Crescenta Valley’s football team, despite its lopsided win against Glendale, stayed at No. 8 in the Southeast rankings.
In girls’ volleyball, Flintridge Prep debuted at No. 7 in the lastest Division 3-A rankings.
Crescenta Valley’s boys’ water polo squad remained at No. 2 as it enters what is likely its most arduous Pacific League stretch of the season, as it will face Hoover today and Glendale, which remained ranked No. 7, on Thursday.
Flintridge Prep’s cross-country programs stayed put with the boys at No. 3 in Division V and the girls at No. 5 in the same division. Crescenta Valley’s girls’ team debuted in the Division I rankings at No. 13.
THE GHOST SET FOR RING RETURN
Up-and-coming Glendale boxer Gapo “The Ghost” Tolmajyan is tenatively set to return to competition on Oct. 30 at a card in Las Vegas, according to hyefighters.com.
Tolmajyan’s camp at Glendale Fighting Club said it will be an event under the banner of Golden Boy Promotions, but no other details are currently known.
The 23-year-old super featherweight is currently 6-1 with one win via knockout. His last fight was a majority decision win against Hugo Ramos on June 12 at “Glendale Glory” at the Glendale Civic Auditorium. Tolmajyan, who has four straight victories, soon traveled back to his native Armenia where he was married.
In related news, Glendale mixed martial arts fighter Karen Darabedyan was named the HyeFighter of the Month for the website for September. Darabedyan defeated Estevan Payan via first-round technical knockout on Sept. 12 in Texas at Shark Fights 6. He improved to 8-1 with the win.
PUTTING A NAME TO THE GAME
