South Pas High School and Middle School choirs unite with music for winter concert

Photo by Thomas Forman Photo Editor The South Pasadena High School and Middle School choirs joined together Wednesday night for a choir performance in the SPMS auditorium featuring almost 100 voices, from sixth graders to seniors. The theater was packed with nearly every seat filled. Ms Donovan-Jones, the director and choir teacher at both the […]

Boys’ basketball triumphs against Flintridge Prep in overtime

Photos by Richard Gomez Staff Photographer  With under five seconds left on the game clock and South Pasadena down 57-55, senior Nick Corvino strode to the free throw line. As players positioned themselves to scramble for a rebound, Corvino received the pass from the referee, took a breath, and let the ball fly. After making […]

Boys’ basketball defeats San Marino in the Providence tournament

Photos by Richard Gomez  Staff writer  Fortune didn’t favor boys’ basketball over the past week in the Providence Tournament, as the squad suffered two crushing losses by five or fewer points to Flintridge Prep and Providence on Wednesday, November 29, and Thursday, November 30, respectively. Nevertheless, the squad finished with a 2-2 record in the […]

SPHS Mediators to host second TEDx event: “Connection and Communication”

Photo by Hana Tyszka The Peer Mediators are hosting their second TEDx Salon Saturday, December 9 in the SPHS library. Student speakers junior Amanda Estevez and seniors Ben Elbaum and Archer Willems will speak at the event, which is entitled “Connection and Communication.” “Connection and Communication’ is broadening the meaning from our last salon [“Expecting and […]

Love, life and meaning in Almost, Maine

Images courtesy of Shari Corell Almost, Maine is about love, about falling in and out of love, about love in all of its forms. Through a harmonious combination of emotional performances, creative set design, and a universal subject matter, the SPHS Drama department has reached a new level of quality. The fall production of Almost, […]

Annual Tiger Run draws runners of all ages for 5k and 10k races

Photos by Richard Gomez Staff Photographer The sound of an air horn ripped through the morning air on Saturday, December 2, marking the start of the annual Tiger Run. The two-hour race, which started at 8:00 a.m., drew runners of all ages from South Pasadena and other neighboring cities. 100% of the proceeds from the […]

Blaze Pizza is now slinging fresh pies on Fair Oaks following a grand opening

Photos by Isaac Marziali Staff Videographer SPHS students and other South Pasadena locals lined up down the block outside of 1100 Fair Oaks Avenue on Thursday, November 30 for the long-awaited opening Blaze Pizza. The acclaimed pizza chain recently purchased the building that once belonged to Blockbuster which had been vacated for several years. On […]

Boys’ soccer perservers against Poly

Photos by Isaac Marziali  Staff Videographer South Pasadena boys’ soccer won its second straight preseason game on Friday, December 1, with a 1-0 victory over the visiting Polytechnic Panthers. The Tigers faced a strong defensive opponent in the Panthers, who gave the team their toughest test of the year thus far. Both teams played lockdown […]

Girls’ water polo finesses Mayfield in second preseason game

Photos by Alicia Alderete  Staff Photographer  Girls’ water polo continued to display its dominance on Thursday, November 30th, as they secured another win against Mayfield Senior School, 13-2. South Pas controlled the game from its first moments, immediately stealing the ball and allowing junior Jael Osborne to put a shot on the cage. Both teams […]

Girls’ soccer fires on all cylinders against Duarte

Photos by Helena Fu Staff Photographer  The Duarte Falcons stood no chance against the varsity girls’ soccer team, giving South Pas an 11-0 victory at an away game on Thursday, November 30. Invigorated by a sound triumph on Tuesday, the Tigers brought an unmatchable intensity from the get-go that yielded goal upon goal early in […]

Boys’ soccer opens preseason dominantly against Duarte

Photos by Isaac Marziali Staff Videographer  South Pasadena boys’ soccer secured its first win of the season on Thursday, November 30 with a 6-1 trouncing of the visiting Duarte Falcons. South Pas used a late run to put away the stingy Falcons, who managed to keep the game close for most of the contest despite […]

Girls’ water polo outmatches Polytechnic

Photos by Alicia Alderete Photo Editor Girls’ water polo started off it’s official preseason with a home victory Tuesday November 28, defeating Polytechnic School (Poly) 13-8. The initial progression of the competition was slow, but after the first moments of action the intensity immediately surged and remained high for the remainder of the game. Constant […]

Girls’ soccer opens preseason with a shutout win over Mark Keppel

Photos by Helena Fu Staff Photographer The varsity girls’ soccer team kicked off their season with a brilliant shutout 5-0 win against the Mark Keppel Aztecs at home on Tuesday, November 28. Returners and newcomers alike communicated and moved as one solid unit, allowing the Tiger offense to batter the Aztec defense and avenge the […]

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