Palm Desert

Charles Rich It's become one huge doubles party. It couldn't have happened at a more opportune time for the Crescenta Valley High boys' tennis team. CV's three doubles teams captured eight of nine sets Tuesday to power the Falcons to a 13-5 victory against visiting Atascadero in a CIF Southern Section Division II match. -- BOX SCORE -- -- Atascadero 5 Crescenta Valley 13 -- -- SINGLES Yang (CV)

Edgar Melik-Stepanyan When the Crescenta Valley High boys' tennis team entered the CIF Southern Section Division II playoffs, it had several short-term goals in mind. Like advancing past the first round. And competing against some well-rounded teams. The Falcons (16-2) have exceeded their expectations, as they find themselves in the quarterfinals, a place that few thought they would reach. CV will take a 127-mile road trip to Palm Desert to face the top-seeded team in the division at 2 p.m. today.

SOUTHEAST GLENDALE - Propelled by the play of a singles bracket that engineered a successful start and remained dominant throughout, Glendale High's boys' tennis team took down visiting Hart, 11-7, on Tuesday afternoon in a wild-card match of the CIF Southern Section Division II playoffs. "I figured we had the advantage in singles," Nitros Coach Bob Davidson said, "which we clearly did. " Bolstered by an impressive sweep from freshman No. 2 singles Arin Meserkhani, Glendale (10-6)

FLORENCE ROSINA ROBIE Florence Rosina Robie, 69, a former longtime La Crescenta resident, died Nov. 5, 2002, in Silver City, N.M. Mrs. Robie was involved in many activities in the Crescenta Valley area, including the Boy Scouts. She is survived by her husband, Frank; sons and daughters-in-law, Steven and Lisa Robie of Redding, Michael Robie of La Crescenta, Kenneth and Sheryl Robie of Silver City, N.M., and Donald and Ericka Robie of La Crescenta; brother, Robert Hollingsworth of Palm Desert; nine grandchildren, and one great-grandchild.

 Lifelong Glendale resident died March 29 in Palm Desert at the age of 89.  He attended Glendale Adventist Academy, was a lifelong member of Glendale City Seventh Day Adventist Church, started Cochran Automotive, and was a local builder.  He served in the Navy in World War II.  He will be remembered for his love of family, his faith, his keen business ability, and the positive influence he had on everyone with whom he came in contact.  His wife...

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.

Grant Gordon When Crescenta Valley High girls' singles player Alina Karapetian won her third and final set, Falcon Coach Tom Gossard pumped his fist, smiled ear to ear and bellowed, "That's it, we got it!" In the rollercoaster ride of ups and downs that has been CV's season, the Falcons achieved one more up on Thursday. Behind Karapetian's final win, the Falcons defeated host Diamond Bar, 9-9 -- 85-79 on games -- in the opening round of the CIF Southern Section Division II playoffs.

Charles Rich Break out the radar guns. If none are available, borrow one from the local police department. Use it to record the speed of Stanley Sarapanich's serve, which is likely to surpass triple digits. Next, grab a tennis racquet and try to return a yellow ball that's been served at a pace of 110 miles per hour. Good luck seeing the ball. That's happened on occasion when a serve from the Crescenta Valley High boys' tennis player crosses up an opponent.

The top 10 high school games from the 2011-12 season were selected by the sports writers of the Glendale News-Press. 1 Crescenta Valley High boys' soccer defeats Salesian in overtime, 3-2, Feb. 23 The Falcons' thrill ride to their first-ever CIF Southern Section division title contained no shortage of cliffhangers, but none so hair-raising as the quarterfinals of the Division IV playoffs. After being shut out in the first half, Salesian scored two unanswered second-half goals to take a 2-1 lead with six minutes left in regulation.

Hamlet Nalbandyan GLENDALE: o7 A look at today's local football action:f7 Flintridge Prep vs. L.A. Baptist at Alemany High, 7:30 p.m.: The Flintridge Prep football team knows just how bad a season opener could get. Last year, the Rebels were crushed by Cathedral High at home, 64-21, and trailed at one point, 58-7. Flintridge Prep would go on to lose five of its first six games of the season, before turning things around and making a strong run in the CIF Southern Section Division XIII playoffs.