Lionheart wins
According to www.hyefighters.com, Glendale fighter Art “Lionheart” Hovhannesyan won his boxing match on Thursday night at the Commerce Casino via first-round knockout.
According to www.hyefighters.com, Glendale fighter Art “Lionheart” Hovhannesyan won his boxing match on Thursday night at the Commerce Casino via first-round knockout.
A total of 10 cross-country teams from area high schools are set to compete in the 62nd annual Mt. SAC Cross-Country Invitational on Friday and Saturday at Mount San Antonio College in Walnut.
On Friday, St. Francis High will kick things off in the Division III Varsity Blue race at 1:30 p.m. before Flintridge Sacred Heart Academy runs in the Division IV Green team sweepstakes at 4:58 p.m. Flintridge Prep will deploy its girls’ team in the Division V Yellow team sweepstakes at 5:30 p.m. and the Rebels boys are slated to run in the Division V Blue team sweepstakes at 5:45 p.m.
Saturday’s action will get started with Glendale’s boys’ squad taking part in the Division I Varsity Green race at 7:37 a.m. The Nitros girls will run in the Division I Varsity Red race at 8:11 a.m. Crescenta Valley’s boys’ team is entered in the Division I Varsity Blue race set to begin at 7:57 a.m. and the Falcons’ girls’ squad will take to the course shortly thereafter for the Division I Varsity Green race at 8:32 a.m.
Hoover closes the meet in the boys’ Division III Varsity Green race at 3:27 p.m., while the Tornadoes’ girls are in the Division II Varsity Red race at 4:03 p.m.
CV's Tyler Martinez and Dai Dai McFadden break up a Muir pass attempt on Thursday, October 22, 2009. (Roger Wilson/News-Press)
Crescenta Valley High School's Julia Adams spikes the ball past Burbank's Natalie Burns during a game on Thursday, October 22, 2009. Bulldogs won the game 3-0. (Raul Roa/News-Press)
My friend Annet Peairs over at Roland Communications knows my love of history and sent me a release on an exhibit of the 10 sections, or 40 feet, of the original Berlin Wall commemorating the 20th anniversary of the wall’s fall on Nov. 9. It’s located at 5900 Wilshire Blvd., Los Angeles.
The wall sections were acquired by The Wende Museum in Culver City, which houses one of the largest collections of German Cold War art and artifacts in the world. The wall separated East and West Germany for 28 years from 1961 to 1989. The wall can be seen for free through Nov. 14. For more information, visit wendemuseum.org / wallproject.org
It was a typical morning. Feed the dog, cats, mom and the turtle. Walk the dog. Jump into the shower. The warm water felt great. I started working the soap across my torso and under my arms. Whoops! What was that? Naw, musta been a large fur ball off one of the cats. My fingers ran across my underarm again more slowly this time. And there it was. A lump. After my shower I showed the lump to mom. She suggested I make an appointment immediately with my ob/gyn, so I called and within an hour I was in his office. He looked at it and said it looked more like an swollen pore that had been aggravated by shaving. It would probably take a week to disolve. But I was sketical. Both my maternal grandmother and first cousin on my Dad’s side died of breast cancer, so I’m deligent about mammograms. I have to be more diligent about monthly self breast exams, but I’m usually too rushed to remember them. But when I hear someone complain about how painful a mammogram is, I tell them my story. My doctor went ahead an oked a mammogram, but within two days the nodule started to shrink and I cancelled the appointment. I was lucky this time.
We have done a series of stories related to breast cancer awareness this month. There are so many things we can do to protect ourselves if only we do them. If you can’t afford a mammogram, call the YWCA in Glendale. They provide funds for women who don’t have insurance or money to take the test. Do the monthly self-breast exams. Eat right. Exercise more. And share what you know with your friends.
Glendale boxer Art “Lionheart” Hovhannesyan has taken a fight on short notice and will fight tonight at the Commerce Casino in the City of Commerce.
Art Hovhannesyan
Hovhannesyan will take on Adrian Navarrette of Mexico in a six-round bout.
According to Hovhannesyan’s camp, it could be the fighter’s toughest test yet, as Navarette’s a power-punching brawler with an 18-7-1 record, having won 14 fights by knockout. He won his previous bout, but has lost four of his last six.
Hovhannesyan’s 9-0-1 with four wins by KO and has won seven in a row with his last two via knockout. He last fought on Sept. 24, winning via TKO against Baudel Cardenas.
A blog with the result of Art’s fight will be up later tonight and a story will appear in Saturday’s paper due to deadline.
During the sixth week of high school football, there were plenty of highlight performances. Here are the week’s best …
1) Justin Posthuma, St. Francis High – While it was in a 28-24 loss, the Golden Knights quarterback’s performance came against a Notre Dame team that’s better than any team any other area squad will face this season. Posthuma completed 18 of 25 passes for 221 yards and also rushed for 103 yards in 13 carries, scoring a touchdown on the ground.
Justin Posthuma (Roger Wilson/News-Press)
2) Dietrich Riley, St. Francis High – Obviously, like his teammate Posthuma, Riley’s performance came in a loss, but he scored touchdowns on both sides of the ball and picked off Notre Dame quarterback Ryan Kasdorf, the reigning Gatorade Player of the Year, on two straight drives. The first of his two interceptions ended with a 64-yard touchdown return as he totaled 111 yards of returns on the picks. He also ran for 25 yards and a touchdown in nine carries and hauled in seven grabs for 79 yards. To top that off, he added six tackles on defense, as well.
3) Kyle Cota, Crescenta Valley High – The senior quarterback didn’t play close to an entire game in the Falcons’ 41-12 Pacific League throttling of Hoover, but he did more than a full game’s worth of damage. He tossed three touchdowns and ran one in. On the night, he completed seven of nine passes for 193 yards, throwing scores of 17, 61 and one yards. He also had a one-yard touchdown run.
Honorable Mention: I feel compelled to at least give Hoover High receiver Elvis Fuentes some mention, as he hauled in 10 catches for 100 yards and two touchdowns in the loss to Crescenta Valley.
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What do Michael Jackson and Balloon Boy have in common?
They could both show up on your doorstep this Halloween.
For the first year, Jackson was named on Yahoo’s list of the top 10 Halloween costume searches, according to a Chicago Tribune article last week.
But the king of Pop may have competition from “Balloon Boy,” the most recent topic of cable news broadcasts and office water cooler conversations.
As reported by CNN and the NY Times, Canadian model airplane retailer Plantraco Microflight, has unveiled a Balloon Boy costume available on their Web site for $19.99.
Below is the part of the ad listed on the company’s Web site:
“We couldn’t resist making this easy to wear Politically Incorrect Balloon Boy Halloween Costume. We hope you have fun with it!
Now you too can enjoy all the media attention you want with Plantraco’s Balloon Boy Hoax kit. A great flying saucer that is going to put a big smile on your face. Colorado flying saucers and hot air balloon hoaxes are famous these days, get on the bandwagon for trick-or-treat halloween fun and loads of laughs for everyone!
Just ring the doorbell and say “I’m supposed to be flying in there, but my dad said to stay in the box for the show!” – you are practically guaranteed to get double and triple halloween treats with this authentic and collectible Balloon Boy Flying Saucer Hoax trick costume!”
Glendale High will likely turn to sophomore quarterback Evan Norton to start Friday’s Pacific League game against host Pasadena.
The game was originally slated for 7 p.m. tonight at Pasadena City College, but will be played on Friday at Pasadena High.
Glendale starting quarterback Moises Chavez and backup quarterback Richard Anaya recently suffered injuries and are not at full strength.
Under first-year Coach Alan Eberhart, the Nitros are 1-5 and 0-3 in league.
Fresh fruits and vegetables and a variety of other items like flowers and sprouts are available at the Glendale Farmers Market on Brand Blvd. on Thursdays.
Toll Middle School students held signs outside the Glendale school after class in support of their teachers. The students do not want their teachers to be laid off at the end of the year.
Burbank Leader reporter Max Zimbert appeared on CNN’s Headline News Wednesday to talk about Amy Beck, a teacher accused of having sex with a 14-year-old student.
Click here to watch.
Third-graders at Valley View Elementary School in La Crescenta on Wednesday learned about evacuation and safety techniques from the Kid’s Safety House.
Awards were handed out Tuesday night to volunteers from throughout La Cañada Flintridge schools by the PTA at La Cañada High School.
From the Burbank Leader
[DEVELOPING] A Los Angeles County Superior Court judge on Wednesday postponed the arraignment of a Burbank Unified teacher accused of having sex with a 14-year-old student so that she can continue to work with authorities, her attorney said.
Amy Beck, a 33-year-old teacher at Jordan Middle School, will remain in jail and is [...]
The La Cañada High School PTA has endorsed legislation introduced last month by State Assemblyman Anthony Portantino (D-La Cañada) designed to encourage teens to call for help in emergency situations.
The bill, AB1999, would protect a minor from criminal prosecution if he dials 9-1-1 and remains with a friend during a medical crisis. The bill is [...]
The U.S. Supreme Court agreed Monday to hear arguments in a case involving employee background checks at Jet Propulsion Laboratory.
The Supreme Court justices will review an injunction issued by the 9th Circuit Court in January 2008 that barred NASA/JPL from requiring “low-risk” employees —those who do not handle classified material — to submit to extensive [...]
A singer from the pop group Girlicious was arrested Tuesday night after police allegedly found more than a dozen individual packages of cocaine in her Gucci purse, officials said.
Natalie Mejia, 21, of Diamond Bar is being held today in Glendale City Jail in lieu of a $30,000 bond, according to a Los Angeles County Sheriff’s [...]
From the Los Angeles Times
Actor Corey Haim, who starred in some popular movies in the 1980s and recently tried to relaunch his career with a reality TV show, has died.
The Los Angeles Police Department said Haim, 38, was pronounced dead after 3 a.m. at a Burbank hospital. He had been living in the San [...]
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