By Olivia Nouriani Assoc. Opinion Editor Members of the sophomore class flocked to the Tiger Patio for the first class bonding of the year hosted by the sophomore class officers. The gathering aimed to bring together different social cliques to unite the Class of 2017 and boost class spirit. Over 50 sophomores made their way […]
Boys’ golf drops league opener to Titans
By Alex Nakagawa Assoc. Sports Editor The South Pasadena boys’ golf team was unable to come out on top in its first league matchup of the season against the San Marino Titans on Tuesday, March 24, starting the season off 0-1. Freshman Damian Ugalde showed major improvement from the Tigers’ last match, shooting a 46, which […]
Swimming makes a splash in impressive league-opening win
By Marion Wood Staff Writer Photos by Raj Jain The South Pasadena boys’ and girls’ swim teams opened up league season with a successful meet against Monrovia this Tuesday, March 24th , crushing the Wildcats in many events. “I think the meet went really well,” senior Kate Iio said. “We placed pretty much 1st, 2nd, and 3rd […]
Badminton captures first win in team history over Mayfield
By Andrew Gruhn Staff Writer The varsity badminton team earned its first win in team history against Mayfield Senior School on Tuesday, March 24. Since Mayfield is an all girls school, male players from Loyola High School were used to supplement their team during the match. The Tigers won 13 of their 21 matches, sweeping boys’ doubles, mixed doubles, […]
Boys’ volleyball ready for league after three set win over El Rancho
By Jung Su Park Staff Writer Photos by Matt Scholtz The boys’ volleyball team has been sharp in its last few matches and tournaments, and did not fail to do so against the El Rancho Dons today at home, claiming a 3-0 victory. South Pas dropped El Rancho in defence of their home court, improving to a 3-0 […]
Boys’ volleyball takes first in San Gabriel Tournament
By Jung Su Park Staff Writer The boys’ varsity volleyball team showcased a dominant performance during the San Gabriel Volleyball Tournament held at San Gabriel High School from Friday, March 20 to Saturday, March 21, placing first with a 7-0 record. The Tigers played placement matches on Friday against Los Altos, San Gabriel and Whittier, […]
Winter Guard places first at Valencia High School
By Karen Hsueh Copy Editor Winter Guard placed first at its second competition of the 2015 season at Valencia High School on Saturday, March 21. After placing third at its first competition at Monrovia High School, the group changed its show by adding new props for visual enhancement. “We did pretty well,” senior captain Helen […]
Softball’s win streak comes to an end after loss to Monrovia
By Jordan Xiao Copy Editor Photos by Stephanie Kim The softball team lost to Monrovia High School in a hard-fought league debut on Friday, March 20, putting the Tigers at 0-1 in league and 4-3 overall. The 3-0 loss revealed the girls’ present weaknesses but also improvement from last year, when the Tigers lost to […]
Baseball drops ball against Monrovia in league opener
By Ryan Nakamura Staff Writer Photos by Stephanie Kim It was a tough loss as the South Pas baseball team went home after its 11-0 defeat against Monrovia High School last Friday. The Tigers went into the game, determined to start out the season strong. However wasn’t the case as the team was plagued with […]
Tennis dominates Wildcats in league opener
By Karen Hsueh Copy Editor The boys’ tennis team kicked off their first league match against Monrovia High School on Friday, March 20 with a dominant 15-3 win. Junior captain Sagar Raju represented the Tigers for number one singles, beating all three of the players on Monrovia’s singles team 6-2, 6-1, and 6-0 for number […]
Badminton falls to Mark Keppel
By Andrew Gruhn Staff Writer The varsity coed badminton team played their fifth match of the season against Mark Keppel High School’s badminton team on Thursday, March 19, losing 2-18. Sophomores Michael Wu and Victor Cao both won one of their boys’ singles matches against the Aztecs. Wu won 21-10 and 21-11 in his match […]
Softball wins thriller against Alhambra in final preseason game
By Kevin Park & Jordan Xiao Tiger Staff Photos by Stephanie Kim The softball team made its most impressive comeback of the year with an 11-10 win over Alhambra High School at home on Thursday, March 19, putting the team on a three-win streak and at 4-2 for the start of league season. The game […]
All-team honors for Tiger winter sports
All-team honors were announced earlier this week for winter sports. Multiple athletes represented South Pasadena in boys’ basketball, girls’ basketball, and boys’ soccer. Boys’ basketball All-Rio Hondo league honors: Joey Toyama: League MVP [Made All-CIF-SS Division 3A team] Greg Luck: First team Christian Lee: Second team Raymond Arismendez: Honorable mention Darren Tom: Honorable mention Max Luck: Honorable […]
Boys’ volleyball impresses with 7-1 record at Dos Pueblos Invitational
By Jung Su Park Staff Writer The boys’ varsity volleyball team traveled to Santa Barbara to participate in the Dos Pueblos Invitational held at Dos Pueblos and Santa Barbara High Schools on Saturday, March 14, coming out of the tournament with a 7-1 record, placing first in their pool. The tournament consisted of 30 competing […]
Baseball suffers loss to Alhambra in final game before league
By Ryan Nakamura Staff Writer As the boys baseball team boarded the bus, they left behind a frustrating 5-2 loss to Alhambra High School last Saturday. This game also concludes their Arcadia Elks Tournament, and currently hold a 4-2 record. The Tigers were able to hold Alhambra to a stand still in the first inning. […]
Girls’ Basketball ends season with loss to North
By Ryan Nakamura Staff Writer Photos by Matt Scholtz and Tucker Judkins The girls basketball team gave its best effort in the 70-57 loss to the North High Saxons, ending their record breaking season with an overall 24-3 record. With the winning team moving to the quarterfinals, South Pas drew first blood after senior center […]