By Nick Michael Staff Writer The Fantastic Four series has had its share of reboots lately. The 2005 film Fantastic Four and the 2007 sequel Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer were both adequate, but did not fulfill the great potential that the series had. So when the latest offering, Fantastic Four, was released, […]
Boys’ water polo continues to impress with a 22-6 victory over Burbank
By Nick Michael Staff Writer Photos by Stephanie Kim The varsity boys’ water polo team continued its blazing start to the new season at home on Tuesday, manhandling Burbank High School by a score of 22-6. The Tigers took control of the game right from the start. Junior DJ Myer kicked off the scoring with […]
Girls’ volleyball sweeps Polytechnic in clean three sets
By Riley Segal Staff Writer Photos by Matt Scholtz The girls’ varsity volleyball team defeated Polytechnic School in three hard-fought sets with scores of 25-19, 25-16, and 25-23. This was a change from the last time South Pas faced Poly, when Poly knocked the Tigers out of the running for a CIF championship. The Panthers […]
City Council votes to reestablish stricter fire ordinance codes
By Vaughn Huelsman Staff Writer The South Pasadena City Council voted to change amendments in the South Pasadena fire code regarding installation of automatic sprinklers in certain types of homes on Wednesday, September 2. The former South Pasadena fire code was too lenient in accordance to the California fire code and the council members unanimously […]
Back to School Night a promising start to a brand new school year
By Olivia Chiu Copy Editor Parents filled the campus at SPHS on September 3 for the annual Back to School Night, where they got the chance to meet with teachers.Principal Janet Anderson began the evening at 6:30 p.m. with a short introduction in the auditorium, followed by the Pledge of Allegiance, led by senior Kristen […]
Football opens season with exciting 31-28 win over Santa Clarita Christian
By Ryan Nakamura Staff Writer Photos by Tucker Judkins A 31-28 victory over Santa Clarita Christian kicked off the varsity football teams new season in a hotly contested win at Canyon High School. “It was an exciting game and we saw a lot of different parts of football from passing to running and defense,” Head […]
Girls’ tennis stays hot with convincing victory against Duarte
By Noah Miyamae Staff Writer Photos by Brian Kojima The girls’ varsity tennis team pummeled the Duarte High School Falcons in a blowout score of 16-2 at home on Friday, September 4. This victory reinforces the team’s possibility of a dominant run this season. The two teams appeared to be on friendly terms from the […]
Girls’ golf defeats Westridge to win two straight
By Kevin Park Staff Writer Photos by Tucker Judkins The Tigers defeated the Westridge Tigers, 207-300 at the Alhambra golf course, increasing its record to 2-0 in pre-season. Junior captain Caitlyn Yamashita led girls’ golf to its second victory in Thursday’s match against Westridge high school. Yamashita finished with the top score in Thursday’s match […]
Boys’ water polo showcases an incredible 23-1 victory against Aztecs
By Nick Michael Staff Writer Photos by Stephanie Kim The boys’ water polo team yet again strolled to an easy victory on Thursday, as the Tigers picked up an incredible 23-1 win at home against the Mark Keppel Aztecs. “We came out strong today, and we were the aggressors the whole game,” junior Rob Decker […]
Girls’ Volleyball cruises past Mark Keppel to win two straight
By Riley Segal Staff Writer Photos by Matt Scholtz The girls’ volleyball team swept Mark Keppel High School in another three-set win at home. Though the Tigers were fatigued from the previous game against Campbell Hall, the Aztecs provided little challenge, which was evident in the resulting scores of 25-3, 25-7, and 25-12. In the […]
Season Preview: Cross Country
By Isabel Barbera Staff Writer Photo by Tucker Judkins The coed varsity cross country team has everything going its way this year. With virtually no key member losses, and under the new leadership of former assistant coach Joe Soto, the team is looking at a possible Rio Hondo League Championship. “This year, all of us […]
Season Preview: Girls’ Golf
By Kevin Park Staff Writer Photo by Tucker Judkins The girls’ varsity golf team hopes to meet or even exceed last year’s success in the upcoming 2015-2016 season. Last season, the Tigers went 7-0 in league and 13-0 overall, with three of the girls qualifying for CIF Northern Individual Regionals. The team placed 8th out of […]
Season Preview: Girls’ Volleyball
By Riley Segal Staff Writer Photo by Matt Scholtz The girls’ varsity volleyball team has a reputation to uphold in the upcoming season. Despite various setbacks, the Tigers are confident that that they are headed for success in league. With new coach Shari Iwatani, they hope to fight to keep their spot as Rio Hondo […]
Season Preview: Football
By Ryan Nakamura Staff Writer Photo by Matt Scholtz The South Pasadena football team is starting off a brand new year with a reinvigorated team and coach for the 2015-16 season. “We really put in a lot of work in drills, plays, and conditioning,” senior co-captain Anthony Bakhshi remarked. “I believe that’s going to help […]
Season Preview: Girls’ Tennis
By Noah Miyamae Staff Writer Photo by Brian Kojima The girls’ varsity tennis team is hoping to establish a dynasty in this upcoming season. Last season, the Tigers were able to earn a CIF birth for the first time in seven years. However, this year’s squad will include many first-time varsity tennis athletes and also […]
Season Preview: Boys’ Waterpolo
By Nick Michael Staff Writer Photo by Stephanie Kim For most students here at South Pasadena High School, the beginning of the school year is relatively easygoing, as they become familiar with their new classes and teachers. However, for the boys’ water polo team, it is anything but that. The boys have no time to […]