UPDATED | Tigers Win A Thriller Against Eastside

It wasn’t pretty, as South Pasadena High’s football coach Jeff Chi explained to his players in the aftermath of the Tigers 7-6 victory over Eastside Friday night, but as he said, wiping his brow,...

SPHS Football | Compassion on the Field in Season Wrap-Up

A touching moment took place at the conclusion of South Pasadena High’s season-ending 38-8 victory over Temple City last Friday night, lifting the spirits of all involved. With the game safely in the hands of...

Dodgers Historian and Play by Play announcer finally meet.

As the story goes, Steve Fjeldsted, the director of the South Pasadena Public Library, recently caught up with Mark Langill, a Los Angeles Dodgers’ executive who lives in town, and the two were talking...

South Pasadena Kubb Team Ranks 9th in U.S. National Championships

For the 5th year in a row a masterful team from a relatively small and not particularly well known city (South Pasadena) competed for a National Championship in a niche game of skill and...

LOS ANGELES MARATHON 2019 | Thousands of Runners Take to the Streets

They’re set to go after months of training in anticipation to Sunday’s 34th Los Angeles Marathon. It all starts at 6:30 a.m., as thousands of runners will take to the streets on a 26.2-mile path...

Tigers to Host Chino in Girls Basketball

South Pasadena High’s girls’ basketball team, which finished third behind La Cañada and Temple City in Rio Hondo League play, will host Chino Thursday night at 7 p.m. in a first-round CIF contest. The Tigers...

SPHS Tiger Football | Putting the Season in Perspective for South Pasadena

Now that it’s over, Jeff Chi put South Pasadena High’s successful football season into perspective. “It’s not the end of the world,” the Tigers’ football coach told his team following Fillmore’s 47-27 CIF-Division 13 first...

Life Without Football | Future Unknown for Athletics at SPHS

He misses the film sessions preparing for his next opponent, the long, grueling practice sessions, sometime under grueling hot conditions, and, mostly, the camaraderie of his players. Plain and simple, Jeff Chi misses South Pasadena...

It’s Dodgers and Brewers in Game 1

It’s lining up to be a huge battle as the Dodgers and Brewers start the National League Championship Series Friday night in Milwaukee. Game 1, starting at 5:09 on FS1, matches Dodger ace Clayton Kershaw...

SPHS Sports Update | Stay-at-Home Order Lifted Means Some CIF Sports Can Begin Play

A week ago the California Interscholastic Federation (CIF) Southern Section announced that post-season championships have been cancelled for the fall season due to the coronavirus pandemic. The discouraging news came just days before the governing...

SPHS Homecoming 2022 | South Pasadena Beats Temple City

In a lopsided game, controlled by South Pasadena's Tigers from the start to the final gun, the Tigers routed Temple City 56-0. In an unusual game in which Temple City never punted, even on fourth...

SPHS Comes Up Big at Oaks Christian Track Invitational

South Pasadena Track and Field is off and running showing much promise in early meets and at the recent Oaks Christian Track Invitational. SPHS Frosh/Sophomore Boys Team tied with Taft High's Frosh/Soph team at...

Public Health | Outdoor Youth and Adult Recreational Sports Allowed with Safety Measures

MEDIA RELEASE The Los Angeles County Department of Public Health (Public Health) has confirmed 136 new deaths and 2,157 new cases of COVID-19 Wednesday. Public Health identified 1,185,457 positive cases of COVID-19 across all areas...

Friday Night Football: SOUTH PASADENA BEAT LA CAÑADA IN KEY LEAGUE GAME

South Pasadena High quarterback Jackson Freking threw the ball only 10 times on the night, but made the most of those throws, connecting on seven for 279 yards and four touchdowns as the Tigers...

All-Star Sets Sights on Chicago | Ella Cornwell’s Athletic Endeavors

Ella Cornwell, a multi-sport athlete at Pasadena Poly, has signed a letter of intent to attend the University of Chicago next fall to compete in the track and field team. Cornwell, who recently graduated from...

SPHS Football | Tigers Win & Pick Up First Landslide Victory of Season

It took them awhile, nearly three weeks to be exact, but good fortune finally came South Pasadena High’s way Thursday night as the Tigers found the win column in football, turning away Marshall of...

A Well-Conditioned SPHS Football Team Ready for Season

In a word, South Pasadena High football coach Jeff Chi says “gutsy” best describes his team as the Tigers prepare to hit the road August 23 to face Mountain View of El Monte in...

Powder Puff Brings The Noise and Dancing Boys

With a score of 44-12, SPHS Senior Class of 2018 beat the Junior Class of 2019 at the annual Powder Puff game held Friday, March 9 at South Pasadena High School’s Roosevelt Field. Historically...

Tiger Woods’ Memorable Putt | Poetic Score Honors Late Friend Kobe Bryant in Novel...

This one was too good to be true. It was only the second time Tiger Woods has opened a PGA tournament with an eagle and it likely won’t ever be topped as he sank a...

Tigers at CIF Finals | TH Wei Takes 3rd at State Track Championship

Tianhao. Wei, who simply goes by TH around the South Pasadena High campus, leaped to a new school record and personal best Saturday to bring home a third place finish from the CIF State...

FOOTBALL | Lopsided 52-7 Loss for SPHS Tigers

Jeff Chi and his South Pasadena High football team can be thankful they don’t have to return to the city of El Monte this season to play another game. The Tigers’ two losses have come...

SPHS National Signing Day | Student Athletes Top Recruits for College Sports Programs

Arguably, there’s nothing more exciting for a high school athlete than being a top recruit and announcing a commitment to play at the next level. National Signing Day was special for two South Pasadena High...

World Series | Dodgers Look to Turn the Tide

Must win? Pretty darn close, if not. The Dodgers will try to keep Boston from taking complete command of the best-of-seven World Series when it moves to the West Coast for Friday night’s Game 3. Los...

World Series 2022 | South Pasadena Resident Makes Historic Call

It’s one of those calls viewers won’t soon forget, perhaps never, hearing the thrill in the voice of South Pasadena’s Joe Davis, describing the history-making no-hitter on Fox Sports Wednesday night as starter Cristian...

SPHS Athletic Director Greg Luna | ‘No Hard Feelings’ About Departure

Weekday mornings when he drops off his child at school and later dismisses students from his social studies class at South Pasadena High following an hour and 40 minutes of instruction, Greg Luna uses...

SPHS Tiger Water Polo | Schurr Edges Out South Pasadena in CIF Second Round

It’s always heart wrenching when a season with so much hope comes to an end, but South Pasadena High water polo coach Michael Gonzales knows he’s building something special and credits his current crop...

UPDATE: SPHS Football | Long Winning Streak Continues for San Marino High, South Pasadena...

After Difficult Loss, Tigers Prepare for Monrovia Friday Asking his team to pull itself off the mat following a deciding blow, a field goal with no time left on the clock, won’t be easy as...

SPHS Boys Soccer Holds Banquet and Awards Ceremony

South Pasadena High School boys soccer capped off their season by celebrating this week with a banquet and awards ceremony for the team, coaches and parents. Coach Juan Zurita said, “the SPHS boys soccer...

Wow! What a Blast | All City Track Meet

They dashed, leaped, sprinted and, for the most part, smiled throughout the afternoon and late into the night last Friday while showcasing their athletic talents in the All-City Track Meet at South Pasadena High...

SPHS Friday Night Football | Tigers Playoff Hopes Remain High

It can only get easier from here, insists South Pasadena High football coach Jeff Chi, who has been convincing his team all week that the world will be right again with a pair of...
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