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By Grant Gordon, grant.gordon@latimes.com | February 7, 2013
ARCADIA - It was 40 minutes of infamy that ultimately led to the conclusion of four years of supremacy. With a fifth consecutive Pacific League championship in the balance, Crescenta Valley High's girls' soccer team saw its title hopes spiral downward as archrival Arcadia scored three second-half goals to end the Falcons' four-year run as league champs with a 4-0 Apaches win on Thursday afternoon at Arcadia City Hall Park. “I thought it was a very evenly matched game,” said Falcons Coach Jorden Schulz, “and then all hell broke loose.” Down 1-0 after a late second-half goal by Janila Lynn following a corner kick scrum, Crescenta Valley (13-4-2, 11-2-1 in league)
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By Edgar Melik-Stepanyan | February 2, 2013
BURBANK - There were hard fouls, stoppages with players on the ground crying in pain and complaints of the referees from both sidelines. And, oh, there were also high stakes in the race for the Pacific League championship. The Crescenta Valley High and Burroughs girls' soccer teams played an intense match Friday, with the officials allowing most of the physical play to continue without whistles. In the 80th and final minute, the Falcons and Indians settled for a 1-1 tie at Burroughs' Memorial Field.
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By Grant Gordon, grant.gordon@latimes.com | January 11, 2013
LA CRESCENTA - Though it's still early in the Pacific League girls' soccer season, leading into Friday's first-place showdown between visiting Burroughs High and Crescenta Valley, the teams had built up plenty of statistical intrigue to bolster the match. Combining for six wins to no league losses along with a combined 40 goals to just one given up, the Falcons and Indians' collective body of work had been daunting. On a cold and windy Friday afternoon at Crescenta Valley, though, the only statistic that mattered was Sierra Rhoads' goal in the 69th minute, as the senior midfielder's strike held for a 1-0 victory for the Falcons over the Indians.
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By Grant Gordon, grant.gordon@latimes.com | January 7, 2013
LA CRESCENTA - While the more arduous tests of the Pacific League are likely still ahead, Crescenta Valley High's girls' soccer team has seemingly hit its stride. At least during its current run, evidenced further by Monday's performance, as the Falcons, led by two goals from senior Sierra Rhoads, won their fifth straight game with their fourth consecutive shutout in the form of a 5-0 thumping of Glendale in a league tilt at Crescenta Valley High. “Overall, I'm happy with the progress we're making,” said Falcons Coach Jorden Schulz, whose team improved to 5-2-1, 2-0 in league and will face Burbank on Wednesday.
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By Emin Avakian | December 28, 2012
LA CANADA FLINTRIDGE - Glendale High boy's soccer Coach Arthur Aghasyan called it a statement win. Aghasyan's sentiments came on the heels of an impressive victory for the Nitros over the La Cañada, which started the season winning eight of 10 games and is ranked fifth in CIF Southern Section Division V. The Nitros, on the flip side, have struggled this season, but executed well against the Spartans in a physical, scrappy contest that saw Glendale...
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By Andrew J. Campa, andrew.campa@latimes.com | December 14, 2012
PASADENA - While the passing was sloppy, communication lacked and mother nature interfered with modest rain, there wasn't much that separated the Crescenta Valley High and La Salle girls' soccer teams - except for perhaps one hustle play. A rebound goal from senior Katie Callister in the first minute of extra time accounted for the offense in Friday's nonleague affair as the visiting Falcons defeated the Lancers, 1-0, at Kohorst Field. “La Salle is very good and they have a lot of things going, so it was nice to get a win,” Crescenta Valley Coach Jorden Schulz said.
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By Andrew J. Campa | December 8, 2012
LOS ANGELES -- On an evening full of golden scoring opportunities, what seemed unlikely was that a close-range goal in the opening minutes of a girls' soccer match between area rivals Crescenta Valley High and Flintridge Sacred Heart Academy would end being all that separated the two powers. Yet, a five-yard header from Tologs senior striker Hailey James in the sixth minute turned out to be the match-winner as Sacred Heart defeated Crescenta Valley, 1-0, in nonleague action Saturday evening at Occidental College's Jack Kemp Stadium.
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By Gabriel Rizk, gabriel.rizk@latimes.com | August 21, 2012
The top-10 individual performances by an athlete in a team setting from the 2011-12 season were voted on by the Glendale News-Press sports department. 1 Hakop Kaplanyan dries up Palm Desert, Nov. 12, 2011 - Once the Hoover High boys' water polo team received a last-second reprieve on the end of its season, its senior leader didn't let it go to waste. Kaplanyan scored a game-tying goal to complete a comeback from down five goals and send the Tornadoes' CIF Southern Section Division IV quarterfinal match against Palm Desert at Burbank High to overtime moments after a timekeeping error resulted in a replay of the final 30 seconds.
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By Gabriel Rizk, gabriel.rizk@latimes.com | March 6, 2012
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.
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By Charles Rich, charles.rich@latimes.com | February 20, 2012
Just a throw-in away from the Crescenta Valley High soccer field are several concrete walls. Most of the time, nearby residents occupy the territory to smash or loft tennis balls. For Crescenta Valley boys' soccer player Alex Berger, he's got other ideas concerning how to use the walls to help him improve athletically. Over the past couple of seasons, the standout senior midfielder has spent several hours a week practicing free kicks against the wall. He's found a target on the walls, pretending that it's a teammate.