Falcons a swimming success

• Jan. 12 — The Pacific League opener is no easy task for the girls' water polo squad. The Falcons narrowly escape Pasadena with an 8-7 win. Cho leads the Falcons with two goals, including the go-ahead tally with 5:36 remaining in the fourth quarter, and Stefanie Loporchio's insurance goal with 2:45 to go proves to be huge when the Bulldogs score with 1:14 to cut the lead to one. It is the only goal CV surrenders in the fourth quarter, as the team's defense and Alegra Hueso's goal tending (14 saves) is stifling.

• Jan. 14 — The boys' soccer team nearly pulls out a win against Glendale after playing a man down in the final 48 minutes of the game, after Nalbandian draws a red card. The disadvantage catches up to the Falcons, as the Nitros score with little more than a minute remaining. Hajimirsadeghi notches Crescenta Valley's lone goal off a free kick in the 56th minute.

• Jan. 18 — A back-and-forth battle ends in the girls' water polo team's favor, as the Falcons defeat Glendale, 11-7, to take full control of first place in the Pacific League. The Falcons score the last four goals of the match and hold the Nitros scoreless in the final 10 minutes to take the win. Fraisse has four goals in the contest and Cho has three.

The girls' soccer team upends archrival Arcadia, 1-0, as Katie Callister scores the only goal of the match in the 14th-minute and a defense keyed by Mallory Carcich and Dani Busta earns a shutout.

• Jan. 26 — Atanackovic nets a hat trick and assist in Crescenta Valley's 4-1 win over Burroughs. The victory keeps the Falcons on a seven-game winning streak.

• Jan. 28 — The boys' soccer team struggles against Hoover, which gives the Falcons all they can handle before the Tornadoes lose, 1-0. The Falcons' win comes down to an Atanackovic goal in the first half.

• Feb. 1 — Behind 16 points from Samira Seraji, the girls' basketball team defeats Pasadena, 52-49, in an overtime Pacific League thriller. It's hardly a sign of things to come, though, as the Falcons would lose their next three league games and last four overall.

The boys' soccer team moves a step closer to repeating as Pacific League champion, as Atanackovic leads the Falcons to a 2-0 win, scoring both of his team's goals. The Falcons' defensive unit of Reilly Solis, Matthew Bracht, Matt Schmutzer and Chris Fierro limit Muir to five shots. Goalkeeper Nick Ruiz finishes with four saves.