Photo by Andrés Oyaga Staff Photographer Authorities identified actress Vanessa Marquez as individual who was killed in an officer-involved shooting Thursday, August 30. No officers were injured during the confrontation, which is currently under investigation by the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department and District Attorney’s office. South Pasadena Police Department (SPPD) officers responded to a call […]
Photo by Jayden Eden Staff Photographer Girls’ volleyball defeated Alhambra High School in three sets on Thursday, August 3. SPHS now rides a two-game winning streak after also defeating San Gabriel on Tuesday. South Pasadena started off the first set on the wrong foot, with Alhambra scoring the opening point. However, the early struggles didn’t […]
Photo by Andres Oyaga Staff Photographer SPHS girls’ varsity tennis team faced off against John Burroughs High School in Burbank on Thursday, August 30 in a road preseason, game. The girls swiftly defeated John Burroughs, triumphing with a score of 12-6. In singles, senior Shannon Huang easily defeated the competition in each of her three […]
Photo by Alicia Alderete Photo Editor The girls’ golf team put together an incredible performance on Thursday, August 30, crushing the Polytechnic Panthers 204-243. With an average of 40.8 strokes, the low scores across the board drove the team to a third straight preseason victory. Freshman Lauren Calderon had a standout performance, shooting 35 strokes, one […]
Photo by Andres Oyaga Staff Photographer Multiple South Pasadena Police Department (SPPD) officers responded in an officer-involved shooting, resulting in one death on Thursday afternoon. No officers were injured in the shooting. Officers were called to a welfare check at 12 p.m., prior to the shooting, on the 1100 block of Fremont, near the intersection […]
Photos by Helena Fu Contibuting photographer The SPHS boys and girls’ cross country teams have shown dominance within the Rio Hondo League in the past three years. The varsity boys, who ended last season one spot away from advancing to the CIF state round, are hoping to extend their reign as league champions and advance further […]
Written by Christine Mao Staff Writer The SPHS band and orchestra, along with Custom Fundraising Solutions (CFS), hosted their second annual mattress sale on Saturday, August 25. The small gym was transformed into a showroom with numerous sales team members to introduce and advertise the many name brand mattresses. Mattresses were provided by CFS without any […]
Photo by Jayden Eden Staff Photographer Girls’ volleyball defeated San Gabriel High School in three out of four sets on Tuesday, August 28. Coming back from their first loss of the season against Flintridge Sacred Heart Academy, this win was essential for the Tiger’s confidence moving forward. South Pas started off strong in the first […]
Photo by Andres Oyaga Staff Photographer Girls’ tennis snatched a decisive 13-5 road victory against Glendale on Tuesday, August 28. With the win, the team improves their record to 2-1. Senior Shannon Huang and sophomore Carissa Park established early dominance in their singles sets, both sweeping all three of their matches. With their combined efforts […]
Photo by Tony Chen Staff Photographer Boys’ water polo suffered a season opening loss by a score of 16-7 at the hands of Palos Verdes High School this Tuesday, August 28th. After multiple successes in preseason scrimmages, the team was unable to secure a victory in their first match. Even with a strong opening push, […]
Photos by Oscar Walsh Staff Photographer The SPHS football team suffered their first loss of the year against the El Monte Lions on Friday night, losing in blowout fashion by a score of 59-6. After a commanding performance on both sides of the ball last week, the injured Tiger team was unable to replicate the […]
Photo by Andres Oyaga Staff Photographer The South Pasadena girls’ tennis team opened 2018 fall preseason play with a dominating 18-0 victory over the Duarte Falcons on Wednesday, August 22. The team now currently sits with a 1-0 record in the early season. Veteran singles player for South Pasadena, sophomore Carissa Park, defeated all of […]
Photo by Jayden Eden Staff Photographer Girls’ volleyball was defeated in three sets by Flintridge Sacred Heart Academy on Thursday, August 23. After starting the year with two straight wins, the Tigers saw their early-season winning streak come to an end at the hands of the Tologs. In the first set, both teams started off […]
Photo by Alicia Alderete Photo Editor Girls’ golf earned another win during their preseason, beating La Salle 245-293 at the Brookside Golf Course on Thursday, August 23. Solid performances from veteran and young talents secured the Tigers’ second victory in as many games. Junior and co-captain Victoria Tskvitichvili put together a quality showing, leading all players […]
Written by Matthew Tsai Staff Writer Illustration By Talulla Chow Graphic Designer 4/5 stars In 2013, Kevin Kwan’s novel Crazy Rich Asians received rave reviews and quickly became an international bestseller. Five years later, a film adaption of the romantic-comedy has been released on the silver screen. Similar to what the cultural phenomenon Black Panther has done for […]
Photo by Tony Chen Staff Photographer Boys’ water polo opened their season with a decisive win against Flintridge Prep on Wednesday, August 22. The Tiger’s well-executed offense and young talent pulled through in the impressive 9-4 victory. Though South Pasadena was defeated by Flintridge Prep at the beginning of the season in 2017, the team […]
