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Darabedyan fighting on sherdog.com

9:54 pm, Aug 31st, 2010 Written by Grant Gordon glendale sports Add a Comment
Glendale mixed-martial-arts fighter Karen Darabedyan's next fight can be seen live on www.sherdog.com. Sherdog, considered the foremost MMA website, will stream two preliminary bouts live leading up to the Shark Fights 13 pay-per-view card. Darabedyan, a Glendale High graduate, will fight another former World Extreme Cagefighting combatant, Markus Hicks, in a 155-pound lightweight bout, though it is incorrectly reported as a 145-pound bout by Sherdog.  The 155-pound weight limit for the fight was confirmed via e-mail by Darabedyan. For more info on the fight card and the preliminary bouts, click here.
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Bell draws start for Angels

5:00 pm, Aug 27th, 2010 Written by Charles Rich burbank crescenta valley glendale sports Add a Comment
Former Crescenta Valley High baseball player Trevor Bell will start on the mound tonight when the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim face the visiting Baltimore Orioles. The right-hander will make his first start since Saturday, when he received a no-decision against the Minnesota Twins in a regionally televised contest. Bell will make his fifth start this season and second against Baltimore. He last pitched against the Orioles on Aug. 3 at Baltimore. giving up two runs and striking out five in 5 1/3 innings. He didn't pick up a decision. Bell is 1-3 with a 5.48 earned-run average in 22 appearances. Originally, the Angels' website had reported that Jered Weaver would start tonight, but Manager Mike Scioscia made a late switch.
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New Burroughs position for Nicol

1:06 pm, Aug 27th, 2010 Written by Jeff Tully burbank sports Add a Comment
Doug Nicol knows a little about running a successful high school program. For 11 seasons, ending in 2004, Nicol helped the Burroughs High girls' basketball team thrive. Along with turning out All-CIF Southern Section athletes, his teams consistently won and were regular participants in the playoffs. Nicol has agreed to return to Burroughs to again take a head-coaching job. However, this time he will be leading the Indians' softball program. Last season under Jose Valle, who stepped down, Burroughs won its first league championship in 28 years.
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Burbank softball team falls in World Series title game, 8-6

6:53 pm, Aug 18th, 2010 Written by Jeff Tully burbank sports Add a Comment
[caption id="attachment_20470" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="Tony and Carmen Pisa, of Burbank, watch their daughter, Bridgette, the catcher for the Burbank Major All-Stars, play in Little League Softball World Series. (Tim Berger/Leader)"][/caption] It wasn't the result they were hoping for. However, despite suffering a loss on a national stage, the players and coaches of the Burbank Major All-Star softball team were able to make history. Despite a comeback attempt in the bottom of the final inning, the Lady Legends lost to a Southeast team from Warner Robbins, Ga., 8-6, Wednesday in the championship game of the 2010 Little League Softball World Series at Alpenrose Stadium in Portland, Ore. It is the first time a team from the Burbank Little League advanced to a Would Series game in the nine-year history of the organization. The Southeast team made three fine defensive plays during the game that coast Burbank five runs.
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Burbank will play for Little League World Series championship

5:55 pm, Aug 17th, 2010 Written by Jeff Tully burbank sports Add a Comment
The dream season for the Burbank Major Softball All-Star team is still alive. Powered by a big six-run second inning, the locals defeated Tigard, Ore., 10-0, Tuesday in a semifinal game of the 2010 Little League Softball World Series at Alpenrose Stadium in Portland, Ore. The game was halted after four innings because of the 10-run mercy rule. The win puts the Burbank team into the World Series championship game at 4 p.m. today. The game will be broadcast on ESPN2. The locals will take on either Warner Robbins, Ga. or Poland, Ohio. It is the first time a team from the Burbank Little had played for a World Series title. Pitchers Davina Del Castillo and Jade Teetsel combined to limit Oregon to just two hits Tuesday. On offense, Del Castillo was two for two with a triple and two runs batted in.
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Longpre earns promotion

6:02 pm, Aug 16th, 2010 Written by Charles Rich crescenta valley sports Add a Comment
Former Crescenta Valley High baseball pitcher Bryan Longpre, who signed a free agent contract with the Toronto Blue Jays organization in June, was promoted after being assigned to the Dunedin Blue Jays on Sunday. Longpre, a right-hander, spent the first part of the summer with the rookie league Gulf Coast Blue Jays before being moved up to Dunedin, a Class-A advanced squad in the Florida State League. It's a major promotion, as Longpre surpassed two lower-level Jays teams. With the Gulf Coast Jays, Longpre went 1-1 with eight saves and a 3.63 earned-run average.
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Burbank Major All-Stars win opening World Series game

1:16 pm, Aug 13th, 2010 Written by Jeff Tully burbank sports Add a Comment
The Burbank Major All-Star team is off to a good start in the 2010 Little League Softball World Series. In their opening pool-play game Thursday, the locals stole nine bases and easily defeated Puerto Rico, 18-2, in the contest at Alpenrose Stadium in Portland, Ore. The game was called after five innings because of tyhe 10-run mercy rule. Burbank was paced my Michelle Santiago, who was three for four with a double, three runs batted in and three runs scored, and Kaitlin Okimoto, who was two for three with two walks, a triple, and RBI and three runs scored. Okimoto, Santiago and Bridgette Pisa had two stolen bases each. Burbank took a 4-0 lead in the top of the first inning. However, Puerto Rico came back in its half of the inning to make it, 4-2. The locals poured it on in the third inning, scoring six runs, and added seven runs in the fifth.
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Meaux dominant in World Series win

5:16 pm, Aug 12th, 2010 Written by Gabriel Rizk glendale sports Add a Comment
Jesse Meaux pitched the Santa Barbara Foresters to an 8-3 win over the Haysville Heat in the quarterfinals of the National Baseball Congress World Series on Wednesday in Wichita. The Glendale High graduate, who just completed his junior season at UCSB, went six strong innings, allowing just one run on three hits and fanning three to one walk. Meaux powered through the first three innings on 29 pitches to earn his second victory of the tournament in as many starts.
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Burbank is on to the World Series

2:42 pm, Aug 9th, 2010 Written by Jeff Tully burbank sports Add a Comment
The Burbank Major Softball All-Star team is making history. The squad is the only team in the nine-year history of the Burbank Little League to advance to international competition. Fresh from winning the championship of the Western Regional Tournament on Sunday, the locals will be taking part n the 2010 Little League Softball World Series. Ten teams from across the nation and the world will be participating. Burbank will open the tournament at Alpenrose Stadium in Portland, Ore. at 2 p.m. Thursday in an opening pool-play game against Puerto Rico. Burbank won the regional tournament by defeating Oregon, 11-3.
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All-Area First Team

From the Glendale News-Press The 2010 All-Area Softball First-Team Players as voted by the sports editors and writers of the Glendale News-Press, La Cañada Valley Sun and Burbank Leader. ... Continue reading: All-Area First Team
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Live grenade found at GCC Garfield Campus

Written by Raul Roa on Sep 2nd, 2010 at 4:59 pm

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A live grenade was found at GCC Garfield campus on Thursday.  Click on photo for a gallery. [caption id="attachment_20908" align="alignnone" width="400" caption="Crowds were evacuated after a live granade was found by construction workers at the Glendale Community College Garfield Campus construction site on Thursday, September 2, 2010. (Raul Roa/News-Press)"][/caption]

Menagerie: The Art of Animals exhibit at Forest Lawn Glendale

Written by Raul Roa on Sep 2nd, 2010 at 3:31 pm

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Menagerie: The Art of Animals exhibit at Forest Lawn Glendale [caption id="attachment_20898" align="alignnone" width="600" caption="Andreas Deja's wire sculpture of a frog is part of the Glendale Forest Lawn Museum exhibit "Menagerie: The Art of Animals," in Glendale on Thursday, September 2, 2010. (Raul Roa/News-Press)"][/caption]

Officials investigate possible bomb, evacuate GCC satellite campus [Updated]

Written by Jason Wells on Sep 2nd, 2010 at 1:46 pm

post thumbnail [caption id="attachment_20904" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="A member of the L.A. County Bomb Squad prepares to detonate a live grenade that was found by construction workers at the Glendale Community College Garfield Campus construction site. (Raul Roa/News-Press)"][/caption] [Updated 2:54 p.m. Bomb squad officers have detonated the grenade device in a pit covered with sandbags. No injuries were [...]

Harley ‘novice’ breaks speed record

Written by Bill Kisliuk on Sep 2nd, 2010 at 9:23 am

From the Glendale News-Press Rachel Keown has gone from rookie to record-holder. The newly-minted motorcycle racer, who works at Harley-Davidson of Glendale, broke the speed record for a 1,000 cc motorcycle this week at the BUB Racing Inc. Motorcycle Speed Trials at Bonneville Salt Flats outside Salt Lake City. The final results won’t become official [...]

Bill could help smokers kick the habit

Written by Melanie Hicken on Sep 2nd, 2010 at 9:21 am

From the Glendale News-Press Smokers in Glendale, which has one of the highest smoking rates in Los Angeles County, could gain free access to tools to help them quit smoking under a bill passed by state legislators Tuesday. County officials and health care representatives gathered on the steps of the Kenneth Hahn Hall of Administration [...]

CV drug, alcohol prevention program awarded $625,000 grant

Written by Veronica Rocha on Sep 2nd, 2010 at 9:20 am

From the Glendale News-Press LA CRESCENTA — The Crescenta Valley Drug and Alcohol Prevention Coalition on Tuesday was awarded a major federal grant that will total $625,000 over the next five years as they work to thwart substance abuse among local teens. The Office of National Drug Control Policy selected the coalition and 168 other [...]

Woman kidnapped, savings stolen

Written by Veronica Rocha on Sep 2nd, 2010 at 9:18 am

From the Glendale News-Press SOUTH GLENDALE — Two women kidnapped another woman Wednesday afternoon, forced her to withdraw her bank savings and then burglarized her Pacific Avenue home, police said. The Glendale woman, who was unharmed in the incident, was walking home about noon at Pacific Avenue and Oak Street when she was approached by [...]

Kindergarten age change passes Legislature

Written by Max Zimbert on Sep 1st, 2010 at 2:17 pm

A state bill that increases the minimum age to start kindergarten passed the state Legislature Tuesday. To begin kindergarten, students must turn 5 years old by Sept. 1 of the school year. Previous law set the minimum at 5 years by Dec. 2 of the school year. If signed into law by the governor, it [...]

Stabbing victim recovering at home

Written by Veronica Rocha on Sep 1st, 2010 at 9:35 am

From the Glendale News-Press GLENDALE — A Glendale man who was stabbed last week after a road-rage incident was recovering from his injuries at home Tuesday, police said. The man was released Saturday from a local hospital after having sustained a stab wound that sliced his liver, Glendale Police Det. Keith Soboleski said. “He is [...]

Dehydrated hikers rescued in Verdugo

Written by Times Community News on Sep 1st, 2010 at 9:33 am

Two hikers were rescued by helicopter Sunday night after reporting they got lost while trekking the Verdugo Mountains, police said. They called emergency dispatchers for help, but the calls kept disconnecting, police said. A helicopter was dispatched about 11 p.m. to the area to look for the hikers, who were severely dehydrated. The helicopter crew [...]