Story by Zoe SchlaakStaff Writer Photo by Katelyn HernandezStaff Photographer Boys water polo defeated Temple City, 10-7, for the second time this year on Wednesday, Oct. 30. South Pas finished the season as undefeated Rio Hondo League champs with an 8-0 record. The Rams wasted no time, quickly firing a barrage of shots, but junior […]
Story by Cloe MaurerAssociate Feature Editor Photos by Katelyn HernandezStaff Photographer Boys water polo defeated San Marino for a second time this season, 9-4, Tuesday, Oct. 29. A five-goal surge in the first quarter carried the Tigers to a victory, maintaining their perfect 7-0 Rio Hondo League record. The Tigers got off to an unusually […]
Story by Matthew TsaiSports Editor Illustration by David SohnAssociate Design Editor The great Mr. Dean Papadakis once said, “football is king.” However, at South Pas, America’s favorite sport isn’t sitting on a throne. With a poor 8-12 record in the last two years and eight double digit blowout losses to rival San Marino since 2011, […]
Story by Kimberly HsuehStaff Writer Photo by Sean JinStaff Photographer A year and a half ago, Katie Hohman found herself in a crowd of 500 peers when she stepped onto Fair Oaks Avenue. On March 24, 2018, she participated in a walkout that memorialized the lives lost in the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School shooting. […]
Story by Cloe MaurerAssociate Feature Editor Photo by Jayden EdenStaff Photographer Football earned its first league victory in a rescheduled game against the Temple City Rams, 21-17, on Monday, Oct. 28. Behind senior running back Ethan Hong’s two touchdowns and a stingy defense, the Tigers moved up to 6-3 overall and 1-2 in the Rio […]
Story by Lilian ZhuStaff Writer Photo by Katelyn HernandezStaff Photographer Golf players sophomore Lauren Calderon and senior Victoria Tskvitichvili competed at the CIF Regionals on Monday, Oct. 28. Both Tigers missed the 77 stroke cut off and were eliminated. Calderon had a stellar performance shooting for 80, a two point improvement from last year, while […]
Story by Amber ChenStaff Writer Photo courtesy of Tianhao WeiContributor Senior Tianhao (TH) Wei announced his commitment to Columbia University on Saturday, Oct. 26, on Instagram. The track star, who is ranked third in triple jump in California, will enter undecided this fall and compete in the triple jump and long jump. Wei is one […]
Story by Aanji SinSenior Staff Writer Illustration by Alicia ZhangStaff Illustrator Finally being a senior has caused me to do a lot of reflecting on my past three years at SPHS. I remember first stepping onto campus as a timid freshman, excited yet terrified at the prospects of the “best four years of my life.” Unfortunately, most […]
Story by Noah KuhnStaff Writer Photo by Ella JayasekeraStaff Photographer Girls volleyball crushed Royal HS at home in the second round of CIF on Saturday, Oct. 26. The large turnout of enthusiastic fans echoed the Tigers’ stellar performance as they defeated the Highlanders in four sets. Junior Lola Foord started the team’s success with several […]
Story by Amber ChenStaff Writer Photo by Isabelle WhetselContributor Cross country team dominated at the Mount SAC Invitational, one of the largest high school meets in the nation with over 14,000 runners, on Friday, Oct. 25. The boys and girls teams both competed in the highly competitive D-III, IV, and V Individual Sweepstakes races. Despite […]
Story by Matthew TsaiSports Editor Photo by Ella JayasekeraStaff Photographer The girls tennis team fell to Mark Keppel, 10-8, Friday, Oct. 25. The game dropped the Tigers below .500 to an 8-9 overall record. Junior captain Carissa Park, singles one, won all three sets 6-0, but her teammates couldn’t match her success. Singles two, junior […]
Story by Haelee KimStaff Writer artsandlectures.org Photo by Sarah LeeStaff Photographer Girls varsity volleyball destroyed the Torrance Tartars in the first round of CIF on Thursday, Oct. 24. Freshman Sofia Reyes began the first set with strong serves, quickly earning the Tigers an early lead. Throughout the set, junior Lindsey Hirano’s saves and fellow junior […]
Story by Lilian ZhuStaff Writer Photo by Katelyn HernandezStaff Photographer The girls golf team finished its second day of the Rio Hondo League finals at the Brookside Golf & Country Club on Wednesday, Oct. 23. Sophomore Lauren Calderon claimed her second consecutive RHL MVP award, while senior Victoria Tskvitichvili finished fifth; both will advance to […]
Story by Matthew TsaiSports Editor Illustration by David SohnStaff Ilustrator My sister Isabella wanted to watch High School Musical 3: Senior Year on my eighth birthday. Outweighed by 25 pounds and standing four inches shorter, I had no choice but to obey her. She happily popped in the DVD as I sat on the couch, […]
Story by Cloe MaurerStaff Writer Photo by Katelyn HernandezStaff Photographer Boys water polo destroyed La Cañada, 14-5, in a home game on Tuesday, Oct. 22. With only two games left in the season, the team is 15-9 overall and 6-0 in league. The Tigers wasted no time and quickly began showering La Cañada with attacks. […]
Story by Lilian ZhuStaff Writer Photo by Katelyn HernandezStaff Photographer The girls golf team competed in the first Rio Hondo League preliminary round on Tuesday, Oct. 22. On the extended 18 hole course, three athletes advanced to the next preliminary round. Sophomore Lauren Calderon set a personal best, boasting a score of 63. Senior Victoria […]
