Claremont

Given the outcome, Crescenta Valley boys' volleyball Head Coach John Nelson did not seem too disappointed after Tuesday's match against Claremont. Up two games to none, the Falcons could not pull off the upset and were defeated in five games. "I wouldn't say it's one we let get away," said Nelson of the 25-23, 25-22, 22-25, 19-25, 11-15 thriller at Crescenta Valley. "We're getting better and we know we can play head to head with a top-ranked team. "We were pretty good for two games, but we started making mistakes and got a little conservative in the final three games.

LA CRESCENTA - Third-place finishes were up for grabs for both local teams in the Crescenta Valley High Girls' Volleyball Varsity Tournament entering the final round on Saturday. For Burroughs, it was a showing in the tournament's championship Gold Division, where a win over Claremont sealed the Indians' position behind Alta Loma and champion Saugus. For its Pacific League compatriot, host Crescenta Valley, third place in the consolation Silver Division was not to be, as the Falcons ended their day with a loss to Taft.

Edgar Melik-Stepanyan CLAREMONT -- At first glance, the Crescenta Valley High boys' volleyball team's four-game loss Wednesday to host Claremont appears to be just another setback. But with a 9-15, 15-12, 15-7, 15-5 victory by the Wolfpack against their Pacific League rival, Claremont cemented the Falcons' fate in the league standings. With three league matches remaining, CV is 8-5, 4-3 in league, and will probably finish in third place behind Claremont and Arcadia, meaning the Falcons would open the first round of the CIF Southern Section Division II playoffs on the road and against a top seed.

ARCADIA ? For the members of the Crescenta Valley High boys? volleyball team, they are likely to be participating in the CIF Southern Section Division II playoffs in May. The top four teams from the Pacific League will qualify for the postseason, which should once again include the Falcons. However, if there?s a sore spot concerning the Falcons, it?s that they haven?t tasted much success against league powerhouses Claremont and Arcadia. Crescenta Valley lost both matches against Claremont and finally got its first crack at Arcadia on Friday night.

Edgar Melik-Stepanyan LA CRESCENTA -- Four matches. Four losses. The downward skid of the Crescenta Valley High boys' water polo team's season continued with another defeat to a playoff-caliber squad Wednesday in a nonleague match. The Falcons played to their potential and stronger than past matches, but when the final horn sounded at Crescenta Valley High, Falcon second-year coach Jan Sakonju was still in search of his first win of the young season.

Jim Riggio GLENDALE HIGH-- It isn't how you start a match but how you finish it and the Glendale High boys' volleyball team hit its peak at the end of its Pacific League match against visiting Claremont High Tuesday. The Nitros rallied back from a one-game deficit to pull out a 12-15, 15-7, 15-11, 15-10 victory. "We knew there was pressure on this match and I think the guys knew it, but once we got into it we calmed down," Glendale Coach Jack Trotter said.

SOUTHEAST GLENDALE — Glendale High boys' volleyball Coach Ta'ase Mose was clearly frustrated after his team's latest loss Friday afternoon. Refusing to comment after the contest, and instead let his captain do the post-game interview, Mose witnessed a 25-17, 25-9, 25-11 shellacking at the hands of Claremont, who dominated all facets of the league match at Glendale High. "They're a good team, but I thought we could have won a game if we passed better," said Glendale senior outside hitter and captain Regan Ornopia after the team's second Pacific League loss in as many matches.

The Crescenta Valley Soccer Club under-13 girls' team, coached by CV High girls' soccer Coach Reggie Rivas, brought home their second consecutive white division championship at the 11th annual Claremont Stars Summer Classic Tournament held July 19-22. On July 22, CV defeated the So-Cal Gunners in the championship match, 3-0. Nancy Avesyan, Kim Carcich, and Candice Chessum all scored in the match. In the semifinal match earlier that day, a goal by Richelle Mascaro on a free kick was enough to defeat Pacific Soccer Club of Rancho Santa Margarita, 1-0. In the quarterfinals July 21, CV defeated Canyon Classic of Anaheim, 8-0. Hannah Green, Avesyan, and Carcich each scored a pair of goals.

CLAREMONT - Perhaps it was the postgame reaction of the Flintridge Prep football team on a sunny afternoon in Claremont that best signified just how far the Rebels have come in the span of just one year. Having hardly played their best, the Rebels were disappointed in the performance that added up to a dominant 40-13 victory over host Webb in their Prep League finale, but were still rejoicing in the history achieved with the triumph. Indeed, Prep has come a long way from a 2011 squad that had just one win, forfeited two games, went winless in league and would've gladly taken a victory of any sort.

LA CRESCENTA - Third-place finishes were up for grabs for both local teams in the Crescenta Valley High Girls' Volleyball Varsity Tournament entering the final round on Saturday. For Burroughs, it was a showing in the tournament's championship Gold Division, where a win over Claremont sealed the Indians' position behind Alta Loma and champion Saugus. For its Pacific League compatriot, host Crescenta Valley, third place in the consolation Silver Division was not to be, as the Falcons ended their day with a loss to Taft.

LA CRESCENTA - The final play epitomized the entire match for the Crescenta Valley High boys' volleyball team. It looked like the Falcons had forced a late tie in the fifth and deciding game Tuesday as Ian Paprocki notched a block, but the home-team cheers turned to groans as the official signaled Paprocki came into contact with the net on the block, securing the game and Pacific League win for the Wolfpack, 25-20, 29-27, 17-25, 22-25, 15-13....

CLAREMONT — Entering its CIF Southern Section Division II first-round match Wednesday afternoon, the Flintridge Prep boys' tennis team had little knowledge about Claremont. A short time later, the Rebels discovered the Wolfpack's strength — an excellent singles lineup. "They are really solid in singles and there wasn't much we could do," said Flintridge Prep Coach Ron Catano, whose team saw its season wrap up with a 12-6 road defeat. "I thought we could get some more wins in singles, but we couldn't.

SOUTHEAST GLENDALE — Glendale High boys' volleyball Coach Ta'ase Mose was clearly frustrated after his team's latest loss Friday afternoon. Refusing to comment after the contest, and instead let his captain do the post-game interview, Mose witnessed a 25-17, 25-9, 25-11 shellacking at the hands of Claremont, who dominated all facets of the league match at Glendale High. "They're a good team, but I thought we could have won a game if we passed better," said Glendale senior outside hitter and captain Regan Ornopia after the team's second Pacific League loss in as many matches.

GLENDALE — Flintridge Prep first-year track and field Coach Nick Ponticello could see improvement from his cast of athletes heading down the stretch in the regular season. Ponticello hoped that success would spill over at the Prep League finals. Ponticello guessed right. Five Flintridge Prep athletes won league championships at the league final Thursday night at Claremont McKenna College in Claremont. The Rebels’ girls placed third in the team competition, while the boys’ squad was fourth in its portion of the meet.

NORTHWEST GLENDALE — While the Crescenta Valley High boys’ volleyball team has its sights set on trying to qualify for the playoffs, Hoover is a work in progress. Crescenta Valley Coach John Nelson noticed an improvement in Hoover’s play, however, after the Falcons completed a 25-10, 25-5, 25-9 Pacific League road sweep against the Tornadoes on Wednesday afternoon. “They have improved since the first time we played them,” said Nelson, whose team picked up a 25-2, 25-6, 25-6 win March 31 at Crescenta Valley.

GLENDALE — The following are updates on area athletes at the collegiate level .   Danny Partida (Glendale Community College, 2005) offensive lineman, Tusculum College football : A former Verdugo Hills High standout and All-Western State Conference selection at Glendale college, Partida was a focal point in Tusculum’s ultra-successful season. The Pioneers finished their season on Nov. 22, losing to Delta State, 27-19, in the second round of the NCAA Division II playoffs, tallying a 9-4 record, establishing 48 team and individual records and winning the program’s second South Atlantic Conference championship.

ARCADIA ? For the members of the Crescenta Valley High boys? volleyball team, they are likely to be participating in the CIF Southern Section Division II playoffs in May. The top four teams from the Pacific League will qualify for the postseason, which should once again include the Falcons. However, if there?s a sore spot concerning the Falcons, it?s that they haven?t tasted much success against league powerhouses Claremont and Arcadia. Crescenta Valley lost both matches against Claremont and finally got its first crack at Arcadia on Friday night.