By Jung Su Park Staff Writer The boys’ volleyball team opened up the postseason after winning the Rio Hondo league title in a dominant manner. South Pas faced earned a victory against the Bishop Amat Lancers in an away matchup with the set scores 25-21, 25-14, 26-24 to sweep the home team 3-0. The Tigers […]
Drama Department performs The Boy Friend
By Jake Swayze Staff Writer Photos by Jenny Luo South Pasadena High School’s production of The Boy Friend opened on Friday, May 1, to a small and intimate audience. 20 cast members performed song and dance numbers, set to music provided by the SPHS Orchestra. Written in the 1950s, The Boy Friend spoofs the 1920s […]
Boys’ volleyball defeats Gabrielino to claim league title
By Jung Su Park Staff Writer The boys’ varsity volleyball team had one final game to win for an undefeated regular season: an away matchup against the Gabrielino Bald Eagles in which the Tigers beat them in four sets with the set scores 26-24, 25-23, 25-17 and 25-10. Although junior Max Luck was sidelined due […]
Eclectic Music Festival draws in 4,200 people
By Olivia Nouriani Assoc. Opinion Editor 4,200 people passed through the streets of South Pasadena from 2 to 10 p.m. on Saturday, May 2, for the annual Eclectic Music Festival. South Pasadena residents and visitors from nearby cities generated more traffic than the city sees in the average week, immersing themselves in the culture of […]
Tigers show promise heading into Rio Hondo League finals
By Marion Wood Staff Writer The South Pasadena track teams hosted the Rio Hondo League prelims this Tuesday night, and many Tiger athletes qualified for league finals, which will take place this Friday at the home track. Only a select number of varsity events took place at the prelims. Many, including all field events, did […]
Softball drops ball against La Canada, 5-1
By Jordan Xiao Copy Editor The softball team finished its three-game series against La Canada High School at home on Friday, May 1 with its third loss of the season to the Spartans. The Tigers started strong defensively, holding off La Canada’s batters for the first two innings, but failed to make any headway on […]
Baseball claims second win in league against La Canada
By Ryan Nakamura Staff Writer The boys baseball team took home a much needed 2-0 victory after a five game losing streak over school rival La Canada last Friday. It had been nearly a month since South Pas won their last league matchup. With the season taking a turn for the worse, the boys wanted […]
Winter Guard places fourth at finals
By Faye Witherall Assoc. Feature Editor Winter Guard won fourth place at season finals at the University of California, Irvine on April 26. The Winter Guard Association of Southern California finals concludes the year’s events for SPHS Winter Guard. The team earned 82.7 points, two points behind champion South East High School from South Gate. […]
Track defeats Temple City to claim first in league
By Marion Wood Staff Writer The South Pasadena track teams claimed the Rio Hondo League title in their last meet against Temple City this Thursday, April 30th. The Tigers swept both divisions, with boys winning 82-25 and girls dominating 105-18. The meet went pretty well, which is what we expected,” senior Kevin Yonami said. “We […]
Swimming clinches Rio Hondo title on both levels with win over Temple City
By Olivia Nouriani Assoc. Opinion Editor Photos by Raj Jain Boys’ and girls’ swimming each captured the Rio Hondo title on Thursday, April 30 after dominating the Temple City Rams to remain undefeated in league. The girls gained their lead dominating in Freestyle, starting out the meet sweeping in the 200 Free, senior Grace Wakabayashi […]
Students celebrate International Denim Day
By Ryan Nakamura Staff Writer Photos by Tiger Staff SPHS joined activists all over the world for the first time to celebrate Denim Day on Wednesday, April 29, in support of rape and sexual assault awareness. Denim Day can trace its roots back to 1992, when the Italian Supreme Court overturned a rape allegation after […]
Students share in a “What Kids Don’t Tell Their Parents” presentation
By Jake Swayze Staff Writer SPHS students planned, organized, and ran “What Teens Don’t Tell Their Parents,” a presentation about the difficulties high schoolers face, on Monday, April 27th. Participants read sections of student diaries and shared about personal experiences and interactions with their parents. The speakers emphasized the crushing pressure put on high schoolers […]
Softball loses heartbreaker against La Cañada, 1-0
By: Kevin Park & Jordan Xiao The softball team fell to La Cañada in a close away game on Tuesday, April 28. The 1-0 loss puts the Tigers down 0-2 in this season’s series with the Spartans and 2-7 in the Rio Hondo League. The game saw one of the Tigers’ closest performances this season. […]
Baseball suffers fifth loss in a row to Spartans
By Ryan Nakamura Staff Writer The boys baseball team faced another loss to school rival La Cañada after a frustrating 6-3 final score. With the Tigers only win in league against La Cañada back in March, the boys were confident today would be no different. Although neither team connected home in the first two innings, […]
Boys’ volleyball sweeps Temple City in Senior Night
By Jung Su Park Staff Writer Photos by Matt Scholtz Warm cheers from the crowd filled the main gym today to celebrate Senior Night, the last home game of the Rio Hondo League season. Teammates briefly shared their memorable moments with the three seniors Paul Novak, Aydin Pasebani, and Richard Yu. Carrying the family-like atmosphere […]
Singer-songwriter London Richards entertains at Tiger Patio
By Sandy Grossman Staff Writer Photos by Raj Jain Seventeen-year old singer and songwriter London Richards performed his unique brand of R&B music on Monday, April 27, at the Tiger Patio during lunch. Richards sang covers of songs like “So Sick” by Ne-Yo, “Thinkin’ Bout You” by Frank Ocean, and “Earned It” from the “Fifty […]