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By Charles Rich, charles.rich@latimes.com | February 11, 2014
BURBANK - As the current junior class president at Glendale High, it's important for Shushanik Gabrielyan to stay on top of matters involving the student council, academics and extra-curricular activities. It's not that much different in the pool for Gabrielyan, the starting goalkeeper for the Glendale girls' water polo team. Whether its in the classroom or in the pool, plenty of her classmates and teammates count on Gabrielyan. Gabrielyan answered the bell Tuesday, as she made nine saves to spark second-seeded Glendale to a 3-2 victory against third-seeded Arcadia in a semifinal match of the Pacific League Tournament at Burbank High.
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By Charles Rich, charles.rich@latimes.com | January 17, 2014
LA CAÑADA - Carlos Ponce wasn't discouraged after the Flintridge Sacred Heart Academy water polo team suffered its second consecutive Mission League defeat Thursday. What left the Flintridge Sacred Heart coach frustrated was that the Tologs hit the post or crossbar six times in the first half in a home match against Louisville. Still, there's no reason for Ponce to sound the alarm. "There's a lot we came take from this game," Ponce said after Flintridge Sacred heart suffered a 6-2 defeat.
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By Charles Rich | February 20, 2007
GLENDALE — The Glendale High girls' water polo team is the last area team standing. And as upsets continue to pile up, the Nitros find themselves headed into unchartered waters. Glendale will look for its next upset when it meets Rio Mesa in a CIF Southern Section Division IV quarterfinal match at 5 p.m. today at Burbank High. The Nitros (15-13) are the lone team from the Pacific League left in the playoffs, something that didn't figure to be the case during the regular season.
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By Parimal M. Rohit | August 3, 2007
The Falcons of Crescenta Valley High School traveled to Flintridge Prep for a Mid-Valley Summer League Division I water polo match-up on July 26, against their rival, Glendale High School Nitros. Glendale beat Crescenta Valley 9-7, a week after the two schools met in Burbank. In a game that saw limited offense from the get-go, Glendale scored the only two goals in the first quarter, and both teams scored seven goals apiece the rest of the way to round out the final score. During a lackluster first quarter, Crescenta Valley was unable to get any looks on goal due to ineffective passing.
NEWS
April 9, 2013
The attorney for a UCLA water polo player arrested for allegedly raping a female student says his client wants to appeal a suspension that forbids him from going to the campus. Berc Agopogulu, lawyer for 18-year-old Hakop Jack Kaplanyan, said his client is "completely innocent. " "We believe this matter will be resolved once the investigation is completed," Agopogulu said in a statement. "Needless to say, Mr. K aplanyan and his family are devastated and shocked by the recent developments.
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By Andrew J. Campa, andrew.campa@latimes.com | February 26, 2014
WHITTIER - Perhaps the area's most successful girls' water polo four-year run came to end Wednesday afternoon. PHOTOS: Crescenta Valley vs. Warren girls' water polo semifinals Defending CIF Southern Section Division V girls' water polo champion Crescenta Valley High came up one game short of defending its title in falling to Warren, 16-9, in the semifinals at Whittier College. With the victory, the second-seeded Bears (20-9), the San Gabriel Valley League champion, earned a trip to the divisional championship game Saturday at Irvine's William Woollett Jr. Aquatic Center.
NEWS
April 25, 2013
A scheduled arraignment for a Hoover High standout and former UCLA water polo accused of rape ended anticlimactically Thursday with no charges being filed, though prosecutors said that may yet change. Hakop Jack Kaplanyan, a redshirt freshman, was suspended from UCLA after his arrest earlier this month. "All we can say is the matter is under review for filing consideration," said Shiara Davila-Morales, a spokeswoman for the Los Angeles District Attorney's office. Kaplanyan, who is at home in Glendale and out on $200,000 bail, said the future of the case is uncertain.
NEWS
March 4, 2014
Good morning, 818 readers. Today is Tuesday, March 4, 2014. The Glendale area will have a high of 71 and low of 53, according to the National Weather Service. A former UCLA freshman water polo player from Glendale was indicted with forcible rape and other charges on Monday, according to officials from the Los Angeles County District Attorney's Office. A man and his 7-year-old daughter were carjacked at gunpoint outside a Pacoima library on Monday, the Los Angeles Times reports.
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By Charles Rich | November 7, 2008
BURBANK — Following a one-year hiatus from the top of the Pacific League, the Crescenta Valley High boys’ water polo team found its way back to its accustomed spot. Little clicked for the Falcons last year, who took third in league following four first-place finishes in a row. With added depth, maturity and a reliable scoring attack, things changed in a hurry this season for the Falcons. Nelson White scored a match-high six goals and Alan Dearman added four on Thursday night to carry top-seeded Crescenta Valley to a 14-8 victory against second-seeded Glendale in the league’s championship match at Burbank.
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By By Charles Rich | February 10, 2006
Glendale-CV girls' water polo.Water polo: Falcon girls top Glendale, 11-4, to win third consecutive Pacific League championship.ARCADIA -- A check of the final statistics revealed that the Crescenta Valley High girls' water polo team recorded 31 steals. That didn't surprise senior driver Kristin McLaughlin, who had nine to carry the Falcons in an 11-4 victory against Glendale in the championship match of the Pacific League Tournament at Arcadia High on Thursday. "We are our own support system," said McLaughlin, who also finished with five goals to help Crescenta Valley win its third consecutive league crown and seventh since the program formed in 1997.