Canyons

Glendale Fire Chief Harold Scoggins said the “head” of a 75-acre brush fire in the canyons of North Glendale “is pretty much knocked down right now.” Evacuation orders remain in place for hundreds of homes in the Glenoaks and Chevy Chase canyons as fire crews and water-dropping helicopters continue to fight the blaze. More than 200 firefighters, including five hand crews, are in the field, Scoggins said. Roughly half of the 2,200 homes in Chevy Chase Canyon - and all of the 700 homes in Glenoaks Canyon -- had been evacuated shortly after the fire broke out just after 2 p.m., fire officials said.

Sang Lee COLLEGE OF THE CANYONS-- The Glendale Community College football team lost for the second week in a row, dropping a 40-14 decision to College of the Canyons in a Western State Conference nondivision game. Penalties and crucial turnovers riddled the Vaqueros (1-2) throughout the game. GCC commited eight penalties for 65 yards and three turnovers. The Vaqueros managed only 137 yards of total offense compared to the Cougars' 436. Steve Smith led Canyons (3-0)

NORTHEAST GLENDALE ? To say the least, the Glendale Community College baseball team?s defense and pitching have fallen apart at the wrong time of the season. Those are the main reasons why the Vaqueros are quickly falling out of contention for a playoff spot. Glendale college had plenty of problems in the field and saw its pitching continue to struggle Thursday afternoon during a 10-2 home loss to College of the Canyons in a Western State Conference Southern Division contest at Stengel Field.

NORTHEAST GLENDALE — For a conference match victory to happen sometime soon, the passing will need to improve for the Glendale Community College women’s volleyball team. It didn’t take long for Glendale college Coach Yvette Ybarra to isolate the facet of the game that the Vaqueros struggled in most during a Western State Conference South Division match against visiting College of the Canyons on Friday night. Canyons keyed in on Glendale college’s passing deficiencies to record a 21-30, 30-19, 30-26, 30-16 victory.

GLENDALE — Big wins have not been hard to come by for the Glendale Community College football team. Highlighted by victories against Santa Ana College and more recently Moorpark, the Vaqueros have toppled some imposing opponents. Next comes the biggest challenge of the year — College of the Canyons. Considered one of the premier teams in the state in recent years and sporting a high-flying offensive attack, the Cougars travel to face the Vaqueros in a Western State Conference inter-divisional game at 7 p.m. today at Sartoris Field.

GLENDALE ? The Glendale Community College football team has already rallied for two big upset wins this season. In order to remain perfect in National Conference Northern Division play, the Vaqueros will truly be required to play the role of giant killers on Saturday night. Sartoris Field, site of the team?s last win, a 17-14 upset of Ventura on Oct. 4, will provide the familiar backdrop when the Vaqueros (3-2, 1-0 in conference) welcome College of the Canyons, the No. 1-ranked team in the state, for a 7 p.m. kickoff.

GLENDALE — Coming off a bye week, the Glendale Community College football team is rested, rehabilitated and ready to go. For the Vaqueros’ next game, a 7 p.m. Northern Conference National Division meeting with College of the Canyons tonight, they will certainly need to be all of those things at a minimum. “Canyons is a tremendous challenge,” said Glendale Coach John Rome, whose team is 3-2 with a record of 0-1 in conference. “They’re a very good, competitive program.

NORTHEAST GLENDALE — Late in Thursday afternoon's Western State Conference South Division ballgame, Glendale Community College Coach Chris Cicuto was asked by one of his assistants if he could recall ever having won a one-run game despite having committed five errors. Cicuto replied: "I don't know, but we're going to today. " And on a most unpredictable afternoon of baseball, Cicuto's prognostication came to fruition, as the Vaqueros, buoyed by a strong start on the mound from John La, a stellar relief appearance by Joe Stephan and a redeeming three-run home run from Sako Chapjian, defeated College of the Canyons, 5-4, at Stengel Field.

Hundreds of firefighters, combined with a massive air attack, were able to contain a fast-moving brush fire in Glendale Friday just hours after it was reported. With the aid of several water-dropping helicopters, more than 200 firefighters were able to prevent the roughly 75-acre blaze from damaging any structures. No civilians were reported injured despite television footage that showed people fleeing flames whipping from nearby sidewalks. Two firefighters suffered from heat exhaustion.

Peter Samore SANTA CLARITA -- From the offset, Glendale Community College knew its game against College of the Canyons wasn't going to be an easy one. The Vaqueros were facing a Cougar team undefeated in Western State Conference Southern Division play at the Canyons gym in Santa Clarita. Canyons stayed undefeated, beating GCC, 97-54, in its women's basketball contest Saturday night. GCC (13-12, 3-4 in conference) had several scoring opportunities in the first half, but couldn't take advantage.

Hundreds of firefighters, combined with a massive air attack, were able to contain a fast-moving brush fire in Glendale Friday just hours after it was reported. With the aid of several water-dropping helicopters, more than 200 firefighters were able to prevent the roughly 75-acre blaze from damaging any structures. No civilians were reported injured despite television footage that showed people fleeing flames whipping from nearby sidewalks. Two firefighters suffered from heat exhaustion.

Glendale Fire Chief Harold Scoggins said the “head” of a 75-acre brush fire in the canyons of North Glendale “is pretty much knocked down right now.” Evacuation orders remain in place for hundreds of homes in the Glenoaks and Chevy Chase canyons as fire crews and water-dropping helicopters continue to fight the blaze. More than 200 firefighters, including five hand crews, are in the field, Scoggins said. Roughly half of the 2,200 homes in Chevy Chase Canyon - and all of the 700 homes in Glenoaks Canyon -- had been evacuated shortly after the fire broke out just after 2 p.m., fire officials said.

Four Los Angeles men were arrested Monday on suspicion of burglary in Chevy Chase Canyon, which has been plagued recently by a series of "knock-knock" break-ins, police said. The men - Damion Lawson, 21, Alonzo Tolbert, 29, Timothy Bavis, 31, and Antawn Robinson, 32 - were stopped about 5:30 p.m. in a tan Chevrolet sedan near the Glendale (2) Freeway and Holly Drive as they were leaving the canyon, according to Glendale police. Police Sgt. Tom Lorenz said the men were scoping out possible burglary targets "and got caught in Glendale.

GLENDALE - On the verge of handing College of the Canyons softball team its first division defeat, things suddenly got out of hand for Glendale Community College. For six innings in the second game of a Western State Conference Blue Division doubleheader Thursday, the Vaqueros limited the powerful Cougars to one run. The seventh inning wouldn't prove to be kind to the Vaqueros, who surrendered eight runs en route to a 9-4 defeat. Glendale suffered a 12-3 loss in the first game, which was called after six innings because of the nine-run mercy rule.

Just as the memory of "Meatball," Glendale's favorite bear, may be fading, it appears a new bruin has taken to the city. And this black bear - described as 3 to 4 feet tall and weighing about 200 pounds - has a fondness for hummingbird sugar water and a taste for honey. This dietary insight is based on its snacking habits during multiple visits over the course of at least six months to the Chevy Chase Canyon neighborhood. In some cases, the bear has knocked down hummingbird feeders hanging up to 8 feet off the ground.

A large bear was spotted early Wednesday outside a home in the Chevy Chase Canyon neighborhood in Glendale, police said. Residents saw the bear at about 6:27 a.m. three feet away from their home's front window in the 3000 block of Buckingham Road, Glendale Police Sgt. Tom Lorenz said. The bear had already fled the neighborhood by the time police arrived, he added. The last reported bear sighting - in December - was also in the Chevy Chase Canyon neighborhood. At that time, a black bear was spotted digging through a home's outdoor trash bin in the 3200 block of Cornwall Drive.

CHATSWORTH - Things couldn't have started any better for the Flintridge Prep girls' basketball team on Saturday night. After that, things spilled out of control with the Rebels facing a lethal defense and equally impressive offense run by powerful Sierra Canyon. It proved too much for the Rebels to handle, as their season came to a close with a 77-20 road loss to top-seeded Sierra Canyon in a CIF Southern Section Division V-AA semifinal contest. “You can try to replicate facing that kind of offense in practice, but then you see it in a game situation and it's probably overwhelming,” said Flintridge Prep first-year co-Coach Kevin Kiyomura, whose fourth-seeded team finished 19-8 after reaching the semifinals for the first time since 2008.

After opening-round losses in each of the past two postseasons, things have turned around quite nicely for the Flintridge Prep girls' basketball team. The Rebels found themselves starting over after bringing in co-coaches Kevin Kiyomura and Jayme Kiyomura-Chan to replace Todd Frost. Bolstered by the return of several key starters, the Rebels enjoyed a successful regular season that has carried over to the CIF Southern Section Division V-AA playoffs. Flintridge Prep finds itself on the doorstep of advancing to the championship game, though it will likely face its toughest test.

Winning the Western State Conference Tournament wasn't a shock for the Glendale Community College women's golf team. The amount of strokes the Vaqueros won by turned out to be a surprise, though. “I am surprised to win by that much, but we've been getting better each week,” Glendale college Coach Greg Osbourne said after the Vaqueros shot a 327 and won the two-day tournament by a whopping 42 strokes on Monday. “We couldn't have picked a better time to be playing our best golf.

PASADENA - Pattraporn Silawanna can see progress in her overall game with each round. The improvement appears to be coming at the right time for the Glendale Community College women's golfer. Silawanna must have liked what she saw Monday during a Western State Conference match at Brookside Golf Course No. 1. Silawanna recorded an eagle on the par-five sixth hole to help her earn medalist honors with a six-over-par 72. “Getting that eagle helped me with my confidence, and I feel like I am getting better,” said Silawanna, the conference's reigning individual champion who also led the Vaqueros to a first-round finish with a team score of 326. “I used a wedge and knocked my first shot about 230 yards and then hit my next shot about 25 yards before getting the eagle.