Story by Matthew TsaiPrint Managing Editor Photo by Jayden EdenContributor Boys basketball defeated the Blair Vikings 76-33 on Friday, April 23. Led by junior center Sage Wayans’ 36 points and a suffocating defense, the Tigers easily took care of business and earned its first league win of the season. “Every league game is going to be a […]
Girls golf remains undefeated in league with another victory against Gabrielino
Story by Quinn ManzoStaff Writer Photo by Oscar WalshStaff Photographer SPHS girls golf team continued its winning streak in its match against Gabrielino High School on Thursday, April 22 at the Alhambra Golf Course. The team completed the course with a tight margin of 243-227, and are currently undefeated with a 2-0 record. Juniors Lauren Calderon and […]
City Council stands by Moffatt Street extension project despite widespread community opposition
Story by Zoe Schlaak Associate Sports Editor Photo courtesy of Planet Home Living Contributor The City Council unanimously reapproved the Moffatt Street extension project after a reconsideration of its previous approval at a special meeting on Tuesday, April 20, despite continued community opposition. The extension was originally brought to the Council in October 2020, but due […]
City Council approves $3 per hour hero pay for grocery and drug store workers
Story by Sofia Alva Associate News Editor Photo by Sophie Yeung Staff Photographer The City Council unanimously adopted a 60-day ordinance to establish hero pay for grocery and drug store workers at its meeting on Wednesday, April 21. The ordinance requires that all major grocery and drug stores in South Pasadena increase their employees’ pay by $3 […]
Boys basketball narrowly falls to San Marino
Story by Matthew TsaiPrint Managing Editor Photo by Jayden EdenContributor Boys basketball stumbled in a 47-45 heartbreaker loss at San Marino in its league opener on Wednesday, April 21. The Tigers fall to 1-3 overall this year. South Pas held its own in the first quarter, but San Marino rallied behind its star shooting guard to outscore […]
Boys golf triumphs over Gabrielino
Story by Quinn Manzo Staff Writer Photo by Oscar WalshStaff Photographer The SPHS boys golf team prevailed against the Gabrielino Bald Eagles with an impressive score of 258-199, on Tuesday, April 20. Sophomore Ian Jin led the charge, finishing with a score of 33. Sophomore Luke Martinez and senior Justin Toshima followed with stroke counts of 38 and […]
City solicits community input on 2021-2022 budget
Story by Sofia Alva Associate News Editor The City of South Pasadena has requested resident input regarding the 2021-2022 fiscal year budget through a survey released on Thursday, Apr. 15. Community members can submit their budget priorities up until Friday, Apr. 30, and the Finance Commission will review all responses in their drafting of the budget […]
Baseball triumphs over Sierra Vista 5-0
Story by Matthew TsaiPrint Managing Editor Photo by Katelyn HernandezStaff Photographer Boys baseball swiftly defeated the Sierra Vista Dons, 5-0, on Tuesday, April 20, to climb to 4-4 on the season. South Pas put in the work early, with three runs in the first inning and two more in the third, and relied on their defense the […]
City Council retracts City Manager post from Chris Jordan following widespread community opposition
Story by Katie Hohman Staff Writer Photo by Katelyn Hernandez Staff Photographer The City Council yielded to resident criticisms of the possible appointment of Christopher Jordan to the position of City Manager, and decided to rescind his employment agreement that was pending approval, at a special closed session meeting on Tuesday, Apr. 20. Per a press release, […]
Boys basketball sweeps past Montebello
Story by Matthew TsaiPrint Managing Editor Photo by Jayden EdenContributor Boys basketball romped to a 65-29 victory over the Montebello Oilers on Monday, April 19, to earn its first win of the year. The Tigers head into their league opener with a 1-2 season record. Behind a barrage of three-pointers, South Pas jumped out to an 18-0 […]
Yubin Lee and Frances Lee win commissioner election runoffs
Story by Georgia Parsons Associate Feature Editor Juniors Yubin Lee and Frances Lee won their runoff elections for Commissioner of Academics and Commissioner of Publicity, respectively, as announced by ASB in the Tiger Takeaway video released on Monday, Apr. 19. This closes out the 2021 commissioner elections season, and ASB will now transition to hosting campaigns […]
Boys soccer unable to defeat Temple City
Story by Zoe SchlaakAssociate Sports Editor Photo by Sophie YeungStaff Photographer Boys soccer fell 2-1 in a close match against the Temple City Rams on Friday, Apr. 16. After their fourth league game, the Tigers’ Rio Hondo League and overall record remains 2-1-1. The Rams controlled the ball at the start of the game due to miscommunication […]
The beach is all I could ever want and need
Story by Amber ChenOpinion Editor Illustration by Tarry SongAssociate Design Editor Hotel del Coronado felt like “A Supposedly Fun Thing [I’d] Never Do Again.” I spent Wednesday and Thursday of spring break there, off the coast of San Diego. Most of my stay was spent eating overpriced food on the Sun Deck and trying to […]
Baseball falls short against Temple City
Story by Matt TsaiPrint Managing Editor Photo by Katelyn HernandezStaff Photographer Baseball suffered a 4-2 loss to the Temple City Rams on Thursday, Apr. 15, dropping them to 1-2 in the Rio Hondo League. The Tiger offense never truly found its footing against the Ram’s pitcher, batting .091 over 22 at bats. “We just came […]
Girls basketball falters to Arcadia in second season game
Story by Ellie CampbellSports Editor Photo by Sarah LeeAssociate Photo Editor Girls basketball fell 42-36 against Arcadia on Saturday, Apr. 17, leaving them with a standing record of 0-2. South Pas remained just a few points behind Arcadia throughout the entire game, never finding the opportunity to jump ahead. Arcadia’s constant shooting proved to be too much […]
Boys basketball stumbles against Alemany
Story by Matthew TsaiPrint Managing Editor Photo by Jayden EdenContributor Score correction: South Pasadena fell to Alemany, 55-52 (updated Monday, April 19). Boys basketball dropped a preseason clash against the Alemany Warriors, 55-52, on Saturday, April 17. The Tigers fall to 0-2 on the season. The hard-fought game was neck and neck throughout, but South Pas peaked […]