Mission League Cluster: Flintridge Sacred Heart Strong

Getting caught up, FSHA maintained their spot as Div. IV contenders with a third place finish in the second Mission League Cluster meet, run Thursday, Oct. 6 on a flat 5000 meter course at Woodley Park in Lake Balboa. The Tologs were led by senior by a 2nd place, 18:33 finish by senior Stephanie Vargas, . . . → Read More: Mission League Cluster: Flintridge Sacred Heart Strong

Top Speed: Anahi, Claremont Girls & South Hills Boys are Best!

This meet featured a number of the SGV’s top teams, but almost none of them ran at full strength. The SAT’s combined with coaches choosing to give their front runners the week off or to run them in the class divisions rather than the varsity race skewed the results. The meet did offer a number . . . → Read More: Top Speed: Anahi, Claremont Girls & South Hills Boys are Best!

Warren/Stauffer: Conq’s and Bearcats Strong Again

The Los Altos boys and Bonita girls, winners of the first Hacienda League cluster meet, were the top SGV teams entered in the Warren/Stauffer Invite at Holydale Park in South Gate. This flat, 3-mile course has few turns and fast surfaces, so it’s super fast, and the Conq’s and Bearcats certainly proved that to be . . . → Read More: Warren/Stauffer: Conq’s and Bearcats Strong Again

Staub/Barnes: La Cañada Girls Make It Two for Two

The Staub/Barnes Invitation gives teams a nice preview of how they’ll do at Mt.SAC. Times run on the hilly, 3-mile course at Crescenta Valley Park correlate well with the famous 2.93 track.

Many of the ranked local teams were resting athletes or had others taking the SAT, but it was (as of yet) unranked La . . . → Read More: Staub/Barnes: La Cañada Girls Make It Two for Two

Del Rio #1: CalHi and El Rancho, FTW!

The very competitive Del Rio League kicked off the 2011 with their first cluster meet on the flat, 3-mile course at Legg Lake. Even with the warm day, these athletes and teams did not disappoint. Here’s the meet recap from California Coach Tony DiMarco:

Girls Varsity race recap:Â Co-defending champions El Rancho were . . . → Read More: Del Rio #1: CalHi and El Rancho, FTW!

Montview #1: Ganesha Takes Both!

The Montview League runs three cluster meets, and their finals meet at Schbarum Park, making their passionate league battles an excellent test – the same eight teams, on the same course, four times! Last year, La Puente and Azusa battled to the end for the boys title, with the Warriors taking the championship. The Sierra . . . → Read More: Montview #1: Ganesha Takes Both!

Mission Valley #1: Arroyo Boys Solid, Rosemead Girls Almost Perfect

The Mission Valley League came into the 2011 season with most of the talent returning from a good ‘1o season, but everyone knows it’s not who you have on paper, it’s who you can get to the line that matters.

Kelly Luc

The Rosemead girls got right down to the business of defending . . . → Read More: Mission Valley #1: Arroyo Boys Solid, Rosemead Girls Almost Perfect

Valle Vista #1: Northview Girls Step Up, Covina Boys Hold

L-R: Maldonado, Mejia & Gonzalez

The first Valle Vista meet of 2011 is in the books, and change is in the making. Covina is defending two-time boys and three-time girls defending champs, but the girls will have an uphill battle. Northview broke through to win today on the three mile Lake Course at . . . → Read More: Valle Vista #1: Northview Girls Step Up, Covina Boys Hold

Sierra #1: Damien Meets the Challenge

Doug Negrete

Damien has been traditionally strong in our sport, including a trip to the State Meet in 2004, but they fell on hard times in the latter part of the 00’s. The Spartans turned that around in 2010, not only advancing to CIF for the first time in several years, but also . . . → Read More: Sierra #1: Damien Meets the Challenge

Bell-Jeff: Cwik and the Spartans Announce Themselves

Sonja Cwik

La Cañada led a contingent of ten SGV schools to Bell-Jeff Invitational. This mid-sized meet brings together Southern Section and L.A. City section schools on a hilly, 2.9 mile course in Griffith Park.

The Spartan girls, narrow losers to ranked South Pasadena at their opening cluster meet, announced their ambitions with . . . → Read More: Bell-Jeff: Cwik and the Spartans Announce Themselves

SGV Track & XC

This site is maintained by Bob Ramsey – a SGV T&F athlete (Arroyo ’80), and former coach at Glendora HS and Meet Director of the SGV Champs. Bob is currently Director of Track & Field and Cross Country at Whittier College