Story by Kahlen Miao Staff Writer Photo by Sarah Lee Staff Photographer Girls tennis reigned victorious against the Immaculate Heart Pandas with a score of 14-4 at their match on Thursday, Sept. 16. This leaves the Tigers with a pre-season record of 7-2. The singles squad squeezed past the Pandas, narrowly scoring five of the […]
Girls golf triumphs against San Marino in league opener
Story by Hanna Bae Staff Writer Photo by Katelyn Hernandez Contributor Girls golf conquered San Marino High School at their first league game of the season on Tuesday, Sept. 14 at Alhambra Golf Course. Led by senior captain Lauren Calderon, they finished with a score of 208-227, paving the way into a promising season. Calderon […]
Football’s comeback effort falls short in loss against Heritage Christian
Story by Benjamin Regan Staff Writer Photo by Samantha Shiroishi Staff Photographer Football was just a few costly mistakes away from victory in their game on Saturday, Sept. 11 against the Heritage Christian Warriors. The game followed a similar pattern to the first two losses, starting off competitively, entering the half down by one score, […]
Garrett Bradley paints an evocative portrait of tennis star Naomi Osaka in Netflix docuseries
Story by Elsie Waters Staff Writer Illustration by Allison Lee Staff Illustrator Netflix’s latest docuseries, Naomi Osaka, is an inspiring story about one of the most dynamic and talented athletes in the world. 23 year-old Japanese professional tennis player, Naomi Osaka, emerged on the scene three years ago and has since then taken the sport […]
Students explore campus activities at Club Rush
Story by Hanna Bae Staff Writer Photos by Erin Lee, Sarah Lee, Michelle Shadmon, and Sophie Yeung Staff Photographers and Photo Editor Students congregated during lunch on the numbered walkway to explore around 80 new and returning clubs on the first day of SPHS’ annual Club Rush on Thursday, Sept. 9. Students set up booths on either side of […]
Cross country competes in Cool Breeze Invitational
Story by Anayah Mehdi Staff Writer Photo by Erin Lee Staff Photographer The boys and girls varsity cross country teams competed in the Cool Breeze Invitational, their first meet of the season, at the Brookside Golfcourse on Friday, Sept. 3. The Tigers, in division four, held their own in the Sundown Showdown race, which pitted […]
Football shuts out Marshall in first season win
Story by Benjamin Regan Staff Writer Photo by Samantha Shiroishi Staff Photographer Football entered the Marshall Barristers Boyd field 0-2 in league and boarded the bus a little under two hours later at 1-2. The Tigers battled the Barristers on the road on Thursday, Sept. 2, and after coming off back-to-back frustrating losses to open […]
City council approves reallocation of grant funds for Slow Streets Program
Story by Alison Wang Staff Writer Photo by Erin Lee Staff Photographer The city council approved the reallocation of 162 thousand dollars worth of Metro grant funds to increase the number of streets in the city’s Slow Streets Program at their meeting on Wednesday, Sept. 1. The program intends to use the grant funding to implement temporary […]
SPHS kicks off new school year with annual SAC assembly
Story by Lexie Doig Staff Writer Photos by Erin Lee, Sarah Lee, and Sophie Yeung Staff Photographers and Photo Editor SPHS kicked off the school year with its annual SAC Assembly on Friday, Aug. 27. During the live streamed event, ASB commissioners and class officers performed skits, dances, and promoted the Student Activity (SAC) cards. Due to […]
Football crumbles to Boron in homeopener turnout
Story by Benjamin Regan Staff Writer Photo by Samantha Shiroishi Staff Photographer There was no shortage of South Pasadena spirit in football’s home opener on Friday, Aug. 27, despite a 33-14 loss. The Tigers were originally slated to play the Viewpoint High Patriots, however, due to athletes on Viewpoint testing positive for COVID, they challenged […]
Boys water polo blows past Hoover in first preseason match
Story by Charlotte Dekle Staff Writer Photo by Daniela Rodriguez Staff Photographer Boys water polo demolished the Hoover Tornadoes 17-7 at their first game of the season on Tuesday, Aug. 24. The Tigers explosive teamwork and post-COVID confidence led them to maintain a substantial lead throughout the game. Hoover wasted no time darting the ball between […]
Vanessa Marquez honored at celebration of life on third Angelversary
Story by Elsie Waters Staff Writer Photo by Daniela Rodriguez Staff Photographer Nearly three years after the murder of Vanessa Marquez, Black Lives Matter South Pasadena and Say Their Names Los Angeles held a celebration of life for the late actress on Sunday, Aug. 22. Attendees dressed in 1940’s attire to honor Marquez’s love of classic films, […]
Football falls to Lincoln on the road in season opener
Story by Benjamin Regan Staff Writer Photo by Samantha Shiroishi Staff Photographer Football fell short 37-20 against the Lincoln High Tigers in its season opener on Friday, Aug. 20. South Pas had an explosive beginning to the game but turnovers led to a stagnant and scoreless second half in which they couldn’t pull through with […]
City council approves pocket park designs at Grevelia Avenue and Berkshire Street
Story by Charlotte Dekle Staff Writer Photo by Erin Lee Staff Photographer The City Council voted to approve two concept designs for pocket parks at Berkshire Ave. and Grevelia St. at its meeting on Wednesday, Aug. 18. In addition to the designs, the action included the approval of a memorial tree, bench, and plaque dedicated to Dr. […]
Class of 2021 Photo Dump
Photos by Tiger Class of 2021 Contributors Last year each Tiger senior was given a disposable camera for their last week as high schoolers and told to document their lives. As the new school year begins, let’s take a look back at what the last week at SPHS looked like for Tiger‘s class of 2021. Senior […]
SPHS confirms positive coronavirus case within athletic team
Story by Anayah Mehdi Staff Writer Photo by Sarah Lee Staff Photographer Parents were informed of a positive case of coronavirus within an SPHS athletics team/club in an email by principal John Eldred on Friday, Aug. 6th. Administration was made aware of the case on Thursday, Aug. 5 and began contacting exposed athletes. Information regarding […]