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NORTHEAST GLENDALE - After putting up five runs in the second inning, the Burbank High baseball team seemingly fizzled away as host Crescenta Valley continued producing at a consistent rate. Unfazed by the deficit, the Falcons steadily chipped away and caught the Bulldogs in the fourth, pulling away with the go-ahead run in the sixth Friday evening en route to an 8-5 win at Stengel Field and an undefeated Pacific League record. Despite giving up five runs and five hits in the second in, senior left-handed pitcher Elliot Surrey (3-0)

BURBANK - Leading into the start of Pacific League play, Crescenta Valley High's girls' water polo team was the prohibitive favorite to defend its league crown with many prognosticating Glendale or Pasadena as the top challenger. Enter Burroughs, as the upstart Indians surprised many as they set up Thursday afternoon's showdown against the Falcons, which both teams entered undefeated in league. But as the match came to an anticlimactic finish, the Falcons made an emphatic statement that nobody's yet to challenge them for league supremacy after throttling the host Indians, 16-4.

BURBANK HIGH — For the Crescenta Valley and Burbank high boys’ water polo teams, there’s something for each of them to prove during the next month in their quest to navigate through the Pacific League. For Crescenta Valley, it’s about getting back to the top of league. For Burbank, it’s about trying to grab one of the four available playoff berths while a young team learns on the job. Crescenta Valley showed why many believe it to be the best in the league Thursday afternoon during a lopsided 19-3 road victory against Burbank.

NORTHEAST GLENDALE - Even with a double-digit lead and three outs away from seeing the Burbank Junior All-Star baseball team advance to the Section 2 Tournament, Burbank Manager Mike Lockheimer wasn't taking anything for granted Wednesday night. He remained aware Crescenta Valley had the capability of mounting a comeback, having witnessed it Tuesday night. When the final out was recorded Wednesday, Lockheimer breathed a sigh of relief. "With a big lead, I still wasn't comfortable," Lockheimer said after Burbank recorded a 24-14 victory against Crescenta Valley in the District 16 if-necessary championship contest at Scholl Canyon Ball Fields.

Tom Crowther BURBANK HIGH -- Once Crescenta Valley High's James Jenkins finally started sinking his free throws, Burbank High had no answer for the Falcons' 6-foot-6 center. The junior had 20 points by the time the final quarter rolled around Thursday, despite a 1-of-6 start from the foul line. He hit three of his four fourth-quarter free throws -- in a quarter where the Falcons shot 17 from the stripe. That type of late shooting helped CV get by Burbank High, 70-63, in the semifinals of the 31th annual Burbank-Hoover Tournament at Burbank High.

GLENDALE — With a suddenly torrid offense and overwhelming pitching staff, it's no wonder the Crescenta Valley High baseball team has feasted on its most recent competition. Ask Burbank High Coach Bob Hart, who watched Crescenta Valley post a 10-0 Pacific League victory against Burbank on Wednesday night at Stengel Field. The game was called in the bottom of the fifth inning because of the 10-run mercy rule. The Falcons (19-2, 10-1 in league) made believers out of him. "They are a well-coached team with lots of talent," said Hart, whose team suffered a 9-0 home loss to the Falcons on March 20. "They have a prototype lead-off hitter.

BURBANK HIGH — Playoff spots were sewn up a while back by the Crescenta Valley and Burbank high girls’ basketball teams. Entering the final week of the regular season, the teams are now busy jockeying for position in the Pacific League. Burbank turned to a key athlete to make the standings a bit more clear Tuesday night. Junior guard Kristin Crawford had a team-high 14 points and four assists to carry host Burbank to a 47-40 victory against Crescenta Valley. Burbank (19-7, 10-3 in league)

Hamlet Nalbandyan Maybe it was during halftime that the Crescenta Valley High girls' basketball team realized that it had a player that was at least three inches taller than anyone on the court. Because after the Falcons finally got the ball in the hands of 6-foot-1 senior center Lindsay Myers, they were able to dominate against a scrappy Burroughs squad. Going up against an Indian team with no player taller than 5-10, Myers did as she pleased during the final 16 minutes, which allowed CV to overcome a three-point deficit and post a 60-49 nonleague home victory.

Charles Rich Their offenses were polar opposites. On the first day of summer league competition, the Crescenta Valley and Bellarmine-Jefferson high girls' basketball teams mixed and matched offensive creativity. The idea being to find a successful formula to implement for the regular season in late November. CV reverted back to an old formula Thursday, as star junior guard Jeanine Deno scored a game-high 16 points to lead the Falcons to a 34-28 victory in a Glendale High School Varsity Summer League game.

Charles Rich Andre Setaghian looked across the pool in amazement at the Crescenta Valley High boys' water polo team. The Burbank High coach noticed the staggering difference in experience between the two squads. Too bad Setaghian doesn't have a player the caliber of Nick Trimis. Trimis scored a team-high six goals to carry CV to a 13-4 win against the Bulldogs in a pool-play match of the sixth annual Falcon Classic on Friday at Crescenta Valley High.

BURBANK - With its unforgiving barrancas and challenging layout, there were girls' golfers who didn't particularly enjoy playing at De Bell Golf Club Thursday, the site of the 12th annual Magnolia Park Optimist Club Girls' High School Invitational. Included in that group were Crescenta Valley High's Jocelyn Chia and Burbank's Irene Maemura, although it is her team's home course. However, there were also players who enjoyed the challenges that De Bell presented, including Burroughs' Stephanie Adachi and Sherman Oaks Notre Dame's Katelyn Reynolds.

BURROUGHS VS. CRESCENTA VALLEY WHEN : 7 p.m. Thursday. WHERE : Moyse Field (Glendale High). RECORDS : The Indians are 1-4, 1-1 in the Pacific League; the Falcons are 3-2, 1-1. LAST WEEK : Burroughs defeated Glendale, 24-7; Crescenta Valley defeated Pasadena, 17-14. OUTLOOK : The Indians, the three-time defending Pacific League champions, will be facing a Crescenta Valley team that is coming off a big league win last week against Pasadena. The Falcons' defense played a big part in the win, holding the Bulldogs to one touchdown through almost the entire game until the Bulldogs scored their second TD with seven seconds left.

LA CRESCENTA - For the first two games of their Pacific League match Tuesday afternoon, the Burbank High and Crescenta Valley girls' volleyball teams went toe to toe. The squads exchanged holding the lead on several occasions and neither could mount more than a five-point lead in either game. However, in the third, the Falcons seemed to waver and the Bulldogs were ready to attack. Despite a spirited effort by Crescenta Valley, it wasn't able to topple the league-leading Bulldogs, falling in three games on its home court, 27-25, 25-21, 25-19.

NORTHEAST GLENDALE - Even with a double-digit lead and three outs away from seeing the Burbank Junior All-Star baseball team advance to the Section 2 Tournament, Burbank Manager Mike Lockheimer wasn't taking anything for granted Wednesday night. He remained aware Crescenta Valley had the capability of mounting a comeback, having witnessed it Tuesday night. When the final out was recorded Wednesday, Lockheimer breathed a sigh of relief. "With a big lead, I still wasn't comfortable," Lockheimer said after Burbank recorded a 24-14 victory against Crescenta Valley in the District 16 if-necessary championship contest at Scholl Canyon Ball Fields.

TUJUNGA — With darkness falling and the game in extra innings Tuesday, the Burbank Junior All-Stars scored three runs in the top of the eighth and were just three outs away from capturing the District 16 Tournament championship. But Crescenta Valley had no thoughts of packing it in. Taking advantage of four walks in the bottom of the eighth, Crescenta Valley battled back, and when Robert McNelis scored from third base on a high chopper to second, it had completed an improbable 15-14 comeback at Tujunga Little League Fields.

NORTHEAST GLENDALE — Power bats and slick fielding weren't just the norm for the Crescenta Valley Major All-Star baseball team throughout the District 16 tournament the last five days. Those hallmarks were also present in Tuesday afternoon's championship game versus host Burbank, as Crescenta Valley scored five of six runs via the long ball and came up with some clutch defensive plays in a 6-3 victory at Babe Herman Field. With the victory, Crescenta Valley advances to Saturday's Section 2 Tournament opener at El Dorado Little League Field in Lancaster, where it will play Encino at 6 p.m. "Some of our sticks that had been hitting the snot out of the ball took off tonight," Crescenta Valley Manager Michael Vinceri said.

 GLENDALE - Behind a solid pitching performance and timely hitting that complemented good base running, the Burbank 9-10 All-Stars set themselves up for a rematch against a team who looked to be their superior just two days prior. With the 12-2 win over Vaquero in the District 16 Tournament on Monday at Babe Herman Field, Burbank will again face an undefeated Crescenta Valley squad at 5 p.m. today at the same venue. "I'll be honest, it's going to be tough," said Burbank Coach Tony Castiglioni, whose team lost to Crescenta Valley, 19-2, on Sunday.

NORTHEAST GLENDALE - After putting up five runs in the second inning, the Burbank High baseball team seemingly fizzled away as host Crescenta Valley continued producing at a consistent rate. Unfazed by the deficit, the Falcons steadily chipped away and caught the Bulldogs in the fourth, pulling away with the go-ahead run in the sixth Friday evening en route to an 8-5 win at Stengel Field and an undefeated Pacific League record. Despite giving up five runs and five hits in the second in, senior left-handed pitcher Elliot Surrey (3-0)

BURBANK - Burbank High's softball team and Coach Nicole Drabecki believe they have a legitimate shot to contend for a Pacific League championship this season. However, as opponents have discovered for almost a decade and a half, winning a league title has to go through Crescenta Valley. The Falcons have earned that respect, having won or shared 13 of the last 14 league crowns. The Bulldogs gave credence to their championship quest with a dramatic come-from-behind victory Thursday at McCambridge Park.

BURBANK HIGH - Practicing man-advantage opportunities hasn't been something that the members of the Burroughs High girls' water polo team have spent a lot of time addressing. After what occurred Tuesday, one could hardly notice. Burroughs scored on five of its six extra-man advantages to pick up a 6-3 overtime victory against Pasadena in a semifinal match of the Pacific League Tournament at Burbank High. Burroughs (19-3, 6-1 in league) will meet Crescenta Valley (27-0, 7-0)