By Isabella Tsai & Rachel Lu Tiger Staff Photo by Hana Tyszka Senior Staff Photographer The girls’ varsity water polo team powered past Temescal Canyon in an away game on Tuesday, February 14 for a 17-10 wild card win. This victory propels the Tigers into the first round of the CIF playoffs and brings their […]
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SkillsUSA week honors organization’s success
Photo courtesy of Sandra Matson-Fennell SPHS celebrated its annual SkillsUSA week on February 6-10 with pancakes, ice cream and Red Vines following their recent success at the Skills Regional Leadership and Skills Conference. The week kicked off with SkillsUSA Awareness day on Monday. Members wore their Skills shirts on campus and encouraged students to ask […]
Cinematic Expectations for 2017
Illustration by Truman Lesak Design Assoc. Superhero Movies 2017 could be the best year yet for superhero movies, with releases like Thor: Ragnarok, Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2, and Wonder Woman. However I’m most excited for the upcoming Spiderman: Homecoming, which promises to give new life to the web slinger’s films with a totally […]
Richards steps down as head football coach
Photo by Tucker Judkins Online Managing Editor After two years of contention in the Rio Hondo League, head football coach C.B. Richards has stepped down from his position due to personal and financial related reasons. Richards announced his resignation from the program in the weight room on Thursday, February 9. An official letter was sent […]
Girls’ basketball falters on the road to La Cañada
Written by Riley Segal Assoc. Sports Editor Photos by Thomas Forman Assoc. Photography Editor The girls’ varsity basketball team fell to the undefeated La Cañada Spartans in its final league game by a score of 54-41 on Thursday, February 9. The loss at La Cañada’s gym caps off the girls’ league record at 8-2, giving […]
Boys’ soccer ties with La Cañada in final league match
Photos by Matt Scholtz Photography Editor Boy’s soccer capped off its last game of the regular season with a tie against the La Cañada Spartans last Thursday, February 9. The scoreless match between the two teams gives the Tigers a 7-2-1 record and a tie for second place with Monrovia High School. Both teams entered […]
SkillsUSA dominates regional conference
Photo courtesy of Sandra Matson-Fennell The SPHS SkillsUSA team attended the Regional Leadership and Skill Conferences, the first Skills competition of the year, on January 28 and February 4 at the Los Angeles Trade Technical College. The team garnered 20 medals in the Leadership Conference on January 28, eleven of them gold. Tigers received the […]
Girls’ soccer stuns San Marino in final minutes
Written by David Seo Staff Writer Photo by Matt Scholtz Photography Editor In its most intense matchup of the season, the girls’ varsity soccer team shook and shuttered the San Marino Titans in a close 2-1 win on Friday, February 7. The Titans came in ravenous for the kill, looking to settle their loss against […]
Boys’ soccer defeats San Marino in rivalry matchup
By Ryan Nakamura Staff Writer Photo by Kevin Huang Staff Photographer Boys’ soccer registered its fifth consecutive victory in league after putting away the Titans on the road with a final score of 3-1 last Tuesday, February 7. The Tigers now stand with a 7-2 record and hold the second place spot in league. South […]
Girls’ water polo falls to .500 against La Cañada
Written by Rachel Lu & Isabella Tsai Tiger Staff Photo by Hana Tyszka Senior Staff Photographer The girls’ varsity water polo team closed out its regular season with a 14-3 loss at home against the La Cañada Spartans. This devastating loss evens its season record to 4-4 and its overall record to 16-8. The team […]
Personality Profile: Ava Planer
In honor of Black History month, Tiger will be recognizing black students at SPHS, featuring one student each week. This is part one in a series that aims to highlight largely unrecognized black achievement in the community. See Tiger’s February 9 issue for print content that parallels this series. Written by Oona Foley Assoc. Opinion […]
New boys’ tennis coach committed to improving team
Photo by Luke Quezada Longtime coach and umpire Sean Taroli has been named the new varsity boy’s tennis coach. Taroli will be replacing Carlos Husche-Favella, who was fired earlier this year. Taroli began his career in 2002 as a head coach and tennis director in Oroville, California where he was initially working as an employee […]
Girls’ basketball victorious against a surging Temple City squad
Written by Riley Segal Assoc. Sports Editor Photos by Thomas Forman Assoc. Photography Editor The girls’ basketball team reigned victorious over Temple City by a score of 48-39 in an away matchup on Friday, February 3. Though the Tigers won, the Rams came close to catching up at several points throughout the game but were ultimately […]
Boys’ soccer defeats Temple City in dominant fashion
Written by Ryan Nakamura Staff Writer Photo by Matt Scholtz Photography Editor Boys’ soccer claimed its fourth win in a row after capping off a 5-1 walkover victory against Temple City High School last Friday, February 3. With the victory, South Pas moves up to second place in Rio Hondo League with a 6-2 record […]
Girls’ water polo falls narrowly at Temple City
Written by Isabella Tsai Staff Writer Photos by Hana Tyszka Staff Photographer The girls’ varsity water polo team fell to Temple City 18-15 on Thursday, February 2 at Temple City High School. This loss brings the team’s season record to 4-3 and its overall record to 14-5. Temple City started the game strong, scoring the […]