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MEMORIAL FIELD — The look of frustration, shock and anger was plastered across the faces of the Burbank High football players following a crushing turn of events against Pasadena. Burbank fought back to regain the lead Thursday in a Pacific League game, only to have its heart stomped on by Pasadena with a single play. Pasadena orchestrated a late drive and scored a touchdown with just 1.7 seconds left to defeat first-place Burbank, 45-41, severely hampering the local Bulldogs’ chances of wining an outright league title.

Rep. Adam Schiff (D-Burbank) is moving his district office from Pasadena -- where it's been for 16 years -- to new digs in Burbank, a move that puts the hub more squarely in a redrawn district. The new office - located at 245 E. Olive Ave., Suite 200 - is centrally located in the redrawn district, which now goes from the western part of Pasadena to West Hollywood. “It's pretty much smack-dab in the middle of the district,” Schiff said. His old office was only about three blocks from his new district boundary, but the location wouldn't have been as easily accessible to all of his constituents, he added.

DOWNTOWN — With Burbank, Glendale and Pasadena all without permanent police chiefs, experts say a possible sea change approaches in the way law enforcement is administered in the tri-city area. The challenges facing each department are varied — a bevy of misconduct lawsuits and investigations in Burbank, a command restructuring in Glendale, a greater emphasis on community relations in Pasadena — but experts said the common thread will be an opportunity for change.

BURBANK - While it came down to the very end, the Pasadena and Burroughs high girls' track and field teams simply didn't have enough to outdo Glendale's Leana Setian and Lauren Hansen in Thursday's tri-Pacific League meet. The Nitros' duo combined for five victories in a narrow 68-60 win over host Burroughs. Setian and Hansen saved their best and most dramatic finish for last, as they teamed with Kenya Gaskin and Vard Sargsyan to take first in the 4x400-meter relay - the final race of the day - in four minutes 24.50 seconds to just edge Pasadena's team, which clocked in at 4:25.44.

PASADENA — It couldn't have been a more perfect way for the Burroughs High football team to clinch a share of the Pacific League championship Friday night. The Indians turned to their star running back and defensive unit for positive results to record a 20-7 road win against Pasadena at Pasadena City College's Robinson Stadium. Senior running back Joe Wiggan rushed for 164 yards in 29 carries and scored two touchdowns. Senior lineman Nick Bryant recovered a fumble and parlayed it into a touchdown to spark the Indians (8-1, 6-0 in league)

MEMORIAL FIELD — Burroughs High Coach Keith Knoop and his staff had a straight-forward game plan set for their Pacific League game against Pasadena. The Indians planned to give the Bulldogs a steady dose of smashmouth football, running the ball up the middle as much as possible in an attempt to wear out the Bulldogs defense. The plan worked perfectly for most of the game, as Burroughs running backs Dominique Barnes and Victor Felix did their share of damage. However, the Indians’ defense had trouble containing the potent Pasadena offense — especially on a crucial drive late in the fourth quarter — as the Bulldogs crawled back to earn a 28-27 come-from behind win Monday at Memorial Field.

BURROUGHS HIGH — With seven seniors and a fine group of returning players, the Burroughs High girls’ volleyball team figured it might have enough talent to contend for a league championship. However, the Indians realized that any title would have to go through Pasadena, and that would be no easy task. Although the Bulldogs lost some players from last season — including All-American Kimmee Roleder, who is at USC — the team was coming off a 2006 season in which it went undefeated, won the Pacific League crown and captured a CIF Southern Section Division IIA championship.

OLIVE PARK — The Burroughs High softball team was only able to account for four hits Monday in its Pacific League game against visiting Pasadena. However, the Indians were able to capitalize on a number of Bulldogs’ errors, wild pitches and passed balls in their attempt to stay unbeaten in league. Taking full advantage of its opponent’s miscues, Burroughs was able to push across 10 runs on just four hits to earn a 10-0 win at Olive Park. The game was called in the fifth inning because of the 10-run mercy rule.

MEMORIAL FIELD ? It was obvious in the early going of their Pacific League game that the Burroughs High football coaches had done a fine job scouting Pasadena. From the opening of the first quarter, Indians? defensive coordinator Ken Knoop was relaying to his players what play the Bulldogs were about to run, even before the ball was snapped. It was that preparation that helped Burroughs jump to an early lead and ride that momentum to a 35-12 league victory Thursday at Memorial Field.

PASADENA - If enough wasn't already at stake for the Burroughs High girls' volleyball team heading into Thursday's city rivalry match versus Burbank, a share of the Pacific League lead may just put the contest over the top. That's because the visiting Indians kept themselves in contention for a slice of league ownership after defeating host Pasadena 25-20, 25-16, 19-25, 25-20 in league play Tuesday afternoon. With the win, defending league champion Burroughs (5-3 overall, 5-1 in league)

Softball: Minutemen, Panthers have first-round games Thursday, while San Marino, Westridge, La Salle and Marshall have wild cards on Tuesday. With five Pasadena area softball teams receiving playoff assignments on Monday morning when the CIF Southern Section released its pairings, three will waste no time in opening up with wild-card games on Tuesday, while Maranatha High and Pasadena Poly will host first-round contests on Thursday. As for the wild-card round, Westridge takes to the road, while La Salle, San Marino and Marshall Fundamental will play host.

SOUTH PASADENA - The South Pasadena High boys' volleyball team had to play Saturday evening's CIF Southern Section Division III quarterfinal playoff match against Heritage Christian not at home as scheduled, but a few blocks away at South Pasadena Middle School. A bingo game has been slated for the Tigers' home gym. Yep, South Pasadena got bumped for bingo. No matter. The way the Tigers played for much of Saturday, they would have been successful regardless of the venue, as South Pasadena defeated Heritage Christian in four games, 25-15, 20-25, 25-15, 25-19.

As expected, San Marino High's boys' tennis team garnered the top seed when the CIF Southern Section playoff pairings were released on Monday morning. Joining the Titans in the Division II draw is Pasadena Poly, which is also hosting a first-round match on Wednesday, while Maranatha hosts a Division V playoff opener and La Salle takes to the road for a wild-card match in the same division. The Titans (14-0), after claiming the Rio Hondo League championship, await Walnut, the Hacienda League's third-place squad, or Flintridge Prep, an at-large entry out of the Prep League.

For the first time in 26 years and in the Pacific League, the Burbank High softball team will be able to call itself a league champion. The Bulldogs secured a share of the league title Wednesday with an 11-1 win over Pasadena in six innings Wednesday at McCambridge Park. They improved to 21-2, 11-0 in league with the victory and are ranked second in CIF Southern Section Division III. Burbank can wrap up the title outright with a win against Arcadia on Friday. Arcadia is tied for second in league with Burroughs and Crescenta Valley, who all have three losses.

BOYS' GOLF Webb 202, Pasadena Poly 216, Buckley 223: The Panthers took second in a three-team shoot-off Monday to determine the Prep League champion. Willy Moffly carded a three-over-par 39 for Pasadena Poly at Industry Hills' Eisenhower Course. The Panthers finished second in league after winning the title last season. Webb finished first this year. BOYS' TENNIS Pasadena High in Pacific League prelims: Three Bulldogs competed in the event Monday at Pasadena High.

BURBANK - In the midst of a two-game skid, the Burroughs High baseball team likely couldn't afford another loss if it hoped to stay in the thick of things among the Pacific League frontrunners. That made Friday afternoon's league matchup against visiting Pasadena an important contest for the Indians. PHOTOS: Burroughs vs. Pasadena baseball Burroughs was able to respond, taking advantage of Pasadena pitching problems and receiving a solid performance from starting pitcher Miles Haddad to notch a 6-4 victory.

ARCADIA - The Burbank High baseball team has had a definite flair for the dramatic this week. In a Pacific League game Tuesday against Pasadena, the Bulldogs had to claw their way back from a seven-run deficit to salvage a victory. On Friday in a league contest against Arcadia, Burbank again found itself trailing - this time by two runs - headed into the final two innings. Undaunted, Burbank again mounted a spirited comeback, scoring two runs in the sixth inning to tie the score and two more in the seventh to pull out a 4-2 win against the host Apaches.

SOFTBALL Burbank 26, Pasadena 1 : The Bulldogs remained alone in first place in the Pacific League with an easy win Tuesday on the road. Burbank (11-1, 4-0 in league) is ranked No. 1 in CIF Southern Section Division III. In the win, the Bulldogs had six home runs, one each from Laina Do, Katie Hooper, Caitlyn Brooks, Jazmin Orozco, Lily Winn and Julia Duarte. Orozco also had two doubles and four runs batted in and Durate had a double, a triple and seven RBI. BASEBALL Burbank 8, Pasadena 7 : The Bulldogs battled back from a 7-0 deficit and pushed across three runs in the sixth inning to pull out the Pacific League win Tuesday on the road.

A North Hollywood man who aimed a commercial-grade laser at a private airplane and a Pasadena police helicopter was sentenced Monday to 30 months in federal prison. Adam Gardenhire, 19, pleaded guilty in October to one count of aiming the beam of a laser at an aircraft, which became a federal crime last year. Gardenhire was the second person in the nation to be indicted under the federal statute, according to the U.S. Attorney's Office. On March 29, 2012, Gardenhire aimed a commercial-grade laser at a privately-owned Cessna preparing to land at Bob Hope Airport in Burbank.