Photo by Andrés OyagaStaff Photographer The boys’ tennis team comfortably defeated Mark Keppel 14-4 on Wednesday, Feb. 27. Led by standout junior Desmond Chan, the Tigers claimed their second victory, improving to 2-1 in the preseason. Chan, singles one, easily won each of his sets to add to his 9-0 record in matches this preseason. […]
Photo by Alicia AlderetePhotography Editor The Tigers defeated the La Salle Lancers 3 sets to 1 in their third game of preseason at home on Tuesday night after 4 hard-fought sets. South Pas lost the first set 25-19, but then came back to win the final three sets by scores of 25-13, 25-21, and 25-22. […]
Photo by Richard GomezContributer Boy’s golf emerged victorious in their season opener on Tuesday, February 26, putting the Polytechnic Panthers away by a score of a 221-247. Sophomore Justin Toshima led the Tigers with an exceptional score of 39. Senior Daniel Sim and freshman Ark Chang were close behind, each finishing with a score of […]
Story by Kaden ChaiContributor Illustration by Elaine YangDesign Editor 5/5 stars This is Berk: the island where dragons populate the skies as the Vikings of Berk roam the terrain. The union between dragons and Vikings has proven to be beneficial ever since Hiccup and his dragon companion, Toothless, first glided through the skies. We have […]
Photo by Tony ChenStaff Photographer The SPHS boys’ baseball team opened up their preseason campaign in the Dave Moore tournament this past week, finishing 2-3 in their opening games. The Tigers came out swinging against the Marshall Eagles on Saturday, plating four runners in the first inning off of a two run double from senior […]
Boys’ tennis earned its first victory of the year in a 16-2 rout against Rosemead High School on Monday, Feb. 25. Singles one junior Ben Pestana won 6-1 in every game, while singles two senior James Dekle also swept all of his matchups. The doubles teams dominated, rebounding from the previous match, where none of […]
Photos by Alicia AlderetePhotography Editor Boys’ volleyball defeated the El Rancho Dons in three straight sets, 25-21, 25-23, and 25-19 in their second preseason game at home on Friday night. Each game came down to the final few points, but the Tigers were able to execute with hard spikes in decisive moments In the first […]
The boys’ tennis team fell short in its preseason debut, losing 13-5 to the Crescenta Valley Falcons on Friday, Feb. 22. Juniors Desmond Chan and Ben Pestana, singles one and two respectively, accounted for all of the Tigers’ wins. Chan dominated his opponents, winning his matches 6-2, 6-3, and 6-1. Pestana emerged victorious in two […]
Photo courtesy of Alice S. Hall / NBCU Photo Bank Delia McElfresh, the mother of actress Vanessa Marquez, announced a $20 million dollar wrongful death lawsuit against the City of South Pasadena in a press conference Wednesday, Feb. 20. Marquez was killed in an officer-involved shooting after the South Pasadena Police Department responded to a welfare […]
Photos by Alicia AlderetePhotography Editor The Tigers dropped their first preseason game on the road against John Burroughs High School in three straight sets on Wednesday night. Throughout the first set, the Indians maintained a consistent lead over the Tigers. Junior Tyler Lieu made accurate sets to hitters and seniors Paul Pan and Jason Barrientos had […]
Photo by Jayden EdenStaff Photographer Graphic by Talulla ChowDesign Associate South Pasadena residents announced a proposal to raise the minimum wage at a city council meeting on Wednesday, Feb. 6. South Pasadena’s rate has remained stagnant over the recent years while surrounding cities and unincorporated Los Angeles County have continually bumped up their minimum wage. John Srebalus, on behalf of […]
Photo by Andrés OyagaStaff Photographer Boys’ soccer fell in its first CIF playoff match against the Pacific Pirates 2-1 on Thursday, February 7. A resurgence in offensive energy was unable to see the Tigers through the match’s second half, leaving the team with an unfortunate early playoff exit. As soon as the kickoff marked the […]
Photo by Sophie YeungStaff Photograph Girls’ basketball suffered a crushing 64-49 loss to the Gabrielino Eagles in their opening CIF match on Thursday night on the road. The Tigers were unable to weather a hot first half shooting performance by the Eagles and trailed by double digits for the final three quarters of the game. […]
Photo by Tony ChenStaff Photographer The girls’ soccer team suffered a defeat to the Sierra Canyon Trailblazers in its first CIF matchup, 1-0, on Wednesday, Feb. 6. The Trailblazers struck early in the match and the Tigers couldn’t recover in time to keep their postseason hopes alive. Sierra Canyon dominated the possession throughout the first […]
Photo by Oscar WalshStaff Photographer The girls’ water polo team fell to the Newbury Park Panthers in the first round of CIF, 16-10, on Tuesday, Feb. 5. The Tigers got off to a fast start, but couldn’t maintain their early intense defense in the second half. Senior Sydney Shettleroe opened the game with a laser […]
Illustration by Elaine YangDesign Editor Scholastic awarded a total of 66 Western Region awards to approximately 50 Tigers for their work in art and writing Friday, Feb. 1. Students of all grades who registered for the competition submitted their writing, photos, illustrations, and/or artworks to be regionally judged in the annual competition. “I was honestly really surprised […]
