By Aaron Valdez Four Pasadena-based schools, including Pasadena, Muir, La Salle and hosts Maranatha, hit the hardwood on Tuesday to tip off the 17th Annual Rose City Roundball Classic. The Southern California renowned tournament is a six-day expedition in which 16 teams duke it out for the title in a double-elimination bracket. Half of the…
By Aaron Valdez When the playoff brackets were released a couple weeks back, there was some controversy brewing in the Pacific League. Despite falling in their head-to-head match-up and having a worse record than cross-town rivals Muir, the Pasadena football team qualified for Division XI CIF while the Mustangs were left out in the cold….
By Aaron Valdez Muir football is quietly emerging as the clear-cut dark horse in the Pacific League as it collected its second consecutive shutout with a 36-0 thumping of Burroughs on Friday. The Mustangs have put together a worthy 2018 campaign thus far as they’ve only lost once, which was to Pacific League rival Crescenta…
By Aaron Valdez A night that was supposed to feature good sportsmanship and competitive spirit ended on a “sour note” as a fight broke out in the third quarter of John Muir High football’s game against Stellar Prep on Friday. This was a special occasion for the Muir Mustangs as it required them to take…
By Aaron Valdez We are only one week into the high school football season but the Muir Mustangs are already turning heads as they traveled out to the opposite end of the San Gabriel Valley and defeated Charter Oak 35-24 on Friday. Charter Oak has always been renowned as one of SGV’s longtime powerhouses. However,…
By Aaron Valdez Going into this year’s postseason, expectations were low for a Muir baseball team that hadn’t made the playoffs in over 30 years. However, the Mustangs went on six-game winning streak late in the season that helped them finish third in the Pacific League standings and earn a spot in the CIF-SS Division…
