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By Andrew Shortall, andrew.shortall@latimes.com | May 21, 2013
Just like the championship, the Pacific League's Player of the Year award was likely still up for grabs with four teams in position to win the title coming into the regular-season finale. By the end of the night, the room for debate was closed when Ted Boeke hit a game-winning, three-run homer to lead Crescenta Valley over its league rival Arcadia in the top of the seventh inning, 5-4, on May 10 and to a share of the league title with Burbank. After the game in which there was so much on the line, Falcons Coach Phil Torres said Boeke's performance was exactly what a league MVP would do. It proved prophetic for Boeke, who reaped the league's top honor after a standout senior campaign.
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By Andrew Shortall, andrew.shortall@latimes.com | May 11, 2013
ARCADIA - It appeared hope for capturing the Pacific League baseball title and avenging a previous loss against its rival was running low for the Crescenta Valley High baseball team Friday night. Down two runs headed into the bottom of the seventh inning, the Falcons appeared to be down to their final out after consecutive strikeouts. The second, however, came on a wild pitch to CV's Joe Torres that rolled to the fence. Torres beat the throw to first, representing the tying the run and bringing the potential winning run to the plate.
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From Staff Reports | May 4, 2013
SOFTBALL Hoover 15, Muir 0 (five innings): The Tornadoes collected 12 runs in the first inning en route to a Pacific League home win on Friday via the mercy rule. Diana Palafox had two hits, three runs batted in and a run scored for the Tornadoes (8-11, 3-9 in league), while Alissa Barcena had four RBI and three runs, Karina Moreno had three RBI and two runs, Jessica Rivera had two runs and two RBI and Kaitlyn Williams had an RBI and two runs, with Jenesy Gonzalez and Anjel Bonilla also scoring twice.
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By Andrew J. Campa, andrew.campa@latimes.com | May 3, 2013
ARCADIA - On an evening in which the Crescenta Valley High track and field teams proved themselves the dominant area program within the Pacific League, both Glendale and Hoover highs also enjoyed some success at Friday night's Pacific League Finals at Arcadia's Salter Stadium. A few victories came from multiple-event winners, including by the Falcons' super sophomore tandem of Megan Melnyk and Emmie Walker. Melnyk was dominant in the distances, coming from behind to clinch the 800-meter run, while holding off a hard-charging challenger in the 1,600.
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By Andrew Shortall, andrew.shortall@latimes.com | May 2, 2013
BURBANK - Young Tae Seo couldn't have left the Pacific League any better. The dominant force on the Crescenta Valley High boys' swimming team the last four years wanted to leave a lasting impact on the league and he did just that, having a hand in setting three new league records - two individual and one relay - at league finals Thursday at Burbank High. PHOTOS: Pacific League Swim finals In his curtain call to the league, Seo left his name in the record books seven of the 11 league events when he swam the leadoff leg of the 400-yard freestyle relay, the final race of the tournament.
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From Staff Reports | May 1, 2013
BASEBALL Glendale 9, Muir 5: Josue Aguilera walked three times and singled in scoring twice and leading the Nitros to a Pacific League victory Wednesday afternoon. Jacob Funaro also singled and drove in three runs for Glendale (3-16, 2-9), while Javier Aguayo tossed all seven innings to pick up the win. The Nitros return to league action Friday against Burroughs. Campbell Hall 3, Flintridge Prep 1: Karlsen Termini went one for three with a run batted in for the Rebels, who had just two hits, in a nonleague road loss Wednesday.
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By Charles Rich, charles.rich@latimes.com | May 1, 2013
BURBANK - While waiting for the official scores of the Pacific League's Individual Tournament to be tallied, Paul Park leaned forward in a chair Wednesday on the deck at De Bell Golf Club eagerly awaiting word as to whether his latest result would extend his season. The Crescenta Valley High boys' golfer figured the odds were with him despite playing in a 16-player field that was dominated mostly by powerful Arcadia. When Park received confirmation he qualified for the CIF Southern Section Individual Tournament, he immediately felt relief.
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By Andrew J. Campa, andrew.campa@latimes.com | May 1, 2013
PASADENA - Leave it to the Hoover High boys' tennis team to break up a near Burbank city monopoly at Wednesday afternoon's Pacific League boys' tennis tournament finals. While the Tornadoes walked away without clinching either a singles or doubles titles, Hoover's Oleg Simonyan finished runner-up on the singles side and, in the process, earned advancement to the CIF Southern Section Boys Individual Tennis Tournament. “I'm proud of the way both Oleg and Emile [Ohanyan] played,” Hoover Coach Julie Hoppe said.
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By Charles Rich, charles.rich@latimes.com | April 29, 2013
PASADENA - It's right back to the semifinals of the Pacific League boys' tennis tournament for Emile Ohanyan. Drenched in sweat while playing through the escalating temperatures Monday, the Hoover High standout faced a stiff test during the second of two tournament rounds at Pasadena High. PHOTOS: Pacific League boys' tennis The fourth-seeded Ohanyan survived, posting a 6-4, 2-6 (10-2) second-round win against fifth-seeded Arin Meserkhani of Glendale. "The second round was really tough," said Ohanyan, who opened with a 6-0, 6-0 first-round victory against Young Peak of Crescenta Valley and will make his second straight appearance in the semifinals.
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By Andrew J. Campa, andrew.campa@latimes.com | April 27, 2013
While eight schools will at least send one representative to next week's Pacific League track and field finals at Arcadia High, at least locally, the biggest contingent will hail from Crescenta Valley High. That's because the Falcons qualified 30 of the total 44 local competitors out of Friday's preliminaries held at Arcadia High. Overall, 16 qualifying positions were taken by Crescenta Valley girls, including five entrants in two events. Sophomore Megan Melnyk may represent the Falcons' best chance at taking home two events as the long-distance runner advanced in both the 1,600-meter run (second, 5 minutes 22.82 seconds)