By Somi Jun Feature Editor With an overall score of 32,525 points, South Pasadena High School’s Academic Decathlon team won against Beverly Hills High School during a scrimmage match on Saturday, October 25. The scrimmage marks the first competition of the year and functions as a primer for the rest of Academic Decathlon’s season. Four […]
Shooting plot suspects released from house arrest
Two South Pasadena High School seniors accused of planning to murder three staff members were released from wearing court-ordered ankle monitoring devices on Thursday, October 30. A juvenile court judge in Alhambra ruled that the two students will be allowed to use the Internet to communicate with their lawyer and to complete homework assignments. Both […]
Football caps homecoming night with 41-18 win over Temple City
By Alex Nakagawa Assoc. Sports Editor Photos by Matthew Scholtz The South Pasadena football team showed up big with a convincing 41-18 win over the Temple City Rams Friday night. The South Pas crowd packed into the home bleachers with rally towels in hand to support the football team in its last home game of the season, only to […]
Girls’ volleyball clinches Rio Hondo Crown with three set win over Blair
By Marion Wood Staff Writer Photos by Jenny Luo The South Pasadena High School girls’ volleyball team clinched the league title on Thursday, October 30, in three quick sets against Blair High School. The game, which was also senior night, is the Tigers’ last home game of the season. The Tigers garnered a significant lead early […]
Evil Twin Studios coordinates Haunted House
By Faye Witherall Staff Writer Photos by Raj Jain The Raymond Hill Mortuary Haunted House opened for its second consecutive year on Saturday, October 18. For the past two years, Evil Twin Studios has been operating this growing Halloween attraction in South Pasadena. The Fremont Centre Theater transforms into a popular haunted house that features […]
Girls golf ends historic season, Rosenberg advances to next round
By Kevin Park Staff Writer South Pasadena High School varsity girl’s golf team finished their season today, placing 8th out of 22 schools, with a total score of 460, in Team CIF at Los Serranos Golf Course in Chino Hills. The Tigers sent all three senior captains: Alyssa Carlos, Amy Chong, and Katie Rosenberg, along […]
PTSA highlights student stress in meeting
By Olivia Nouriani Staff Writer The South Pasadena High School Parent-Teacher-Student Association took an hour out of its meeting Monday night to focus on teen stress relief. The PTSA hosted an official meeting in the library from 6:30-7:00 p.m. President Deb McCurdy reminded attendees of school events over the past few months. Wish Night raised […]
Tennis ties to La Cañada, but loses tiebreaker
By Nick Michael Staff Writer The girls’ varsity tennis team played their last league game against the La Cañada Spartans on Monday, October 27, resulting in a 9-9 tie. Unfortunately, the Tigers were not able to come out on top, as they lost the tiebreaker by ten points. Yet again, the doubles teams for the […]
Water polo can’t finish Spartans in overtime
By Olivia Nouriani Staff Writer South Pasadena boys’ water polo lost a hard-fought battle against the La Cañada Spartans Tuesday afternoon in La Cañada. The squad kept the score close throughout the game, and forced overtime, where they eventually fell 11-10. This is the second loss the Tigers have suffered to the Spartans this year, the first […]
Rosenberg qualifies for second round of CIF
By Kevin Park Staff Writer Out of the three South Pasadena varsity girls’ golf members chosen to play in CIF, only senior captain Katie Rosenberg made the cut at the Northern Individual Regionals at River Ridge Golf Course in Oxnard on Monday, October 27, to advance to the second round of Individual CIF at Western Hills […]
Tennis qualifies for CIF for first time in seven years.
By Nick Michael Staff Writer The varsity girls’ tennis team qualified for CIF for the first time in seven years Thursday, October 23, annihilating the Monrovia Wildcats by a score of 18-0. The team’s league record improved to an impressive 5-2, and they can secure second place with a win in their next game. “Everyone […]
Football drops second straight game, falls to 1-2 in league
By Alex Nakagawa Assoc. Sports Editor Its tough for any team to recover after a resounding 43 point loss to its in-county rival. The South Pasadena varsity football team were unable to generate a consistent offense, as they fell to six-time defending league champion Monrovia High School in a defensive-oriented 6-32 matchup. Several key mental […]
FBLA hosts Walking Shield drive
By Jordan Xiao Copy Editor Photos by Raj Jain Future Business Leaders of America shipped its fourth annual donation campaign for Operation Walking Shield on Friday, October 24. The charity drive, which ended on Monday, October 20, collected 50 backpacks full of necessities for underprivileged Native American youths of reservations in Eureka, California and Fort […]
Golf qualifies three for CIF
By Kevin Park Staff Writer The South Pasadena High School varsity girls golf team played in the Montview League finals on Thursday, October 23, with three out of the four South Pasadena qualifiers advancing to CIF. Senior captains Katie Rosenberg and Amy Chong, as well as sophomores Emily Swanson and Caitlyn Yamashita played 18 holes, […]
Water Polo bounces back from tough loss, defeats Monrovia
By Olivia Nouriani & Faye Witherall Tiger Staff Boy’s water polo put their tough loss against Temple City behind them as they defeated Monrovia High School 18-4 Thursday, October 23 at the Tiger Pool. The lopsided match resulted in senior goalkeeper Will Renken taking a turn on offense, and he rocketed in two goals in […]
Cars collide on Fair Oaks
By Jenna Giulioni News Editor Photos by Tucker Judkins A car was upturned after a collision on Wednesday, October 22 at 5 p.m. It had attempted to turn left out of the Wells Fargo/Starbucks parking lot along Fair Oaks Ave. The driver left the wreck with minimal external injuries. The upturned car was totaled, and […]