Pro Football Hall of Fame inductee Bruce Matthews was honored at Arcadia High School in a benefit for the Special Olympics. He is a hometown legend, having graduated from Arcadia High School in 1979.
Arcadia High School and University of Southern California graduate Bruce Matthews was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in Canton, Ohio, on Saturday, August 4, 2007. He played for the Houston Oilers and Tennessee Titans.
A profile describes Arcadia High School football player Michael Howe. Running back Howe attributes his successes in the game to his coach Jon Dimalante.
Monrovia High School Wildcats football team beat Arcadia High School with a 27-13 victory in the season opener. A photo of Darrell Cheng (AHS) and Nick Bueno (MHS) is included.
Arcadia High School graduate and former professional football player turned sculptor David Chapple will design a bronze peacock to be placed in the fountain at Peacock Corner in Arcadia Park. The sculpture will cost $30,000.
Obituary/death notice. Former Arcadia resident and USC football star in the 1950s died of heart disease in Reno, NV, at the age of 73. See hard copy in VF "Deaths."
A profile on Arcadia High School's soccer standout, Brittany Klein. She was selected by the Star News as girls soccer Player of the Year for the 2002-2003 season.
The Arcadia Educational Foundation has given $275,000 to the school district to pay for new musical instruments and for improvements at the Arcadia High School football stadium.
Hall of Fame jockey Laffit Pincay Jr. was awarded $2.7 million in a lawsuit against Huntington Ambulance Service. He claims that Huntington's treatment of him after a riding accident in which he broke two bones in his neck and a spinal injury, caused him to end his career. The Ambulance company is not affiliated with Huntington Hospital.
Bruce Sikora, part owner of Arcadia All-Pro Athletic Club, hopes that his nephew Marine Lance Corporal Donald John Cline will return safely from Iraq. Cline has been missing in action since March 23. A photo of Sikora and family is included
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