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...

Everyone Plays Little League!

They fielded ground balls, caught pop-ups and swung for the fences. But mostly, the kids laughed and smiled, playing softball in the park on a lazy Sunday afternoon. It mattered little that some swung and missed...

SPHS Track & Field | Tigers Shine at State Competition in Arcadia

Unofficial or not, it was a positive outcome for South Pasadena High track and field athletes. Unsanctioned by the California Interscholastic Federation (CIF), a collection of the best in the sport gathered in Arcadia last...

Golf Prodigy Collin Morikawa Wins the Open Championship

When Collin Morikawa was just a teenager, Ed Smith knew he was something special on the golf course, but he didn’t anticipate this kind of stardom so fast. “There are a lot of great professional...

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...

SPHS Sports Update | Athletic Competition Slowly Coming Back After a Year

With coronavirus cases continuing to drop in California, the door is slowly opening for high school sports to resume. That’s welcome news to Anthony Chan, South Pasadena High’s athletic director who is pleased – for...
PHOTO: Emiko Essmiller | The South Pasadenan | Tiger Run 2023

SPHS TIGER RUN | 26th Annual Run has Record Breaking Year

The Tiger Run, along with the weekly Tiger Bingo, are the South Pasadena High School Booster Club’s primary fundraisers that support over 40 clubs, teams, and organizations at South Pasadena High School. The proceeds...

South Pasadena Little League | SPLL Second Chance to Stay Alive in Championships

Knocking out Montana Monday in their first elimination game after two straight wins and a loss to open the Little League Junior Division West Region Baseball Tournament in Bend, Oregon, South Pasadena has kept...

Noemi Howland and Sophie Reynolds Selected Athletes of the Week

The Athletes of the Week are Junior, Noemi Howland, and Senior, Sophie Reynolds, who both play for the Girls Varsity Soccer team. Both goalkeepers have combined for 7 consecutive shutouts to begin the season. SPHS...

SPHS Sports Update: Jan 21-25 | Tigers Host San Marino This Week

Another big test is ahead of South Pasadena High’s boys’ basketball team as the Tigers host San Marino January 22 in a key Rio Hondo League matchup. South Pasadena dropped a 53-43 contest to Temple...

Play Ball!

Two baseball games, family fun activities, food and a carnival atmosphere will all be part of an opening night celebration Friday for South Pasadena Little League. Baseball and softball players, along with their parents, family...

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...

Friday Night Football | Tigers Vs Tigers, SPHS Falls to Lincoln in Season Opener

After a bumpy start, South Pasadena High’s football team will look to rebound and come up with its first victory on Saturday, August 28, when it faces Viewpoint of Calabasas at home. On Friday, the...

SPHS Football | Tigers Look to Rebound Against Viewpoint High of Calabasas Saturday

It’s nothing that can’t be fixed, insists South Pasadena High football coach Jeff Chi as the Tigers prepare to play their home opener Saturday night when they host Viewpoint of Calabasas in the second...

Tigers Basketball Wind Down A Strong Season

South Pasadena High’s girls’ basketball team, coming off a 59-44 loss to first place La Canada last Friday, hosts Temple City Tuesday night as the regular season ends this week. The Tigers, 5-3, 11-15 overall,...

SPHS Girls’ Soccer Team Rebounds After Loss

After a rough start to the week, South Pasadena High’s girls’ soccer team responded with a key victory over La Cañada on Thursday to maintain first place in the Rio Hondo League. The Tigers, who...

Could it be Clayton Kershaw’s final game for Dodgers?

It’s over, and it wasn’t a good finish for the Dodgers-in more ways than one. If losing the best-of-seven World Series to Boston in five games wasn’t bad enough, their ace pitcher, Clayton Kershaw, who...

SPHS Tigers Football | Team to Play Unbeaten Heritage Christian Friday Night

It only gets tougher from here as South Pasadena High’s non-league football season rolls into week four. In what will be their biggest test, the Tigers face undefeated Heritage Christian when the two teams square...

Dodger Manager Dave Roberts Admits the Red Sox were the Better Team

While the Red Sox celebrated their fourth World Series championship in 15 years Wednesday with a parade, Dodgers players can only dream of what it be like to take part in one. It has been...

SPHS Tiger Football | Kickoff Friday at 3 p.m. Against Pasadena Poly

It’s a huge test, perhaps the biggest of the season. Minutes following South Pasadena High’s lopsided 41-0 win over Bassett at home last Friday, Tigers’ coach Jeff Chi started talking about his club’s next opponent. “It’s...

Extraordinary Night with LA Dodgers Photographer Jon SooHoo

Dodger Blue was out in force Thursday night as the excited crowd lined around the block to get into the community room at South Pas Library. Soft spoken yet self-proclaimed #1 Dodger fan, Vince...

UPDATED: SPHS Football Wins Season Opening Game | 53-13 Over Mountain View in El...

A pair of perfectly thrown balls were thrown into the hands of Terrence Sweetman, who looked like he had miles of real estate behind him had he made the catches. “I just dropped them,” matter-of-factly...

BREAKING NEWS: South Pasadena High School Football in Playoffs

South Pasadena High will play Fillmore in a first round CIF-Southern Section Division 13 playoff game at 7:30 p.m. Friday on the road. The Tigers will be making the 59 mile trip to play the...

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...

Community Baseball Night 6/12! | Dodgers vs. Rangers

Get a group together and join your community for a night of baseball! The Community Services Department and the Parks & Recreation Commission are happy to announce the return of the Community Baseball Night...

Play Ball! | South Pasadena Little League Opening Night FRIDAY

South Pasadena Little League will soon be saying “Play Ball!” Now in its 68th season, America’s pastime will hold an opening night ceremony on Friday, March 6, at 6 p.m. at Clarich Field in Arroyo...

Tiger Volleyball Shows Tough Defense As They Come Up Short Against Temple City

It was a tough loss as the Tigers showed their strong defense skills against the Temple City Rams on Thursday March 22, in a five-set game. South Pasadena’s varsity volleyball record now stands at...

SPHS Fall Sports | CIF Teams Hope for Green Light During Upcoming School Year

A key decision will be made by July 20 from commissions at the California Interscholastic Federation (CIF) as to whether sports will be scheduled this fall at the high school level and if they...

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...

CIF Title Hopes Fall A Little Short

In two words, a quiet spoken Juan Zurita described how he feels about a team that went deep into the CIF-Southern Section soccer playoffs this season. The Tigers went Quarterfinal deep. Nearly CIF championship level...
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