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By Joe Torosian
Kick it!
I was asked if I found Sophie Cunningham attractive.
I said yes. I always find someone who doesn’t back down from a bold statement attractive.
Throughout history, courage has always been attractive, and lack of courage unattractive. Read more »
(“The TEN” is not a top ten but ten items worth being included in “The TEN”) Read more »
La Canada quarterback Joe Bell will lead the Spartans offense this year.
By Tim Peterson
The Rio Hondo and the Pacific League, with one Mission Valley League team added, have combined to form one conference now – a super conference if you will. There will be three leagues, like the MAC 12, with the first league considered the top tier. The lower tier was originally supposed to be six teams but Blair and Marshall are not fielding teams this year. Here are the projections for the three leagues.
By Joe Torosian
Kick it!
While I don’t recommend it, it is interesting when working away from your desk—your RamCave, like at a summer camp—to hear the sports news trickle in.
The stuff people are talking about, the surface stuff, the links everyone else is reading provides a healthy reset.
The hot topic besides LeBron James, Aaron Donald, Sophie Cunningham, and the WNBA was the Dodgers.
The argument being that the Los Angeles Dodgers are ruining baseball. As someone who always roots against the Dodgers, I feel perfectly positioned emotionally to say they are not. Read more »
It’s hard to get a good read on teams in shirts and shorts in the summer. We’ll know more when the helmets and pads come on, of course, but with the season just two weeks away here’s our preseason Top 12. Yes, we go with 12.
South Pasadena 2026 Football Schedule
The TEN
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By Tim Byrnes
The Tigers swept the Athletics in the three-game series, outscored them 32-7, and the home team appears to have waved the white-flag on the 2026 season. Manager Mark Kotsay sat Nick Kurtz and Jacob Wilson in the finale citing nagging injuries giving the Athletics little chance to keep up with youngster Max Clark and the Tigers. Read more »
Damian Cordova and the South El Monte Eagles will battle in the Alliance League. (Photo by Duane Barker).
By Tim Peterson
While some don’t like the realignments and new leagues for 2026 others welcome it. In the MAC 12, which is a collaboration of the old Mission Valley and Almont Leagues, with a Del Rio team thrown in, teams like Mt. View, Rosemead and even Keppel now have hope. If the Vikings or the Aztecs could manage to win just a couple of league games, they could sneak into the playoffs. Each team in the conference will feature four teams which make the league games even more important. While winning a couple games will get you in, keep in mind that losing a couple could knock you out.
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