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GLENDALE — Taking a break from their respective league battles during the week, the boys' and girls' cross-country teams from Crescenta Valley High and the Flintridge Prep boys' cross-country team took a road trip this weekend. But all three had business on their minds, namely competing in the 2010 Clovis Invitational at Woodward Park in Fresno on Saturday. In addition to getting some good experience against some of the top teams in the state, all three programs left the course with some performances to be encouraged by. The Falcons varsity girls took on a loaded field in the Championship Varsity Girls race and placed a very respectable fifth with a team time of 1 hour 36 minutes 41 seconds and a score of 165 points.

GLENDALE — No one could catch the Crescenta Valley High girls’ cross-country team at the 2009 Clovis Invitational at Woodward Park in Fresno on Saturday, including, for the second week in a row, Pacific League rival Arcadia. Behind a strong pack led by junior Claudia Pham, who finished sixth overall in 18 minutes 52 seconds, the Falcons had the top score of 119 (1:37:34) in the Division I Varsity race, edging out host Clovis (149), Huntington Beach Edison (162) and the Apaches (165)

With winds wreaking havoc on Tuesday's CIF Southern California Division I Regional Championship opener, the Crescenta Valley High boys' soccer team needed to take advantage of any edge it could to find a scoring opportunity. Alex Berger did just that for the Falcons when the senior midfielder booted in a free kick in the 17th minute for which there would never be an answer, as the Falcons defeated host Central Section Division I champion Buchanan of Clovis, 1-0, to advance to the second round on Thursday.

Participating in the Clovis Invitational last Saturday at Woodward Park in Fresno, the Crescenta Valley girls' varsity cross country team won the sweepstakes race with 109 points. The Falcons barely got by Davis who finished second with 110 points. CV's Rachel Lange came in third overall with a time of 17:59. Teammates Claire Collison took 10th place (18:36), followed by Michelle Callister in 30th place (19:14), Shelby Pock in 36th place (19:21) and Rachelle Blinoff-Mudd in 46th place (19:42)

GLENDALE — The Crescenta Valley High girls' cross-county team made the trek to the Clovis Invitational at Woodward Park on Saturday to get a preview of the pristine peaks and valleys of the perennial site of the state championships. In the process, the Falcons captured some mid-season championship glory, taking first place in the championship race, an interdivisional event featuring the top runners from 17 of the 153 California and Nevada schools on hand. The Falcon girls, who ran the course in last year's state championships, recorded a team time of 1 hour 34 minutes 52 seconds on the strength of junior Rachel Lange's 17:59 individual time, which was good for third-place overall.

GLENDALE — The Crescenta Valley High boys’ and girls’ cross-country teams continued to build themselves into strong shape for a late-season push at a possible state crown. On Saturday, both teams took a big step in the right direction, and it came at a familiar venue. Running on the 3.1-mile course at Woodward Park in Fresno in the 29th annual Clovis Cross Country Invitational, the Falcons girls ran to a second-place finish with the boys capturing third in Championship Division races.

Peter Fuertes GLENDALE -- In half an inning, the La Crescenta-Glendale 13-year-old Babe Ruth baseball team went through an emotional roller coaster, going from elation to agony. Just when La Crescenta-Glendale looked like it had a ticket to Jamestown, N.Y., to the Babe Ruth World Series as the representative of the Pacific Southwest Region, host Fresno Clovis West had one rally left in it. That rally resulted in a two-run bottom of the ninth inning to give the hosts a 3-2 victory Wednesday at Clovis West High in the second game of the Pacific Southwest Regionals.

Hamlet Nalbandyan GLENDALE -- Clovis West was given the title of favorite in the Babe Ruth Pacific Southwest Regionals, but the La Crescenta-Glendale 13-year-old Babe Ruth team didn't care about labels. The District 4 representative scored an upset Monday night by topping the hometown team, 1-0, in the winners'-bracket final at Clovis West High in Fresno. La Crescenta-Glendale scored the winning run in the bottom of the eighth inning with two outs to win it. It will play the winner of Clovis West and Arizona on 5 p.m. Wednesday for a shot at going to the World Series in Jamestown, N.Y. Should La Crescenta-Glendale (7-0)

Erik Boal GLENDALE -- As if finishing fifth in the 30-team Dos Pueblos Tournament on March 31 wasn't a big enough feather in its cap, the Village Christian boys' volleyball team turned in another impressive performance Monday and Tuesday in Las Vegas. Competing for the third year in the prestigious 60-team Easter Invitational, the Crusaders -- despite being one of the smallest schools, with an enrollment of only 550 -- had another fifth-place showing at the two-day event.

Little League team needs support The Glendale Senior Softball All-Star team is seeking financial assistance for potential trips to the upcoming Little League Western Regional Tournament and World Series. The cost for a team's travel, lodging and meals for a trip to the regionals or the World Series is estimated at $9,000. Glendale -- which captured the Little League World Series championship in the 15- and 16-year-old division last summer -- is one win away from returning to the Western Regional Tournament, which begins Saturday in Butte, Mont.

With winds wreaking havoc on Tuesday's CIF Southern California Division I Regional Championship opener, the Crescenta Valley High boys' soccer team needed to take advantage of any edge it could to find a scoring opportunity. Alex Berger did just that for the Falcons when the senior midfielder booted in a free kick in the 17th minute for which there would never be an answer, as the Falcons defeated host Central Section Division I champion Buchanan of Clovis, 1-0, to advance to the second round on Thursday.

GLENDALE — Taking a break from their respective league battles during the week, the boys' and girls' cross-country teams from Crescenta Valley High and the Flintridge Prep boys' cross-country team took a road trip this weekend. But all three had business on their minds, namely competing in the 2010 Clovis Invitational at Woodward Park in Fresno on Saturday. In addition to getting some good experience against some of the top teams in the state, all three programs left the course with some performances to be encouraged by. The Falcons varsity girls took on a loaded field in the Championship Varsity Girls race and placed a very respectable fifth with a team time of 1 hour 36 minutes 41 seconds and a score of 165 points.

GLENDALE — No one could catch the Crescenta Valley High girls’ cross-country team at the 2009 Clovis Invitational at Woodward Park in Fresno on Saturday, including, for the second week in a row, Pacific League rival Arcadia. Behind a strong pack led by junior Claudia Pham, who finished sixth overall in 18 minutes 52 seconds, the Falcons had the top score of 119 (1:37:34) in the Division I Varsity race, edging out host Clovis (149), Huntington Beach Edison (162) and the Apaches (165)

GLENDALE — The Crescenta Valley High boys’ and girls’ cross-country teams continued to build themselves into strong shape for a late-season push at a possible state crown. On Saturday, both teams took a big step in the right direction, and it came at a familiar venue. Running on the 3.1-mile course at Woodward Park in Fresno in the 29th annual Clovis Cross Country Invitational, the Falcons girls ran to a second-place finish with the boys capturing third in Championship Division races.

Participating in the Clovis Invitational last Saturday at Woodward Park in Fresno, the Crescenta Valley girls' varsity cross country team won the sweepstakes race with 109 points. The Falcons barely got by Davis who finished second with 110 points. CV's Rachel Lange came in third overall with a time of 17:59. Teammates Claire Collison took 10th place (18:36), followed by Michelle Callister in 30th place (19:14), Shelby Pock in 36th place (19:21) and Rachelle Blinoff-Mudd in 46th place (19:42)

GLENDALE — The Crescenta Valley High girls' cross-county team made the trek to the Clovis Invitational at Woodward Park on Saturday to get a preview of the pristine peaks and valleys of the perennial site of the state championships. In the process, the Falcons captured some mid-season championship glory, taking first place in the championship race, an interdivisional event featuring the top runners from 17 of the 153 California and Nevada schools on hand. The Falcon girls, who ran the course in last year's state championships, recorded a team time of 1 hour 34 minutes 52 seconds on the strength of junior Rachel Lange's 17:59 individual time, which was good for third-place overall.