Written by Ryan Nakamura Staff Writer Photos by Thomas Forman Varsity baseball chalked up its seventh win of the season after defeating Eagle Rock High School at home by a score of 11-7 on Tuesday, April 11. Although the win did not count for league, South Pas was able to experiment with its lineup by […]
Club Profile: Feel Full
Photo by Luke Quezada Every month, students from SPHS leave the comfort of South Pasadena’s affluence and spend time in the most concentrated center for homelessness in the United States: Skid Row. Junior Madison Saito founded the Feel Full Club this year in order to help combat the homelessness epidemic by providing unique support to the […]
Mediators promote inclusivity at first TEDx event
Photo by Hana Tyskza Community members gathered in the SPHS library for the Peer Mediators’ first TEDx Salon on Saturday, March 25. High school staff and students engaged in a series of lectures and discussions on the theme “Expecting and Accepting”. The salon is a smaller version of the TEDx events, catering more to group […]
Beauty and the Beast is an uninspired but entertaining remake
3.5/ 5 stars Beauty and the Beast continues Disney’s trend of increased diversity and political relevance set by Zootopia and Moana in its box-office dominating debut. Though Beauty and the Beast conveys important and contemporary message in a beautifully shot film that stays true to the original, it proves to be a lackluster contribution to […]
Baseball unable to comeback against San Marino
Photos by Matt Scholtz Photography Editor Varsity baseball suffered its third loss in league play after falling in a close matchup against San Marino High School at home on Friday, March 31. The Tigers’ attempt at a comeback late in the seventh inning was thwarted by a double play to give the Titans a 2-1 […]
Swimming dominates Blair at home
Photos by Matt Scholtz Photography Editor The Tigers’ swim team overcame their opponents by a landslide at a home meet against Blair on Thursday, March 30. The swimmers took the easy victory as an opportunity to try out new events. The win served as a slight confidence boost after the team’s loss earlier this week. […]
Boys’ tennis defeats Monrovia on the road
Photo by Stephanie Kim The boys’ varsity tennis team shook its losing streak on Wednesday, March 28, away against Monrovia. In a decisive game, the Tigers were able to get 14 matches off their opponents with a final score of 14-4. In singles, freshman Ben Pestana shut out the number one and two players with […]
Track sweeps Monrovia by large margins
Photo by Tucker Judkins Online Managing Editor Varsity track and field swept the Monrovia Wildcats in its first league dual meet at home on Tuesday, March 28. The girls dominated with a score of 85-38 while the boys found victory by a large margin at 97-30. In previous years, Monrovia has been one of South […]
Baseball defeats Monrovia with a shutout
Photo by Thomas Forman Assoc. Photography Editor Varsity baseball notched up its first win of the season in a decisive 3-0 victory over the Monrovia Wildcats, away, last Tuesday, March 28. This gives the Tigers a 1-2 record in league, as well as their first win over Monrovia in five years. For much of the […]
Boys’ volleyball defeats Gabrielino in four sets
Photo by Hana Tyszka Senior Staff Photographer The boys’ varsity volleyball team continued its blooming undefeated season with a decisive victory over Gabrielino High at home on Wednesday, March 28. The Tigers easily won 3-1 but struggled with careless errors, especially in the third set. Seniors Lucas Fox and Gunther Vaden showed the team’s defensive […]
Swim narrowly falls to El Toro
Photo by Matt Scholtz Photography Editor The swim team faced a hard-fought defeat in a meet against El Toro High School on Saturday, March 27. Individual performances remained impressive despite the loss. The athletes stayed positive throughout the meet, challenging themselves against a 2016 CIF Division 1 team. The girls’ varsity team lost by only […]
Boys’ golf falls to La Cañada in first league match
Boys’ varsity golf fell short in its first league match of the season on Thursday, March 23 against La Cañada. The team struggled on La Cañada’s country club course, concluding the unsuccessful match with a score of 220-207. The match produced an average performance from the Tigers. The players were unable to score as well […]
Boys’ tennis falls to Temple City in first league match
Photo by Stephanie Kim The boys’ varsity tennis team was crushed by the Temple City Rams on Thursday, March 23. In the away match, the Rams shut out the Tigers 18-0. This was South Pas’ first league match of the season. Every team, both doubles and singles, was bested by their opponents. This culminated in […]
Baseball suffers second league loss to Temple City
Photo by Thomas Forman Assoc. Photography Editor Varsity baseball suffered its second loss in league after falling short against Temple City on the Rams home field on Friday, March 24. The Tigers displayed a strong opening performance to generate a 4-2 lead but fell short after a late Ram comeback for a final score of […]
Swimming dominates Monrovia in latest meet
Photo by Matt Scholtz Photography Editor The boys’ and girls’ swim teams excelled in their meet on Thursday, March 23, defeating Monrovia High School by a sizable margin. The junior varsity team lead the Tigers to victory and saw vast time improvements from previous meets Sarah Zenas, though only a freshman, won the 100 Breaststroke […]
Boys’ volleyball opens league play with victory over La Cañada
Written by Matt Wakumoto Assoc. Sports Editor Photos by Hana Tyszka Boys’ varsity volleyball opened league play with a dominant three set sweep against the reigning champions, the La Cañada Spartans, on Thursday, March 23. The team dispatched the Spartans effortlessly, and in the process established solid footing in Rio Hondo. South Pasadena silenced La Cañada’s […]