Marengo Elementary Kids Love Dodgers | Holly Lang’s Class Cheers for Championship

In unison, the kids in Holly Lang’s second grade class at Marengo Elementary School yelled “Go Dodgers!” Documenting their enthusiasm was a news crew from KTLA TV, on the South Pasadena campus last week to...

Kobe Bryant Mural Celebrates Legacy of a Basketball Great

A way to commemorate the life of legendary Lakers icon Kobe Bryant will be held Saturday, April 24, in South Pasadena with the presentation of a mural defining the end of his playing days...

Coach Jeff Chi – SPHS Team “Like My Own Kids”

Coach Jeff Chi has been coaching for over thirty years and has seen his fair share of, well, just about everything. An East Coast transplant who became a Tiger as a freshman and graduated...

SPHS Sports | Boys and Girls Cross Country Teams Making History

Mike Parkinson calls it a “uniquely special situation,” as both the boys and girls squads from South Pasadena High School have qualified to compete in the 2021 CIF State Cross Country Championships in Fresno...

FOOTBALL | South Pasadena High School Beats Mountain View 35-14

South Pasadena High opened the 2018 football season with a convincing 35-14 win over visiting Mountain View. South Pasadena took a 7-0 lead after the first quarter. The score was knotted 14-14 at halftime before...

Arroyo Project 3-Par Asks Citizens to Make Voices Heard Regarding Golf Course

Citizens representing Arroyo Project 3-Par are inviting golfers and concerned citizens to make their voices heard at the upcoming City Council Meeting on September 6, 2023 at 6pm at the Amedee O. Richards Jr....

Back-to-Back Champs | Little League Team Takes Title for Second Year

With a narrow 2-1 victory over East Alhambra, South Pasadena Little League’s 9-11 All Star baseball team recently won the District 18 championship. It marked the second straight year that the 9-11 year-old squad walked...
PHOTO: Bill Glazier | The South Pasadenan | Organizers of the ArroyoFest, a morning of fun in which thousands were given to opportunity to travel along a 7-mile stretch along the Arroyo Parkway, better known as the 110 Freeway, on foot, bicycle, skate board or a variety of other means, called the car-free event a giant success.

ArroyoFest Brings Thousands onto the 110 Freeway

Santa arrived early, rolling along the historic Arroyo Seco Parkway, better known as the 110 Freeway, on bike, waving to his many onlookers, some enjoying a good hearty laugh. Another cyclist towered over all others...

Remembering Kobe Bryant | A Legend on and off the Court Globally

It’s hard to find anyone who was more beloved in Los Angeles than Kobe Bryant. He created a passion in fans that may never be duplicated and leaves a hole in the city like no...

New Varsity Basketball Coach | Ernest Baskerville to Lead SPHS Boys’ Team

South Pasadena Unified School District (SPUSD) has selected Ernest Baskerville as the high school’s new boys’ varsity basketball coach. “We interviewed a very strong and experienced group of candidates for the position and were impressed...

AYSO BU14 WINS Turkey Tournament!

Congratulations to our boys BU14 Turkey Tournament Champs and our Coach Santiago Nieblas for bringing home the championship for AYSO Region 214! Our boys were undefeated in all four games.  They also held all competitors...

AYSO Turns 40 | Youth Soccer Organization Celebrates

Youth soccer in South Pasadena is holding a big birthday celebration this year. That’s right, AYSO Region 214, representing South Pasadena and San Marino, is turning 40, yes, 40 years old in March. The organization’s celebration...

Little League Opens 2018 Season

Look no further than zip code 91030 for a real sense of community. It belongs to South Pasadena, and the only way to play Little League inside its boundaries is to live in town. The league...

Rose Bowl History is Made

History was made at the Rose Bowl Monday as Georgia tailback Sony Michel ran around the left side from 27 yards out to give the Bulldogs a 54-48 double overtime victory over Oklahoma in...

Hank Rainey and Riley Segal Selected South Pasadenan Athletes of the Week

This week’s South Pasadenan Athletes of the week are South Pasadena High School soccer team captains Riley Segal and Hank Rainey.   Rainey and Segal, both seniors, anchor the Tiger defense leading their teams to impressive...

South Pasadena Little League | Oldest Program in California Celebrates Anniversary

Deep in its archives, the record will show that South Pasadena, a city already long on history, proudly represents the oldest Little League program in California. Originating with boys and later expanding to include girls,...

All-City Track Meet | A Day For Kids To Run, Sprint and Leap

Hundreds of kids dashed, leaped, sprinted and, for the most part, laughed and smiled Friday afternoon while showcasing their athletic talents in the All-City Track Meet at South Pasadena High School. The place was gushing...

SPHS Friday Night Football | Tigers CIF Football Title Hopes End

South Pasadena High’s hopes of winning its first CIF-Southern Section football championship since 1975 came to an end Friday night but not without plenty of praise from the man guiding the Tigers good fortune...

Congratulations South Pasadena United

Congratulations to South Pasadena United on their division championship win on Sunday. The South Pasadena United Football Club is part of the Pasadena Adult Soccer League and their win came in an intense game...

WIN: SPHS Football | First Round CIF-Southern Section Playoffs

A giant step was taken Friday night by South Pasadena High’s football team as the Tigers recorded a 21-14 victory over visiting Magnolia in the first round of the CIF-Southern Section playoffs. The Division 13...

UPDATE: Local Skate Park Temporarily Closes | Skaters Speak Up

UPDATE: According to the Community Service & Recreation Department, the South Pasadena Skate Park re-opened for standard operating hours as of last Thursday, May 2. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ A kick flip, ollie and front side flip are all tricks...

CIF CHAMPIONS: Badminton! South Pasadena High School Dominates

South Pasadena High’s badminton team has reason to celebrate after coming away with an 11-10 victory over Cypress last Saturday at Arcadia High to win its first CIF-Southern Section Division 1 Badminton championship. Talk...

SPHS Falls to Arcadia High School in Varsity Swim

South Pasadena High’s varsity girls and boys’ swim teams will be looking for their second wins of the season on Tuesday after falling to Arcadia in non-league action earlier this week. Both the Tigers squads...

SPHS Boys’ Soccer in Playoffs!

South Pasadena High’s boys’ soccer team moved into third place and qualified for the CIF-Southern Section playoffs with a 3-0 victory Temple City at home on Tuesday. With the win, the Tigers improved to 5-3-2,...

Dabbers win National League Championship

The South Pasadena DABBERS just won the National League Championship Thursday night at Nelson Field! The score was 5-3. Way to go DABBERS! Dabber Jackson Wingard hit a homerun in the third inning. Coaches Larry...

Blind Baseball Team Keeps Their Ears on the Ball

It’s a beautiful summer morning at Orange Grove Park in South Pasadena. The San Gabriel Valley Panthers are warming up around the grassy field. Practicing “beep” baseball today are 3 totally blind and 4 partially...

Major Field Improvements to South Pasadena Middle and High Schools

Geoff Yantz smiled proudly as he surveyed the new field project at South Pasadena Middle School. Making a major impact to the campus, the superintendent of the South Pasadena Unified School District likes what he...

SPHS Football Friday Night Win | Tigers Close in on CIF Football Title

Now it’s getting remarkably close, something that hasn’t happened at South Pasadena High in 46 years.  With Friday night’s lopsided win on the road, the Tigers’ varsity football team is now only two wins away...

Football: SPHS Tigers WIN Against Pasadena Poly | First Time Ever Game at L.A....

In unusual surroundings for both teams, the massive L.A. Coliseum was the site of Thursday night’s Rio Hondo League contest between Pasadena Poly and South Pasadena High, the Tigers rolling to a 27-7 win,...

Football Royalty | Meeting John Madden for the First Time

When I first met him it wasn’t the best of circumstances, sitting alone in his office, wearing a suit and tie, palms sweaty, feeling anxious, patiently waiting for his entrance. I’ll never forget that day,...
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