isabella Tsai Staff Writer Photos by Kevin Huang Staff Photographer The girls’ varsity tennis team suffered a devastating 5-13 loss in the first game of the year against the Burbank Bulldogs on Tuesday, August 30 at Burbank High School. Seniors Ashley Huang and Jessica Chang lost their first set 1-6, but came back to […]

By Riley Segal Staff Writer Photos by Matthew Scholtz Online Managing Editor The girls’ varsity volleyball team was defeated by Mayfield Senior School in four sets with scores of 18-25, 23-25, 25-23, and 16-25 at home on Tuesday, August 30. While the Tigers gave a stronger performance than they did against Westridge, it was still not […]

By Ryan Nakamura Staff Writer Photos by Matt Scholtz Photo Editor South Pas football kicked off their 2016 season with a 35-20 victory at Rosemead High School last Friday, August 26 to start the Tigers off with a 1-0 preseason record. Most of the bystanders were unsure how the two teams would fare against each […]

By Riley Segal Staff Writer Photos by Tucker Judkins Online Managing Editor The girls’ volleyball team fell to Westridge in three sets with scores of 16-25, 17-25, and 11-25 in their season-opener at home on Friday, August 26. The Tigers’ last matchup against Westridge in the second round of CIF in the previous season had […]

By Luke Quezada Staff Writer Photo by Hana Tyszka Senior Staff Photographer The boys and girls’ cross country team looks forward to a promising season this year. Last year, the girls’ team made it to section finals while the boys’ team’s season ended in preliminaries. With the start of their season quickly approaching, the cross […]

By Oona Foley Staff Writer Photo by Luke Quesada Staff Photographer Junior Jasper Lee is known by his teammates to be a powerhouse in the pool as well as a uniting force on the boys’ varsity water polo team. Lee has always enjoyed swimming as his mother is a member of the Masters Swim Team […]

By Ryan Nakamura Staff Writer Photo courtesy of Jesus Lawler Four football teams participated in a preseason scrimmage on South Pasadena’s Roosevelt Field consisting of South Pasadena, Mark Keppel, Ontario Christian, and an interesting addition of the Ritsumeikan Uji High School football team hailing from Japan on Friday, August 19. The cooperative scrimmage allowed all […]

By Ryan Nakamura Staff Writer Photo by Tucker Judkins Online Managing Editor Ever since the beginning of the summer, Head Coach CB Richards has been hard at work molding this year’s football team into a potential playoff candidate. South Pasadena’s overall record last season, 8-3, was its best in over a decade, but Richards believes […]

By Brandon Yung Staff Writer Photo by Brandon Yung On a Thursday evening, inside the gym, the wrestling team is practicing. The patter of feet and knees rubbing against the new black mats is the only sound coming from the seven athletes. They quickly transition from drill to drill, unusual for a summer practice, which […]

By Isabella Tsai Staff Writer Photo by Luke Quesada Staff Photographer According to sophomore Hannah Kim, there’s nothing better than swimming with friends. Kim, who is a member of the SPHS swim and water polo team, feels lucky that she gets to do this almost every day. Kim learned how to swim when she was […]

By Elizabeth Bock Staff Writer Photo by Luke Quezada Staff Photographer At only four foot ten, Sophomore Jackie Takarabe has enough energy for three people. She participates on four high school teams: cross country, soccer, wrestling, and track. In every sport she plays she makes new friends and brings a positive attitude to her teammates, […]

By Rachel Lu Staff Writer Photo by Hana Tyszka Staff Photographer Sophomore Uma Hornish has proven to be an adept athlete in a range of sports from volleyball and tennis to even tee-ball. But for this varsity athlete, nothing ever stacked up to soccer. Hornish was one of six freshmen on the SPHS varsity girls’ […]

By Riley Segal Staff Writer Photo by Tucker Judkins Online Managing Editor Junior Emily Dunn’s short stature often causes opponents to underestimate her tremendous technical skills and deadly shot on the soccer field until it’s too late. “Emily is able to stay calm and make plays during big situations,” teammate junior Sophie Reynolds said. “She’s […]

By Sammy Park Staff Writer Photo by Brian Kojima Junior Stefanie Parish was drawn to gymnastics 14 years ago when she first saw a family friend practicing. Since then, Parish has received numerous accolades as one of California’s elite gymnasts. Although she is an accomplished gymnast, Parish is also easily recognizable as one of the […]

By Ryan Nakamura Senior Staff Writer Photo by Matt Scholtz Photo Editor When it comes to volleyball, no one is more noticeable on the court than senior Greg Luck. Although many view Luck as the face of SPHS volleyball, it was a steady journey to stardom for the 6’6’’ outside hitter. Luck took interest in […]